Exploration and Colonization
Built missions and claimed Texas, Florida, and California
What is Spain?
Turning point battle; France later joined Patriots
What is Saratoga?
Farmers rebelled over taxes; showed weaknesses in government
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Divides the government into three branches
What are the Separation of Powers?
Prevented European colonization of land in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Made money from fur trade
What is France?
Officially ended the American Revolution; recognized U.S. independence and boundaries
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
Against the Constitution; believed it needed a bill of rights; Patrick Henry and George Mason
What is an Anti-Federalist?
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
Warned against having permanent foreign alliances and creating political parties
What is Washington's Farewell Speech?
Wrote the Mayflower Compact
Who are the Pilgrims?
Resulted in Sam Adams and Sons of Liberty dumping tea into Boston Harbor
What is the Tea Act?
First government; Congress could negotiate treaties and declare war; no executive branch
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
Doubled the size of America; U.S. gained access to the Mississippi River
What is the Louisana Purchase?
Founded for Catholics seeking religious freedom
What is Maryland?
Law forbidding colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains; angered colonists
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Supported the Constitution; believed it created a more stable Union; Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
What is a Federalist?
Helps to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What are Checks and Balances?
Establish a national bank, pay off war debt, pass a whiskey tax, and create a protective tariff
What is Hamilton's Financial Plan?
Practice of accepting people of different religious backgrounds
What is religious toleration (tolerance)?
British response to the Boston Tea Party; increased tensions between colonists and the British
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Agreement that decided how many representatives large and small states would send to Congress
What is the Great Compromise?
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
What are the Bill of Rights?
March of Native Americans to Indian Territory
What is the Trail of Tears?