Colonial America
First Permanent English Colony
Jamestown
Americans Protested taxes on tea
Boston Tea Party
The first president of the United States
George Washington
Main Cause of the Civil War
Slavery
President during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The Pilgrims created a form of self government called
The Mayflower Compact
American protesting phrase leading up to the revolution
No Taxation without Representation
First Attempt at a national government (failure)
Articles of Confederation
Reconstruction Definition
To rebuild the south and unite the country
Doubled the Size of the US
Louisiana Purchase
The Middle Colonies had a nickname; which was:
The Bread Basket Region
British Response to the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Each Branch Can limit(check) the powers of the others
Checks and Balances
The ___________ Proclamation freed slaves in the South and was made by
Emancipation; Abraham Lincoln
Forced March of Native Americans to reservations
Trail of Tears
Describe the cause and effect of Natural Resources in the Southern Colonies
Good soil led to plantations led to slavery
Turning Point in the War; France chooses to Ally with America
Battle of Saratoga
This Branch Makes the Laws
Legislative
The ____________ Part opposed the Spread of Slavery
Republican
Indentured Servants
Describe a cause and effect of geography/natural resources in the New England Region
Timber and Deep Harbors led to shipbuilding
The war ended with the British Surrender at
Yorktown
What are the 3 branches in the US Government and what do they do
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Leader on the Union Forces
Ulysses S. Grant
Cause of the War of 1812
British Impressment of American SOldiers