Italian Explorer, sailed for Spain, Hispaniola
Christopher Columbus
Boundaries established after the French and Indian War; prevents settlement
Proclamation Line of 1763
"We Hold These Truths to be self evident"
Declaration of Independence
European movement echoing American ideals and independence
French Revolution
Theory that there was all water route through the continent to connect to Pacific
Bartolome de Las Cases
banned speaking out against the government; also set strict immigration standards
Alien and Sedition Acts
Argued for ratification of the Constitution
Federalist Papers
Religious movement focused on free will; social reform; empathy; individualism
Northeastern Woodland Tribe; 3 Sisters
Iroquois
White abolitionists, The Liberator
William Lloyd Garrison
Henry Clay proposed this to build internal improvements within the United States
American System
The United States' "first draft" of government
Articles of Confederation
Equates to 1/3 of American territory; control of the Mississippi
Louisiana Purchase
South had warm and wet climate for farming; north was rocky and wooded for ship building
Geographic differences in the colonies
Leading women's rights advocate, aboltionist
Lucretia Coffin Mott
Issued the Declaration of Sentiments; women's rights
Seneca Falls Convention
Supreme Court decision associated with Indian Removal
Worcester v. Georgia
Religious movement focused on Calvinist Predestination
First Great Awakening
First 10 Amendments
Bill of Rights
Rebellion of this man proved the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Daniel Shays
Policy used to justify United States actions within the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
Supreme Court Case; Judicial Review
Marbury v Madison
Connected Great Lakes to the Atlantic
Erie Canal
Slave rebellion leading to deaths of numerous whites