Period 2 (1607–1754)
This colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
Jamestown
This war (1754–1763) caused Britain to tax the colonies more heavily.
The French and Indian War
The Supreme Court case that established judicial review (1803).
Marbury v. Madison
The 1845 U.S. action that sparked tensions leading to the Mexican-American War.
Annexation of Texas
The political party founded by Andrew Jackson in the 1830s.
The Democratic Party
This 1620 agreement, signed by the Pilgrims, was an early form of self-government.
The Mayflower Compact
The treaty that ended the French and Indian War.
Treaty of Paris
The 1803 land purchase that doubled U.S. territory.
The Louisiana Purchase
This 1857 decision ruled that African Americans were not citizens.
The Dred Scott Decision
The president that caused the trail of tears
Andrew Jackson
This economic theory pushed nations to gain wealth through colonies and a favorable balance of trade.
Mercantilism
The 1776 document that declared American independence.
The Declaration of Independence
This law forced Native Americans to relocate west of the Mississippi.
The Indian Removal Act
The 1863 Civil War battle considered the turning point in favor of the Union.
The Battle of Gettysburg
The movement that demanded the immediate end of slavery.
Abolitionism
This man led a 1676 rebellion of frontier farmers in Virginia.
Nathaniel Bacon
This 1786 rebellion showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Shays’ Rebellion
The Southern economic system that relied on enslaved labor.
The plantation system
The 1865 amendment that abolished slavery.
The 13th Amendment
the president of American Mexican war
James K. Polk
This religious revival swept the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
The First Great Awakening
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
The First Amendment
The 1846 treaty that set the U.S.–British boundary at the 49th parallel.
The Oregon Treaty
The agreement that ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South.
The Compromise of 1877
The 1823 policy stating that Europe should not interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine