Unit 1 (1491-1607)
Unit 2 (1607-1763)
Unit 3 Part I (1763-1783)
Unit 3 Part II (1783-1800)
Unit 4 (1800-1840)
100

Before 1492, many American Indian cultures were strongly influenced by this crop


Maize/Corn Cultivation

100

This was the first permanent English colony established in the New World

Jamestown

100
To repay the debt from the French and Indian War the British government began imposing these on the colonies 

New taxes 

100

This armed uprising of farmers proved the weakness of the Articles of Confederation

Shay's Rebellion

100

The Election of 1800 featured a heated election between these 2 Founding Father's

John Adams v. Thomas Jefferson
200

This system established by the Spanish effectively enslaved Native Americans

Encomienda System

200

This war for continental supremacy between the British and the French is what many historians consider the catalyst for the American Revolution

French and Indian War 

200

The colonists used this rhyming complaint to argue against British policies following the French and Indian War. 

No taxation without representation!

200

Under the Articles of Confederation the US government had no power to

Levy taxes

200

Thomas Jefferson purchased this land from France to increase the amount of farming land for future generations 

Louisiana Purchase

300
Yo Mestizo! Due to the encomienda and slavery systems the Spanish developed this racial hierarchy system 

Sistema de Castas (Caste System)

300

*DAILY DOUBLE* This rebellion featured disgruntled Virginian farmers and indentured servants that wanted a war with the Powhatans and decreased restrictions on fur trade

Bacon's Rebellion

300

This was America's breakup letter to the British government penned by America's 3rd President  

Declaration of Independence 

300

DAILY DOUBLE! Anti-Federalist complaints about the lack of protection of civil liberties led to this being included in the US Constitution 

Bill of Rights

300

This compromise established that new states carved from the Louisiana Territory south of the 36 30' parallel would be allowed to have slavery and territories north of the 36 30' parallel would not be allowed to have slavery

Missouri Compromise 

400

This Franciscan Friar worked to protect the rights of Native Americans

Bartolome de Las Casas 

400

April showers bring this agreement that established the government of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts

Mayflower Compact 

400

This protest organized by the Sons of Liberty led to the Coercive Acts 

Boston Tea Party

400

George Washington warned about this foreign policy matter in his Farewell Address

Forming permanent alliances 

400

This act signed by Thomas Jefferson in 1807 disrupted American shipping by banning trade with France and Britain 

The Embargo Act of 1807

500

This papal treaty divided the New World in half between the Spanish and Portuguese

Treaty of Tordesillas 

500

This Quaker colony practice religious tolerance and wanted to have peaceful relationships with Native Americans. It later became the first abolitionist state.  

Pennsylvania 

500

This document organized the first government of the United States during the American Revolution

Articles of Confederation

500

In response to Adam's Alien & Sedition Acts, Democratic-Republicans penned these resolutions 

Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions

500

DAILY DOUBLE While the Cherokee's were still forced off of their land due to the Indian Removal Act, this group used their political power to defend Cherokee land rights

The US Supreme Court