Period 1: 1491- 1607
When the Europeans arrived in the New World, these people where already living here.
Who are Native Americans
This crop was the largest cash crop in the Jamestown colony
What is tobacco
The conclusion of this war brought about many new changes in tax policies in the colonies.
What is the French- Indian War (Seven Years War)
The Cotton Gin, while meant to decrease the demand for this labor system, does the exact opposite.
What is slavery
This was the belief it was America's God-given right to conquer the North American continent
What is Manifest Destiny
This was the largest city in the Mississipian culture and was famou for its mound building.
What is Cahokia
What are religious and economic
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine ignited the revolutionary spirit in many colonists who were undecided about joining the revolution.
What is Common Sense
The acquisition of the Louisiana Territory marked the first in a series land acquisitions that are together known as this
What is Westward Expansion
This annexation of this "independent" nation was the cause of the Mexican- American War
What is the Lone Star Republic
What is corn, beans, and squash
The Middle Passage and the Atlantic Slave Trade was a part of this broader movement of goods and people across the Atlantic from Europe and Africa to the New World.
What is the Columbian Exchange
This entrance of this nation during the Revolutionary War after the Battle of Saratoga was a major turning point for the war.
Who is France
This movement refers to the overall change in the US economy from mostly agricultural to industrial
What is the Market Revolution
This group of people helped to settle Missouri after a failed revolution in their home country and were critical to keeping Missouri from joining the side of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Who are German Immigrants
This was the system of slavery and land distribution that was used by the Spanish Conquistadors in Central America
What is the Encomienda system
These two people were examples of political and religious dissenters in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Name one of them
Who are Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
This was the name of the first governing document of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation
This meeting in 1848 marked the beginning of the women's suffrage movement in in the 19th century
What is the Seneca Falls Convention
This executive order was signed as a wartime measure in part to increase the number of troops fighting in the Union army.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
This Spanish monk believed in the humane treatment of native populations, and advocated for a more tolerant church mission in the New World
Who is Bartolome de las Casas
This rebellion was one of the first examples of showing political unrest in the colonies because of a lack of protections from the British parliament from attacks from Natives.
What is Bacon's Rebellion
These were the two opposing sides during the Constitutional Convention who argues about the size and scope of the federal government.
Who are the Federalist and the Anti- Federalists
Andrew Jackson, as President of the United States, was suppose to represent this group of people.
What is the "comman man"
This Reconstruction Amendment officially abolished slavery in the US.
What is the 13th Amendment