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Native Americans

They were discriminated against and forced west. Mistreatment and disease killed thousands.

Pilgrims

Abandoned Church of England

Puritans

Looked to reconstruct Church of England

Mayflower Compact

Set the first official government in the new world and was made by pilgrims.

Colombian exchange

Trade of ideas from the new and old world

Triangle trade

The exchange of goods, people, and natural resources between continents

Mercantilism

Export more than import. Money is power.

stamp act

Placed tax on all things with stamps so basically all goods

Townshead act

Tax on necessities; led, tea, paper, glass

Tea act

Tax on tea duhh

Boston massacre

Protesters protested against British staying in their homes and got out of hand. 7 Americans die and want independence.

Declaration of Independence

Helped establish a democratic republic and gave unalienable rights to all citizens

Intolerable Act

A series of acts made by the British to punish Colonist for the Boston tea party. They mostly closed off Boston ports.

Barbary pirates

Under Adams administration This was a war fault against North African Pirates in the Atlantic Ocean. Many European powers help the US and successfully invaded Tripoli .

Lewis and Clark expedition

Jefferson sent the two guys to explore the newly bought Louisiana Territory

Democratic Republican

State power and weak central government

Federalists

Strong central government, weak state government

trudy of Paris 1783

Ended the revolution and declared the US independent from GB.

Virginia plan

Called for legislators from each state based on population.

New Jersey plan

Call for legislation that gave each state the same amount of votes.

Checks and balances

Made gov into 3 parts. Pop sov = majority rules. Limited power prevented federal power from being too strong.

3/5ths

enslaved people were 3/5 a person. The great Comp merged the NJ and VA plans to our senate and house.

Bill of rights

drafted to make the democratic republicans happy. They feared strong national gov, and thought it would violate liberties. This garunteed saftey for people.

Washingtons Farewell Address

urged unity. Stay out of foreign conflict, avoid formation of political parties, and avoid sectionalism.

Alien and Sedition Acts

ADAMS — anyone sus is deported. False claims made about gov was punished.

TJ —bMarbury v Maddison — Judicial Review

TJ — purchases Lousiana territory for $15 million.

embargo act

TJ — banned all exports to maintain neutrality France v GB.

Monroe Doctorin

US would protect any new nation that was under pressure from European powers.

1824

JQA wins. Jackson is mad cus he wins electoral.

Worcester vs Georgia

banned white men from living in Native American lands, but leads to Indian Removal Act.

Nulification crisis

John c Calhoun and SC nullify federal law, aka the tariff of 1828, and cause Jackson to pass the Force Act to enforce the tarrif.

transcendentalism

a movement that revolvevd around freeing slaves.

john browns raid

abolitionist raids Harpers Ferry in WVA. does not do well and is killed.

Kansas nebraska act

POP SOV - leads to civil war and conflict.

Austin

led to texas

Donner Party

California

Brigham Young

Mormons to Utah

Will Becknell

NEW mexico

Whitmans

missioinaries and others settelesr to oregon

Alamo

Texas holds off mexico for a while, but loses. Boosts moral

54-50- fight

Polk wants Oregon at the 54-40, or else they are gonna fight GB.settle on 49 parallel.

fugigitve slave law

part of comp of 1850. slaves that ran away have to be returned

Caning of Sumner

Brooks hits Sumner with cane bc sumner fights for slaves.

anacanda plan

Scotts plan — blockade, win Mississippi to cut in half.

johnson impeacjment

violated the Tenure of Office Act by firing politcal oponents and replacing them.