Exploration
The 3 G's
What are God, Gold, and Glory?
The three groups of the 13 British Colonies
What are the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies?
The causes of the Revolutionary War
What is taxation without representation and abuse of power?
The first government of the United States after we got our independence
What are the Articles of Confederation
The process for changing the constitution to make it better for the people
What is the Amendment Process?
The main reason behind Spanish exploration of the new world
What is spreading Christianity to the Native Americans (God)?
The main reason for the creation of the New England Colonies and the 4 main sources of their economy
What is religious freedom? What is lumber, trade, fishing/whaling, and shipbuilding
The document created that told the British we were no longer their colonies
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The one good thing done by the Articles of Confederation; Created a way for new states to be added to the Union; Established freedom of religion and trial by jury as well as outlawing slavery in this territory
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
Vote during elections, Staying informed, Serve on juries, Pay taxes, Obey all laws
What are the responsibilities of U.S. citizenship?
The main reason for French exploration of the new world
What is the fur trade (Gold)?
The main source of the Middle Colonies economy
What are grain farms? (Bread Basket)
The first Battle of the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The event that made the American people realize that the Articles of Confederation were too weak
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Grants citizens the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
The reason why explorers traveled west
What is finding an ocean route to Asia?
Main source of the Southern Colonies economy?
What is farming cash crops on plantations?
The turning point of the Revolutionary War
The documents the Founding Fathers used as a guide when writing the Constitution
What is the Magana Carta and the English Bill of Rights?
Grants citizens rights that are not listed in the Constitution
What is the 9th Amendment?
The land area that makes up Spain's land ownership of the new world
What is Florida, Texas, and California?
Representative Government
What is a type of government where the people elect representatives to support their interests?
The final battle of the Revolutionary War
Wha is the Battle of Yorktown?
The two groups who were arguing about the power of the government
Who are the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
Gives state governments powers that are neither given to the federal government nor taken away from state governments
What is the 10th Amendment?