Causes of the Revolutionary War
This event, which took place in the Boston Harbor, was caused by the raise in taxes on many goods, most specifically tea.
Boston Tea Party
This was the first form of government after America gained its independence from Great Britain?
Articles of Confederation
Thomas Jefferson purchased territory from this country which about doubled the size of the United States
France
This compromise, made at the Constitutional Convention, determined how slaves would be counted towards the population
3/5 Compromise
This court case of Maubury v. Madison established this which is a backbone of our judicial system
Judicial review
A deadly riot that took place on March 5th, 1770 which led to the death of 5 colonist.
Boston Massacre
A protest in 1794 in Pennsylvania that was led by farmers and distillers that opposed a new taxes levied on alcohol
Whiskey Rebellion
Written by John Quincy Adams and told European countries to stay out of Latin America
Monroe Doctrine
This compromise of 1820 admitted Maine as a free state and this state as a slave state keeping the balance equal between both
Missouri
This man sewed for his freedom when he was in a free state but was told by the Supreme Court because he was property
Dred Scott
This law said that Native Americans owned the land west of the Appalachian and that the colonist could not own land there
Proclamation of 1763
This was a revolt in Massachusetts that was led by farmers that had problems with the debt they were facing
Shay's Rebellion
This was the battle that ended the War of 1812
The Battle of New Orleans
This invention by Eli Whitney increased the production of cotton and the need for slaves in the south
Cotton gin
He was the first Supreme Court justice
John Jay
This was a law that inspired the 3rd amendment and forced colonist to provide British soldiers with housing and food.
Quartering Act
Established a system for admitting new states to the union that were north of the Ohio River
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This treaty gave America land from Mexico which includes states today known as: California, New Mexico, and Arizona
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This act two new states to the Union in 1854 and caused a great amount of violence because these states were allowed to vote on whether they would become free or slave states
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This case said that states could not interfere with the power of Congress to regulate commerce
Gibbons v. Ogden
This law named after a British politician raised taxes on imports of paper, paint, led, glass, and tea.
Townshend Act
This person was the first president under the Articles of Confederation.
John Hanson
This act by Jefferson, which was extremely unpopular, banned trade with the British and the French for a short period to stop the bad treatment from British warships
Embargo Act of 1807
This preacher led a 4 day rebellion in Virginia which led to the death of about 60 white people
Nat Turner
This established that since the Cherokee nation was a separate political entity that they could not be regulated by states.
Worcester v. Georgia