Colonial Era
in order to build economic strength, a nation must export more than it imports
What is mercantilism?
a conflict between Great Britain and France, led by Britain's George Washington. Also known as the Seven Years War
What was the French and Indian War?
the policy set by James Monroe, warned European countries to not interfere with the Americas for further colonization or puppet Monarchs
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states
What was the Compromise of 1850?
The richest billionaire in American history and former CEO of Standard Oil Company
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
this economy used slave labor for cash crops
What are the Southern colonies?
the colonists poured bags of tea in Boston harbor to protest the increase in taxes
What is the Tea Act?
this president set the precedent of not having a life time appointment for this executive position
Who was George Washington?
the main cause of the Civil War
What is slavery?
the first two ports of entry for immigrants to the United States, located in New York and California during the late 1800's
What is Ellis Island and Angel Island?
trade from the colonies to Europe, then from Europe to Africa.
What is The Triangular trade route?
British soldiers used colonist housing for sleeping and eating meals without being invited.
What was the Quartering Act?
Which President enacted the Sedition Acts that made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish . . . any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the Government.
Who is John Adams?
served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee
Who was Stonewall Jackson?
This 1882 Act banned Chinese from becoming US citizens
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
economy based on lumber, ship building, whaling, manufacturing and trade
What are the New England colonies?
a plot to keep colonist under the strict control of England and that the British only wanted them east of the mountains so they could keep an eye on them
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of...
What is Judicial Review?
President Lincoln traveled here to deliver The Gettysburg Address
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
He was a philanthropist and led the American steel industry in the late 19th century
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
sugar and molasses traded from the Caribbean to Europe and Africa. Africa traded slaves to Americas.
What is the Middle Passage?
a period of time of religious revival in American history
What was the Great Awakening?
Congress did not have the power to tax citizens to create a military
Why was the Articles of Confederation a nut job?
The Southern states wanted the authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn't support
What is states rights?
An American invention that revolutionized US infrastructure in the late 1800's
What is the telegraph & telephone