Exploration Era
This is the primary reason for European exploration.
What is to find new trade routes to Asia/China.
This plant saved the Jamestown settlement and became a lucrative cash crop for all of what would become Virginia.
What is tobacco?
This economic policy placed taxes on imports such as lead, glass, and tea.
What were the Townshend Acts?
The 1787 gathering, now known as the Constitutional Convention, was meant to serve this purpose.
What was amending the Articles of Confederation?
This important figure would be selected unanimously to lead the new executive branch established by the US constitution.
Who was George Washington?
This group of European settlers are most well known for establishing trading posts, mostly for the fur trade.
Who are the French?
This group of colonies were known for having natural harbors that helped build an economy around shipping and industry.
What are the New England colonies?
This French and Indian War veteran was selected to lead the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
A Great Compromise was struck after much debate over these two ideas.
What were the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan?
In establishing the important precedent of creating a cabinet, our first president selected this man to be Secretary of the Treasury.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
This 1607 settlement marked the first permanent European settlement in the New World.
What is Jamestown?
This legislative body, established in 1619, became an important example of early colonial self-government.
This important 1775 conflict would become the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
What was Lexington and Concord?
This principle of the US Constitution establishes three distinct branches with their own specific responsibilities.
What is Separation of Powers?
This early conflict over taxes required Washington to demonstrate the power of the new government to enforce law.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
These Europeans were the first to establish settlements in the new world stressing the spread of Catholicism and searching for gold.
Who were the Spanish?
Growing conflict over this region led to the French and Indian War.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This key Revolutionary War battle is considered the turning point of the war, earning the nation an alliance with France.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
This constitutional amendment solidifies the principle of federalism.
What is the tenth amendment?
In his farewell address, Washington restated his belief in what type of foreign policy?
What was neutrality?
These sailors found themselves off course from their Virginia destination, ultimately landing at a place called Plymouth.
Who were the Pilgrims?
This geographical feature served as a natural barrier between the English colonies and westward movement.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This would become the final major battle of the American Revolution, leading to the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
This series of Essays, penned primarily by Alexander Hamilton, were intended to justify the need of a new constitution.
What were the Federalist Papers?
Disputes between these important leaders would lead to the creation of America's first political parties.
Who were Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?