Dollars and "Sense"
The Eras Tour
Explore The World!
Why We Fight
Fancy Stuff
100
This region's economy was based on shipbuilding, fishing, whaling and trade, because of its dense forests, swift rivers, and natural harbors.
New England
100
Black Codes
Military Occupation of the South
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
The Reconstruction Era
100
These folks traded furs with friendly Indians.
The French
100
This amendment was added to the Constitution to address the colonial grievance concerning quartering troops in homes.
The Third Amendment
100
This "revolution" describes the transition from an agricultural and hand-crafted economy to an economy dominated by manufacturing goods in factories, using machines.
The Industrial Revolution
200
This region was known for its long, hot growing season, fertile soil and cash crop plantations.
The Southern Colonies
(The South)
200
The Civil War Era
200
The First Permanent English Settlement in the New World was -
Jamestown (1607)
200
These acts were passed by British Parliament to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts (1774)
200
This invention was used to power riverboats, trains and machines in factories.
The Steam Engine
300
In December of 1773, The Sons of Liberty threw thousands of dollars of tea into Boston Harbor.
What the heck were they mad about?
Taxation Without Representation
(Unfair Taxation)
300
Conflict over the issue of Mercantilism
Ideas of Thomas Paine inspired action
People protested the Intolerable Acts
The American Revolution
300
Dominated the Indians
Established Catholic missions
Mined for precious metals
The Spanish
300
Skirmishes in disputed territory along the Rio Grande caused this conflict -
The Mexican-American War
300
What effect did Eli Whitney's cotton gin have on slavery in the United States?
The cotton gin made cotton production more efficient and increased the demand for slaves.
400
What was the main factor that led to the expansion of this system of trade in the 1700's?
Labor demands of cash crop plantations drove the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
400
The Nullification Crisis
A President kills the National Bank
Worcester v. Georgia
The Age of Jackson
400
What was the primary reason early European explorers sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean.
They were searching for a sea route to Asia.
400
This hostile practice was the primary cause of the War of 1812 -
British impressment of American sailors
400
This cross country project required blasting tunnels through mountains and building bridges over rivers before it was finally completed in 1869.
The Transcontinental Railroad
500
After the Revolution, American's rejected Mercantilism and embraced a system with minimal government interference and maximum consumer choice.
What is this economic system called?
Free Enterprise
500
Renewed sense of national pride
James Monroe buys Florida
Everyone belongs to the same party
The Era of Good Feelings
500
La Salle claimed this vast New World territory and named it for the King of France.
Louisiana
500
How did the passage of the Stamp Act (1765) lead to the American Revolution?
The Stamp Act created a tax on paper products. The colonists didn't get to vote on this, and they had to pay the tax in silver coins.
500
This method of manufacturing housed every step of the process under one roof.
The Lowell System