History midterm

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