Colonization and Early Government ETC... Flashcards
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What was the first permanent settlement?
Jamestown
What year was Jamestown found?
1607
What had a Weak Central Government and Strong States?
Articles of Confederation
What led to the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act 1773
What freed slaves in rebelling states during the Civil War?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the nickname for the Middle Colonies?
Breadbasket
What was the main reason for colonization in North America?
Religious Freedom
What was the phrase by colonist to protest British policy?
No Taxation without Representation
What was the idea that the founding fathers took from “Trial by Jury”?
Magna Carta 1215
What was the first written constitution?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
What was the Plan of government for the US?
Constitution
What were the 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Why did New England not farm?
Harsh Winters & Rocky Soil
What was the 1st attempt at government by the independent US?
Articles of Confederation
What was “Unalienable Rights” by Thomas Jefferson?
Life,Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What was “We the People” by James Madison?
Constitution
What was the 1st Representative legislature?
Virginia House of Burgesses
What was passed to control smuggling in the colonies?
Sugar Act
What crop was grown in Jamestown?
Tobacco
What established “Judicial Review”?
Maurbary vs Madison
What was the 1st plan of self-government,Social Contract?
Mayflower Compact
What was “Government of the people,by the people”by Abraham Lincoln?
Gettysburg Address
Prevented movement past Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What case was slaves counted as property not citizens?
Dred Scott vs Sanford
