Exploration/Colonization
Which European country claimed most of Central and South America?
What is Spain?
Who was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
Who is King George III
What document begins with the words “We the People”?
What is the Constitution
What is that it doubled the size of the U.S., expanded land for farming and settlement, and increased national power?
What is the Louisiana Purchase
Where did the Indians get moved to ?
What is Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma
What was one main reason European nations explored the Americas?
What are reasons such as finding new trade routes, spreading Christianity, gaining wealth, or seeking land/resources?
What slogan expressed colonial anger over British taxes?
What is “No taxation without representation”?
What are the rights found in the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of Religion
Assemble peacefully
Petition
Press
Speech
What is Judicial Review and which court case did this term come from?
Judicial Review- power to decide whether laws or government actions follow the Constitution and to reject those that are unconstitutional
Marbury vs. Madison
What law forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River?
What is the Indian Removal Act
How did mercantilism benefit the mother country?
What is that mercantilism allowed the mother country to gain wealth by controlling colonial trade and resources?
Name 3 acts passed by Britain that angered the colonists.
What is the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Intolerable Acts, Quartering Acts, Tea Act, Townsend Act
Describe the 3 branches of government and the role of each
Legislative - make the laws
Executive- enforce the laws
Judicial- interpret the laws
Describe the 3 parts of the Missouri Compromise
Missouri came in as a slave state
Maine came in as a free state
36 30 line was created; above the line forbid slavery, slavery was permitted below the line
Why did Jackson oppose the national bank?
What is that Jackson believed the bank favored the wealthy and was unconstitutional?
Which crop grown in the Southern Colonies required large amounts of labor?
What is tobacco?
Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the war?
What is that the American victory convinced France to support the colonists with money, troops, and supplies?
Why was the Great Compromise important to the Constitutional Convention?
What is that it balanced representation by creating a bicameral legislature with equal and population-based representation?
Describe Washington's Farewell Address
political parties would divide the nation and would be bad
no permanent alliances with other countries (remain neutral)
What was the issue/problem in the Worcester vs. Georgia case? What decision did the Supreme Court make?
could the state of Georgia enforce its laws on the Cherokee living in their state
Supreme Court said Georgia had no authority to impose its laws on Cherokee land. Only the federal government had the power to deal with Native American nations.
What was the land and climate like in each colonial region and how did that play a part in the type of economy?
NE- Rocky soil, long cold winters-> shipbuilding, fishing, lumber
Middle-fertile soil, moderate climate-> some farming, shipbuilding
Southern- very fertile soil, warm climate->farming
Analyze one reason why the colonists were able to defeat Great Britain.
What are reasons such as strong leadership, French support, familiarity with land, motivation for independence, or British distance from home?
Describe one example of checks and balances
President nominates someone for his cabinet or the Supreme Court, Legislative approves or denies
Legislative passes a law, Judicial can declare it unconstitutional
A leader is impeached, the Legislative hears the case and votes whether the person stays in office or is removed
Describe 3 causes of the War of 1812
2) British gave the Indians weapons
3) Warhawks wanted more land
What was nullification?
the belief that states could nullify or cancel any law that they thought was unconstitutional