Mnemonics Quiz (2 Formative Grades)

Colonial Regions
MR. CaN (13 points)
M___________________
What was the name of the colony established?______________________
Who led the Puritans?_________________________
What was a famous phrase from his sermon?______________________________
This is when 15,000 settlers came in the 1630s? ____________ ________________

R________________
Who founded this colony(man)?________________________
What was the name of the woman who was kicked out of Massachusetts?___________________
What was established in this colony?_______________________

C_________________
What was the name of the 1st written constitution?_______________________________
Who founded this colony?____________________________________

N_____________________

2 New Dramatic Preachers (12 points)

N________________
Who originally owned it?______________________
After England took it over, this colony was named after King of England’s brother. What was his
name?________________________

N__________________
D__________________

P___________________
Who was the founder of this colony?________________________
What was his religion?_____________________________
What two characteristics define this colony?________________________________ and
__________________________________
This colony was known as a “H________ E_____________”

Virginia Goes 2C Mary (22 points)

V__________________
The 1st permanent English colony was founded in this year?______
Where was it founded?__________________
What was the name of the company that chartered it?______________________
This company was a joint stock company. What were its two goals?_______________
_________________________________________-
What were the names of the two people who saved it?________________ __________________
One of the men who saved it married an Indian woman. What was her name?______________
What evil institution was introduced here in 1619?________________________

G__________
Who founded this last colony? ________________________________
Name the two purposes of this colony. _________________________________
_________________________________

C___________________(North and South)

What were the 3 main crops of these two colonies?
_____________,________________,and_______________________

M___________
Who founded it?__________________
What was its purpose?___________________________
What act in 1649 granted religious freedom to all Christians?____________ of ____________

Road to American Revolution 1763-1776 (36 points)

Pretty ___________________
Colonists were prohibited from settling west of this?______________ _________
Colonists couldn’t settle west because of conflicts with Indians. What was this called?
_______________- ______________
Great Britain also issued this Proclamation because they wanted to ___________ the colonists.

Silly ____________________
This was the 1st direct tax on all ________________.
This Act wasn’t successful because of the ____________ ___________ _____________

Tammy _____________________
This was a tax on primarily these 3 items? ________________, __________________,___________
This Act allowed Great Britain to search homes for smuggled goods without a warrant. What was
this called? ___________________ of _______________________

Baked _____________________
How many were killed?_________
Who drew a political cartoon that helped turn public opinion against Great Britain?
_________________

Tea ____________________
This Act was trying to save this company? ________________________
This Act led to this? _________________________________

Cookies ____________________________________

Inside __________________
They are also called this________________
What was the name of the act that closed port of Boston until money repaid?___________
Freshly _________________
This was not an aim of this Congress _________________________

Layered __________________________
What is this event known as?_____________
Who were the British trying to arrest? _______________ and __________________

Spicy _________________________
What was rejected by King George III?___________________________
Who was appointed in charge of the army?______________________

Dough _________________
Who wrote it? _____________________________
He was influenced by this?_____________________________
What two people are tied into this Age of Reason? ________________and
_______________________

Articles 1780s (24 points)

A ______________________________________
It was just legislative. It didn’t have an ____________or ___________ branch
It’s weakness was that it couldn’t ___________________or raise ______________

R _________________________________
What two things did the Federalists believe? ________________________ and
_______________________
What two thing did the Antfederalists believe?______________________ and _____________
What did they compromised with? _______________________________

T __________________
What two things came out of this Treaty? _____________________________ and
__________________________
I ________________________
C ______________________
What was the small state vs large state plan? _______________________________
What was the name of the compromise dealing with slavery?____________________

L_________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________

S ____________________
These were ex Revolutionary vets who were now ______________________ ______________
This also showed the weakness of what? ______________________________________
It led to?________________________________
 Hamilton’s Financial Plan: BE FAT (During the Washington’s Presidency) 11 points
B_____________________
The 1st one had a 20 year charter from _______ to _________
Jefferson had a ___________interpretation of the Constitution and thus was against the bank.
Hamilton had a _______________interpretation and thus was for it.
What clause did Hamilton use for justifying the establishment of it?
_____________________________

E________________________________
F_________________________________
This was the belief of paying off debts at ___________________________.

A_____________________________
T_______________________

Federalist Era(1789-1800) 30 points

B ig B_____________________
What group forced these 10 amendments to be put in Constitution?____________________

Jolly J_________________
What did this Act establish?______________________________

H amilton H______________________________________

Found F___________________________________
Most Americans and this famous cabinet member supported the French___________________

Nervous N__________________________
What two European countries did Washington declare neutrality? ___________________ and
_________________

Jefferson J______________________
This Treaty tried unsuccessfully to get this country to stop seizing and impressing US ships and
men?___________________________________

Entering E____________________________________________________________
Federalists (Hamilton) were strongest in ____________________ states and advocated strong
_____________government, Democratic Republicans (Jefferson) were strongest in _________ states
and western frontier and wanted strong ______________ governments

X-Men’s X_____________________
What country did US tried to get to stop seizing and impressing US ships? ____________________

Quarters Q_______________________________________
What was it? An ______________________________
Angering A____________________________________
Federalists (Adams) enacted laws that restricted ___________________ (illegal to criticize the
President or Congress and increase number of years for immigrants to become US citizens)

White W_____________________________________
List the 3 main points:________________________________,______________________________,
and _____________________________________________

Republicans R____________________________________
peaceful transfer of power from __________________ to __________________________ (Jefferson
elected)

Jefferson’s Presidency1801-1809(18 points)

“G” ______________
secretary of the treasury who ________________ the national debt

I _____________________________________________-
Jefferson tried to overturn Federalist’s court appointments by Adams, tried to get rid of Federalist
______________ judge Chase but Senate rejected impeachment

H ___________________________________
A ______________________________________________
T _________________
Who did the US go to war with because of seizing our ships out of North Africa?
_____________________

E _______________________________
What did this Act do?_______________________________
What was the financial impact of this Act on the US economy?___________________

L _____________________________
Which country sold of this piece of land?_____________________
How much?_____________________________

A __________________________________________

M _______________________________________
established ________________________, the Supreme Court could decide whether an act of
Congress or the President was allowed by Constitution, Supreme Court could now overrule actions of
the other 2 branches

B ____________________________________________
 War of 1812: “WHITEN” 13 points
W ______________________
What were the two aims of this group?____________________________ and
___________________
Who were the two most famous of this group?_____________________________ of Kentucky and
___________________ of South Carolina

H _________________________________
New England states threatened to secede, severely weakened the ______________________ party

I ____________________________

T ____________________________
Although neither side won, this was the most significant outcome of the Treaty that ended the War of
1812? Increase in _________________________

E ________________________________

N ____________________
Who became a national hero?______________________________
Mnemonics Review

Colonial Regions
MR. CaN
Massachusetts=Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritans led by John Winthrop (City upon a Hill),
15,000 settlers in 1630s called Great Migration
Rhode Island=Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson (separation of church and state)
Connecticut=1st written constitution (Fundamental Orders of Connecticut), founded by Thomas
Hooker
New Hampshire

2 New Dramatic Preachers

New York=originally owned by the Dutch, named after King of England’s brother (Duke of York)
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania=William Penn was founder, Quaker (religious freedom, treat Native Americans
fairly), “Holy Experiment”

Virginia Goes 2C Mary

Virginia=1st permanent English colony in 1607, Jamestown (chartered by Virginia Company, a joint
stock company, seeking gold and passageway to Asia), Captain John Smith, John Rolfe (tobacco)
and his wife Pochontas, slavery introduced here in 1619
Georgia=last colony, founded by James Oglethorpe, purpose (haven for debtors and buffer between
Carolinas and Spanish Florida
Carolinas=rice, indigo, tobacco
Maryland=Lord Baltimore, purpose (haven for Catholics), Act of Toleration (1649) granted
religious freedom to all Christians

Road to American Revolution (1763-1776)

Pretty Proclamation of 1763=prohibited colonists from settling west of Appalachian Mountains
due to conflicts with Indians (Pontiac’s rebellion) and to tax
Silly Stamp Act, 1765=1st direct tax on all printed paper (didn’t work due to Stamp Act
Congress)
Tammy Townshend Act, 1767=tax on tea, glass, and paper, search homes for smuggled goods (writ
of assistance)
Baked Boston Massacre, 1770=5 killed, Paul Revere drew cartoon
Tea Tea Act, 1773=trying to save British East India Company, led to Boston Tea Party
Cookies Committees of Correspondence
Inside Intolerable Acts, 1774=also known as Coercive Acts, put in place because of Boston Tea
Party, closed port of Boston until money repaid (Port Act), Quartering Act
Freshly First Continental Congress, 1774=met because of Intolerable Acts, did not want
independence
Layered Lexington and Concord, 1775=shot heard round the world (start of Revolutionary War),
British were trying to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock
Spicy Second Continental Congress, 1775=met because of Lexington and Concord, Olive Branch
Petition (rejected by King George III), George Washington appointed commander, Jefferson wrote
Declaration of Independence
Dough Declaration of Independence, 1776=Thomas Jefferson, influenced by Age of
Enlightenment (reason) (John Locke and Sir Isaac Newton)

