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US History TAKS #1
McLaughlin/Brown-U.S. History-CHS TAKS Review #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the first successful English colony is settled in Jamestown, Va. | 1607 |
| The Declaration of Independence is signed on July 4th | 1776 |
| delegates meet in Philadelphia to write our constitution | 1787 |
| Louisiana Purchase- Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana from France (Napoleon), U.S. doubles in size, Lewis & Clark are sent to explore this new land | 1803 |
| (1) taxation without representation, (2) violations of the colonist's rights, (3) Intolerable Acts- closing Boston Harbor, ordered colonists to feed and house soldiers | causes of the American Revolution |
| author of The Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| commander of the Colonial Army, first President of the U.S. | George Washington |
| wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense", it encouraged colonists to fight for their freedom | Thomas Paine |
| French soldier who helped American colonists fight for their freedom | Lafayette |
| Virginian who came up with many of the ideas for our constitution | James Madison |
| Americans declare independence and list complaints they have against England | Declaration of Independence |
| America's first attempt at a national government, it failed because it did not give the national government enough power | Articles of Confederation |
| first fighting of the American Revolution | Lexington and Concord |
| Patriot victory that led to the French joining the coloinist in the war against the British | Battle of Saratoga |
| site of the British surrender to the colonists and the French | Battle of Yorktown |
| England gives America its freedom | Treaty of Paris |
| created two houses of Congress, the House, based on population and the Senate, with equal representation | Great Compromise |
| form of government where the people elect representatives that run our government | Republic |
| form of government that has a strong central government | Federalism |
| when each of the three branches of government has the power to check the powers of the other branches | checks and balances |
| three branches of government with each having separate powers | seperation of powers |
| newspaper articles that explained our new constitution and encouraged its ratification | Federalist Papers |
| the first ten amendments to our Constitution, established individual rights for American citizens | Bill of Rights |
| U.S.President that established the Democratic Party and brought our government to the common people and not just the wealthy | Andrew Jackson |
| the thinking that America was destined to spread out and settle all of North America, from the Atlantic to the Pacific | Manifest Destiny |
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