A meeting held by New England Federalists in Hartford, Connecticut to discuss their dislike of government policies.
What is the Hartford Convention
100
A religious revival that spread from Europe to New England in the mid 1700s.
What is the Great Awakening
100
Phrase given to the time of President James Monroe's administration, 1817-1825. It was a calm time between North and South.
What is the Era of Good Feelings
100
These secured the restrictions against foreigners in the U.S. and the freedom of speech and the press.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts
100
Debt-ridden farmers in Western Massachusetts rebelled against their state. Led by Daniel Shays.
What is Shays' Rebellion
200
Ended the dispute over whether Missouri should be a free state or a slave state
What is the Missouri Compromise
200
Banished from the Massachusetts colony. Started Rhode Island.
Who is Roger Williams
200
The time period after the American Revolution
What is the Critical Period
200
These were forms of protest against the Alien and Sedition Acts. They were written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
What are the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
200
First rebellion in the English colonies. Also a breakfast meat.
What is Bacon's Rebellion
300
Gave the United States ownership of Florida from Spain
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty
300
Gave the famous speech, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Who is Jonathan Edwards
300
Doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase
300
Appointed by John Adams before he left office. They established their power of judicial review after the Marbury v. Madison case.
What are the Midnight Judges
300
The most gruesome of all the colonial Indian wars. In the end, Metacom's head was carried on a pole to Plymouth.
What is King Phillip's War
400
Discouraged the government from making alliances with other countries.
What is Washington's Farewell Address
400
This man helped spread Puritanism in the British colonies. He was a leading figure in New England for nearly 20 years.
Who is John Winthrop
400
Reduced the cost of transportation, increased the speed of transporting good, and promoted trade and settlement.
What is the Erie Canal
400
Defined the fundamental rights and liberties of the American citizens and guarenteed their protection against the government.
What is the Bill of Rights
400
The first war against Britain since the American Revolution.
What is the War of 1812
500
Allowed British and American ships to cooperate on the Great Lakes and established the U.S. northern border.
What is the Rush-Bagot Treaty
500
This event was started by young teenage girls and ended with several hundred people being arrested, many imprisoned, 19 hanged, and 1 crushed to death.
What is the Salem Witch Trials
500
A plan to strengthen and unify the country in 1824.
What is the American System
500
Made an effort to influence public opinion in the colonies and was a major step towards independence from Britain
What is the First Continental Congress
500
Fight against Indian tribesmen in the Old Northwest. Resulted in in the U.S. gaining complete control of most of Ohio and parts of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan.