Period 1: 1492-1607
Which indigenous empire was build in central Mexico, worshipped the Sun god, practiced sacrifice through religious rituals, and was eventually overthrown by Cortes in 1519?
What are the Aztecs?
After a very unsuccessful first few years, what ultimately made Jamestown a successful colony?
What are cash crops?
Who were supporters of the US constitution and wanted a strong federal government?
Who are Federalists?
What date was Jamestown founded?
1607
In the Constitutional Convention, what is the most important "point of view" of Thomas Jefferson?
What is an anti-federalist?
What is the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages?
What is the Columbian Exchange?
What listed colonial products that could be shipped only to England or to other English colonies?
What is the Navigation Act of 1660?
What was the FIRST system of government created in the newly independent America?
What was the Articles of Confederation?
What date did slaves first arrive in British colonies?
1619
In the Constitutional Convention, what is the most important "point of view" of Alexander Hamilton?
What is Federalist?
What indigenous empire was located in the Peruvian mountains, created a massive network of transportation, used terraced farming, and created an effective government through use of bureaucracy?
Who are the Incan?
What was a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly (as opposed to religion)?
What is the Enlightenment?
What event caused the British to impose the "Stamp Act" on the colonists?
What is the French and Indian War (which put the British in debt)?
What date was the French and Indian War started?
What is 1754?
What is the most important "point of view" of John Winthrop?
What is a Puritan?
What political system came before capitalism in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land?
What is Feudalism?
What was the economic policy under which mother nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought?
What is Mercantilism?
What was the pamphlet that argued in clear, logical language that the colonies should break with Britain?
What was Common Sense by Thomas Paine?
When was the Declaration of Independence drafted?
What is 1776?
What is the "point of view" of Christopher Columbus?
What is a Spanish explorer?
What was the system in Spanish America that gave settlers the right to tax local Indians or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and teaching them skills?
What is the Encomienda system?
What was the primary purpose of settlement in the New England colonies?
What is religious freedom from persecution?
What compromise was created by anti-Federalists feared the Constitution would lead to an over-centralized government and diminish individual rights and liberties?
What is the Bill of Rights?
What year was the Constitution ratified by the 9/13 of the states?
When is 1788?
What is the "point of view" of James Madison, who is considered the "Father of the Constitution" and drafted the Bill of Rights?
What is a Federalist?