Unit 1
What crop was remembered for saving the Jamestown colony?
Tobacco
The Proclamation of 1763 stated that the colonists could not move west of?
The Appalachian Mountains
At the constitutional convention, delegates from New Jersey wanted representation to be based on?
Equality
Which U.S President is remembered for the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What is a planter?
A planter is someone who usually owns 20 or more slaves and are very rich people. They made so much money that they could potentially run for political office.
What challenges would a european explorer face when encountering new land?
They would face original inhabitants like people or venomous and poisonous animals. They could also face dangerous diseases like smallpox
This man is remembered as the first person killed at the "Boston Massacre"
Crispus Attucks
At the Constitutional Convention, delegates from Virginia wanted representation to be based on?
Population
Which European nation was the Louisiana territory purchased from?
France
How did the idea of interchangeable parts change industrialization?
The idea of interchangeable parts changed industrialization by enabling mass production which drastically increased efficiency.
What is the relationship between a "Mother Country" and its colonies?
There was a system of trading called "Mercantilism" which was when the smaller colonies would get raw materials like tobacco and timber to the mother country. And the mother country would provide political control over the colonies.
Why were the Townshend Acts seen as particularly oppressive?
These acts extended to more common goods such as glass, lead, paper, and tea.
The Bill of Rights are?
The first 10 Amendments of the constitution.
These two men were commissioned by the president of the United States to explore and map out the Louisiana Territory
Merriwheter Lewis and William Clark
What were the two causes of the Mexican American war?
Texas became a U.S state which upset Mexico. And Mexico thought the border was at Nueces river, while the U.S thought it was at the Rio Grande river.
How did the economy of the Southern colonies differ from the New England colonies?
The Southern colonies were poorer than the New England colonies because they had more cash crops than trade routes, they made most of their money from exporting cash crops to the New England Colonies. The New England colonies made their money by importing and exporting goods to other countries.
The colonists are remembered as "first calling themselves Americans" after what event?
The First Continental Congress
What were the primary beliefs of Federalists during the debates over the ratification of the U.S Constitution?
They supported a strong national government and favored the Constitution as it was written.
The executive branch of our government is represented by what?
The president
How did the idea of railroads impact the cities in the U.S?
The idea of railroads impacted cities because it added more trade routes and revealed many money making opportunities.
Jamestown, founded in 1607, is significant in American history because?
It is remembered as the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
What act allowed British soldiers to search the property of colonists without warning as they sought to "eliminate smuggled goods"
Writs Of Assistance
How would somebody describe "Concurrent Powers"
Powers shared by both the Federal and State Governments.
What are two characteristics of Democratic Republicans?
They opposed going against Great Britain and thhey wanted to maintain a strong connection with France.
What was the idea of Divine Providence and Manifest Destiny.
Divine Providence is the belief that God actively governs and sustains the universe, guiding it according to its purposes. And Manifest Destiny was the 19th century belief that the United States was divinely destined to expand across the North American continent from coast to coast.