Early America
Some estimates say 90% of Native Americans were killed by this following contact with Europeans.
Disease
Published anonymously in 1776, this influential pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for American independence from British rule in clear and persuasive language, inspiring many colonists to support the cause of revolution.
Common Sense
This movement sought to end the institution of slavery.
Abolition
This side of the Civil War lost a higher proportion of soldiers.
Confederacy / South
This compromise removed the military from the southern states, effectively ending reconstruction.
Compromise of 1877
This pivotal event of the late 15th and early 16th centuries dramatically altered the global landscape by facilitating the exchange of crops, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
Columbian Exchange
This concept emerged during the Revolution, advocating for women's education to better fulfill their roles as virtuous citizens and instill patriotic values in their children, reflecting the belief that the success of the new republic depended on the moral upbringing provided by mothers.
Republican Motherhood
This 1820 agreement, devised by Henry Clay, temporarily resolved the issue of slavery's expansion by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while drawing a line across the Louisiana Territory, prohibiting slavery north of the 36°30' parallel.
This document transformed the purpose of the war in the North to be about slavery.
Emancipation Proclamation
Established by Congress in 1865, this federal agency aimed to provide assistance to newly freed African Americans and impoverished whites in the South after the Civil War, offering aid in education, housing, employment, and legal matters.
Freedman's Bureau
Originating from the Portuguese word for "entrustment," this system granted legal control over indigenous communities to Spanish colonists, often resulting in forced labor and exploitation.
Encomienda
This global conflict played a crucial role in setting the stage for the American Revolution, as Britain's victory led to increased taxation on the American colonies to pay off war debts.
Seven Years War / French & Indian War
Proposed in 1846, this legislative measure aimed to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War, igniting fierce debates over the expansion of slavery into new territories despite not passing the Senate.
Wilmot Proviso
Besides dedicating land as a sacred burial ground, the Gettysburg Address also served this purpose.
Encouraged wartime support
This derogatory term referred to Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War, often with the intention of seeking political or economic opportunities, but were viewed by some Southerners as opportunistic.
Carpetbaggers
This economic system, prevalent in Europe from the 16th to the 18th centuries, emphasized government regulation and the accumulation of wealth through trade, often involving colonies as sources of raw materials and markets for finished goods.
Mercantilism
Passed by the British Parliament in 1766, this act asserted the authority of the British government to pass laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever," marking a significant assertion of power following the repeal of the Stamp Act.
Declaratory Act
This legislative package aimed to address the issue of slavery in the newly acquired territories from the Mexican-American War, proposing measures such as the admission of California as a free state and the implementation of popular sovereignty in territories.
Compromise of 1850
This Civil War battle had the highest amount of casualties.
Battle of Gettysburg
This amendment invalidated the Dred Scott decision.
14th Amendment
This Spanish friar, known for his defense of the indigenous peoples of the Americas against Spanish colonization, wrote "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" in 1552, a scathing indictment of the atrocities committed against Native Americans.
Bartolomé de las Casas
This American founding father, known as the "Penman of the Revolution," authored the "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" in protest of British taxation policies and later served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he played a significant role in shaping early American governance.
John Dickinson
These three worked together in the Senate to help make compromises in antebellum America. Name the three individuals, also known as the Great Triumvirate, AND the broader sections they represented.
John C. Calhoun (South), Henry Clay (West), Daniel Webster (North)
The number of states that seceded from the Union before the inauguration of the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.
7
Term used to describe Southern Democrats who sought to regain political control in the post-Civil War South, often through the use of violence, intimidation, and voter suppression tactics aimed at undermining Reconstruction efforts.
Redeemers