Exploration & Colonization
Reasons for exploration and colonization.
What is God, Glory, Gold (or PERS)?
General of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
U.S Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
Washington advised the nation against three things.
What is political parties, foreign alliances, and adding to the national debt?
What is commerce/trade?
Friendly fur trade with Natives.
Signed the Declaration of Independence.
What is 1776?
Supported the ratification of the Constitution, strong federal government, Federalist Papers.
Who are Federalists?
Defined the federal gov't's authority that it will enforce the law.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
The right to determine if a law or action violates the constitution.
Religious revival movement where the individual put their religious destiny into their own hands and church members could vote on the preacher to lead the church.
What is the Great Awakening?
Unalienable rights and listed grievances.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Opposed the constitution, supported state governments, wanted a Bill of Rights.
Who are Anti-Federalists?
Supreme Court case where Chief Justice John Marshall strengthened the federal gov't by establishing judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Legal procedure the gov't must follow before depriving a person of life, liberty, property.
What is Due Process?
Search for gold, spreading Catholicism through missions.
Who are the Spanish?
Final battle of the American Revolution after the Continental Army captured 2 British generals.
What is Battle of Yorktown?
Settled the debate between southern and northern states, enslaved population would be counted towards population for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The 3 components to Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan?
What is paying off debt (assume state debt), create a National Bank (managing money), raise money (taxes & tariffs)?
Prohibiting trade with another country.
What is Embargo?
Colonies sent raw materials to Mother Country at cheap prices, Mother Country turns them into manufactured goods, and sold them back to the colonies at higher prices.
What is mercantilism?
Debt from French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, and Intolerable Acts
What are causes of the American Revolution?
Settled the debate between the large states and small states over the representation in Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
With the Louisiana Purchase, U.S. gained access to these three things.
What is the Mississippi River, port of New Orleans, and farmland?
Forcing someone into service for an organization or government.
What is impressment?