American National I.D.
Following the end of this conflict in 1763, some American colonists began to question their identity as British colonists, or something distinct
The French and Indian War / Seven Years War
Interchangeable Parts
This body of water previously separated the "Old" and "New" worlds, but later served as a "highway" of people, ideas, technology, food, disease, etc.
The Atlantic Ocean
These territories played a central role in the rising tensions between the North and South, as popular sovereignty would decide if they would be Free or Slave states in 1854
Kansas and Nebraska
This ideology is rooted in a fear/distrust of incoming immigrants coming to the United States.
Nativism
This hands-off policy by Great Britain helped foster the notion of independence among colonists in the Americas. Ex: Increased taxes and increased legal control
Salutary Neglect
The steam engine was invented during this major technological movement
The First Industrial Revolution (1760)
This crop became the cash crop of the South, replacing indigo, rice, and tobacco as the main revenue source for plantations by the end of the 1700s
Cotton
This religious revival between the 1790s-1840s helped lead to an increase in evangelical Christianity and helped spark new faiths such as Mormans, Shakers, and other social movments
The Second Great Awakening
Throughout much of the 19th Century, the North and South began to form their own distinct identities, which contributed to tensions leading to the Civil War
Sectionalism
This invention played an important role in spreading information during the 20th century. FDR used this for his "Fireside Chats" to speak to Americans during the Great Depression & WWII
The Radio
A "rush" of American settlers and immigrants to the western United States, especially California was in large part due to the discovery of an abundance of this precious metal in the mid-19th Century
Gold
British aspirations competed with these other European powers in colonial domination of the "New" world ______, _______, and _______
Spain, France, and the Dutch
During the 1960s, American youths took part in an anti-establishment movement that often took part in protests against the War in Vietnam, Civil Rights injustices and other social justice issues
The Counterculture
As the Cold War began, many American political leaders argued that this political/ economic system was inherently Anti-American in nature and a rival to capitalist democracies
Communism
Following the Sputnik's launch, America increased its dedication to scientific advancements and engineering and launched the _____ _____
Space Race
The Proclamation of 1763 banned colonial expansion west of this geographic boundary
The Appellation Moutains
The notion that the United States should not interfere with the political concerns of other nations
Isolationism
The Harlem Renaissance was seen as the flourishment of Black culture which started in the 1920s and was a product of this mass movement of Black Americans from the South to the urban centers of the West and North
The Great Migration
The idea that immigrant and indigenous groups should adopt American cultural practices in favor of their ancestral/ traditional ones
Assimilation
This technological in the mid-1990s increased the interconnectedness of markets across the country and around the world
The Internet
President Theodore Roosevelt was a large advocate for this movement which sought to protect America's natural resources, species, and environment
Conservationism
This major waterway was a goal of the Union Army to strangle the South by capturing it during the Anocanda Plan
The Mississippi River
This philosophical and political movement helped inspire and influence many of the Founding Fathers - it largely shaped the American concept of natural rights
The Enlightenment