Colonization & Early America
This process involved European nations establishing settlements in North America for land, resources, and power.
What is colonization in North America
This colonial region had rocky soil, cold climate, and an economy based on fishing and trade.
What is New England?
This war between Britain and France increased British debt and led to colonial taxation.
What is the French and Indian War?
America’s first national government created a weak central authority.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This document protects individual freedoms like speech, religion, and press.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Population growth in the colonies was caused by immigration, natural increase, and this forced migration of Africans.
What is the transatlantic slave trade
This region had fertile land, diverse crops, and a mix of small farms and cities.
What are the Middle Colonies?
This 1763 law restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
One major weakness was the inability to tax or enforce laws.
What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
These essays supported ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
These groups lived in North America before European arrival and were displaced by colonization.
Who are Native Americans?
This region relied heavily on plantations and enslaved labor due to its warm climate.
What are the Southern Colonies?
These included taxation without representation, lack of self-government, and British control.
What are the causes of the American Revolution?
This rebellion highlighted the need for a stronger national government.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This group supported a strong central government.
Who are the Federalists?
These settlers came to North America seeking economic opportunity, religious freedom, and land.
Who are Europeans?
This system encouraged colonies to produce raw materials for the benefit of the mother country and served as a market for manufactured goods.
What is mercantilism?
This Enlightenment idea argues that government power comes from the people.
What is consent of the governed?
This 1787 meeting created the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This group feared a strong national government and demanded a Bill of Rights.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This brutal Atlantic journey enslaved Africans endured while being transported to the Americas.
What is the Middle Passage?
Britain’s policy of loosely enforcing laws in the colonies helped lead to the formation of self-government and eventually independence.
What is salutary neglect?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for independence from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
This agreement balanced representation between large and small states.
What is the Great Compromise?
This peaceful transfer of power established a key democratic precedent.
What is the Election of 1800?