Colonial History
Name a major difference between northern colonies from southern colonies.
What is slavery, climate, crops, etc.?
The original plan for government after the American Revolution.
What are The Articles of Confederation?
The president that supported the Alien and Sedition Acts
Who is John Adams?
The major event that marked the beginning of the era of good feelings.
What is the war of 1812?
The nation's first two political parties.
What are federalists and democratic republicans?
A panicked event in the late 1600s in Massachusetts.
What is The Salem Witch Trials?
The rebellion that revealed the flaws in the Articles of Confederation
What is Shays rebellion?
The legislation that made it illegal to publish anything against the federal government.
What is Alien and Sedition Acts?
The battle that made Andrew Jackson famous and was not necessary
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
At least two political parties operational in 1855.
Democrats, Republicans, and/or Know Nothings.
The outcome of the French & Indian War.
What is increased taxation on the colonies?
What historians consider the best part of the Articles of confederation
What is The Northwest ordinance?
The presidential election that caused the change to the way we choose our Vice President.
What is the election of Thomas Jefferson (1800)?
These two explorers met with Sacajawea and explored the territory of the Louisiana purchase
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This would have made slavery abolished in all land obtained from the Mexican American War.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
The economic system that allowed the mother country to benefit from the colonies
What is mercantilism?
The compromise that created a bi-cameral legislature branch
What is Great Compromise?
The speech in which George Washington warned the US not to get involved in foreign affairs
What is The Farewell Address?
This great military leader allied with the British during the War of 1812
Who is Tecumseh?
The chief justice that President Andrew Johnson famously faced off with over the Indian Removal Act.
Who is Chief Justice John Marshall?
The economic realty that allowed the colonies to trade with various countries.
What is Salutary Neglect?
The compromise that "solved" the issue of representation for southern states
What is the 3/5ths compromise?
The result of Marbury vs. Madison.
What is the Supreme Court could declare laws unconstitutional Constitution?
Characterized by a shift away from local or regional markets to national markets.
What is the Market Revolution?
The three presidents that have been impeached.
Johnson, Clinton, and Trump.