American Revolution
British response to Boston Tea; colonists formed the 1st cont. congress and sent list of complaints to KG3
Intolerable Acts
rocky soil, cold climate, harbors, fishing, lumber, and shipbuilding were all apart of what colony.
New England territories
established judicial review,which gave supreme Court power to declare laws unconstitutional
Marbury V. Madison
U.S. manufacturing increased because of boycott of British goods
effects of the war of 1812
encouraged people to be more religious;caused social reform leading to Reform Era
Second Great Awakening
turning point of war;France supported the Americans
Saratoga
founded by Catholics to seek religious freedom
Maryland
established federal rule over interstate trade
Gibbons V. Ogden
expanded cotton production and the need for more agricultural labor.
cotton gin
worked to improve prison conditions and create facilities for the mentally ill
Dorothea Dix
Law prohibited colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains;colonists ignored
Proclamation of 1763
british control on trade
Mercantilism
prevented European colonization of land in the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
man-made rivers;price of goods decreased;Northeast cites grew along canals(New York City);Erie Canal
Canals
Led by women;fought to decrease alcohol consumption
Temperance movement
last major battle; British defeated and signed Treaty of Paris recognizing U.S independence
Yorktown
to escape religious persecution,Rodger Williams left Massachusetts and founded Rhode island.
Religious Toleration
Washington warned against having permanent foreign alliances and creating political parties
Farewell Address
more efficient way to produce goods;led to mass production;price of goods decreased
led by Emerson and Thoreau;focused on ideal societies and individualism;used civil disobedience as a form of protest
Transcendentalism
Thomas Jefferson lists of grievances/complaints against KG3;right to create new government
Declaration of Independence
first anti slavery group;lived in pennsylvania
Quakers
1803;doubled size of the U.S;U.S. gained fertile farmland and access to Mississippi River
Louisiana Purchase
started working outside the home,mainly in textile Mills
Women
Seneca Falls Convention called for women's suffrage (right to vote); Declaration of sentiments;Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Women's right movement