Native Americans + Colonial Period
What is the name of the agreement made by the first colonists to settle in New England? It established self-government
Mayflower Compact
What was the name of the first tax law imposed on colonists after the Seven Years War/French and Indian War? What good did it tax?
Stamp Act
George Washington
What is the name of the belief that white Americans had a right to travel west and settle land.
Manifest Destiny
What future US state did American colonists move west to settle so that they could practice slavery?
Texas
What is the name of the governing group that self-governed the Virginia Colony
Virginia House of Burgesses
The name of the first form of government the United States had, it was replaced because it did not give the central government enough power
Articles of Confederation
Which President purchased Louisiana from the French?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the land deal made in 1803 to expand the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
This abolitionist was born into slavery. After gaining his freedom he became a famous speaker against slavery and started a newspaper with articles against slavery called the North Star
Frederick Douglass
What is the name of the division created by Great Britain after the French and Indian War to prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
The first two political parties in the United States, one favored a strong central government and another favored strong state governments
Federalist + Anti-Federalists
Which President ordered the removal of Native Americans to the West, known as the Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
What country did the United States go to war with in 1846? Name 2 of the states that the United States added to the country after winning
Mexican-American War: California, New Mexico
What caused Bleeding Kansas?
Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers who wanted to make the state pro/anti slavery
What is the name of the conflict between European colonists and Native American's in New England in the 1675
King Philip's War
Thomas Paine Common Sense
Which President gave a speech telling Europeans they were not allowed to colonize the Western Hemisphere?
What is the name of the court case that ruled the Cherokee Nation was sovereign and could not be forcibly relocated by the US Government?
Worchester v Georgia
What state was the first to secede from the United States? What Battle did they fight to start the Civil War?
South Carolina, Battle of Fort Sumter
What is the name of the religious movement in the colonies that advocated for equality and independence
This series of laws passed in 1774 closed the port of Boston, ended the right to self government in the Massachusetts colony, and required citizens to allow British soldiers to be quartered (housed) in their homes
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Which President passed the Alien and Sedition Acts?
John Adams
Name the President who increased the size of the United States by 1/3rd during his term 1844-1848
James K Polk
Name 3 laws that were included in the Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
California Admitted to the United States as a free state
Utah and New Mexico can vote on whether to be a slave or free state (Popular Sovereignty)