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100
Spaniard who supported the Spanish Empire’s right of conquest and colonization in the New World. He also argued in favor of the Christianization of Native Americans.
Who is Juan de Sepúlveda?
100
A law passed by the Maryland colonial assembly mandating toleration for all Trinitarian Christian denominations. (Maryland had been founded in 1632 by Cecilius Calvert as a haven for Catholics.)
What is the Maryland Toleration Act?
100
British law that established a direct tax in the colonies on written documents, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. The tax was designed to raise revenue for the British Empire. Protests against the this led to its repeal in 1766.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
Appointed to the Supreme Court by John Adams in 1801, he served as chief justice until 1835. His legal decisions gave the Supreme Court more power, strengthened the federal government and protecting private property.
Who was John Marshall?
100
Letting the people of a territory decide whether their territory will be slave or free
What is Popular Sovereignty?
200
Spaniard who fought against the enslavement and colonial abuse of Native Americans.
Who is Bartolomé de Las Casas ?
200
17th century philosophical movement in Europe that emphasized reason and individualism rather than tradition and faith.
What is The Enlightenment?
200
Secret organization formed in Boston in 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act. Best known for the Boston Tea Party in 1773.
What was the Son's of Liberty?
200
Idealistic reform movement based on the belief that a perfect society could be created on Earth. Significant Utopian experiments were established at New Harmony, Indiana, Brook Farm, Massachusetts, and Oneida Community in New York.
What were Utopian Communities?
200
Law that provided for the return of escaped slaves in the North to their owners in the South.
What was the Fugitive Slave Law?
300
An uprising of Indians in Santa Fe against Spanish colonization.
What was the Pueblo Revolt?
300
British philosopher of the late 17th century whose ideas influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the creation of the United States. He argued that sovereignty resides in the people (We the People), who have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
300
American Patriots' term for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor (Boston Tea Party). The British referred to these laws as the Coercive Acts
What were the Intolerable Acts ?
300
Supreme Court decision that declared a section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional and established the principle of judicial review.
What was Marbury v. Madison?
300
Attempt to reconcile northerners and southerners over the issue of slavery. Written by Henry Clay, admitted California as a free state and called for popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah. The compromise also included a strong fugitive slave law and the end of the slave trade in D.C.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
400
Economic system based on trade in which a nation establishes colonies for its own economic benefit.
What was Mercantilism?
400
Attempt by England to assert its control over American trade by passing a series of laws that regulated colonial trade to England’s benefit.
What are the Navigation Acts?
400
Britain established a boundary in the Appalachian Mountains, banning colonists from settling west of the boundary. Designed to prevent conflict with Indians.
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
400
Organization established to end slavery gradually by helping individual slave owners liberate their slaves and then transport the freed slaves to Africa.
What was American Colonization Society?
400
Secret nativist organization of the 1850s that was anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant. This group is also known as the American Party, a national political party.
Who were the Know Nothings?
500
Massachusetts playwright, poet, and historian who wrote some of the most popular and effective propaganda for the American cause during the American Revolution. In 1805, she published the first history of the American Revolution.
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
500
The immediate cause of the rebellion was Governor William Berkeley's recent refusal to retaliate for a series of Native American attacks on frontier settlements. In addition, many colonists wished to push westward to claim Indian frontier land, but they were denied by Gov. Berkeley. This would lead for the desire of slave labor instead of indentured servants.
What was Bacon’s Rebellion?
500
Unsuccessful Indian rebellion led by an Ottawa chief named Pontiac against British Indian policy in the Northwest Territory.
What was Pontiac's Rebellion?
500
African American who wanted slaves to rebel against their own masters. He relied on sailors and ship's officers sympathetic to the abolitionist cause to transfer his message to southern ports.
Who was David Walker?
500
1846 Amendment to an appropriations bill proposing that any territory acquired from Mexico be closed to slavery. Although the amendment was defeated in the Senate, it started a national debate that ended in Civil War.
What was the Wilmot Proviso?