Colonial America
This colony, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Jamestown
This 1770 incident in Boston resulted in the death of five colonists and increased anti-British sentiment.
The Boston Massacre
These first ten amendments to the Constitution protect individual liberties.
The Bill of Rights
This political party, led by Thomas Jefferson, favored states’ rights and an agrarian society.
Democratic-Republicans
This idea, that Americans were destined to expand westward, fueled conflict and settlement.
Manifest Destiny
This woman was a leader in prison and mental health reform in the 1800s.
Dorothea Dix
This series of trade routes connected the colonies, Africa, and the Caribbean, including the transport of enslaved Africans.
Triangular Trade
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
The Treaty of Paris, 1783
This compromise created a bicameral (two house) legislature with proportional representation (based on population) in one house and equal representation in the other.
The Great Compromise
This event symbolized the decline of the Federalists after they opposed the War of 1812.
The Hartford Convention
This U.S. policy warned European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine
This 1848 gathering in New York launched the women’s rights movement.
Seneca Falls Convention
This economic theory drove European powers to establish colonies for wealth and trade.
Mercantilism
This final effort by the colonies to avoid war with Britain was rejected by King George III.
The Olive Branch Petition
This principle of the Constitution divides power between the national and state governments.
Federalism
This president warned against political parties and foreign alliances in his farewell address.
George Washington
This term refers to loyalty to one’s own region rather than the nation as a whole.
Sectionalism
This movement was based on the idea that slavery was a sin and should be ended immediately.
Abolitionism
This labor system brought workers to the colonies in exchange for passage from Europe
Indentured Servitude
This Enlightenment philosopher’s ideas on natural rights influenced the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
Identify the 3 Branches of Government and their roles
Executive Branch: enforces the laws
Judicial Branch: interprets the laws
This party emerged in the 1830s to oppose Andrew Jackson and support a stronger role for Congress
The Whig Party
This system, promoted by Henry Clay, aimed to strengthen the U.S. economy through tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements.
The American System
This former enslaved woman became a powerful voice for both abolition and women's rights.
Sojourner Truth
This French and Native alliance during a major 1754–1763 war posed a threat to British colonial interests and when it was over caused conflict within the American Colonies
French & Indian War
What was the slogan of the Sons of Liberty?
"NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
This clause allows the Constitution to adapt over time to new circumstances.
Necessary and Proper Clause (or Elastic Clause)
This system elects the U.S. president and was designed as a compromise between Congress and direct popular vote
Electoral College
This political compromise drew a line across the Louisiana Territory to separate free and slave regions.
The Missouri Compromise, 1820
This early 1800s movement promoted religious revival and sparked reform efforts.
The Second Great Awakening