we the people
This president worked to elevate the public from the Great Depression and established the values of the modern Democratic Party.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This precursor to the Constitution was too weak to give the federal government any real control over states.
Articles of Confederation
This system of labor in the colonial period involved someone contracting themselves as a worker for a period of time in exchange for transportation to the Americas.
indentured servitude
Despite a Supreme Court ruling declaring the Indian Removal Act unconstitutional, Andrew Jackson proceeded with plans to drive 16,000 Cherokee from their lands in this tragic event.
Trail of Tears
John Brown, an abolitionist who believed that armed insurrection was the only way to destroy slavery, was hanged for treason for conducting a raid at this location.
Harpers Ferry
By inventing the cotton gin, this man boosted southern slavery and paved the way for a cotton-dominated economy.
Eli Whitney
This ideology of staying out of world affairs was emphasized by George Washington in his Proclamation of American Neutrality.
isolationism
“Molasses to rum to slaves” is a reference to this system of trade between England, Africa, and American colonies.
triangular trade
Having led the Lakota to a decisive victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, this chief resisted the US government for years until he was shot and killed on a reservation.
Sitting Bull
Initially successful, a Virginia slave rebellion in 1832 led by this man later resulted in his death and the passing of several southern laws restricting slaves’ rights as well as the “gag rule” in the House.
Nat Turner
America’s first billionaire, this “robber baron” came to control nearly all oil production and distribution in the US with the Standard Oil Trust.
John D. Rockefeller
This economic plan championed by Henry Clay emphasized protective tariffs, a national bank, and subsidized improvements to infrastructure.
American system
This document written by the Pilgrims is referred to as the first attempt at self-governance in America.
Mayflower Compact
This rebellion of Indian tribes in 1763 after the French and Indian War was a protest against the growing number of settlers moving in on their land.
Pontiac's Rebellion
This strike against Andrew Carnegie’s steel company was a protest against wage cuts and the 70-hour workweek which resulted in a riot and ten casualties after scabs were called in.
Homestead Strike
This attorney general with presidential aspirations fanned the flames of the red scare in 1919 and 1920 with his raids, but lost support after warning the public about a series of attacks which never occurred.
A. Mitchell Palmer
This protest against an excise tax on alcohol was quickly stopped by George Washington and demonstrated the new government’s willingness to use force to stop revolt.
Whiskey Rebellion
Established in Jamestown in 1619, this government body is considered the first form of representative government in the colonies.
Virginia House of Burgesses
In 1887, this act promoted the individualism of Indians by breaking up reservations and granting land to anyone who accepted its terms, causing widespread poverty in the process.
Dawes Act
Taking place on September 9, 1739, this slave uprising in South Carolina resulted in the deaths of 25 whites and up to 50 blacks.
Stono Rebellion
This early reformer fought for the creation of asylums to properly treat mentally ill criminals and poor people.
Dorothea Dix
These two resolutions published in 1798 were condemnations of federalism and argued that states’ rights should take precedence over the national government.
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Formed between Queen Isabella and King John II in 1494, this treaty gave Spain control over all territory in the Americas but was rendered null when other European countries also fought for control over the New World.
Treaty of Tordesillas
This Virginian led a group of 300 settlers in an attack on local Native American tribes to protest the gap between rich and poor in the Chesapeake area.
Nathaniel Bacon
Public support for unions waned after leaders of this labor federation were arrested for violence at the Haymarket riot in 1886.
Knights of Labor