Period 1: 1491-1607
An agricultural method in which corn beans and squash were grown together.
Part 1: The primary labor source for the early development of the plantation colonies of Virginia and Maryland
Part 2: What saved the struggling Virginia colony?
Indentured Servants
Tobacco
Explain mercantilism & Salutary Neglect
wealth is power, and colonies could be used to enrich the mother country.
Why was the case Marbury v. Madison (1803) significant?
Gave the Supreme Court the authority to interpret the Constitution ... aka... judicial review
Real checks and balances between the 3 branches now.
What was the number one form of wealth in the South?
Slaves
The transfer of plants, animals, cultures, and diseases that occurred after Columbus's voyage.
The Columbian Exchange
What Massachusetts governor said, "We shall be as a city upon a hill" & hoped that the colony would become a holy society that would serve as a model for people everywhere.
John Winthrop
To get the points you have to answer all 3 parts regarding the Proclamation of 1763.
a. Which war is this tied to?
b. What is it?
c. Why was it so controversial
a. 7 Years War or French and Indian War
b. prohibited colonists from settling beyond the Appalachians.
c. Took away one of the major reason the colonies fought the 7 Years War in the first place and put another brick in the foundation of revolution
Describe the term American system, specifically it's 3 teired program
What is the name of the movement in the early 1800s that celebrated the power of the individual spirit?
The transcendentalist movement
Explain the biggest social, economic, and political motives for European exploration that led to the "discovery" of the New World
Political: The desire to expand their empires and power
Social:Spreading Christianity
Economic:the quest for a cheaper route to the East & finding an alternative trade source for spices, sugar, and other expensive eastern goods.
Why are both Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams are considered heroes to many in regards to the early English Colonies?
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Name at least 3 of the Acts that Britain passed to raise money to cover debt incurred in the Seven Years' War and to reassert its authority over its north American colonies
Navigation Acts.
Sugar Act
Quartering Act.
Stamp Act.
The primary significance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) is that
it outlined non-colonization and non-intervention mandates regarding the Americas and beyond mainly aimed towards European powers
How are all of the following related?
a. Compromise of 1850
b. Northwest Ordinance in 1787
c. Missouri Compromise of 1820
d. Importation Act of 1807
Slavery
Explain how New England settlers' ideas about land differed from those of the Native Americans they encountered.
Native American's did not believe that land could be privately owned.
You have 1 minute. The best illustrated drawing of the "triangular trade" will get the points
rum sent from New England to trade for slaves in Africa, who were then exchanged for molasses in the West Indies that could be sold back to New England.
The first group to put the following tension causing events in chronological order gets the points.
Intolerable Acts First Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party 2nd Continental Congress
Lexington & Concord Common Sense
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
Lexington & Concord
2nd Continental Congress
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
List at least 4 major differences in the philosophies of the Federalists vs the Anti-Federalist(Democratic Republicans)
Anti Feds..were opposed to a strong central government as outlined in the Constitution.
Size of federal government
trade & Industry vs agriculture
Britain or France
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Which famous abolitionist was a former slave in Maryland and later became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York and is credited with the following quotes.
Frederick Douglass
Describe the most obvious similarity and the most obvious difference between the 3 major European Colonial powers in early America: Britain, France, & Spain.
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What triggered Bacon's Rebellion and what significant shift did it cause?
Caused by land shortages and Native American policies.
Resulted in a shift away from indentured servitude to slavery
Although they were a landmark in government, why were the Articles of Confederation ultimately replaced with the US Constitution
The Articles gave Congress no power to regulate commerce or to enforce taxation. aka the federal government had no actual power.
Explain the following ideas or events AND explain how each impacted the changing roles and expectations of women in the late 18th to mid 19th century.
a. Republican Motherhood
b. Cult of Domesticity
c. Seneca Falls Convention
a. Women as shapers of future citizens.
b. celebration of women's role within the home.
c. the advent of the women's rights movement
Your group has 2 minutes. Decide which decision by either a President, Congress, or the Supreme Court had the biggest, longest lasting impact on the United States and why? Best answer gets the points.
Examples(that you can't use)
President - Washington's Decision to step down after 2 terms
Congress - Alien & Sedition Acts
Supreme Court - Dred Scott Case
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