Unit 1/2
the exchange of living things including people, animals, plants, and diseases.
the columbian exchange
a war fought between the French and Indian allies against the British and Indian allies around 1754-1763
The French and Indian War
What was the impact of Indian removal on Native American?
a loss of cultural identity
Gave slaves their opportunity to free life in the U.S.
Emancipation Proclamation
Formed by workers in order to protect themselves from unjust conditions?
Unions!
a system of racial classification developed by colonial elites where ranks were determined by wealth, education, and appearance.
the caste system
A written document defining the structure of the government from 1781-1788, which the Union was a confederation of equal states with no executive and limited powers, existing mainly to foster a common defense.
Articles of confederation.
What was the Protestant religious revival in the United States from about 1795 to 1835.
Second great awakening
A system where the landlord/planter allowed a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
sharecropping
Policy of protecting the interest of those born in America.
nativist policies
An uprising of Native American Pueblos against Spanish rule.
pueblo revolt
A pamphlet by Thomas Paine that argued the colonies freedom from British rule.
common sense
The doctrine that warned European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization
Monroe doctrine
The decision that upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
Dred Scott decision
Mark Twain description of the US at the end of the 19th century
Gilded Age
The reason wealthy landowners and poor whites were conflicting in Virginia in 1676
Land
A crucial event in winning the war because Britain now had to fight two-front war on land and sea.
the French joining on the U.S
what did henry Clay implement to advance economic growth in the US
National bank
an unsuccessful proposal to permanently preserve slavery in the United States Constitution, and therefore make it unconstitutional to end slavery
Crittenden Compromise
The place that Native Americans were forced onto by U.S. government
Indian reservations
Religious revival that encouraged people to trust their heart and not their head
Great Awakening
British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain
Salutary Neglect
A convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman
Seneca Falls convention
What was John Brown trying to start when he attacked Harper Ferry
An armed revolt of enslaved people
Schools meant to assimilate Native Americans and destroy traditional Native American way of life
Indian boarding schools