Early Colonialism
This man accidentally landed in the Americas in 1492, claiming the region for Spain & starting European colonization.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This settlement, founded in 1607, was the first permanent British colony after Roanoake failed 22 years prior.
What is Jamestown (Virginia)?
This document formally announced the colonists' plan to become independent and listed all of the issues they had with the British colonial government.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
In the early 1800s, slavery increased in the South as new land & technology were used to produce more of this cash crop.
What is cotton?
In the mid-1800s, many Americans bought into this theory that they had an obligation to control & develop the West.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The Spanish discovery of this precious metal was a significant economic motivator for other countries to follow suit.
What is gold?
Due to its location in a cooler climate with poor soil for farming but excellent ports, this region's economy was mostly based on manufacturing and maritime industries.
What is New England?
Although this movement existed throughout the colonies, it was strongest in New England where colonial leadership often resisted British rule. It's possible their leadership inspired modern NFL icons such as Tom Brady & Bill Belichick.
What was the Patriot movement?
What are northern factories?
This man's lenient plan for Reconstruction was never realized due to his assassination & conflict between his successor and radical members of his own party.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The use of this labor system is one thing that the Spanish & British had in common.
What is slavery?
This cash crop provides no nutritional value, but Southern colonies became very profitable because of its value in Europe as a luxury good.
What is tobacco?
This revolt in Massachusetts exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and forced Congress to consider changing them or replacing them entirely.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Universal male suffrage & romanticization of the "common man" led to this man's presidential election in 1828.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The official name for the South after they seceded, their loss in the Civil War can best be explained by a lack of resources and losses at Gettysburg & Vicksburg despite superior military leadership.
What is the Confederacy? (or the Confederate States of America)
This illness wiped out nearly 80% of all Native Americans, but did not affect Europeans due to their natural immunity.
What is smallpox?
European nations shifted from a feudalist economy to this system, where colonies provide raw materials & a market for goods as the mother country seeks a favorable balance of trade.
What is mercantilism?
This document was the Founding Fathers' second attempt at writing a plan of government and included significant political compromises on representation, executive & federal power, and other checks & balances.
What is the US Constitution?
Best known for inventing the cotton gin, this man also perfected a system of interchangeable parts, revolutionizing the way that factories operate.
Who is Eli Whitney?
Similar to nationalism, this cultural conflict was defined by regions believing they were better than the other and was enhanced by new political parties, Supreme Court decisions, and social reform movements.
What is sectionalism?
This Spanish priest spoke out against how the Spanish treated Native Americans, but was much less opposed to how they treated Africans.
Who is Bartolome de las Casas?
The British passed this series of laws in the 1600s to control colonial trade, but enforcement was loose and colonists often ignored them completely.
What are the Trade & Navigation Acts?
What are effects of the American Revolution?
These new forms of transportation helped increase economic and cultural connections between the North, South, East, and West.
What are railroads & canals?
Called the "Reconstruction" Amendments, these three amendments ended slavery, granted former slaves citizenship, and expanded suffrage to all men, regardless of skin color.
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?