Colonization
Which 3 major European groups settled the Americas initially.
English, Spanish, French
This colony was known for it religious tolerance and founded by Quakers
Pennsylvania
Created the join or die cartoon and wrote the Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin
The First U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
This supreme court case established the principal of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
This was the first permanent English settlement and formed through a joint stock company
Jamestown
Debtors were sent to this colony and it also acted as a "buffer" with the Spanish
Georgia
In the French and Indian War...this was the area of land there was conflict around to settle
Ohio River Valley
Elected President at the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
This supreme court case determined that Congress/Federal Government and not individual states has the power to regulate interstate commerce.
Gibbons v. Ogden
This was a set of rules for self-government established by pilgrims who sailed on a ship and landed in Plymouth
The Mayflower Compact
Founded Rhode Island and advocated for Religious Freedom
Roger Williams
This was a secret organization involved in the Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty
strict interpretation of Constitution, believed the economy should be based on agriculture and labor, supported France (name of person)
Thomas Jefferson
This Supreme Court decision stated that a state could not tax the federal government's bank
McCulloch v. Maryland
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade.
Navigation Acts
This colony established town meetings and had the Salem Witch Trials take place in it
Massachusetts Bay Colony
These were two opposing parties - 1 supported the King of England, the other wanted independence
Loyalists and Patriots
Feared a leader with too much power become like a king, wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution (group of people / political party)
Anti-Federalists
Name of Chief Justice of the supreme court that helped increase the Federal governments power through court decisions
Chief Justice Marshall
The stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade.
Middle Passage
This European group was also involved in the fur trade and founded New Netherlands
Dutch (Netherlands)
This pamphlet promoted independence and was written by an anonymous author
Common Sense
Under his administration, the XYZ affair took place and the Alien and Sedition Acts
John Adams
A case in which the Supreme court decided that enslaved people in the U.S. were not citizens of the U.S. It also ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in a Federal territory
Dred Scott v. Sandford