Colonization
first document that created representative government in the colonies
Mayflower Compact
The colonists rally cry
No taxation without representation
Alexander Hamilton
doctrine that state Europe cannot colonize in the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
first English colony
Jamestown
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
principle that means the people get the ultimate say in their government
Popular Sovereignty
policy that states the Supreme Court can decide whether a law in constitutional
Judicial Review
Woman that fought alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton for women's suffrage
Susan B. Anthony
known as the "Bread Basket" of the colonies
Middle Colonies
the last battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
The Articles of Confederation made the federal government _____________?
too weak
The first 2 political parties
Democrat-Republicans, Federalists
the first purchase of "Westward Expansion"
Louisiana Purchase
creating colonies in order to find resources and send it back to the mother country
Mercantilism
The "Act" that started the war
Intolerable Acts
The Great Compromise created a __________________ legislature
bicameral
The time period after the War of 1812 (everyone was happy)
Era of Good Feelings
state that was purchased from Spain
Florida
considered the first "legislative body" in the colonies (Virginia specifically)
House of Burgesses
Document that ended the war
Treaty of Paris of 1783
"Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
list the first 5 presidents in order
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
The ________ _________ was won by the U.S. in the Mexican/American War
Mexican Cession