Exploration and Colonization
Large grain farms
What are the Middle Colonies?
Angered colonists; led to boycotting of British goods
What is the Stamp Act?
First form of government in America
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Dividing the government power between federal and state
What is Federalism?
Established judicial review
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
Cash crops, slavery, plantations
What are the Southern Colonies?
First fighting of the American Revolution
What is Lexington and Concord?
Farmers rebelled over taxes; showed weaknesses in government
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Warrant required for searches and seizures
What is the 4th Amendment?
Established federal rule over interstate trade
What is Gibbons vs Ogden?
Practice of accepting people of different religious backgrounds
What is Religious Tolerance?
Turning point battle; France later joined Patriots
What is Saratoga?
Created procedure for admitting new states to the Union
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
Laid the groundwork for westward expansion
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Settled in North America to trade furs
What is France?
Agreement that ended American Revolution
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Current form of American government; written in 1787
What is the U. S. Consititution?
A change or addition to the Constitution
What is an Amendment?
March of Native Americans to Indian Territory
What is the Trail of Tears?
Established for economic growth
What is Jamestown?
Last major battle of American Revolution
What is Yorktown?
Group against ratifying the Constitution
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Power given to each branch over other branches of government
What are Checks and Balances?
Prohibited Europeans from further colonization of the Americas
What is the Monroe Doctrine?