Exploration
Though Columbus hailed from Italy, this was the country that sponsored his journeys into the new world.
Spain
This famous tagline was the rallying cry of colonists who wanted a say in their tax structure
What land acquisition took place during Jefferson's presidency?
The Louisiana Purchase
Define Manifest Destiny
Our God-given right to expand westward
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The "3 G's" were these specific things that were the primary motivators behind exploration in the new world.
God, Gold, Glory
This is the name of the route from Africa to The Americas where most slave transport occurred
The Middle Passage
Checks and Balances ensures what?
That no part of government becomes too powerful
South Carolina was the first state to do what?
Secede from the union
These were the names of the explorers who explored and charted the new territory after the Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
This was arguably the biggest impact of European contact to indigenous American peoples
Disease
Prior to the slavery boom, this was the premier crop in the American south (especially Virginia)
Tobacco
In order; what branch creates laws, what branch interprets laws, what branch enforces laws?
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
The president of the CSA
Who spearheaded the American movement for free public education?
Horace Mann
Prior to the Age of Exploration, this civilisation was the de facto powerhouse in the spice trade.
Portugal
During the Revolutionary War, the French helped the Americans with this part of their military
Navy
Marbury vs Madison established this process
Judicial Review
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo do?
Ended the Mexican-American war + led to Mexican Cession land acquisition
Who were Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass? What did they do?
The Aztecs fought against the Spanish and this Spaniard Conquistador during their conquest of Mexico.
Hernan Cortes
Why did the Boston Tea Party happen (what were they rebelling against?)
A tax (specifically on tea)
American National Pride and Identity were strengthened following this war
The War of 1812
The Oregon Trail was a route into the Pacific Northwest. Conversely, the Santa Fe trail went to this region
The American Southwest
What was the homestead act and the 4 types of settlements that came along with it?
The homestead act encouraged westward settlement by promising 160 acres to individual families
the 4 types of settlements were
1. Agricultural Homesteads
2. Mining and Lumber towns (also oil eventually)
3. Trading & Hunting outposts
4. Native American Reservations