Era 1
religion, industry, fishing, lumbering, trade
What are the New England Colonies?
began in 1619 and strongly benefitted the South economy
What was the African Slave Trade?
ended the French and Indian War
What was the Treaty of Paris 1763?
the idea that the US is destined by God to expand from coast to coast
What is Manifest Destiny?
a ship that landed in New England, 1620
What was the Mayflower?
trade between the US, Britain, and Africa
What was the triangle (or transatlantic) trade?
name some British acts
What was the Stamp Act, the Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, the Declaratory Act, the Townshend Acts, Intolerable Acts?
forbade export of goods, attempted to hurt Britain, eventually led to the war of 1812
What was the Embargo Act?
people of the territory should determine slavery
What is popular sovereignty?
also known as a "city on a hill"
What was the Massachusetts Bay Colony? (later Massachusetts)
made blacks and their children property of their masters
What were the slave codes?
first example of government in the US
What were the Articles of Confederation?
strong bank, protective tariffs, network of roads and canals
What was the American System by Henry Clay?
small group of politicians, included Whigs, democrats, Free Soilers, Know Nothings; Lincoln was part of this group
What was the Republican Party?
a war in 1675 against Native Americans
What was King Phillip's War?
system where citizens who payed expenses of voyage for another would receive land
What was the headright system?
forbade slavery in much of west US
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
rewarding political supporters with public office
What is the spoils system?
first major battle of the Civil War, the Union failed to take Richmond
a small group of strong puritans
man tried for libel, was found not guilty, first example of freedom of press
What was the Zenger trial?
delared the US neutral in conflict with France and Britain
What was the Neutrality Proclamation of 1793?
convention in favor of women's rights
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
bans on slavery and involuntary servitude except for punishment of a crime
What is the 13th Amendment?