Period 1 1492-1607
This group of people had their passage across the ocean paid for and in exchange agreed to work for the person who paid for their passage for a set number of years.
Indentured Servants
What was included in the Constitution to settle the question of how slaves would be counted?
Three-Fifths Compromise
Which President lost his first election and claimed it as a "corrupt bargain"? This feeling of being cheated eventually gained him lots of supporters
Andrew Jackson
The first attempt to apply the doctrine of popular sovereignty in determining the status of slavery occurred in which state
Kansas
This type of grass made it possible to sustain large indigenous civilizations such as the Aztec, Pueblo, and Cahokia.
Maize (corn)
This was the name of the first permanent English colony established in 1607
Jamestown
This meeting took place so the colonists could discuss the plan of action against Britain's harsh taxes. They became known as the 1st and 2nd ___________ ____________
Continental Congress
This war is sometimes considered a major cause of the Civil War due to the land we gained as a result of it
Mexican- American War
This Supreme Court case ruled that Congress had no right to abolish slavery in certain territories and also ruled that slaves were not people but property. It was a huge victory for the South prior to the Civil War
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
The trade of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the New World and Old World was known as
The Columbian Exchange
This was the name of the rebellion in which poor whites rebelled due to the gap between the wealthy and the poor in Virginia
Bacon's Rebellion
In what rebellion did debt-ridden farmers attack courts in western Massachusetts and expose the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
Although it goes down as one of Jefferson's greatest achievements he questioned his ability to do so because it was not stated in the Constitution anywhere
Louisiana Purchase
The name of the failed political party that advocated for a stop to the expansion of slavery.
Free Soil Party
This spanish priest advocated against the brutal treatment of Native Americans occupying land in the New World
Bartolome De Las Casas
This movement of the 1740s led to splits among existing religious denominations and the rise of new churches
The Great Awakening
This war heavily exposed the issues between the colonists and England after England imposed a series of taxes to make the colonists pay for the war.
French and Indian (Seven Years War)
The war that is sometimes referred to as the Second War for Independence that left the United States with a strong feeling of nationalism was known as
War of 1812
The name of General Sherman's policy of destroying all property on his March to the Sea.
Scorched Earth
This was the name of the system used by the Spanish which gave Indians to certain colonists to use as laborers
Encomienda System
Economic theory practiced by most of Europe up to the late 18th century in which a country’s ultimate goal should be to export (and make money off of exported goods) more than they imported. England used this over the colonies up to the Revolution
Mercantilism
What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine urging the colonists to break away from England?
Common Sense
This act prohibited American ships from sailing to any foreign port. Jefferson is often criticized for this act because it backfired and began crippling the U.S. economy
Embargo Act
What was the name of the book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the brutality of slavery? The book is known for being so emotional that many jumped to the side of ending slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin