Colonization
1607
Battle of Yorktown
I'm "THE" document that creates the government and list its power.
The Constitution
Famous speech warning against foreign alliances and political parties.
Washington's Farewell Address
A person with the desire to get rid of a practice or institution.....think slavery.
abolitionist
The "breadbasket" colonies.
Middle Colonies
The British officially give the U.S. independence with this treaty and changes the U.S. western border to the Mississippi River.
Treaty of Paris of 1783
The year the U.S. Constitution is written.
1787
The U.S. doubles in size in 1803.
Louisiana Purchase
Eli Whitney's invention that revolutionizes the South's economy.
cotton gin
Economic philosophy where raw materials are sent to the mother country made into goods and sold back to the colonies.
Mercantilism
War between British colonies vs. the French & their face painted allies.
French & Indian War
Group who are against the Constitution and state that the federal government is too strong and states should have the power.
Anti-Federalists
The U.S. doubles in size in 1803.
War of 1812
Which reform blamed alcohol as the root of all evil.
First form of self-representative government in the colonies.
Mayflower Compact
Event where the Sons of Liberty throw rocks and snowballs.
Boston Massacre
I keep citizens from being forced to house soldiers in private residences.
3rd Amendment
No more colonization of the Western Hemisphere; aka, you mind your business, we'll mind ours.
Monroe Doctrine
The annexation of Texas is the main cause for me.
US-Mexican War
One of the earliest forms of government, written in 1215, stated that "all men must follow the laws."
Magna Carta
The first shot at uniting the colonies, I fail miserably.
Albany Plan of Union
I protect your rights and the rights of criminals too.
Bill of Rights
Famous decision about midnight judges and judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
The US acquires me in 1848 and I achieve manifest destiny by expanding the US to the Pacific Ocean.
Mexican Cession