Colonization
When was Jamestown founded?
1607
What court case ruled Cherokee Indians could not be moved from their land?
Worcester v. Georgia
What amendment freed all slaves?
13th
Which colonies had shipbuilding and manufacturing?
New England
What does Quartering mean?
housing of soldiers in private homes
A time of peace, progress, and pride from 1815-1825 was known as what?
Era of Good Feeling
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse
This colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics
Maryland
This was a set of punishment laws passed after the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
This event proved that George Washington and the Constitution had the power to enforce new laws
Whiskey Rebellion
This declared that European countries were prohibited from colonization in the western hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
What document marked the turning point and motivation of the troops during the middle of the war?
Gettysburg Address
Who wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
What document formally announced the colonies' break up from Great Britain?
the Declaration of Independence
What act banned all trade with foreign countries?
the Embargo Act
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
What act made it a crime to help runaway slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
This was the trade that occured due to a need for slaves on plantations in the south
Triangle Trade/Transatlantic trade
This battle occurred in 1777 and led to an alliance with France
Saratoga
What were the people who favored the Constitution called?
Federalists
Why did so many Irish people come to America during the 1840's?
There was a potato famine in Ireland
What court case ruled that slaves had no legal right to sue and could never be citizens?
Dred Scott vs. Sanford