English Colonies
The government formed by the Jamestown Colonists.
The House of Burgesses
Ended the French and Indian War resulting in France losing most of its territories.
The Treaty of Paris 1763
March 5, 1770, several colonists were killed when they protested British taxation, British troops opened fire killing several colonists.
The Boston Massacre
Signed July 4, 1776, this document stated the colonists grievances with King George III and England
The Declaration of Independence.
Seen as weak, the 1st Constitution of the United States granted the states more power than the federal government.
The Articles of Confederation
George Washington personally led troops to end this rebellion in Western Pennsylvania when farmers took up arms against tax collectors.
This state joined the USA as a free state when Missouri joined as a slave state.
Maine
Fought July 1-3, 1863, this major battle resulted in the most causalities sustained by both sides during the US Civil War. It was a Union victory.
The Battle of Gettysburg
Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Middle Colonies
Chose to side with Britain, did not consider unfair taxes and regulations as good reasons for rebellion
Loyalists
Incident where colonists dumped 342 chests of this drink into a harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
Considered the turning point in the war, this series of major battles was fought near Albany, NY and convinced the French to join the colonists.
The Battles of Saratoga
1786-1787, an uprising of Farmers in Massachusetts brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War.
Shays' Rebellion
Passed during John Adams Presidency, this series of acts limited freedom of speech and tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans amongst other things.
The Alien and Sedition Acts
19th Century Belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
Manifest Destiny
Commanding General of the Confederate Army for the entire US Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
Geography: Very rocky soil, large forests, depended on the Atlantic Ocean for trade and fishing.
New England Colonies
Determined to fight the British until American independence was won.
Patriots
Two or more nations associated or united with one another in a common purpose.
Ally/Allies
One of the few battles where no American troops were lost, Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River to get to this Hessian stronghold to take them by surprise and gather additional resources.
The Battle of Trenton
Supporters of a strong central government over state governments.
Federalists
Thomas Jefferson used this "unwritten" part of the Constitution to justify the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
The Elastic Clause
Conflict fought between the United States and Mexico over the border between the two countries. Mexico lost and ceded territory for what would become the southwest of the United States.
Mexican American War 1846-1848
Issued by President Lincoln after the major Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, this document stated that all the slave in the states in rebellion were free as of January 1, 1863.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Climate: Very warm and humid summers, cool winters, the longest growing season.
Southern Colonies
Prevented the Colonists from expanding further west after the French and Indian War.
The Proclamation of 1763
Closed Boston Harbor and was meant to punish the Colonists for their protests.
The Intolerable Acts
At Valley Forge, this former Prussian officer joined General George Washington's staff and trained the Continental Army turning them into a professionally trained fighting force.
Baron Von Steuben
Supporters of strong state government over the federal government.
Anti-Federalists
Sometimes called the 2nd American Revolution, this was was fought between the United States and Great Britain from 1812-1814,
The War of 1812
Part of the Compromise of 1850, the slave trade was banned in what important US city.
Washington D.C.
What was the Union's goal for the 1st 2 years of the Civil War?
To preserve the Union
Known as the "breadbasket" colonies
Middle Colonies
Laws passed on the colonies to help pay for the French and Indian War.
Tea Act, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Act, and Intolerable Acts
Fought in 1775, these 2 early battles of the American Revolution involved fights between the Minutemen and British Redcoats
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Refusing to surrender himself, this British General sent his 2nd in command to surrender to George Washington and the Continental Army at the Battle of Yorktown.
General Charles Cornwallis
Name the 2 plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention and then name the plan that the 2 plans were turned into.
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Turned into the Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan)
Stated that European powers were not allowed to establish anymore colonies in the Americas. In other words, to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
The Monroe Doctrine
Beginning in 1854, this period of violence erupted when pro and anti slavery supporters began fighting over the territory named in this period of violence.
Bleeding Kansas
Who were the presidents of the Union and the Confederacy during the US Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson- Union
Jefferson Davis- Confederacy