period 1
A name for a house use by Native American of the presentday southwestern US, made of mud and clay.
pueblo
Crops growed for the market rather than personal use.
cash crops
Term for ten amendments to U.S Constitution.
bill of rights
War in 1812 by U.S. and Britian.
war of 1812
Frist Republican President, President during Civil War.
abraham lincoln
Spanish soldiers who conquered Native American civilization.
conquistadors
A practice where plantation owners in the colonies paid for people's voyages in exchange for free labor.
indentured servitude
An unpopular tax on paper by the British.
stamp act
An 800 mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland.
trail of tears
General of Confederate troops.
robert e. lee
An infectious disease brought to America from the Spanish that devastated Native american populations.
small pox
An uprising in the Virginia Colony, first rebellion in the American Colonies.
bacon's rebellion
People who favored a strong national government and argued that checks and balances would protect peoples liberties.
federalist
Napoleon selling land to the U.S. for 15 million, doubling the U.S.
louisiana purchase
Famous speech before a battle by Abraham Lincoln.
gettysburg address
Trade between Europe, Africa and North America of new plants, new animals and people.
columbian exchange
A slave rebellion in South Carolina, largest slave uprising.
stono rebellion
Nine year war between British and the French in North America.
french and indian war
President after jefferson in 1808, President during 1812.
james madison
Slavery becomes outlawed in Washington D.C., California is admitted as a free state, and Fugitive Slave Law is passed.
compromise of 1850
Businesses owned by shareholders that invested in exploration and colonization
joint stock companies
Leader of the salem witch trials in which 18 people were hanged as witches.
cotton mather
Five Native American tribes the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondages, the Cayugas and the Senecas, bound together.
iroquois confederacy
Declared that Europe should not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
monroe doctrine
Senator from Illions who ran for president against Abraham Lincoln, wrote the Kansas-Nebreaska act.
stephen douglas