1492 - 1650
What was the name of the failed colony the British attempted to establish in Virginia before the successful Jamestown?
This war bankrupted the British crown and led to taxation within the 13 colonies
French & Indian War
This is the name of the compromise that put the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan together
Great Compromise
This compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to balance out slave-holding states and free states
Missouri Compromise (1820)
This was the first convention held to advocate for women's rights and suffrage
Seneca Falls
The 'Holy Experiment' was an attempt by which religious group to establish a safe-haven for religious folk in Pennsylvania?
This declared the new border of the 13 colonies as the Appalachian mountains and forbid the colonists from traveling west of them
This is the first & failed government of the United States
Articles of Confederation
This economic depression was a result of a series of decisions made by Andrew Jackson to have less federal control of banks
Panic of 1837
The series of conflicts in Kansas over whether or not it should be a free or slave state became known as
Bleeding Kansas
This was a religious response to the scientific thinking and philosophical enlightenment of the 17th & 18th centuries...
Great Awakening
This event can be seen as the colonists taking on a whole new identity as separate from the British
Boston Tea Party
This doctrine held the idea that European powers in the western hemisphere were seen as a threat to American freedom
Monroe Doctrine
This treaty officially marked the end of the Mexican-American war AND forced Mexico to cede much of its and to the USA.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Black Rights & Equality
This economic theory/idea was a major motivation for colonization as it sought to generate profits for the mother country
Mercantilism
The stamp act, quartering act, townshend acts, and Boston Massacre can all be seen as...
Reasons for Revolution
This event led to further animosity between the French & American governments when French ambassadors decided not to show up for a meeting with the US
XYZ Affair
This is the idea that states should have the right to invalidate federal laws they may deem as unconstitutional
nullification
This plan for reconstruction sought to re-unify the union by admitting all southern states where just 10% of the voters pledged loyalty to the US
Lincoln's 10% Plan
This is one of the first forms of self-governance we see in the 13 colonies (hint: Virginia)
House of Burgesses
The first shots of the American Revolution were shot here...
Lexington & Concord
This treaty defined the border between the US and Mexico after the Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Adams-Onis Treaty
This political party was the forerunner of the Republican party and was against the expansion of slavery
Free-Soil Party
This law sought to provide willing easterners with free land in the west if they would settle and cultivate it
Homestead Act of 1862