Full Year Review Part 1

First governing document of Plymouth Colony. "...Covenant and Combine ourselves together in a Civil Body Politic."

American statesman, author, and inventor. Wrote Poor Richard's Almanac. Editor of the Declaration of Independence.

A person who agreed to work for a set period of time, usually 5-7 years, in exchange for some payment.

American Founding Father. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence. French ambassador during the war.

The cotton capital of The South.

This colony was founded as a "fresh start" for debtors and as a buffer for Spanish Florida.

The English practice of allowing the Colonies to avoid taxes.

Founded Pennsylvania. Quaker. Believed heavily in treating Native Americans well, and religious freedom. The oatmeal guy

Prominent abolitionist. Published an abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator.

Powhatan princess. "Saved" John Smith at Jamestown. Later married John Rolfe.

The branch in government created by two sections, the Senate and the House of Representatives. This branch creates laws.

The president can use this to block a congressional bill.

Proposed at the Constitutional Convention. States should all get equal representation. One state; one vote.

Fundamental document of Women's Suffrage Movement. Detailed how women are mistreated in the country and demanded change.

Which amendment: Bans cruel and unusual punishment.

The success of this crop helped Jamestown be successful.

The Constitution divided the government into three branches and it gave specific powers to each branch.

Escaped from slavery and became a major voice in the Abolition Movement. Gifted public speaker and noted author.

As Washington's secretary of state, he wanted America to be an agricultural nation.

Leader and contributor of the Women's Suffrage Movement, that fought for women's right to vote.

First major women's rights gathering in American history.

George Washington's secretary of treasury. He was a loose Constructionist and believed in a manufacturing based country.

Passed under the Adams administration. Prevented immigrants from entering and voting in the country. Limited free speech

British colonist who believed that the colonies should stay loyal to Britain.

Papers written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton defending the United States Constitution.

Left Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Connecticut.

Tax on paper goods imposed by the British on the colonists. The colonists responded with violence and boycotts.

The United States bought Florida from Spain for $5 million.

Patriot group that organized both violent and nonviolent protests of British rule.

An armed uprising in Massachusetts in opposition to increased government taxation on individuals and in their trades.

Protestant religious movement in the colonies. Brought colonies closer together through a common experience.

Which amendment: Established the rights of freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.

Advocate for religious freedom in Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was exiled from the colony and founded Rhode Island.

With the representatives of states, slaves African Americans only counted as ⅗ of a person.

British colonist who believed that the colonies should rebel from Britain and fight for independence.

First two battles of the Revolutionary War. The "Shot heard 'round the world" was fired here.

Lewis and Clark led an expedition across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean. What were they called?

Fought between the British and America. Caused by British trade restrictions and the impressment of U.S. sailors.

Proposed at the Constitutional Convention. More people = more votes in the legislature.

She was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for preaching religious ideas that went against Puritan teachings.

Was an American leader and statesman, 7th President of the United States, greatly expanded power of the President.

Helped Lewis and Clark by translating and teaching them different techniques to survive.

Method of organizing factories that involved all phases of production under one roof. Hired young women to work.

Established in what is now Canada. Not densely populated. Economy driven by the fur trade.

Patuxet Native American who helped the Separatists of Plymouth Colony. Taught them how to farm effectively.

Another name for the Pilgrims. Believed the Church of England was too corrupt to save.

The final battle of the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson led U.S. forces to a victory while defending a coastal city.

George Washington fought for British forces during the French and Indian War.

Laws passed to tax the colonies in the 1600s. These laws were largely ignored. *Not the Acts*

Tennessean who gave up his slaves at 30 years old. Started an abolitionist newspaper called The Emancipator.

British law after the French and Indian War. Prevented colonists from traveling west past the Appalachian Mountains.

A period in Ireland between 1845 and 1849 of mass starvation, disease, and emigration. Large scale migration to America.

Examples set by our first president that weren't technically laws but an example for others to follow.

The French owned a huge chunk of land in the middle of the country. The US bought it during the Jefferson Administration

The turning point in the Revolutionary War. The major American victory convinced France to help America in the War.

The barbary pirates were basically controlling the mediterranean sea, Thomas Jefferson started a war with them.

The border between the United States and Canada was set along the 49th parallel. Oregon Country would be shared.

Part of the triangle trade by which captured Africans were shipped to America as slaves. Horrible and inhumane condition

Part of tennessee (formerly known as Watauga) that tried to become a state but didn't.

Kept Empires in Europe from establishing new colonies in the Americas.

Author of Common Sense and The Crisis. Convinced many colonists to become patriots with his writing.

Meeting of Founding Fathers to create a Constitution replacing the Articles of Confederation. George Washington led.

Believed they could fix the Church of England. Left England to establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the New World.

This amendment states that any rights that don't belong to the federal government automatically go to the states.

Colony settled by the Separatists, also known as Pilgrims. Founded for religious freedom. Site of the first Thanksgiving

A native american who fought against America, he attempted to unite the Native American tribes in an Indian Confederacy.

Winter of 1609-1610 at Jamestown. Half of the colonists died.

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.

British soldiers fired on a mob of colonists one winter night, killing five.

Colony established by the Dutch in what is now New York. Contained New Amsterdam, which was taken over by the British.

Which amendment: Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.

Proposed by Benjamin Franklin with the goal of bringing all the colonies together to fight the French.

Very successful colony established by the Puritans. Theocracy.

Interprets laws. They decide if a law/bill is constitutional or not, if not they can remove the law/bill.

Colonial protest to the Tea Act. The Sons of Liberty dressed up like Indians and threw boxes of tea into Boston Harbor.

Introduced tobacco to Jamestown and helped make the colony a huge success. Married Pocahontas.

Several people were put on trial in this Puritan town and accused of witchcraft.

A system of government based primarily on a religion.

Anti-Federalists were scared that they would lose their right due to the government being powerful, so they added this.

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, a sectional crisis which involved a confrontation involving South Carolina.

Fought over possession of the Ohio River Valley. France vs England.

American Founding Father. First to sign the Declaration of Independence, President of Second Continental Congress.

The second amendment states that we have the right to bear arms

America's first try at a Constitution. It was too weak to accomplish much.

The branch that has the president, the vice president, and the cabinet. Enforces the laws.

The state of being owned by another person. Having no legal rights, and a permanent status as "property."

Led the burning of Prophetstown after the Battle of Tippecanoe. Tecumseh's rival in Tecumseh's War.

The beginning of the Constitution. "We the people of the United States..."

The "break up letter" between America and England. July 4, 1776.

The land west of the Appalachian Mountains. The French and Indian War was fought primarily over possession of this area.

British forces charged up Breed's Hill three times before taking it due to the colonists' lack of ammunition.

Born Araminta Ross. Escaped from slavery and became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.

Helped establish Jamestown. "...he that will not work shall not eat."

The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812.

The final battle in the Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis surrendered after being surrounded here.

Fabrics used to make clothes, blankets, etc. are called Textiles.

Located in present day Mexico and South America. Tons of gold and silver was found here. Catholic.

This amendment: Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.

A series of laws passed by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party. Closed Boston Harbor.

Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. The book convinced many northerners to become abolitionists.