Native America & Exploration
What staple crop supported many Indigenous societies in the Americas?
Corn (maize)
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
What cash crop helped Jamestown become economically successful?
Tobacco
In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
What rebellion in 1786-1787 exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
What was the transfer of plants, animals, diseases, people, and cultures between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Which colonial region was known for grain production and religious diversity?
Middle Colonies
What was the forced transatlantic voyage of enslaved Africans to the Americas?
What 1773 protest involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What was the first framework of government for the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
What religious revival movement that emphasized personal faith and challenged established religious authorities?
The Great Awakening
What economic system requires colonies to benefit the mother country's power and wealth?
Mercantilism
What British law taxed printed materials in the colonies?
Stamp Act
What agreement created a two house Congress with representation based on population in one chamber and equal state representation in the other?
Great Compromise
What Indigenous farming method grew corn, beans, and squash together?
Three Sisters Agriculture
What British policy of loosely enforcing colonial regulations helped colonists develop traditions of self-government?
Salutary Neglect
What 1676 Virginia uprising exposed tensions between frontier settlers and colonial elites?
Bacon's Rebellion
What intellectual movement influenced the Declaration of Independence's ideas?
Enlightenment Ideas
What agreement counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and direct taxation?
Three-Fifths compromise
What was the Indigenous uprising that temporarily drove Spanish out of New Mexico?
Pueblo Revolt of 1680
What agreement established self-government among Plymouth's settlers?
Mayflower compact
What trading network connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas across the Atlantic?
Triangular Trade
What 1777 American victory convinced France to formally support the colonies during the Revolutionary War
Battle of Saratoga
What principle divides the federal government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
Separation of Powers