Before 1492, many American Indian cultures were strongly influenced by this crop
Maize/Corn Cultivation
This was the first permanent English colony established in the New World
Jamestown
New taxes
This armed uprising of farmers proved the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Shay's Rebellion
The Election of 1800 featured a heated election between these 2 Founding Father's
This system established by the Spanish effectively enslaved Native Americans
Encomienda System
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
The colonists used this rhyming complaint to argue against British policies following the French and Indian War.
No taxation without representation!
Under the Articles of Confederation the US government had no power to
Levy taxes
Thomas Jefferson purchased this land from France to increase the amount of farming land for future generations
Louisiana Purchase
Sistema de Castas (Caste System)
*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
This was America's breakup letter to the British government penned by America's 3rd President
Declaration of Independence
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
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
This Franciscan Friar worked to protect the rights of Native Americans
Bartolome de Las Casas
April showers bring this agreement that established the government of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts
Mayflower Compact
This protest organized by the Sons of Liberty led to the Coercive Acts
Boston Tea Party
George Washington warned about this foreign policy matter in his Farewell Address
Forming permanent alliances
This act signed by Thomas Jefferson in 1807 disrupted American shipping by banning trade with France and Britain
The Embargo Act of 1807
This papal treaty divided the New World in half between the Spanish and Portuguese
Treaty of Tordesillas
This Quaker colony practice religious tolerance and wanted to have peaceful relationships with Native Americans. It later became the first abolitionist state.
Pennsylvania
This document organized the first government of the United States during the American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
In response to Adam's Alien & Sedition Acts, Democratic-Republicans penned these resolutions
Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
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