The Beginning
New Nation
Power Change
Growth
The Fight Amongst Ourselves
100
British Prime Minister who ran up huge debt Colonists had to pay for.
Who was William Pitt?
100
A compromise where slaves are now equal to 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes.
What was the 3/5 compromise?
100
Farmers mad at whiskey taxes and rebelled but Washington proved strong and sent in an army to stop it.
What was the Whisky Rebellion?
100
The freedom to sell and trade privately within the law and be able to make as much money as you can.
What is Capitilism and Free Enterprise?
100
An act that required Americans to turn in runaway slaves and if you do not you can be arrested.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
200
The theory that a nation's money represents it's power.
What is Mercantilism?
200
Farmers could not sell goods because of economic depression and they were having their farms seized so they rebelled led by Daniel Shays.
What Was Shays' Rebellion?
200
John Jay went to negotiate with the British and they agreed to pay for damaged ships and allow U.S. to trade with them.
What was Jay's Treaty?
200
A doctrine stating that U.S. would not interfere with European land in North America but would stop them from expanding any further.
What was The Monroe Doctrine?
200
The first major war of the Civil War and the Confederates won.
What was the battle of Bullrun.
300
An angry mob was protesting and it got out of hand and soldiers fired into the crowd killing five people.
What was the Boston Massacre?
300
A list of stated rights so that the people knew what they could and could not do.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
Spain nervous about Jay's treaty so we give them access to the Mississippi River and trade in New Orleans.
What was Pinckney's Treaty?
300
An act where the government makes an area in Oklahoma and forced many Indians out.
What was the Indian Removal act?
300
3 day battle in Pennsylvania where General Pickett lead 14,000 men charging across an open field at the enemies and only 1/2 of them survived.
What was the Battle of Gettysburgh?
400
In an act of rebellion the colonists dumped a shipment of tea into the harbor disguised as Indians.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
400
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches, were created to keep one person from having too much power.
What are the Three Branches of Government?
400
An act that gives the president the power to deport or imprison any immigrant in the country. Act later repealed because it was unconstitutional.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
400
15,000 indians forced to leave for a 1,200 mile trek many die on the way but there is no time to mourn.
What was The Trail of Tears?
400
Laws that were created to control freed slaves.
What was the "Black Code"?
500
Sailed to U.S. to help us. Trained U.S. troops and helped convince France to support us.
Who was Marquis De Lafayette?
500
Created a large territory North of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River by stating that If you reached a population of 60,000 people you could petition to become a state.
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
500
An amendment that says that the Electoral College votes on different ballots for presidesnt and Vice President. If there is a tie house of representatives vote and if there is still a tie after that current Vice President becomes President.
What is the 12th Amendment?
500
Thousands of colonists leave on a long journey to Oregon for reasons like Money, Adventure and Religion.
What was the Oregon Trail?
500
This act made African Americans full American citizens. Johnson vetoed the act but his veto was overriden.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1866?