Period 1
What crop (native to the Americas) became a staple food in Europe and Africa
Maize/Corn
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607
Jamestown
This war between Britain and France in North America helped spark colonial tensions
French and Indian War
This 1803 acquisition from Napoleon Bonaparte doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
This belief justified U.S. expansion across the continent as a divine mission.
Answer
Manifest Destiny
The farming system used by Native Americans that involved corn, beans, and squash together
This document established a self-governing agreement among Pilgrims in 1620
Mayflower Compact
This 1765 law required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials
Stamp Act
This Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
This 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The exchange of goods, diseases, and animals connected the Old and New World after 1492
Columbian Exchange
This event in 1676 was a rebellion led by frontier settlers against colonial elites in Virginia
Bacon's Rebellion
This rebellion highlighted the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
This policy warned European nations against further colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
This 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln declared slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Emancipation Proclamation
This disease devastated Native populations due to lack of immunity
Smallpox
This system described the triangular trade network connecting Africa, the Americas, and Europe
Atlantic Trade System
This debate centered on fears that a large republic could not sustain virtue, countered by arguments in Federalist No. 10
Anti-Federalist vs Federalist debate over republicanism
This transportation innovation dramatically lowered shipping costs and connected western farmers to eastern markets.
Erie Canal
This Reconstruction-era amendment granted citizenship to all persons born in the United States.
14th Amendment
Spanish explorer known for conquering the Aztec Empire
Hernán Cortés
This early U.S. foreign policy stance, articulated by George Washington, warned against permanent alliances in his farewell message
Washington's Farewell Address
This reform movement, led by figures like Dorothea Dix, sought better treatment for the mentally ill.
The antebellum reform movement for mental health
This plan, proposed by Andrew Johnson, offered a lenient approach to re-admitting Southern states.
Presidential Reconstruction