American Colonies and a New Nation (1-6) Flashcards
What were the two main Spanish settlements in the USA?
Santa Fe and St. Augustine
What method did the French use to convert Native Americans to Christianity?
The French Church sent a small number of Jesuit priests to New France
Which two colonies were founded for profit?
Maryland and Virginia
Which two colonies were founded for religious purposes?
Rhode Island, Connecticut
How did European weapons impact the Native Americans?
Balance of power between tribes changed
What did the Jamestown colonists come to America in search of?
Fortune
What did the Plymouth colonists come to America in search of?
Protestant reformation
The Great Awakening caused a spread of what concept?
Revivalism
Loyalists were typically what kind of people?
Wealthy men who owned property
How did Spain contribute to the colonies during the Revolution?
Supplied weapons to militias and won key victories in battles along the Gulf
After [this battle] and when Britain lost control of [this colony], they turned their focus on defeating Patriot forces in [what region]?
Saratoga; New York; South
Differences between which two groups caused Shays’ Rebellion?
Farmers and Veterans
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had the power to issue what?
Currency
What were the main points in the Federalist argument?
Argued for Republicanism and a strong central/federal government
What were the main points in the Anti-Federalist argument?
Argued for a direct democracy and for the federal government not to have too much power
When the French Revolution was going on, Democratic-Republicans and Federalists were brought together or further divided?
Further divided
Because job options were limited for women and women weren’t able to inherit land, they began working where?
Textile Mills
How did the economy in the South prosper?
Exporting raw materials
Who did most of the work in the South?
Enslaved people
How did the economy in the North prosper?
Cheap materials from the South and exporting manufactured goods
Who did most of the work in the North?
Paid white men and women
What did William Lloyd Garrison advocate for?
The end of slavery through nonviolence
What did David Walker advocate for?
The end of slavery through violence (if it was necessary)
How did Frederick Douglass argue for the end of slavery?
By writing about his own personal experience as an enslaved man
Through what system did Harriet Tubman help over 300 enslaved people escape?
The Underground Railroad
What was John Brown’s main goal in the raid of Harper’s Ferry, VA?
To initiate an armed slaves’ revolt
What war put Britain in debt and caused them to levy unfair taxes?
The Seven Years’ War
What act was put in place to punish residents of Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
Coercive Acts
What plan gave bigger states an advantage and advocated for representation based on population size?
Virginia Plan
Did the Articles of Confederation give states or federal government more power?
States
What argument did Anti-Federalists make about not ratifying the Constitution?
Gave the Federal government too much power
What treaty ended the American Revolution and gave the US independence?
The Treaty of Paris
What event proved that the US federal government didn’t have enough power?
Shays’ Rebellion
