Colonial Regions
Name the three Colonial Regions
New England, Middle, and Southern
The Magna Carta
The British leaving the Colonist alone due to preoccupation in war and other European conflicts
What started the American Revolution
"Shot heard round the world"
Lexington and Concord
What were the Articles of Confederation and why did they not work out?
The Articles of Confederation were a set of laws adopted by the newly independent United States.
They were weak
What is the religious outlook in all three of the colonial regions and how do they differ
New England - Strict Religion
Middle - Religiously Tolerant/ Diverse
South - Not a big Deal/ Not reason for settlement
The English Bill of Rights protected the rights of who ?
The English People
The French and Indian War was between the French and the British over what ?
They had claimed the same territory, the land that forks at the Ohio River
This would mark the turning point in the American Revolution as with the American victory, the French would join the Revolution
The Battle of Saratoga
What event would cause us to see fit to change the Articles of Confederation and what will we replace it with ?
Shay's Rebellion
The Constitution
Explain the differences between agriculture in the Southern Colonies and agriculture in the Middle colonies
Middle - Wheat, Barley, and Rye
Southern - Rice, Indigo, and Tobacco
The English Bill of Rights would inspire what U.S document
The American Bill of Rights
What were the two taxes that were implemented on the colonist following the French and Indian War and explain both.
Stamp Act - direct tax on newspapers, legal documents and other paper products
Townshend Act- indirect tax that put duties on certain imported goods, including glass and tea
The focus of the war would shift to the South, as the British hoped to gain support from loyalist. However this battle would serve as the last major battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
What are the two compromises made to the first draft of the Constitution, explain both.
The 3/5ths Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise
What was the Mayflower Compact/Contract and why was it important
The Mayflower Compact was an agreement in which the settlers of the Plymouth Colony agreed to obey their governments laws
What is Rule of law
No one is above the law
What was the Stamp Act Congress and what occurred there.
The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting between nine of the colonies requesting the repeal of the Stamp tax, the king will repeal the stamp tax but replaces it with the Declaratory Act.
What document would officially proclaim independence and war to the King from the Colonist
The Declaration of Independence
What was the difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist?
Federalist supported the ratification of the Constitution
Anti-Federalist - did not support the ratification of the Constitution
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses
The First Assembly of elected Representatives
The English Civil War was a war between those who supported the King and those who supported _______.
Parliament
Explain both the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party - Colonists dress up as Indians and dump tea into harbor
The Boston Massacre- An unruly crowd goes up to British guards over time a shot rings out, then they all shoot and leave 5 colonists dead
What were the three parts of the Declaration of Independence
The Enlightenment Statement
The Grievances
Declaring Independence
What are the first two political parties in the United States?
The Democratic - Republicans
The Federalist