Unit 1
What economic policy caused England to settle the colonies in America?
Mercantilism
What were England and France fighting over in the French and Indian War?
The Ohio River Valley
What was the name of the first Constitution of the United States of America.
Articles of Confederation.
Which battle during the Revolution did Washington and his men cross the Delaware River on Christmas day?
Battle of Trenton
List the three freedoms that were limited by the Sedition Act?
Freedom of speech, press and assembly.
What was the name of the first democratically elected self-government in Virginia?
House of Burgesses
What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris 1763
1. No executive branch to enforce the laws.
2. Government could not collect taxes
3. No national currency.
Which battle during the American Revolution did the US win because they had the high ground? The French agreed to ally with the US after this battle.
Battle of Saratoga
What were the policies put in place by Andrew Jackson know as?
Jacksonian Democracy
King Phillip's War was fought between Natives and colonists from which region over land?
New England Colonies
Which law passed by England forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What created our bicameral legislature (House of Representatives and Senate)
Great Compromise
Which battle of the American Revolution was the final battle of the war? General Lord Cornwallis surrendered after the city was taken by siege.
Battle of Yorktown
List the four movements that started during the Second Great Awakening.
Women's equality
Abolition
Temperance
Public School
Pennsylvania was settled by William Penn as a safe haven for which religious group?
Quakers
Act passed by England that placed a tax on all printed paper to pay for troops after the French and Indian War.
Stamp Act.
Which group did not want to ratify the Constitution until specific rights were added?
Anti-Federalists.
Where did Washington and the army camp, and train during the winter of 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
List the three aspects of Henry Clay's American System
Protective Tariffs
National Bank
Funding for Infrastructure
How did New Amsterdam Become New York?
Peaceful surrender
What group was formed to share information about actions against Britain?
Committees of Correspondence
List the 5 freedoms listed in the first Amendment.
Religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly
What was the name of the Frenchman who fought with the US, and helped gain supplies?
Marquis de Lafayette
Why did New York City become an industrial center during the Industrial Revolution?
The Erie Canal