• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/67

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

67 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
The Commander of the Bonhomme Richard who won the most famous sea battle of the war
John Paul Jones
The Peace Treaty that ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Peace Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris 1783
The name of the 1215 A.D. document granting rights to English people
Magna Carta
Government in which the people rule
republic
The plan that called for representation in the legislature be based on states' population or wealth
Virginia Plan
The first government of the United States
The Articles of Confederation
An economic system that explained how to enrich treasuries
mercantilism
English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights
John Locke
Laws passed by the Parliament punishing Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
The Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided how slavery would affect each state's representation in Congress through the
Three-Fifths Compromise
A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and the 1740s was called
the Great Awakening
One of the contributions Thomas Jefferson is best remembered for is
writing the Declaration of Independence
Both the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were early colonial
forms of self-government
Early settlers in the British colonies benefited by adopting Native American
ways of farming
One major geographical barrier to the westward expansion of British colonies was the
Appalachian Mountains
The Founding Fathers of the United States were models of civic virtue because they
put the needs of the country first
The unalianable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence can be decribed as rights that
all people are entitled to
Many colonists in New England turned from farming to industrial activities because
of cold climate and poor soil
Although written at different times, works by Thomas Paine and Walt Whitman expressed ideas about
patritotism and duty
What colony was founded in 1607?
Jamestown
During the colonial period European demand for tobacco and rice, combined with the trade in African slaves, contributed to the development of
plantation-based economy
The land that formed the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota was
Northwestern Territory
The New England states and the Pacific states are similar in that both areas have
access to oceans
E Pluribus Unum is a Latin phrase which means "out of many, one." Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Ben Franklin recommended using this motto on the national seal. What did this phrase reflect about the newly formed nation?
Out of many people, one nation was formed`
How did the Proclamation of 1763 increase the tension between the American colonies and Great Britain?
They couldn't settle West
What British policy did the American colonists protest at the Boston Tea Party
taxation without representation
People in America had different opinions about the American Revolution. What was the Loyalist perspective?
Loyal to the King and they didn't want war.
Why was Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense so influential with many colonists?
Because it was easy to understand.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?
The French became an ally of America
What was the significance of the defeat of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781?
The end of the Revolutionary War
What type of document is a document that was written at the time the event occured?
Primary Source
what colony did the Puritans form in 1630?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
someone who traded the cost of a passage to America for services they woud give for the next 7 yrs is an
indentured servant
theory thar says states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed on an unconstitutional law
State's Right
a law forcing colonists to house and feed British soldiers
Quartering Act
a common trade route between Europe, the West Indies, and Africa was called
the Triangle Trade Route
land claimed in the nane of another nation
territory
the right to vote is referred to as
suffrage
a tax placed on stamps, newspapers, and documents by the British Parliament
Stamp Act
When another country establishes laws, but doesn't enforce them
sslutary neglect
the camp in which Washington and his men camped through a treacherous winter
Valley Forge
a settlement by a mother country
colony
the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine declaring that it was time to part
Common Sense
Essays that explained and defended the Constitution
Federalists Paper
set of amendments to the Constitution to protect individual rights. the 1st 10 amendments
Bill of Rights
provisions of the Constitution that keeps one branch of the government from controlling the other 2 branches
Checks & Balances
the lower house of Congress
House of Representatives
upper house of Congress
Senate
name the rebellion in which Washington showed that the government had the power & the will to enforce the laws
Whiskey Rebellion
Plan that called for each state to have equal representation in the legislature
New Jersey Plan
the branch of government that enforces the law
executive
the branch of government that makes the laws
legislative
the branch of government that interprets the law
judicial
official accusation of wrongdoing by the House of Representatives against a government official
Impeachment
acts that targeted aliens and newspapers
Alien & Sediction Act
An agreement in which the British gave up their forts on the Northwest frontier and paid damages for American vessels they had seized.
Jay's Treaty
Called for a 2-house legislature with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other house
Great Compromise
Highest federal court in the U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court
Powers specifically granted in the Constitution
Enumerated
The "Necessary and Proper" Clause in the Constitution is also known as the
Elastic Cause
Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution
Implied
The act that created a court system and divided authority between the state and federal courts
Federal Judiciary Act
A road that traveled westward over the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky
Wilderness Road
The phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is found in the
Declaration of Independence
One reason the plantation system became dependent on the slave labor during the 1700s was
cheap labor