Founding of America
Jamestown was founded as colony for what purpose?
Money and Business purposes
Which European Country owned the 13 colonies
Great Britain
This 1765 act was the first direct tax on the colonists, requiring a physical mark on everything from legal documents to playing cards.
The Stamp Act
What are the three branches of the government?
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Which part of the legislative branch has population based on representation?
House of Representatives
This amendment protects the "Five Freedoms," including speech, religion, and press.
First Amendment
What was the spoils system?
(Hint: Think about him controlling his workers)
Jackson was famous for this practice, where he rewarded his political supporters with government jobs after winning an election.
This 1803 land deal with Napoleon Bonaparte effectively doubled the size of the United States for a price of $15 million.
Louisiana Purchase
name 2 of the 3 cash crops in the South
indigo, cotton, tobacco
The policy of exploiting colonies for their natural resources and markets was known as
Mercantalism
This act didn't just tax sweetness; it was actually designed to crack down on the smuggling of molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies.
What was the Sugar Act?
What is the judicial branch?
The courts.
Interprets Laws
What's an amendment?
An addition or change to a law in the constitution.
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against "unreasonable" these.
searches and seizures
Jackson famously "killed" this financial institution, believing it was a corrupt tool used by the wealthy elite against the common man.
The Second Bank of the United States
Manifest Destiny was Americans expanding
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
D. West
Plymouth Rock was founded as a colony for what purpose?
Religous Freedom
The Constitution was written to replace this document
The Articles of Confederation
Under this 1765 legislation, colonial assemblies were required to provide housing, food, and even beer for British troops stationed in their towns.
What was the Quartering Act?
What is the executive branch?
The President
Enforces the Laws
Federalist v Anti-Federalist
Big government v small government
The Eighth Amendment prohibits "cruel and unusual" this.
Punishment
What was the Indian Removal Act?
Kicking Native Americans off their land and forcing them to move west
We went to war with Mexico over this state.
Texas
First document in the America's that encouraged self-government among the colonists
Mayflower Compact
What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 state?
That Colonists could not move into the new land they had acquired from winning the French and Indian War
Named after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, these 1767 acts placed duties on imported essentials like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
What were the Townshend Acts?
What is the Legislative Branch?
Congress
Makes the Laws
What was the three-fifths compromise?
Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person in the population count for house of representatives
The fifth amendment gives you the right to remain ______________
silent
The Indian Removal Act led to what tragedy?
The Trail of Tears
How did we acquire Canada, Nevada, and Utah
Mexican American War
Document that incited the American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the war that wiped out almost the entire Native American population before America even began?
King Philip's War
What happened in Boston in response to these taxes?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
What are checks and balances?
One branch of the government can "overide" a decision of another branch
Vetoes
What do we call the first ten amendments in the constitution?
Bill of Rights
Everyone has the right to what in a trial according to the sixth amendment?
An attorney
What are some of Andrew Jackson's nicknames
President of the Common Man
King Andrew
What was the California Gold Rush?
They were trying to move to California to get gold.