Colonial America
Road to Revolution
American Revolution
AOC & New Nation
Constitution
100
An economic system that required colonies to benefit the mother country by supplying raw materials and resources
Mercantilism
100
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War, effectively ending the period of Salutary Neglect
Treaty of Paris of 1763
100
John Locke was an enlightenment thinker and Thomas Jefferson used two of his ideas in the Declaration of Independence
Natural Rights & Social Contract Theory
100
What was the only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation?
Legislative Branch
100
Where do governments get their power from, as cited in the Declaration of Independence
The People
200
The brutal voyage that transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas
The Middle Passage
200
A group of colonists who supported the patriot cause and enforced boycotts, sometimes violently.
Sons of Liberty
200
Upon winning this battle, France declared its support for the American colonies, and would send troops along with with navy to defend the colonies against Britain.
Battle of Saratoga
200
Concerns from Anti-Federalists that the Constitution would not protect individual liberties led to the creation of
Bill of Rights
200
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention determined how slaves would be counted in the population
Three-Fifths Compromise
300
An example of African influences on American Architecture being used to cool down a house would be?
Shotgun House
300
Thomas Paine's pamphlet that explained to the colonies why they should fight against Britain for independence.
Common Sense
300
What are these characteristics in reference to?
1. Ended the American Revolution
2. U.S recognized as an independent nation
3. U.S gained all land south of Quebec
4. Western boarder of U.S was the Mississippi River
Treaty of Paris of 1783
300
A revolt led by veterans of the Revolution and poor farmers highlighted some of the problems of the Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
300
John Locke and his ideas were very influential in supporting why colonial leaders wanted to separate from Great Britain. What were John Locke's Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty and Property (Pursuit of Happiness)
400
A Protestant who fled England because of religious persecution would likely settle in which colonial region?
New England
400
Law that prohibited the expansion of colonial settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
400
What two foreign men helped train soldiers in the Continental Army?
Baron Von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
400
An accomplishment of the AOC, it created a process for admitting states and expanding the country
Northwest Ordinance
400
Two groups that formed at the Constitutional convention and debated over ratification of the Constitution
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
500
Native American uprising that caused the collapse of native and Colonial relations in the New England region.
King Philip's War
500
The implementation of these Acts by parliament was a direct response to the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
500
The portrait reflects Washington before which battle?
Battle of Trenton
500
This map would reflect the territory of the United States after what treaty?
Treaty of Paris 1783
500
What are the five characteristics of the Constitution?
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism