A New World
The period in European history around 17th and 18th centuries that saw the development of new ideas about the rights of people and their relationship to their rulers.
Enlightenment
This act prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, a region that was costly for the British to protect.
The proclamation of 1763
This event was the beginning of the revolutionary war
The battle of Lexington and Concord
This group of people remained loyal to the British empire based on cultural and economic ties.
Loyalists
Last Battle of the Revolutionary War
Battle of Yorktown
People who agreed to work on tobacco plantations for a period of time to pay for passage to the New World.
Indentured Servants
This document was a prelude to the constitution and ultimately was replaced due to it's weak government structure.
Articles of confederation
This country is credited with aiding America during the Revolutionary War
France
"Father of the constitution"
James Madison
This territory was received by America after defeating Britain in the war 0f 1812
The Oregon Territory
This state developed it's economy on large plantations that grew “cash crops” such as tobacco, rice, and indigo for export to Europe.
Virginia
This bill outlawed the practice of government support for one favored church.
Virginia statute for religious freedom
Was an English immigrant to America who produced a pamphlet known as Common Sense that challenged the rule of the American colonies by the King of England.
Thomas Paine
This group of people feared an overly powerful central government destructive of the rights of individuals and the prerogatives of the states.
Anti-Federalist
was settled by Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe.
New England
Increased labor needs caused by an agricultural revolution in America saw an increase in the use of -
This document stated that the United States would not interfere with European affairs.
The Monroe Doctrine
This helped the growth of an industrial economy and supported the westward movement of settlers.
The growth of railroads and canals
This president completed the Louisiana purchase, which nearly doubled the size of America overnight.
Thomas Jefferson
This president personified the “democratic spirit” of the age by challenging the economic elite and rewarding campaign supporters with public office (Spoils System).
Andrew Jackson
Publisher of The Liberator, increasingly viewed the institution of slavery as a violation of Christian principles and argued for its abolition.
William Lloyd Garrison
This act of 1854 repealed the Missouri compromise and gave the people in the states of Kansas and Nebraska the choice of whether or not to allow slavery in their state.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
This conflict led to the acquisition of an enormous territory that included the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado and New Mexico.
Mexican-American War
This group was disproportionately affected during westward expansion and were forced to migrate away from their homes.
Native Americans
U.S. senator who became president of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis