category 1 1607-1754
What is Jamestown?
This 1607 settlement became the first permanent English colony in North America
What is the French and Indian War?
This war ended in 1763 and caused Britain to tax the colonies to repay war debts
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This 1803 land purchase doubled the size of the United States
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that Americans had a God-given right to expand westward
What is mercantilism?
early colonial economic system involved England controlling trade and benefiting from colonial raw materials
What is tobacco?
This cash crop let the Chesapeake colonies to grow fast and rely a lot on indentured servants and enslaved Africans
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This 1776 document argued that government should protect natural rights and that the people can overthrow tyrannical rulers
What is the cotton gin?
This invention by Eli Whitney sped up cotton production and contributed to the expansion of slavery
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This 1854 law created “popular sovereignty” in two territories and led to violent conflict known as “Bleeding Kansas
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This compromise in 1820 established a line dividing free and slave territories and admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
What is Bacon’s Rebellion?
This 1676 conflict demonstrated tensions between frontier farmers and the Virginia elite over Native policy and land
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This first form of American government was intentionally weak and could not levy taxes or regulate trade
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
In 1819, this Supreme Court case reinforced federal power by upholding the constitutionality of the national bank
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Issued in 1863, this order declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free
What is the Democratic Party?
This 1830s political party supported common men, expanded suffrage for white males, and was led by Andrew Jackson
Who is Roger Williams?
This Puritan minister founded Rhode Island after being banished from Massachusetts for advocating religious freedom
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review
What is Henry Clay’s American System?
This system promoted internal improvements, a national bank, and protective tariffs to strengthen the U.S. economy
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This 1857 Supreme Court ruling stated that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This 1848 gathering issued the Declaration of Sentiments demanding political and social equality for women
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
This 1754 plan proposed a unified colonial defense, but it failed because colonies feared losing independence
What is France?
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution because it convinced this nation to join the war as an American ally
What is the Temperance Movement?
This reform movement looked to end alcohol abuse and became one of the biggest antebellum social campaigns
What is Radical Reconstruction?
This congressional plan required the majority of Southern voters to swear loyalty and protected rights of freedmen, leading to military occupation in the South
What are the National Banking Acts?
This economic plan passed during the Civil War created a uniform national currency and strengthened federal economic power