Period 1 - Colonial Era
Who were the Jamestown colonists?
This group was the first to establish a successful English colony in North America.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This document, written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain in 1776.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
This was the first political party in the United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the 1790s.
What is the Erie Canal?
This was the name of the transportation system that revolutionized travel and commerce in the United States in the early 19th century.
This was the first state to secede from the Union.
state of South Carolina
What is disease?
The arrival of this in the Americas had the most significant impact on Native American populations during the colonial period.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution in 1783.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review in 1803.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
This was the name of the religious revival that swept the United States in the early 19th century, leading to the founding of many new denominations and the spread of social reforms.
This event led to the secession of Southern states and the beginning of the Civil War.
The attack on Fort Sumter
What is the Great Awakening?
This religious movement emphasized personal faith and direct communication with God, and it spread throughout the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
Who were the Redcoats?
This was the nickname given to the British soldiers who fought against the American colonists during the Revolutionary War.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This was the policy of President James Monroe that warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
This was the Supreme Court case that ruled that the Constitution did not extend to Native American tribes, thereby allowing states to regulate tribal lands and governments.
This famous speech was delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War
Gettysburg Address
What is the House of Burgesses?
This was the first representative assembly in the American colonies, established in Virginia in 1619.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War, which took place in Virginia in 1781.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This was the name of the legislative act passed by Congress in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This was the name of the legislation passed by Congress in 1854 that allowed the issue of slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty in the territories.
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
This law abolished slavery in the United States
What is mercantilism?
This was the economic policy of the British government toward the American colonies in the 18th century, which aimed to maximize British wealth and power.
What is Common Sense?
This was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that advocated for American independence from Great Britain.
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
This was the economic system that emerged in the United States in the early 19th century, based on private enterprise and minimal government interference.
What is the U.S. Bill of Rights?
This is the term for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
the Fourteenth Amendment
This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born or naturalized in the United States.