Part1 Flashcards
What is a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another
Triangular trade
What document became the first piece of legislation to stop the westward expansion of slavery in America
North west ordinance of 1787
What court case was about state actions not being allowed to impede constitutional exercise of the power of the federal government
McCulloch v Maryland
What document stoped all western expansion west of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war
Proclamation of 1763
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 strict religions group was not tolerated of others beliefs
Puritans
What are the things that Benjamin franklin is most remembered for during this time period in history
Poor Richards almanack, Albany plan is f union and join or die cartoon
What branch are f government is responsible for carrying out the laws of our nation
Executive branch
What event in the Massachusetts bay colony lead to death of many innocent people and caused a panic over region
Salem witch trials
What time period was a time of terrible suffering for George Washingtons troops during the revolutionary war
Winter at valley forge
What battle was the turning point of the revolutionary war
Battle of Saratoga
What document was the First national constitution in American history
Articles of confederation
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 the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris 1783
What to famous people from history were know from being kicked out of the Massachusetts bay colony by the puritans
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What is a name that would describe someone who is against using force or fighting is wars
Quakers
What branch of government determines what is and what is not constitutional
Judicial branch
What event was a protest over taxes that impacted local tea makers in colonies
The Boston tea party
What law placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies
The stamp act
What Prussian born general fame 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 amendment rights
The great compromise
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 Boston massacre
What patriot leader gave the quotes, give me liberty or give me death and I’m not a Virginia I’m American
Patrick Henry
