Colonization
Transfer of new plant and animal species from North America to Europe–and vice versa (i.e. potatoes, horses, viruses).
Columbian Exchange
1689 English law that later inspired U.S. Bill of Rights
English Bill of Rights
Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly
First Amendment
Forbid westward settlement after the French and Indian War.
Proclamation Line of 1763
In the Presidential election of 1800 who defeated who?
Searched for a westward trade route to Asia; found the Americas instead.
Christopher Columbus
First document creating self-government in colonies
Mayflower Compact
Protection from unwarranted searches
Fourth Amendment
Destruction of British tea by the Sons of Liberty to protest the Tea Act; Parliament retaliated with Intolerable Acts.
Boston Tea Party
Marbury v. Madison
1689 English law that later inspired U.S. Bill of Rights
English Bill of Rights
Settled controversy over a slave state in the North. Added Maine as a free state,
Missouri Compromise
No cruel or unusual punishment if found guilty
Eighth Amendment
American/French victory that ended fighting in the Revolutionary War
Battle of Yorktown
This ruler of France originally wanted to extend the French empire into North America however sold the Louisiana territory after losing a naval base in the Carribean.
Napolean
First brought tobacco to Virginia in 1612; married Pocahontas.
John Rolfe
President's warning to European powers against re-colonizing the Americas after revolutions there.
The Monroe Doctrine
Formed by Jefferson and Madison to oppose the Federalist Party; favored limited government and lower tariffs.
Democratic-Republican Party
English philosopher who inspired Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, including unalienable natural rights.
John Locke
Banned all foreign trade
Laws that allowed colonies to trade only with mother country (known as Navigation Acts in England)
Mercantilist System
Rules for creation of new states; established new states as equal. Banned slavery north of Ohio River.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Series of laws designed to stabilize government finances and the economy, including paying state debts, imposing higher taxes, and creating the Bank of the United States.
Hamilton’s Financial Plan
Increased enforcement of trade laws harming American smugglers.
Sugar Act
Became a war hero after a daring victory in New Orleans
Andrew Jackson