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American Nations

A framework for examining American history as a federation of eleven nations, each with a shared culture established by its founding population.

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Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607.

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Virginia Company

The English stock company chartered by King James to establish a colony in Virginia.

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Headright system

A land grant system in which settlers received land based on the number of people they brought to the colony.

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Indentured servitude

A labor system where a person works to pay off a debt.

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Bacon’s Rebellion

A 1676 colonial uprising in Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon against the government due to perceived inaction against Native Americans.

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First Great Awakening

A religious revival in the mid-18th century that transformed Protestantism in the British colonies.

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Articles of Confederation

The first constitution of the United States, functioning from 1777 to 1789 with a weak central government.

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Northwest Ordinance

A law that provided a method for admitting new states and established a charter government for the Northwest Territory.

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Checks and balances

A system that ensures no one branch of government becomes too powerful by providing each branch with individual powers to check the others.

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3/5th Compromise

An agreement stating that three out of every five slaves would be counted in determining a state's population for legislative representation and taxation.

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Great Compromise

The agreement that created a bicameral legislature, with the Senate having equal representation and the House based on population.

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Ratification Debates

Discussions between Federalists and Anti-Federalists regarding the Constitution, which resulted in the addition of the Bill of Rights.

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Federalist Papers

A series of 85 essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay that argued for a strong central government and the need for checks and balances.

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Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans

The first political party system in the US, with Federalists supporting a strong central government and Democratic-Republicans advocating for states' rights.

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Washington’s Farewell Address

A statement in which Washington warned against political parties and foreign alliances, influencing US foreign policy.

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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Statements that argued states had the right to declare unconstitutional acts of Congress, advocating for states' rights.

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Louisiana Purchase

The acquisition of land from France that doubled the size of the US and opened up land for farming.

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Judicial Review

The power of courts to review laws and executive actions to determine their constitutionality.

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Marbury v. Madison

The landmark case that established the principle of judicial review.

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Hartford Convention

Meetings held by New England Federalists to discuss grievances and propose secession, leading to the party's decline.

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Era of Good Feelings

A period during Monroe’s presidency marked by political unity and the lack of significant strife.

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American System

Henry Clay’s economic plan that aimed at promoting a market economy through tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements.

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Corrupt Bargain

The alleged deal where Adams was chosen over Jackson, leading to accusations of a political favor.

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Tariff of Abominations

The high tariff imposed in 1828 that angered the South by protecting northern industries at their expense.

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Nullification Crisis

The conflict between South Carolina and the federal government over states' rights to nullify federal tariffs.

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Worcester v. Georgia

The ruling that established the principle of tribal sovereignty, recognizing Native American tribes as distinct political entities.

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Indian Removal Act

Legislation that authorized the forced removal of Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi.

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Trail of Tears

The forced removal and suffering of the Cherokee people from their ancestral lands.

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Panic of 1837

A financial crisis that resulted in a major depression, triggered by Jackson's policies.

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Texas Revolution

The conflict between Texas and Mexico that led to Texas's independence and the formation of the Republic of Texas.

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Annexation of Texas

The 1845 incorporation of Texas into the US, escalating tensions with Mexico.

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Mexican War

The military conflict between the US and Mexico over territory in present-day Texas, New Mexico, and California.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The 1848 treaty that ended the Mexican-American War and ceded a large portion of territory to the US.

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Mexican Cession

The land acquired by the US from Mexico, fulfilling the idea of manifest destiny.

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Whigs

A political party formed in opposition to Jackson, advocating for Congress's power over the presidency.

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Manifest Destiny

The 19th-century doctrine that it was the destiny of the US to expand across the continent.

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Wilmot Proviso

A failed proposal to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico.

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Popular Sovereignty

The principle that residents of a territory should determine whether slavery would be allowed.

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Compromise of 1850

A package of five laws aimed at easing tensions over slavery, including the admission of California as a free state.

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Fugitive Slave Law

Law requiring escaped slaves to be returned to their owners, imposing penalties on those who aided their escape.

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

An influential anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that highlighted the brutal realities of slavery.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

The law that created territories and allowed settlers to decide on the slavery issue, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise.

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Bleeding Kansas

The violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas.

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Dred Scott v. Sanford

The court ruling that Dred Scott was not a citizen, ruling that Congress could not prohibit slavery in territories.

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Lincoln-Douglas Debates

A series of debates in 1858 where Lincoln argued against the expansion of slavery, which helped him secure the Republican nomination.

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Harper’s Ferry

John Brown's failed raid intended to incite an armed slave rebellion that turned him into a martyr for the abolitionist cause.

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Election of 1860

The presidential election in which Lincoln won without carrying any southern states, contributing to the secession crisis.

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Transcontinental Railroad

The railroad completed in the 1860s that linked the east and west coasts of the US, facilitating expansion.

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FJT Frontier Hypothesis

The idea that American democracy was shaped by the settlement and colonization of the frontier.

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Homestead Act

The 1862 law that granted 160 acres of land to settlers who improved it and lived on it for five years.

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Populism

A political movement emphasizing the rights and power of the common people over the elite.

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Grange

An organization for farmers aimed at promoting their economic and political well-being.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

The 1882 law that prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the US, reflecting anti-Asian sentiment.

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Dawes Severalty Act

Law that divided Native American tribal lands into individual plots, promoting assimilation and reducing tribal culture.

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Spanish-American War

The brief conflict in 1898 in which the US defeated Spain and gained territories like the Philippines and Puerto Rico.

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USS Maine

The battleship whose explosion in Havana Harbor sparked the Spanish-American War.

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US Acquisitions - Philippines, Hawaii, PR, Guam

Territories gained by the US after the Spanish-American War for strategic and commercial purposes.

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Suburbia

Residential areas on the outskirts of cities, promoting car culture and increasing highway expansions.

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Levittowns

Planned suburban communities that epitomized post-war suburbanization in the US.

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GI Bill

Legislation that provided World War II veterans with benefits for education, housing, and unemployment.

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Interstate Highway Act

The 1956 law that established a national system of interstate highways for defense and transportation.

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