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law making body of England
parlaiment
Torie; colonist who remained loyal to the King
loyalist
study of the past
history
1692- afflicted vs. the accused; time of madness; 20 people executed
Salem Witch Trials
replaced the Articles of Confederation; the "Supreme Law of the Land"
the US Constitution
led by Jefferson; believed everyone had a voice in government
Democratic-Republicans
group of people's way of life
culture
nick name for people who participated in the California Gold Rush
forty-niners
King would not allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclaimation of 1763
system to make sure no one branch of government gets too powerful
checks and balances
German soldiers hired by the British during the American Revolution
Hessians
1849- settlers left their homes to strike it rich in California
Gold Rush
worked long enough to pay off debt and then becom free
indentured servant
someone who wanted to outlaw slavery
abolitionist
rebel colonist who wanted to be free from the King
Patriot
wrote the Star Spangled Banner during the War of 1812
Francis Scott Key
(1754-1763) French and British fought for land and power in North America
French and Indian War
led by Hamilton; called democracy a poison; supported a strong federal government
federalists
the weak ineffective first plan of government later replaced by the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
the divsion of powers between the states and national governments
federalism
manmade waterway completed in 1825 and stretches across NYS
Erie Canal
divided the US into North, South, and West; root cause of the Civil War
sectionalism
economic policy limiting government involvement in business
laissez faire
citizen-soldiers readt to fight in a minute's notice
minutemen
rebels who organized the Boston Tea Party and attacked tax collectors
Sons of Liberty