Final 150 Part 1 Corrections Flashcards
What document became the first piece of Legislation to stop the westward expansion of slavery in America?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What court case dealt with the issue of having a free press in the colonies?
John Peter Zenger Trial
What document was created in 1787 to create the system of government that we use to this day, the three branches?
The US Constitution
What document stopped all western expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?
Proclamation of 1763
What farmer uprising convinced that nation that the Articles of Confederation was to weak to govern our country?
Shays’ Rebellion
What was the name for the rebellion that was set to attack the House of Burgesses over a lack of protection from Native Americans?
Bacon’s Rebellion
Who was the very first Secretary of the Treasury and came up with the plan that allowed the federal government to take over state debates after the war to strengthen the national government’s power?
Alexander Hamilton
Who was the creator of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What man is responsible for learning how to grow tobacco in Jamestown and married Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
What document became a set of rules and regulations that governed the pilgrims?
Mayflower Compact
What patriot soldier became a traitor when he joined the British military secretly after not getting a promotion he felt he deserved?
Benedict Arnold
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
Who was the lead commander of the Patriot forces during the War?
George Washington
What path was created between Mississippi and Tennessee that was used by farmers traveling back home after selling their crops down the Mississippi River?
Natchez Trace
What Tim period was a time of terrible suffering for George Washington’s troops during the Revolutionary war?
Winter at Valley forge
What is the name of the colony of the Puritans?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
What event in early America history was a return tot he strong religious belief of the time when the colonies were created?
First Great Awakening
What is the name of the region where the pilgrims settled?
Plymouth Colony
What religious group is known for being tolerant of other religions, being pacifists, and being from Pennsylvania?
Quakers
What is the title used to describe the power that the Supreme Court gained to determine what is constitutional and what is unconstitutional?
Judicial Review
Who was the leader of the Pilgrims?
William Bradford
What document was the first national constitution in American History?
Articles of Confederation
What S the name of the first 10 amendments of the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What event led to 5 deaths after a fight broke out amongst British officers and colonists?
The Boston Massacre
What event was a reaction to taxes placed on citizens after the American Revolution that George Washington had to personally stop?
Whiskey Rebellion
What is a name that would describe someone who is using force or fighting in wars?
Pacifists
Who was responsible for showing the Pilgrims how to grow certain crops and where to hunt and fish?
Squanto and Samoset
What owner of the ship The Liberty was the first person to sign the Deceleration Of Independence?
John Hancock
Why were so many Europeans interested in coming to The New World?
To acquire land and spread Christianity
What event was a protest over taxes that impacted local tea makers in the colonies?
The Boston Tea Party
What conflict began over the issue of taxation without representation?
Cause of American Revolutionary War
What Prussian born General came to America to help the war cause by drilling the troops at Valley Forge?
Friedrich Von Steuben
What laws were passed during John Adams’ presidency that threatened 1st Amendments rights?
Alien and Sedition Acts
What was the name of the laws that shut down Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party as a way of punishing the colonists?
The intolerable/Coercive Acts
Who was the French nobleman who became a trusted aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War?
Marquis de La Fayette
What conflict began due to the fur trade in the Ohio Iger Valley and later decided control of North America?
Cause of French and Indian War
