Exploration & Colonization
European countries competed to establish colonies in the Americas for wealth and power.
What is mercantilism?
This document officially declared independence from Britain in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This system divides power between the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
This Supreme Court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This colony was founded for religious freedom by Puritans.
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The first battle of the American Revolution.
What is Lexington and Concord?
This compromise created a two-house legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
This president made the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This policy warned Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This agreement allowed the Pilgrims to self-govern.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged independence.
What is Common Sense?
This group opposed the Constitution and wanted a Bill of Rights.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
He was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
Forced relocation of Native Americans to present-day Oklahoma.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This system of labor forced workers to pay off debts.
What is indentured servitude?
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This warned against political parties and foreign alliances.
What is Washington’s Farewell Address?
This belief justified expansion across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This rebellion exposed tensions between colonists and Native Americans in Virginia.
What is Bacon’s Rebellion?
Colonial protest against British taxes without representation.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
This principle ensures each branch can limit the others.
What is checks and balances?
This case strengthened federal power over states.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This agreement ended the U.S.-Mexico War and gave land to the U.S.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?