Colonization
The name of the first European Colony founded in U.S. Territory
Jamestown, Virginia
The Document that separated America from British control
The Declaration of Independence
What did Washington recommend to the country when getting involved in foreign affairs?
Stay neutral and stay out of it.
This Tennessean and future president earned the nickname "Old Hickory" while commanding troops during the Creek War and the War of 1812.
Andrew Jackson
His election as President in 1860 prompted several Southern states to secede
Abraham Lincoln
One of the three divisions of the colonies, this region focused on shipbuilding and contains colonies like Massachusetts and Conneticut
New England Colonies
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
Which two laws passed during Adams' presidency limited free speech and targeted immigrants?
Alien and Sedition Acts
The British Navy engaged in this practice of kidnapping American sailors to serve in their own navy.
Impressment
This 1820 agreement admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining a balance in the Senate.
Missouri Compromise
The trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas, often transporting enslaved people.
Middle Passage
The battle that is considered the turning point of the Revolution, due to the alliance that French accepted following a victory
Battle of Saratoga
Why did Washington oppose the formation of political parties?
It would divide the nation
What major land deal doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
This 1854 act allowed settlers in new territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, leading to violence.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The economic policy where a mother country creates wealth by controlling trade with its colonies.
mercantalism
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, used plain language to convince many ordinary colonists to support independence
Common Sense
Name two of the goals of the Corps of Discovery, led by Lewis & Clark?
Find a route to the Pacific Ocean, explore and catalog the fauna and flora of the new territory, and establish relationships with Native Americans
This 1814 treaty officially ended the War of 1812, restoring pre-war boundaries
Treaty of Ghent
He was a prominent Kentucky senator known as the "Great Compromiser" for his work on the 1820 and 1850 compromises.
Henry Clay
At the battle of Fort Loudoun, this group of Indians were provoked by the British, so they attacked in retaliation
The Cherokee
This 1780 battle in the South was a major victory for Patriot militias over loyalists, boosting morale.
Battle of King's Mountain
Which party believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution?
Federalists
What Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
This political party was formed in the 1850s with the main goal of stopping the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
Republican party