This was the year Jamestown (the first colony) was founded.
1607.
This was the year the Mayflower Compact was created.
1620.
This was the
... [Show More] year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
1776.
This was the year the Constitutional Convention was held.
1787.
This was the year the Louisiana Purchase was signed.
1803.
This was the year the Civil War started.
1861.
This was the year the Civil War ended.
1865.
This was the year span of the whole Civil War.
1861-1865.
This was the economic reason the thirteen colonies was established in British North America.
High unemployment in England / Manufacturers sought markets for their goods / Manufacturers sought raw materials.
This was the political reason the thirteen colonies was established in British North America.
Sought gold to increase England's wealth / Acquire territory to add empire / Buffer against Spanish colonies in America.
This was the social reason the thirteen colonies was established in British North America.
Freedom from religious persecution in England / Protection of culture.
What is mercantilism?
An economic policy based on government control of trade and an attempt to transfer wealth, especially resources from colonies (America) to parent country (England).
How did the Acts of Parliament help develop the American Revolution?
Each of the "Acts" imposed on the colonies limited colonial manufacturing and trade with other European countries; A popular colonial slogan was "No taxation without representation!" which sums up the colonists' frustrations of not being in control of their own economic or social policies.
How did the French and Indian War help develop the American Revolution?
(1754-1763) English debt after this war revived mercantilism policies with numerous "Acts."
How did the Sons of Liberty help develop the American Revolution?
A secret citizens' group organized in the American colonies during the 1760's to protest the Stamp Act / Leader: Samuel Adams / Main Event: Boston Tea Party / Related women's group: Daughters of Liberty.
What role did Samuel Adams play during the American Revolution?
Political activist and leader of the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party.
What role did Benjamin Franklin play during the American Revolution?
Drew the first political cartoon (1754--"Join or Die") in support of his Albany Plan of Union prior to the French and Indian War / One of the negotiators of Treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the American Revolution.
What role did King George III play during the American Revolution?
King of Britain in the 1700's; He was determined to restore the power of the monarchy with his aggressive policies against colonial resistance.
What role did Thomas Jefferson play during the American Revolution?
Political leader during the the Revolution / Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
What role did Thomas Paine play during the American Revolution?
Wrote pamphlet, Common Sense, which urged the colonists to revolt and form an independent, democratic republic.
What role did George Washington play during the American Revolution?
Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
What was the importance of the Battle of Lexington and Concord to the American Revolution?
(April 1775) British attempt to capture colonial leaders and ammunition / First shots of the war -- "Shot Heard Around The World"
What was the importance of the Battle of Saratoga to the American Revolution?
(1777) Turning point of the war / French joined the war on the American side after Patriot victory.
What was the importance of the Articles of Confederation to the American Revolution?
(March 1781) First Constitution / Power rested with the states, leaving a weak central government; Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise and strengthen the Articles of Confederation.
What was the importance of the Battle of Yorktown to the American Revolution?
(October 1781) Washington won decisive battle and accepted surrender of main British army under command of General Cornwallis. This ended the war and the colonists were victorious.
What was the importance of the Treaty of Paris to the American Revolution?
(1783) England recognizes independence of U.S.A. / Land acquired from Appalachians to Mississippi River; creation of United States is official.
Why was the structure of the congress a major issue of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787?
Virginia Plan suggested two houses asked in population / New Jersey Plan suggested one house based on equal representation / Great Compromise set two houses- House based on population and Senate based on equal representation for each state (2 per state).
Why was counting the slave population a major issue of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787?
South wanted to count slaves for representation / North did not want to count slaves / The 3/5 Compromise agreed to count 1 slave as 3/5 of a person for representation.
Why was the election of a president a major issue of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787?
Some wanted direct election by the people / Others wanted Congress or state legislatures to select president / Compromise called for a strong president with veto power to be elected indirectly by an Electoral College.
Why was the Ratification of the Constitution a major issue of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787?
Federalist favored a strong federal government and supported constitution as is / Anti-Federalists feared a strong federal government (wanted states to hold most power) and demanded a Bill of Rights to protect citizens ' rights / Federalists agree to add a Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) to insure its ratification.
What were the main features of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787?
Set up to govern the Northwest Territory, gained from Britain in the Treaty of Paris (1783); Set up a policy for admitting all territories west of the Mississippi River to the Union (U.S.) under the same system (with one exception: Texas entered the Union as an independent country, not a territory.)
What were the rights that was granted in the Northwest Ordinance?
Religious freedom protected / Right to own private property protected / Education encouraged / Slavery and involuntary servitude banned / Good faith toward Indians encouraged.
What was the origin of the Federalist Party?
Leaders: Alexander Hamilton and John Adams / Supported a strong central government led by educated upper classes / Appealed to merchants, manufactures, and bankers. / Believed in loose construction of the Constitution. / Pro-British-- supported strong ties with Britain and trade with former mother country.
What was the origin of the Democratic-Republican Party?
Leaders: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison / Supported a weak central government and a nation run by farmers, the middle classes, and sovereign state governments. / Agriculture was the basis of the American economy. / Believed in strict construction of the Constitution / Pro-French-- supported strong ties with France.
What were the key elements of Washington's Farewell Address in 1796?
Urged Americans to avoid political parties and to stay neutral-- do not make long-term pacts with foreign nations.
What was the significance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823?
Warns European countries to keep out of the Americas. / How to enforce it? Britain and its strong navy stood behind it.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The believe that it was the nation's destiny to expand across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. / This concept was promoted by expansionists since colonial times. / Term coined by a newspaper editor, and promoted by James K. Polk in 1844 presidential election. / President Polk later annexed Texas in 1845.
What are tariffs?
At tax on imported goods.
What is Nullification?
A political doctrine that upheld the right of a state to annul (cancel) an act of Congress when the state considered the act of the federal government to be unconstitutional.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
One of the seven basic principles of Constitution; the idea that the ultimate power of the government rests with the people. [Show Less]