IAs and Colonies
This colony had elections for city officials, an even gender demographic, and lived on a hill
Massachusetts Bay
Laws intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire yet weren't fully enforced to maintain some autonomy before the Treaty of Paris
The Navigation Acts (1660)
This mysterious incident led to the Quasi-War, Alien & Sedition Acts, and Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
XYZ Affair (1798)
This meeting about possible Constitutional Amendments led to the dissipation of the Two-Party System
Hartford Convention (1814)
This stain on American History was caused by Jackson's Indian Removal and Westward Expansion. Bonus(200): Who was most effected by this and gave it it's name?
Trail of Tears
(Cherokee)
Tensions from indentured servitude, expansion, and familial drama caused this uprising.
Bacon's Rebellion (1676)
This battle marked a turning point in the war and convinced foreign powers to aid the Colonies
The Battle of Saratoga(1777)
This legislature combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan and was created by the "architect of the Constitution"
The Great Compromise (1787)
This hypocritical legislation was passed to boost the internal economy of America and facilitate industrialization
The Embargo Act (1807)
This Calhounian movement called for the ignorance of tariffs created by the American System and angered Jackson
Nullification Crisis (1832)
This conflict was caused by natives angered by forced conversions to Christianity at the hands of Puritans
King Phillips War (1675-78)
This was the first Greenville Act to impose an external tax
The Sugar Act (1764)
Three Motivations behind Shay's Rebellion (1786)
Debt following war, high taxes, Stay laws, unfair state courts, want more paper money
Official legislation that led to extreme slavery sectionalism and caused Jefferson to lose sleep
Missouri Compromise (1820)
A movement based on Individualism, Emotion, and Natural beauty promoted by art, literature, and architecture
American Romanticism
This Proprietary colony was economically dependent on indigo, rice, and very harsh enslavement
The South Carolina Colony
This Meeting involved the appointment of the Revolutionary Commander in Chief and led to the writing of the Olive Branch Petition.
The Second Continental Congress (1775)
This largely unattended gathering comes a year before the convention that created the Constitution
The Annapolis Convention (1786)
This Court Case established Congressional power of interstate commerce
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
This concept was advocated for by MVB in the 1827 Richie Letter. It promotes the up-and-coming Whig party
Second Two-Party System
This rule gave land to settlers for each accompanying member brought to America to attract settlers in Virginia
Headright System(1618)
This group established in Boston in 1772 was made to exchange information with each other, mold public opinion, and take joint action against the British.
The Committees of Correspondence
It provided a method for admitting new states to the Union and prevented slavery in the West
Northwest Ordinance (1787)
This bill allowed trade with Britain and France, undoing the Non-Intercourse Act (1808), yet still was weary of involving the US in the Napoleonic Wars
Macon’s Bill #2 (1810)
Executive order issued by Jackson regarding the purchase of new land and cause the Panic of '37
Specie Circular (1836)