Colonial Period
This European established its colonies in modern-day Canada
France
Thomas Jefferson's biggest government move -- the greatest real estate deal in American history!
The Louisiana Purchase
The famous man-made water way in New York connected the Great Lakes in the old Northwest to the Atlantic Ocean
The Erie Canal
He was a Warhawk and expansionist president that had aims for California and New Mexico
James K. Polk
He was the American naval commadore that "opened" Japan to the West
Commodore Matthew C. Perry
This was the first permanent settlement by England in the New World
Jamestown
This document outlines the first ten amendments and was designed to define Americans' personal liberties
The Bill of Rights
This invention, created by Eli Whitney, made the cultivation of cotton easier, but had the unintended result of expanding slavery
The Cotton Gin
The 7th President of the United States, "Old Hickory," and the "Hero of New Orleans"
Andrew Jackson
This religious revival helped spread evangelical Christian fervor through the US and established new faiths such as Mormons and the Shakers
The Second Great Awakening
This religion was the primary faith in colonial New England, especially in Plymouth Colony
Puritanism
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are ______, ________, and the ________."
Life, Liberty, the pursuit of Happiness
The notion that the United States has the God-given right and mission to extend its territory and influence
Manifest Destiny
"The Great Compromiser," he founded the "American System"
Henry Clay
Members of the "Five Civilized Tribes" and other Native communities were forcibly relocated to this modern state
Oklahoma
This colonial / Native war was technically the deadliest conflict per capita (by population). Hint: It took place in New England
King Philip's War
This political faction held control from 1801-1825, especially during the "Era of Good Feelings"
Democratic-Republicans
This political faction was established to rival Andrew Jackson's Democratic party
The Whigs
This future American President served as an officer in the Mexican American War
Ulysses S. Grant
Proposed during the Mexican American War, the plan to ban slavery from lands gained from Mexico was shot down by Southern politicians
The Wilmot Proviso
This conflict, which ended in 1763, had a profound impact on English colonies and their relationship with "mother" England
The French & Indian War (Seven Years War)
This presidential declaration by the 5th president, established that European powers should stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere
The Monroe Doctrine
This Massachusetts town is synonymous with the increase of textile factories during the first Industrial Revolution
The South Carolinian politician that helped usher in the "Nullification Crisis"
He was jailed for his opposition to the Mexican-American War, during which he wrote his work on Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau