APUSH MIDTERM

Colonization

The act of setting up a colony away from one's place of origin, typically involving the takeover of land and establishment of governance.

Manifest Destiny

The 19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

Indentured Servants

Workers who were contracted to work for a specific number of years in exchange for passage to America and eventual freedom.

Chattel Slavery

A system of bondage in which people are treated as personal property to be bought and sold.

The Seven Years’ War

A global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763, known in North America as the French and Indian War, which was fought between Britain and France.

Boston Tea Party

A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in 1773 against the Tea Act, where they dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

Federalists

Supporters of the proposed Constitution who wanted a strong central government.

Anti-Federalists

Opponents of the Constitution during the ratification debates, who favored stronger state governments.

Abolitionist Movement

A movement to end the practice of slavery and grant freedom to enslaved people.

Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War in which the United States worked to reintegrate the Southern states and define the rights of the newly freed African Americans.

The Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states.

The Emancipation Proclamation

A presidential proclamation by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that freed slaves in Confederate-held territory.

The Articles of Confederation

The first constitution of the United States, which established a weak central government.

The War of 1812

A military conflict between the United States and Britain, influenced by issues such as trade restrictions and impressment of sailors.

Civic Virtue

The tendency to prefer the public good to that of the individual.

The Alien and Sedition Acts

Laws passed in 1798 that allowed the government to deport foreigners and make it harder for immigrants to vote.

The Treaty of Fort Stanwix

A treaty signed in 1784 that established a boundary line between American settlers and Native American lands.

Frontier Culture

The way of life that emerged as settlers moved into and established communities in new territories.

The Jay Treaty

An agreement between the United States and Great Britain that aimed to resolve lingering issues from the Revolutionary War.

Tobacco Economy

The agriculture-driven economy in the Chesapeake region, heavily reliant on tobacco production.