Who was America's popular president during " the Era of Good Feelings " ?
James Monroe
What did the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions advocate ?
The alien and Sedition acts or nuliflation
Sacajawea
she led lewis and clark on their expedition
Why was Tecumseh a threat to the United States ?
It challenged the expansion to north west territory by gathering all indians territories
What advantage did the United States have at the beginning of the War of 1812 ?
British were involved in wars with napolean , so the British wasn't paying attention to the U.S.
Why did Luther's religious ideas spread ?
gutenburgs printing press
Jamestown
the first Permament english settlement
Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada significant ?
I saved Dutch - Republic from extinction , Also saved england from invasion
Why did the Indian population in the New World drop ?
disease
What country dominated exploration of the New World in the 16th century ?
Spain
What was the most important legacy of the Protestant Reformation ?
the increase of litracy rates
Why did settlers come to America ?
to find opportunity to make money , more land , and freedom
What is the major difference between the Pilgrims & Puritans
Puritans member of angkican church and wanted to purify the church. Pilgrims are separatist
What colonies did settlers from Massachusetts start ?
Plymouth Colony
Which section of the colonies had the greatest cultural diversity ?
middle colonies
What was the first self - governing assembly in America ?
the house of Burgesses
What was the purpose of the settlement of Georgia ?
to protect South Carolina and other southern Colonies from Spanish invasion through Florida
What group became known as the Congregationalists ?
The Puritans
What type of church polity did New England Puritans practice ?
They wanted to purify the church of england
What were dame schools ?
Small private school for young children run by women
Why did education in the Middle Colonies and the South lag behind New England Colonies ?
not a priority
Why did Puritans emphasize education ?
wanted children to be able to read the Bible
During colonial time what were the two largest non - English groups in America ?
Scots - irish and germans
What was the theme of the Whigs 1840 presidential campaign ?
avoid discussion of Difficult national issues such as slavery or national bank .
What Indian tribe attempted to keep their land through legal action ?
Cherokees
Pet Banks
Jackson's enemies gave this name from the place federal deposits after removing them from the bank of the United States
Tariff of Abominations ( 1828 )
Sought to protect northern & western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports
What were the provisions of the Missouri Compromise
Admitted missouri as Slave state and maine as a non - slave State at the same time
Why did many Americans oppose federal funding of internal improvements
the constitution did not give the federal government the Power to fund the project
What were the results of Great Awakening ?
altered the regious climax in the American Colonies .
" Old Lights "
People who embrace the old fashionioned traditional Church ways
The Bay Psalm Book
The first book to be printed in North America
Where was the center of colonial Roman Catholicism ?
maryland
Mennonites
Follower of the Dutch teacher Menno Simons ; the largest Anabaptist group
Salem Witch trails ?
Series of trials and hearings of people accused of witchcraft
Deism
Belief that reason rather than Spripture was the way men Come to know God
What country was England's main opponent during the wars from 1680s to the 1760s ?
France
Sedition Acts
not allowed to speak , protest , or write against the president or gov . it so they can be jailed or killed
Alien Acts
it allowed to kick out immagrants
With whom did the United States fight an undeclared war ?
France
Whiskey Rebellion
Sasha Rebellion of former who want to avoid the tax on whiskey
The main effect of Jay's Treaty .
To avoid war with Britain
What did the Federalists strongly supported ?
the Constitution
What was a major accomplishment of the First Continental Congress ?
the National Bank
What sparked the Coercive Acts ?
the bostor tea party
What was the main purpose of the committees of correspondence ?
to discuss possible forms of resistance with the Other Colonial legislatures
Patrick Henry
" give me liberty or give me death "
What was the crucial issue behind the War of Independence ?
Colonial oppositive to British attempts to impose greater Control over time colonies and to make them repay the crown for it's defense of them
Why was John Tyler called " His Accidency " ?
first vice president to become president by non - election
What was the major reason the colonies were taxed after the French & Indian War ?
to gain money after the war
What was the first major resolution of the Constitutional Convention ?
judicial , legislature , and executive branches of gov .
What was accomplished during the first session of Congress ?
Bill of Right
Tenth Amendment
Power reservered to the state respectively
What were the main objectives of the first National Bank ?
get out of debt
What did the South accept in return for locating the national capital in the South ?
assumption
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill an empty victory for the British ?
lost a substantial # of men
To whom was the Olive Branch Petition addressed ?
King George
Common Sense
written by Thomas Paine advocated independence from Great Britain
What was the main reason the British divided their forces during 1777?
The rest of the they wanted to cut New England off from colonies
Way was the Saratoga campaign an important victory ?
lifta patriot morale , futhered the hope for indepence , and help to secure the foreign support need to win the war
Where did most of the major battles during the Revolution take place ?
The carolinas
At what point during the Revolution was " the world turned upside down " ?
York town
What was America's single greatest contribution to political thoughts ?
the Constitution
Government under the Articles of Confederation .
unicameral
Newburgh Conspiracy
Intended to force Congress and the state to grant their pay back
Shay's Rebellion
Farmers against the taxes, which brought uprising crushed by the militia
Why was France a threat to the 13 colonies ?
France had a strong Indian Alliance
Why did the Iroquois ally with the British ?
their enemy had joined the french
What event caused the French and Indian War ?
Washington and the French had a small scuffle
What was the key campaign of the French and Indian War ?
to capture the city of Quebec
What territory did Britain gain as a result of the Treaty of Paris ( 1763 ) ?
all french territory east of the mississippi
What treaty brought the American Revolution to an end ?
Treaty of Paris
Conquistadors
Spanish explorers
What denomination was most important in the early history of Rhode Island ?
Baptist
12th Amendment
electoral college
Royal colony
a Colony over which the king had directed
Who was the " Father of the Constitution " ?
James madison
Form of church government that gave the individual church member the most power ?
Congregationalist
What road did settlers take from Philadelphia to the backcountry ?
the Great wagon road
Secretary of Treasury who introduced the first National Bank ?
Alexander Hamilton
Where was the first public library in America ?
Peterborough , New hampshire
The famous Description of the World was about whose adventures ?
marco Polo
War Hawks
House of Representatives to push for war with Britain; military confrontation to redress American grievance
Missouri Compromise
admitted missour , as a slave state and maine as a non - slave slate
What early English colony was assisted by the Indian princess Pocahontas ?
Virginia colony
Sons of Liberty
Opponents of British rule in the colonies
Intolerable Acts
Passed as a punishment for the Boston tea party; Boston Port act , Quartering Act , Quebec Act , Massachusetts Gov. Act , Administration of justice act
What was Jackson's close circle of advisors called ?
The kitchen cabinet
John Cabot voyages
Lay the grand work for a British land claims in Canada, proud existence of a shorter route across the northern Atlantic Ocean
Mound Builders
Indians in Midwest who were noted for the large burial mounds they built
Define matriarchal
one is which the rulers are formula and power or Property is paused from mother to daughter
Roanoke Island
first perment English colony in the New World .
16th century Spain
Spain traveled to America
Why did women in American marry earlier than women in Europe ?
men outnumbered women so there were very few Single women
Why were epidemics more common in the 18th century ?
increasing rise in population
Tudor England architecture
medival architecture in England and wales Churches had this architecture
Poor Richard's Almanack
Benjamin Franklin, wisdom and wit
Pennsylvania Dutch
German immigrants
Catechism
Catholic Summarly of the principles of Christions religion
Quaker beliefs
Seek to experience God directly , within ourselves in Our relationships with other and the world around us