Unit 1
name given to the exchange of plants, animals, knowledge and culture between the Old World and the New World
The Columbian Exchange
This was the first British colony and was established in 1609
Jamestown
President Washington led the military to stop this rebellion, proving that the new constitution would work
Whiskey Rebellion
Name the treaty that ended the War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
This president is who actually annexed Texas before leaving office
John Tyler
God - Gold - Glory
He and his wife Pocahontas introduced tobacco in an attempt to save their colony.
John Rolfe
What was the significance of Marbury v Madison
Established Judicial Review which establishes the power of the Supreme Court
A major cause of the War of 1812 was the British practice of kidnapping American sailors and forcing them to join their navy
impressment
Ford's Theater
this defined the status of the diverse population of Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans in the new Empires.
Casta System
The Pilgrims came aboard this ship
Mayflower
The ways each government branch can limit the power of the others is know as
Checks and balances
Describe the major parts of the Missouri Compromise
Missouri is a slave state- Maine is admitted as a free state - 36/30 line to prevent slavery north of it
This abolitionist book was so influential because it was banned in the South
Uncle Tom's Cabin
this theory states that the mother country benefits from its colonies
Mercantilism
This was the first formal representative government formed in Virginia
House of Burgesses
Describe the following amendments - 3, 8, 10
3- no forced quartering of soldiers
8- protection from cruel or unusual punishment
10- powers not outlined to the national government are reserved to the states
After the Era of Good Feelings, the new 2 party system developed, name the two main parties
Whigs and Democrats
List the 4 parts of the Compromise of 1850
California is a free state
Slave trade abolished in DC
Stricter Fugitive slave laws
Popular sovereignty used in Utah/New Mexico territories
Spanish priest who documented the atrocities of the Spanish against the native people
Bartolome de Las Casas
Slave Codes
Name the first 5 presidents (in order)
George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - Jame Madison - James Monroe
This was the first women's convention where women signed the Declaration of Sentiments which outlined their grievances and set the stage for the women's rights movement
Seneca Falls Convention
name and describe what ended Reconstruction
Compromise of 1877
Rutherford B Hayes becomes president
Military presence is removed from the South