Colonial Foundations
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Presidential Actions
SCOTUS
100
The country that owned the American colonies
England/Britain
100
Colonists did not want to pay this to Britain
Taxes
100
The name of the 1st government of the US that failed because the states had too much power
Articles of Confederation
100
Jefferson went against his strict constitutional beliefs, and bought this land to expand the country westward
Louisiana Purchase
100
The name of the branch that can interpret the laws and decide if they are constitutional
Judicial Branch
OR
Supreme Court
200
Region of the 13 colonies with a hot and humid climate, where plantations were popular
Southern Colonies
200
Event where colonists destroyed British tea by dumping it in the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
200
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution protecting individual and state rights
Bill of Rights
200
This statement declared that Europe should stay out of the Western Hemisphere; and the US will stay out of European affairs
Monroe Doctrine
200
The power SCOTUS has to declare a law unconstitutional
Judicial Review
300
A form of labor, work 5-7 years, gain free passage to the Americas and land
Indentured Servitude
300
Document that stated grievances toward Britain, and officially declared the US as a country
Declaration of Independence
300
The name of the two houses that make up Congress, or the Legislative Branch
House of Representatives and Senate
300
Jackson wanted gold and farmland, leading to the passage of this law to kick Cherokees off their land
Indian Removal Act
300
This case gave SCOTUS the power to declare a law unconstitutional
Judicial Review
400
The first legislative assembly in the colonies, an early example of self government
House of Burgesses
400
A war that Britain fought that put Britain in debt--made Britain tax the colonies
French and Indian War
400
A deal that created a bicameral legislative branch- one house based on state population, the other house having equal representation of states.
Great Compromise
400
This new form of transportation helped connect the Midwest to the Atlantic Ocean
Erie Canal
400
President Jackson ignored the ruling in this case, and forced the Cherokee tribe on the Trail of Tears
Worcester v. Georgia
500
This document was an early form of self government in the Plymouth Colony- set the rules for the colony
Mayflower Compact
500
Line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains that the colonists could not cross
Proclamation of 1763
500
This allows Congress to make laws needed to carry out its powers, even if those powers aren't explicitly listed
Necessary and Proper Clause
OR
Elastic Clause
500
This act by Jefferson banned trade with foreign countries, but angered Britain leading to the War of 1812
Embargo Act
500
This case solidified federal supremacy of laws over state laws, while declaring a state cannot tax a National Bank
McCulloch v. Maryland