Lexington and Concord
First gunshots of the revolutionary war
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the revolutionary war, France decides to join
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Battle of Yorktown
Final battle of the revolutionary war
Treaty of Paris
Britain recognizes United States independence
Great Compromise
Agreement to have senate with two votes per state and House of Representatives based on population.
3/5 compromise
Agreement to count slaves as 3/5 a person for representation in congress and for taxes.
Federalists
People in favor of ratification of the constitution.
Anti-federalists
People against ratification of the constitution.
Unalienable rights
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Events of the War of 1812
Impressment of sailors, War Hawks(government officials wanting to attack Britain and invade Canada) , and Tecumseh; Shawnee Indian chief who united tribes to fight the United States.
Neutrality
Not taking part in or giving assistance in a dispute or war between other countries
Political parties
Group of people with common beliefs attempting to gain power in government
Isolationism
A national policy of staying out of political or economic relations with other countries.
Monroe Doctrine
An American foreign policy telling foreign countries to keep their "hands off" Latin America
Spoils System
A system of employing and promoting people in government who are friends and supporters of the group in power.
Tariff
Tax on goods imported or exported
Nullification
Voiding a law
Secession
Formal withdrawal from an alliance or union.
Indian Removal Act
Law passed during Andrew Jackson's presidency to move all native Americans west of the Mississippi.
Trail of Tears
Tragic journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian territory between 1838-1839 where many died.
Northwest Ordiance
Rule or process that allowed territories to become states setting up the orderly growth of the U.S
Manifest Destiny
The belief that the US had the god given right to expand from coast to coast.
Annexation
To add a territory to a country
Sectionalism
Excessive devotion to local interests and customs
Abolition
Movement to end slavery
Slave Trade
Act of exchanging raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves.
Anaconda Plan
Northern strategy of surrounding the south to win the war.
Mexican Cession
Land given to US as a result of the Mexican war and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Oregon territory
Land divided between US and Britain
Texas annexation
The republic of Texas joining the US as the 27th state (1846)
Louisiana purchase
Doubled the size of the United States and purchased by Thomas Jefferson
Gadsden purchase
Last area of land acquired by US to complete the railroad and manifest destiny
Florida
Area acquired from Spain as a result of Adams Onis Treaty
National bank
Planned by Alexander Hamilton to centralize the nations revenue
Subsistence farming
Produce enough for yourself and a little extra to trade/sale.
Plantation system
Self-sufficient large farms that raise cash-crops.
Cash crop
A crop grown to be sold rather than used by the farmer
Textile
Manufacturing any cloth or good produced by weaving of knitting
Free-enterprise system
An economic system that has few government restrictions
Triangular Trade
System of which goods exchanged between Europe, Africa, and the New World Colonies.
Interchangeable parts
Invented by Eli Whitney: a part that is exactly like another part.
Reaper
Invented by Cyrus McCormick: a machine for cutting/harvesting grain. [Show Less]