Articles (1780s)
A rticles of Confederation, unicameral (1 house)=just legislative (no executive or judicial branch),
one state given just one vote, couldn’t tax or raise armies
R atification debate between Federalists and Antifederalists=Federalists (strong federal
government and supported the Constitution), Antfederalists (opposed new Constitution, distrusted a
federal government, compromised with Bill of Rights)
T reaty of Paris, 1783=ended Revolutionary War (Britain recognized US as independent nation and
Mississippi River was western boundary of nation)
I nterstate Commerce problems (depression in 1780s)
C onstitutional Convention, 1787=Great Compromise (small state vs large state plan), Slavery
(Three-fifths Compromise)
L and legislation (Land Ordinance of 1785=selling of western land; NW Ordinance of 1787=rules
for creating new states between Great Lakes and Ohio River, no slavery)
E ngland, France, Spain and Barbary Pirates challenged U.S. in foreign affairs
S hays’ Rebellion=ex Revolutionary vets who were now farmers in Massachusetts, couldn’t pay
property tax, showed the weakness of Articles of Confederation, led to our second and final
Constitution

Hamilton’s Financial Plan: BE FAT (During the Washington’s Presidency)

Bank of the United States=1st BUS (1791-1811) Jefferson believed that Constitution did not give
Congress the power to create a bank (strict interpretation). Hamilton had a loose interpretation. He
argued that the Constitution’s “necessary and proper” clause authorized Congress to do whatever was
necessary to carry out its power
Excise taxes on whiskey
Funding at Par=pay off the national debt at face value
Assumption of State Debts=makes federal government more powerful than state governments
Tariffs=protect young nation’s infant industries and collect additional tax revenue to pay off national
debt

Federalist Era(1789-1800)
B ig Bill of Rights=put in 1791 due to pressure from Anti-Federalists, protects against
government abuses of power
Jolly Judiciary Act of 1789=established the Supreme Court and lower courts
H amilton Hamilton’s Financial Plan, 1789-91 (BE FAT)
Found French Revolution=US had an alliance with US French Alliance during Revolutionary War,
Jefferson and most Americans supported the French
Nervous Neutrality Proclamation, 1793=Washington declared neutrality between French and
England war, led to Jefferson resigning as Secretary of State
Jefferson Jay Treaty, 1795=US tried to get England to stop seizing and impressing US ships,
England didn’t agree but agreed to evacuate its posts on US western frontier
Entering Election of 1796 (2 parties: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans)=Federalists
(Hamilton) were strongest in northern states and advocated strong federal government and BE FAT,
Democratic Republicans (Jefferson) were strongest in southern states and western frontier and
wanted strong state governments
X-Men’s XYZ Affair, 1797=US tried to get France to stop seizing and impressing US ships, France
demanded a bribe, turned Americans against France
Quarters Quasi War (1798-1800)=undeclared naval war with France due to XYZ Affair
Angering Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798=Federalists (Adams) enacted laws that restricted
Democratic Republicans (illegal to criticize the President or Congress and increase number of years
for immigrants to become US citizens)
White Washington’s Legacy=no permanent alliances in foreign affairs, no political parties, uphold
Constitution
Republicans Revolution of 1800=peaceful transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic
Republicans (Jefferson elected)
Jefferson’s Presidency(1801-1809)
“G” allatin – secretary of the treasury who reduces the national debt
I mpeachment of Samuel Chase, 1804=Jefferson tried to overturn Federalist’s court appointments
by Adams, tried to get rid of Federalist Supreme Court judge Chase but Senate rejected impeachment
H amilton’s plan kept by Jefferson (except excise taxes)
A grarian empire (westward expansion)=Jefferson believed that future was in the west
T ripolitan War=Barbary pirates from North Africa, US refused to pay bribe to Pirates, US did not
win
E mbargo Act, 1807= prohibited all US trade with foreign countries, led to depression in US
L ouisiana Purchase, 1803=doubled the size of US, $15 million to France
A rmy reduced in size (Federalists lose major center of power)
M arbury vs. Madison, 1803=established judicial review, the Supreme Court could decide whether
an act of Congress or the President was allowed by Constitution, Supreme Court could now overrule
actions of the other 2 branches
B urr Conspiracies (1804 in New York and 1806 in the West)=1st term vice president, in 1804
wanted New England states to secede, in 1806 wanted to take Mexico along with western US and
form a new country with Burr as ruler

War of 1812: “WHITEN” (knowing about the War of 1812 can help “whiten” your teeth!)
W ar Hawks=young Democratic Republicans who were eager for war with Britain, they wanted
Canada and destroy Indian resistance on western frontier, Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C
Calhoun of South Carolina
H artford Convention, 1814=New England states threatened to secede, severely weakened the
Federalist party
I mpressment=seizing of American seamen
T reaty of Ghent, 1815=ended War of 1812, no gain for either side, start of American identity
E mbargo Act, 1807=prohibited all US trade with foreign countries, led to depression in US
N ew Orleans=battle was after Treaty of Ghent, one of a few American victories, Andrew Jackson
became a national hero