Joint Stock company sent from England to find gold in the new world.
What is the Virginia Company
100
This treaty laid the groundwork for the American Revolution. It also ended the French and Indian War.
What is Treaty of Paris (1763)
100
First written form of government in the US, was not very good because it lacked any kind of central government.
What is Articles of Confederation
100
Purchased from France for a great bargain, doubled the size of the United States and gave us control of the Mississippi River.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
100
Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts for muskets.
Who is Eli Whitney?
200
War fought between the settlers and the Powhatan Indian tribe
What is King Phillip's War?
200
Seen as a symbol of social mobility, he had only two formal years of education. He became an author, inventor, scientist, and statesman.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
200
He is known as the father of the constitution, he proposed the Virginia plan.
Who is James Madison?
200
Established the Northwest Territory of the US
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
200
Idea that Americans had the God given right to settle the country from coast to coast.
What is manifest Destiny?
300
Partial church membership granted to people because religious leaders felt people were drifting away from their religious purpose. (New England)
What is Half-Way Covenant?
300
Law passed by the British that kept all settlers east of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763.
300
Combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, and led to our constitution.
What is the Great Compromise.
300
Established the Corps of Discovery, explored the Louisiana Territory, from St. Louis all the way to the pacific Ocean, discovered new plants, animals, maps, and native american tribes.
Who is Lewis and Clark.
300
Led the public school reform movement, pushed for free education for all, even though basically only rich white kids were educated.
Who is Horace Mann?
400
Colony that started off with its own charter, but the charter was revoked by the king and it became a royal colony.
What is Massachusetts?
400
Written by Thomas Jefferson, served as a breakup letter to the King.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
Anti-federalists would not support a constitution unless this was included, which they eventually got.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
War fought between the Us and the British. Led to the burning of our capitol building and also a sense of nationalism in the US upon victory. A Major cause of the war was impressment
What is the War of 1812.
400
Leader of the women's rights movement, was also a supporter of the temperance movement, and the abolitionist movement. She organized the first women's rights convention in American History at Seneca Falls.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton
500
The French settled this area because of its vast amount of natural resources. There is still French influence there today.
What is Quebec?
500
Camp where George Washington lost 2500 troops due to harsh weather. Marquis de Lafayette was brought in to train troops at this camp also.
What is Valley Forge
500
His ideas heavily influenced the drafting of our constitution, specifically the separation of powers and checks and balances.
Who is Montesquieu?
500
Document that stated European countries were prohibited from being involved in American affairs (North, Central, and South America)
What is the Monroe Doctrine
500
Earned the Nickname "Old Hickory" after winning the Battle of New Orleans. Became President and introduced his own form of Democracy. Until 2016, he was on the 20 dollar bill.