Colonies
an exchange of food, crops, and animals that strenthened the economy and led to enslavement and death of many native peoples
Columbian Exchange
Natural rights and consent of the people were ideas about government from thinkers during this time aka the Age of Reason
The Enlightenment
Delegates meet at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to revise what?
Articles of Confederation
This deal gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River and doubled the size of the U.S
Louisiana Purchase
Quakers, Puritans, and Anglicans journeyed to North America to settle in order to escape what?
religious persecution
this document expressed American colonists′ demand for a representative government, and to eventually revolt against British rule.
Declaration of Independence
What is the three word phrase that begins the preamble of the U.S. Constitution?
"We the people"
A policy that European countries were not to interfere in the Americas and new European colonies were prohibited.
Monroe Doctrine
European merchants traded guns, ironware, and rum for _______ in Africa?
enslaved people
British army or continental army? It had no way to raise money to feed and supply troops
continental army
What is the idea behind separating the government into three branches so one does not become too powerful
separation of powers
peaceful transfer of power between two opposing political parties and the 12th Amendment was passed as a result of the
election of 1800
the idea that the more land, resources, and labor a country has, the wealthier it will be
mercantilism
Was it the British or Continental army that lost because of the other side getting help from the French and because of underestimating the other side?
British lost
The Constitution can be changed over time by adding what?
amendments
Who thought political parties take the focus away from the common good in favor of political factions?
George Washington
Why did different colonial regions have different economic pursuits?
diverse geography
The British raised taxes on the colonists after increased debt from this conflict
The French and Indian War
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as what?
The Bill of Rights
Which conflict strengthened the power and authority of the federal government, while fostering a sense of national identity and economic self-sufficiency?
War of 1812