Colonial America
Virginia's economy was largely based on what kind of crops?
Cash Crops (like tobacco)
British economic policies allowed England to do what without colonist's consent?
Tax
What was the first battles of the Revolutionary war?
Lexington & Concord
What created a process for territories to govern themselves?
the Northwest Ordinance
One day you might get summoned to make an impartial decision in a court case, what is this obligation called?
Jury Duty (serving on a jury)
What did Roger Williams and Thomas Hooker do when they disagreed with religious leaders in Massachusetts?
left and founded new colonies
What physical feature slowed down westward expansion?
the Appalachian Mountains
Washington was worried his poorly-supplied troops might starve or disperse when they spent a cold winter where?
Valley Forge
What document required all states to agree on changes & allowed states to coin their own money?
Articles of Confederation
Who (or what branch) of government can override a presidential veto with a 2/3rd majority vote?
Congress (the legislative branch)
Daily Double #2
Why was the Plymouth colony founded?
AND
Why was the Jamestown colony founded?
Plymouth - refuge from religious persecution
Jamestown - commercial (related to commerce) profit to find gold
Who got a commission from the Continental Congress to be the General and Commander-in-Chief of the army?
George Washington
What was the treaty called that ended the war?
Treaty of Paris
What did the Anti-Federalists say the new Constitution needed?
A Bill of Rights
Which amendment is Federalism? (powers not delegated to the Federal government are reserved for the states AKA states and federal government sharing power)
10th
The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly so they could do what for themselves?
Self-govern (on a local level)
The Declaration of Independence says that all men "are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights..." what does that mean?
God gave people rights (that a government can't away)
What battle secured foreign recognition and support for America?
Battle of Saratoga
By vesting all legislative powers in Congress, but dividing it into a Senate and a House of Representatives solved the debate between who/what?
Big & Small States
DAILY DOUBLE #1
Congresspeople carry out the will of the people, so they are also called what?
AND
What principle of the Constitution is this?
Representatives - Republicanism
What religious movement focused on the experience of individuals and spread democratic ideals?
The First Great Awakening
Colonists had no security against a burdensome taxation... What/who was creating these laws?
British Parliament (their law making body)
Who won naval victories against the British? (he is known as the father of the US Navy)
John Paul Jones
When farmers in 1787 Massachusetts rebelled, it caused people to think what needed to be restructured completely?
the federal government (articles of confederation -> the constitution)
What are three things the Preamble says that will form a more perfect Union?
- establish Justice
- insure domestic Tranquility
- provide for the common defense
- promote the general Welfare
- secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity