Colonial America
This Joint Stock Company was established in Jamestown in 1607.
The Virginia Company
the war in which the British and some Native American allies fought the French and their Native Americans allies.
French and Indian War
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
a party that supported industry, a growing centralized government, and rule by property owners
Federalist
Explorers of Louisiana Territory
Lewis and Clark
President Jackson forced Native Americans to leave their land
Indian Removal Act or Trail of Tears
Name 2 states in the Mexican Cession.
UT, NV, CA, NM, AZ, TX
Name for the fighting that took place in a territory over Popular Sovereignty. (Think John Brown hacking enslavers to death on Potawatomie Creek).
Bleeding Kansas
Which colonial region was known for strict religion and small villages?
New England
This act prevented colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
The Constitution was written to replace this document
The Articles of Confederation
a party that supported the common people and favored a small, limited government
Anti-Federalists
Time period of national unity after the War of 1812
Era of Good Feeling
Philosophy that said Americans should control from Sea to Sea.
Manifest Destiny
Compromise that set a line at 36'30 with Free States above and Slave below.
Missouri Compromise
a decree by Pres. Lincoln that freed all slaves living in the Confederate states and territories still in rebellion against the Union on January 1st, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
name 2 of the cash crops in the South
indigo, cotton, tobacco, rice
This pamphlet was meant to incite colonists to rebel against England.
Common Sense
Name 2 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
No executive branch, no judicial branch, no power to raise army, no power to tax, no power to compel states to follow, unanimous consent for amendments, couldn't print money, couldn't regulate commerce
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill or Rights
what court case established the principles of Judicial Review?
Marbury Vs. Madison
Plan by Henry Clay to improve America through protectionist tariffs, internal improvements, and a National Bank
The American System
Series of acts, written by Henry Clay, that tried to compromise between slave and free states. Also strengthened the Fugitive Slave act.
Compromise of 1850
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired AND which side fired first?
Fort Sumter, SC & the Confederacy.
Who was the wealthy friend of the king who wanted a safe place for the Quakers to live. he set up the colony of Pennsylvania.
William Penn
This policy meant that Britain would allow for trade and protect the colonies, but not much else.
Salutary Neglect
taxes placed on farmers caused this rebellion which then led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention
Shay's Rebellion
The Great Compromise created what?
Our bicameral system of government
Name the rights protected by the 1st Amendment.
Court Case that established that Federal Laws are Supreme
McCulloch v. Maryland
SCOTUS case that said African-Americans were not, and could never be, citizens and that Congress could not regulate slavery.
Dred Scott
author of Uncle Tom's Cabin - when Pres. Lincoln met this lady he said, "So this is the little lady who started this great war."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
First document in the America's that encouraged self-government among the colonists
Mayflower Compact
The Acts were meant to punish the Colonies, especially Massachusetts, for things like the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
This Founding Father, a strong Federalist, came to the Annapolis Meeting ready to repeal the Articles of Confederation.
Alexander Hamilton
Define federalism.
A system of government with both central and local governments where power is shared but the central government is supreme.
Since Thomas Jefferson was a ________ _____________, he was unsure if he could purchase the Louisiana territory since the Constitution didn't specifically list that power.
strict constructionist
Court Case that established that the Federal Government controls interstate commerce.
Gibbons v. Ogden
This act, written by Steven Douglas of IL, got rid of the Missouri Compromise and allowed territories to determine slave or free through Popular Sovereignty.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Location where the South, under Robert E. Lee surrendered, ending the Civil War.
Appomattox Courthouse