Unit 1
This term describes the global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
Columbian Exchange
These northern colonies were settled primarily by Puritans seeking religious freedom
New England Colonies
This 1763 law forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
This President was involved and responsible of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
Thomas Jefferson
This was the site of the first shots fired in the Civil War
Fort Sumter
This Spanish labor system gave settlers land and Native American labor in exchange for converting them to Christianity
Encomienda System
This first representative assembly in the colonies was established in Virginia in 1619
House of Burgesses
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine convinced many colonists that a total break from Britain was necessary.
Common Sense
This document warned European powers to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
This 1863 document "freed" all enslaved people in states that were currently in rebellion
Emancipation Proclamation
This was the deadliest disease brought by Europeans, which wiped out up to 90% of some Native populations.
Smallpox
This religious group, led by William Penn, settled in Pennsylvania and practiced religious tolerance
Quakers
This was the first "Constitution" of the U.S. that was eventually replaced because the federal government was too weak.
Articles of Confederation.
The belief that the U.S. was "destined" by God to expand and do Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
This term describes the 1850s period of violence in a territory over whether it should allow slavery
Bleeding Kansas
This Spanish priest famously spoke out against the cruel treatment of Native Americans
Bartolomé de Las Casas
This 1676 rebellion in Virginia saw poor settlers and former servants rise up against the colonial governor.
Bacon’s Rebellion
This compromise created a two-house legislature with one based on population and one with equal votes.
The Great Compromise
This 1848 meeting in New York was the first major convention for women's rights
Seneca Falls Convention
These three "Reconstruction Amendments" abolished slavery, granted citizenship, and gave Black men the right to vote
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
These were the two main sides of the 1550 debate in Spain regarding the rights and treatment of indigenous people
Valladolid Debate
This British economic policy focused on exporting more than importing to make the "mother country" rich
Mercantilism
In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned the nation against these two things
Political parties and permanent foreign alliances
This system, proposed by Henry Clay, aimed to strengthen the economy through tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements.
The American System
This Supreme Court case ruled that Black Americans were not citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Dred Scott v. Sandford