Colonies and Colonial Regions
This colony was founded as a safe haven for Quakers.
Pennsylvania
This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution.
The Battle of Saratoga
This was written by the Pilgrims before they had even reached America.
The Mayflower Compact
This amendment gives freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
First Amendment
This speech told Americans to avoid political parties, and to stay out of foreign affairs.
Washington's Farewell Address.
This region was known for swift rivers, dense forests, and good harbors.
Northern Colonies / New England
These were passed as a response to the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
The first written constitution in the colonies, which greatly influenced America's Constitution.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This branch of government makes the laws.
The Legislative Branch
This party represented farmers and rural people, and insisted on a Bill of Rights before ratifying the Constitution.
Anti-Federalists
This region had the highest number of slaves.
Southern Colonies / The South
This Frenchman fought with Washington at Valley Forge.
Marquis de Lafayette
This was the first government of the newly-independent colonies; it was replaced by the Constitution because it was too weak.
The Articles of Confederation.
This branch of government interprets the laws.
The Judicial Branch
This party, headed by Alexander Hamilton, favored a national bank, and was supported by the wealthy and educated.
This colonial region was known for mining, grain farms, and a moderate climate.
Middle Colonies
This law angered the colonists because it forbade them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation of 1763
This was the first representative government in the colonies.
The Virginia House of Burgesses
This agreement created a House of Representatives filled by population, and a Senate that was equal for all states.
The Great Compromise / Connecticut Compromise
This scandal occurred when diplomats sent by John Adams were bribed by the French
XYZ Affair
This colony was created as a refuge for Catholics.
Maryland
The group that included Sam Adams, that was responsible for the Boston Tea Party.
The Sons of Liberty.
This 1787 law set up the process for admitting new states.
The Northwest Ordinance
This compromise increased the Congressional representation of Southern states.
The 3/5ths Compromise
The main cause of the War of 1812 was the ____________________ of American sailors.
Impressment / Kidnapping