Lesson 1
Jamestown
the first colony in the United States; set up in 1607 along the James River in Virginia
What colony did the Puritans reside in?
*Plymouth Rock*
New England Colony
No taxation without Representation was in response to what?
New Taxes on sugar, paper, and Tea
Constitutional Convention
a meeting held in Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote the Constitution
What Branch of Government does the following?
Proposes Law
Administers Laws
Foreign Policy
Executive Branch
A religious movement that became widespread in the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
Great Awakening
Puritans
Protestants who wanted to reform the Church of England
What happened in the Boston Harbor in 1773?
Boston Tea Party
an agreement stating that only three-fifths of a state's slaves would count when deciding representation in Congress
Three-Fifths Compromise
Judicial Branch is in charge of what?
Interprets Constitution and Laws
Reviews lower court decisions
the document that created the first central government for the United States
Articles of Confederation
Which Region includes these states?
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North & South Carolina
Southern Colonies
Lexington and Concord
U.S. system of government in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states
Federalism
Name one job the Legislative Branch has
Write Laws
Presidential Appointments
Approve Treaties
Grant Money
Declare War
Patriots
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
a peace agreement that officially ended the Revolutionary War and established British recognition of the independence of the United States
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense inspired what major document signed on July 4, 1776?
Declaration of Independence
What did Washington warn congress about in his farewell address?
Maintain Neutrality
No Political Parties
How many terms did Washington serve?
Two or Eight Years
the document that created the first central government for the United States
Articles of Confederation
These colonies grew: Wheat, Barley, and Oats
Middle Colonies
The two sides to the revolutionary were?
Who did each side support?
Patriots - Colonies and self government
Loyalists - King and Royal Rule
Influence of Constitution could be?
John Locke
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Enlightenment