Colonial America
Which European county had colonies on the Eastern seaboard of North America?
Great Britain
How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
War Debt
Who had the power under the Articles of Confederation?
The states
Doubled the size of the US
Louisiana Purchase
This established the principial of Judicial Review
Marbury vs. Madison
What was the economy of the southern colonies based on?
Cash Crops
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To break away from Great Britain
What compromise dealt with the representation of African Americans?
3/5ths Compromise
Said you cannot talk bad about the government and can restrict immigration
Alien and Sedition
Hamilton had a _________________ view of the Constitution
Loose
The Mayflower Compact was the first example of __________ in the New World?
Representative Government
The group formed to protest British taxes.
Sons of Liberty
This compromise created a bicameral legislature
Great Compromise
How was the Louisiana Purchase hypocritical of Jefferson?
Went against his strict interpretation of the Constitution
Created so that no branch of government can get too much power.
Checks and Balances
The theory of exporting more than you import. Designed to make a country independently wealthy.
Mercantilism
This opposed colonists expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War. it also ended British policy of salutary neglect.
Proclamation of 1763.
What two things did Washington warn Americans against in his Farewell Address
Political Parties
Foreign Alliances
Passed by Jefferson to punish Britain and France for impressing American sailors.
Embargo Act of 1807
What battle is considered a turning point of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
John Winthrop and the settlers with him were primarily motivated by _________ when settling in New England.
Hint: "City upon a Hill"
Religious Dissent/Freedom
"All people have natural rights of life, liberty, and property. Government was to protect these, if it didn't overthrow it." What theory is this quote describing?
Locke's Social Contract Theory
This was decided as the method of electing our President at the Constitutional Convention
Electoral College
How did Jefferson and Madison respond to the Alien and Sedition Acts
VA and KY Resolutions/Nullification
Monroe Doctrine