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The first people to live in America.
Indigenous
The Colonists at Plymouth wrote this agreement.
Mayflower compact
The war where we got Arizona, Nevada, California, New Mexico, Colorado
Mexican-American War
The civil war was mainly fought over this.
Slavery
Mr.Neilson's daily coffee costs this much.
$1
A settlement of people who moved from one place to another.
Colony
To refuse to buy something as a form of protest.
Boycott
The places where native Americans were forced to relocate to
Reservation
Many states joined together to form a country.
Union
Mr.Neilson ate this large ocean animal in Alaska
Whale
One of the earliest English colonies that settled in Massachusetts.
Plymouth
The idea that people should decide how their country is run.
Self Government
The idea that it was God's plan for us to expand west
Manifest Destiny
The process of rebuilding the south after the civil war.
Reconstruction
This is Mr.Neilson's favorite chip.
Sabritones
The exchange of things between the americas and europe including goods, spices, corn, horses, and diseases.
Columbian Exchange
The idea that the law applies equally to everyone.
Rule of Law
The paths where natives were forced to march to their new homes after being removed from their lands.
Trail of Tears
The idea that states should be able to make their own decisions about many things including slavery
State's Rights
Mr. Neilson was charged by this animal in the grand canyon
Big Horn Sheep/ ram
The Kingdom that colonized most of the Americas.
Spain
Before moving to America, many English colonists escaped to this country where they could freely practice their religion.
Netherlands / Holland
The idea that Europe should stay out of North and South America and that the USA should mainly protect those countries.
Monroe Doctrine
When the slaves were freed
Emancipation
Mr. Neilson's family mainly immigrated from this country
Sweden