Revolutionary War
The US Fought for their independence against this country
What is Great Britain
These are the 3 branches of government
The first 10 amendments to the constitution are called this
What is the bill of rights
The United States took land from these people again and again
Who are the Native Americans
This was a tax on imported goods and tried to force more people to buy US goods
What is a tariff
This document declared the United States' independence from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence
The job of the Legislative Branch is to do this?
What is to make laws
This form of government allows people to rule through elected representatives
What is a republic
The US gained Florida from this Country
What is Spain
The powers of the Federal Government was limited to those clearly stated in the Constitution
What is "States Rights"
This country was an ally of the United States during the Revolutionary War
What is France
There are this many senators from each state. And a total of how many.
What is 2 from each state and 50 total senators
What are the Articles of Confederation
In 1803 the United States bought this land for $15 million.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
This person made relationships with the Native Americans in the Ohio Valley worse because he sent in federal troops to fight them.
Who was George Washington
This shooting of unarmed civilians was used as American propaganda to incite hatred the British
What is the Boston Massacre
This Branch of Government cannot declare war, but does control the armed forces
What is the Executive Branch
this system of government divided power between national and state governments
What is the Federalist system
The start of the war of 1812 was influenced by these Congressmen
Who were the War Hawks
This prohibited trade with another country and did not allow that countries ships to come into port
What is a trade Embargo
This was the most important American win of the Revolutionary War
What is the battle of Yorktown
Baron de Montesquieu coined this phrase when referring to different parts of the government
What is the separation of powers
This combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans for how our government should work
This outlawed slavery in these northern territories and allowed territories to apply for statehood after they had a population of 60,000 people
What is the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787
Their goal was to explore the West and search for a Northwest passage by water to the Pacific Ocean
What is The Lewis and Clark Expedition