European Colonization
The first permanent English settlement in North America (double it for the year, triple it for the name of its future state)
Jamestown, Virginia (1607)
The economy of the New England colonies was based largely on these industries due to rocky soil (looking for 3)
fishing, shipbuilding, trade
This 1763 event led to the Proclamation Line
Pontiac's Rebellion (1763)
The Articles of Confederation created a government that had no power to do this critical task
power to tax
In his 1796 Farewell Address, Washington warned the nation against these two threats.
political parties and permanent foreign alliances
Spain used this system to control and regulate Native American labor and behavior during colonization (double it: name of priest who spoke out against the system)
encomienda system (Las Casas)
The Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620, laid the foundation for self-government in this colonial region
New England
A 1770 confrontation where British soldiers killed five colonists. Used as propaganda by revolutionaries.
Boston Massacre
The Articles of Confederation required this kind of vote to amend the document
unanimous
This foreign conflict divided American political opinion and helped create our first two-party system (double it: name of first two political parties)
French Revolutionary Wars (Federalists and Democratic-Republicans)
This cash crop saved Jamestown economically but also increased the demand for labor (double it: which two individuals brought the crop to the colony?)
tobacco (Pocahontas and John Rolfe)
This Middle Colony was known for its religious tolerance and diverse population
Pennsylvania
These laws, called the Coercive Acts in Britain, were known by colonists as the _________. (double it: they were in response to what event?)
Intolerable Acts (Boston Tea Party)
This 1787 laws set up a system for admitting new states from the Ohio River Valley (double it: what did it outlaw?)
Northwest Ordinance (slavery)
This 1796 event involved French officials demanding bribes from American diplomats and nearly led to war (double it: who was president)
XYZ Affair (John Adams)
This European country was the first to colonize what is now New York (double it: what was its original name?)
the Dutch (New Amsterdam)
This colony was founded as a haven for Catholics (double it: which greater region is it part of)
Maryland (southern colonies)
This 1777 battle marks the turning point of the Revolutionary War
An uprising of Massachusetts farmers that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (1786-1787)
Shays' Rebellion
This 1795 treaty helped avoid war with Britain by resolving lingering issues from the Revolutionary War
Jay's Treaty
The 1676 conflict between frontier settlers and Virginia's government, exposing tensions between wealthy planters and poor farmers (double it: name of the colony's governor)
Bacon's Rebellion (Governor Berkeley)
This colony was founded by John Winthrop as a "city on a hill"
Massachusetts Bay
This 1781 battle, supported by the French, effectively ended the Revolutionary War (double it: name of surrendering British general)
Battle of Yorktown (Cornwallis)
This future government resembles the Articles of Confederation
Confederate States of America
This treaty with Spain in 1795 gave Americans access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans (double it: who was president)
Pinckney's Treaty (Washington)