Colonization
Established in 1607 this colony was the first permanent english settlement in North America.
Jamestown, Virginia
We supported the ideas of revolution and are known as __________.
Patriots
The 1st constitution loved by Anti-Federalist as it gave too much power to the states.
Articles of Confederation
I set many precedents/ examples on how to lead the nation and warned the nation against political parties and permanent alliances (neutrality) as the 1st president of the U.S.
George Washington
I was not a man of the rich and wealthy, no I was a man of the poor agricultural class. Some may have even called me a _______ ________
Common Man
War in which the U.S. gained full control of modern day Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada California, Utah and part of Colorado from Mexico.
Mexican/ American War aka. U.S. War with Mexico
A landscape of rolling hills and an economy based on wheat and grain. Here you will find major cities like New York
Middle Colonies
The 1st battles of the American Revolution known as the "Shot Heard Around the World."
Lexington and Concord
A leading Federalist and the biggest supported of a national bank for the U.S.
Alexander Hamilton
I expanded the presidents power, signing the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, doubling the size of the U.S., and placed an embargo on all foreign goods in 1807.
Thomas Jefferson (3)
The Indian Removal Act forced many native tribes from their homes in the Southeastern U.S. onto reservations in Oklahoma also known as the _____ __ ______.
Trail of Tears
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson expanded presidential power by acquiring this piece of land from the French doubling the size of the U.S.
Louisiana Purchase
Came to expand their empire and and spread the Catholic Religion.
The Spanish
The Colonist were upset with the sugar and stamp act because they were taxed without ___________ in the British Parliament.
This led to protest.
Representation
"No Taxation without Representation."
Anti-Federalist would not support the new Constitution without the inclusion of the ______ __ ______.
Bill of Rights
I refused to negotiate with the XYZ French as they captured our ships. I also signed the alien and sedition acts which jailed or deported anyone who spoke negatively against the U.S.
John Adams (2)
Support me and I shall reward you with a public office. "To the victor go the spoils."
The Spoils System
It is our God given right to rule from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. What is the name of this belief?
Manifest Destiny
An economy based on agriculture/ cash-crops (tobacco, indigo and rice) and slave labor working on plantations.
The Southern Colonies
Benjamin Franklin negotiated their support but it wasn't until this major battle that convinced the French to join the American Revolution
Saratoga
This Amendment guarantees the right to due process (go to court) and against self-incrimination (remain silent)
The 5th Amendment
Standing at only 5'4 I led the nation through the War of 1812 against the British which led the U.S. to become manufacturing/ industrial nation. I'm also father of the constitution.
James Madison (4)
I believed that this national tool only for the rich to influence the economy and politics and that the states should be in control, but this only led to unemployment.
War with the Bank
The population of California grew rapidly after 1848 due to which major discovery/ event?
Gold/ Gold Rush
3 legged Trans-Atlantic trade route had the colonies raw materials to England manufactured goods to Africa and slaves to the Americas.
Triangular Trade
This line stated that no colonist was to cross the Appalachian mountains as the British government had no money to engage in warfare with the natives.
Proclamation of 1763
This branch of government is comprised of 2 sections the House of Representatives and Senate. They have the power to make laws and declare war.
Legislative Branch aka Congress
Andrew Jackson accused me of making a corrupt deal with House Speaker Henry Clay to secure the presidency but I also attempted to modernize the U.S. infrastructure.
John Quincy Adams (6)
South Carolina with the help of my own vice president attempted to reject the Federal Tariff of 1828 as they claimed it was unconstitutional. Event was known as the ____ _____
Nullification Crisis
This immigrant group came to the U.S. after blight destroyed their potato crops/ source of food.
Irish
The Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut established early forms of what type of government.
Self Government/ Democracy
Thomas Jefferson was a member of which group that signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
Continental Congress
A principle of the constitution that states people vote on elected representatives.
Republicanism
I led the nation through the "Era of Good Feeling" and signed the Monroe Doctrine which banned all European nations from colonizing the Americas.
James Monroe (5)
This supreme court case stated that neither the Federal Government or Georgia had no rights over the sovereign Cherokee nation but i'm Andrew Jackson so off to Oklahoma y'all go.
Worcester v. Georgia
Following the War of 1812 the U.S. became economically independent which allowed people to make, sell, and buy what they wanted giving rise to which economic system?
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