Indigenous History
This is the group of people Columbus first encountered
The Arawaks/Tainos
Why did the colonies declare independence from Britain?
Natural Rights, Taxation without Representation
What was the first form of government called?
Articles of Confederation
What was the Louisiana Purchase and why was it significant for the growth of the United States?
Doubles the size of the US
What Cash Crops were cultivated in America?
Tobacco, Cotton
Which European power had the best relationships with Indigenous groups?
France
How were the French involved in the American Revolution, and WHEN (after what event) did they get involved?
Battle of Saratoga - Allied with America
Why did the first form of government fail
Government too weak, couldn't tax, raise an army
What is the idea that America should expand from Coast to Coast
Manifest Destiny
What is Bacons Rebellion
Rebellion of indentured servants that led to an increase of slavery
List three SPECIFIC things that were exchanged in the Columbian Exchange
Diseases, animals, food, plants, ideas, etc.
What role do African Americans play in the Revolutionary War
Fight on both sides
Why was the Bill of Rights created?
To satisfy the Anti-Federalists
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Ends Mexican American War?
This new law was included as part of the Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Why were Europeans able to conquer Indigenous Groups? Describe two reasons.
Diseases, advanced weapons, lack of unity
What is the peace treaty that ends the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris
George Washington's Presidency was largely shaped by debates between who?
What is the significance of the Proclamation of 1763? How does it relate to Westward Expansion and tension with natives?
Prohibits colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains. Was meant to satisfy indigenous tribes.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in the confederacy
What is the name of the Spanish labor system that was used in the Americans?
Encomienda System
Thomas Paine published a pamphlet entitled what to encourage support for the Revolution?
Common Sense
Which state was NOT present at the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island
What event marks the end of armed resistance by indigenous groups to US Expansion
Wounded Knee
At the beginning of the Civil War, this was Lincoln's goal
To preserve the Union