Colonies
This religious group founded colonies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and created religiously tolerant places.
Quakers
This particular war was Washington's first military campaign and incredibly costly for the British.
French and Indian War
This American political sect pushed for a strong central government and aristocratic control.
Federalists
At this convention, abolitionist and women leaders declared equal gender rights.
Seneca Falls
The colonies followed this economic system with tight control of trade under the British Empire.
Mercantilist system
This type of nonviolent boycott allowed many Americans to participate in protest against Britain.
Nonimportation
This election was described as a revolution when Jefferson defeated the federalists.
Election of 1800
This provision declared slavery could not expand into any territories acquired from Mexico.
Wilmot Proviso
This insurrection almost overthrew the Virginia colony with widespread support from slaves.
Bacon's rebellion
This widely read publication in 1776 insisted the US should seek independence and called the king a tyrant.
Common Sense
This term described the effort to embrace vast technological and infrastructure advancements for the improvement of the country.
American system
This court decision overruled the Missouri Compromise and any restriction on slavery.
Dred Scott case
These local governing bodies were powerful voices against British governors and chipped away at their power.
Colonial Assemblies
This initial form of American government was difficult to amend and didn't allow for taxation or raising an army.
Articles of Confederation
This agreement divided the country along a line based on slavery to prevent the Union from unraveling.
Missouri Compromise
This attempted slave insurrection in 1859 suggested war was imminent between North and South.
Harper's Ferry raid/John Brown raid