Miscellaneous
The U.S. state whose nickname is “The Last Frontier” because of its vast wilderness, purchased from Russia in 1867
Alaska
First permanent English colony in North America
Jamestown
Meeting in 1787 that replaced the Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
President who completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
Thomas Jefferson
Law enforcing the return of runaway slaves, angering Northern abolitionists
Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
What president was responsible for the creation of the Secret Service
Abraham Lincoln
Colony founded as a haven for Catholics in 1634
Maryland
First ten amendments protecting individual rights
Bill of Rights
Crisis over South Carolina’s attempt to nullify federal tariffs
Nullification Crisis
Compromise admitting California as a free state and enacting a stricter fugitive slave law
Compromise of 1850
This president survived an assassination attempt in 1835, the first such attempt on a U.S. president
Andrew Jackson
Series of religious revivals challenging established authority
First Great Awakening
Plan favoring representation based on population in Congress
Virginia Plan
Doctrine warning European powers against colonization in the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
1854 law allowing settlers to vote on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, repealing Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The city that briefly served as the U.S. capital before Washington, D.C.
Philedelphia
Puritan dissenter banished for preaching that clergy could not enforce salvation
Anne Hutchinson
Tax protest in western Pennsylvania showing challenges of new government
Whiskey Rebellion
Movement emphasizing expanded white male suffrage and political participation
Jacksonian Democrats
Illinois debates in 1858 where Lincoln opposed this senator on slavery expansion
Stephen A. Douglas
The only U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms, making him both the 22nd and 24th president
Grover Cleveland
Leader of 1676 rebellion by landless farmers against colonial government
Nathanial Bacon
Treaty that resolved conflicts with Britain after the Revolution, allowing trade
Jay's Treaty
Treaty ending the French and Indian War, giving Britain Canada and Florida
Treaty of Paris (1763)
1857 Supreme Court case denying citizenship to African Americans and invalidating the Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott vs. Sanford