1700-1800
These British colonies were more likely to have indentured servants and later enslaved men and women from West Africa
Southern Colonies
This purchase by Thomas Jefferson from France doubled the size of the New Nation and re enforcing the belief in Manifest Destiny
The Louisiana Purchase
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resulted in
New territory that included California, Arizona, and Nevada
As the nation transitioned to a market economy people were encouraged to move from the rural areas to cities. This is the start of the...
Industrial Revolution
As WWII broke out in Europe the United States foreign policy was....
Isolationism
___________________ Left Britain seeking religious freedom
Puritans and Quakers
The Bill of Rights was insisted on by _______________ to ensure that the government did not become too powerful
Anti federalist
As a result of a potato famine, and labor shortages in the north, this group represents the largest number of immigrants at the time.
Ireland/Irish
The development of _________ during the industrial revolution lead to reforms in working conditions, wages and child labor. this era is also known as progressivism.
Unions
What event in WWII changed United States policy towards the war
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Disputes between French and British colonist over territory used for trapping ultimately led to the..
French and Indian War
_________________ wanted a strong central government that could respond to problems like Shays Rebellion in a timely fashion.
Federalist
In 1849 this discovery in California led to thousands of people migrating in hopes of becoming wealthy
California Gold Rush
As the debate over the Market Economy in the North and slavery in the south increased. The Election of Abraham Lincoln led to the
Civil War
This President felt that the government should stay out of the day to day up and downs of the economy which ended up making the Great Depression worse
Herbert Hoover
In an attempt to keep colonist from migrating west King George of Britain passed...
The Proclamation Act of 1763
As tobacco and cotton became increasingly important to the southern economy the need for more ___________ became a necessity.
Land
Court case that ruled that African Americans are not citizens and therefore can not sue in court
Dred Scott v Sanford
After the Civil War the Federal government sent troops to the south to rebuild the south both physically and culturally. this time period is known as
Reconstruction
The ________________ provided weapons and other war materials to Great Britain and its allies while cutting off Germany and Japan during WWII
Lend Lease Act
This document informed King George that the colonies no longer desired to be under the protection of the King any longer
The Declaration of Independence
Once it was established in the House of Representatives would be determined by population, southern states wanted to count their slaves which led to...
The three fifths compromise
As the United States added states to the union, southern states resented free states being added, the solution to this issue was...
The Compromise of 1850
The passing of the 19th Amendment guaranteed....
Women the right to vote
The Cold War was between ...
United States and USSR