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Colonization- Bryce B0b0, Logan Pedersen, Delaney Leehy, Hannah Wyrick…

- - - - Planatation System
      - Plantation System - Mass production of cash crops originally using slave labor.
        
        Transatlantic Slave Trade - The trade between the Caribbean, Americas, and Africa supplying slaves to America.
  - - - Pilgrims - Settled in America to pursue their religion. They were friendly to Native Americans, and they established very positive relationships.
      - Puritans - These guys came along for the party too, although in a separate colony from the pilgrims.
        
        Roger Williams - Founder of the Rhode Island colony after leaving the Puritan colony.
        
        Thomas Hooker - Founder of the Connecticut colony after leaving the Puritan colony.
        
        William Penn - The founder of Pennsylvania colony based on religious freedom and brotherly love.
      - Government in the colonies
        
        Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - Was the first constitution in the U.S.
        
        Mayflower Compact - An agreement in Plymouth to put the greater good of the colony above the individuals.
        
        Virginia House of Burgesses - The first representative government in the colonies.
        
        Town Hall Meetings - In many colonies, they had frequent meeting about what was happening in their government.
        
        People
        
        John Locke - Wrote about political ideologies such as "Consent of the governed.
        
        Charles de Montesquieu - Had the theory of separation of powers.
      - Massachusetts Bay Colony - The colony the Puritans set up.
- - - - Wentworth Cheswell - A town leader and soldier under Cl. John Langdon.
  - - - Proclamation of 1763 - Proclamation declared land west of Appalachian mountains off limits.
        
        Stamp Act - Taxed paper and documents . Repealed in 1766.
        
        Boston Massacre - A riot from the people in Boston in which six people got shot and died.
        
        Tea Act of 1773 - Lowering the price of tea so that the colonists is taken out of the tea trade.
        
        Boston Tea Party - Colonists, known as the Sons of Liberty, protested/rioted against the Tea Act by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.
        
        Sons of LIberty - A group of colonists that rioted, sometimes violently, against British rule.
        
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        Intolerable Acts - British Parliament answered the Boston Tea Party by enforcing the Intolerable Acts which barricaded Boston's harbor.
        
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        Crispus Attucks - Considered the first person to die for independence in the Boston Massacre.
        
        Sugar Act - The act put on sugar to tax the colonies.
        
        Quartering Act - The act allowing soldiers to live in the colonists homes.
      - George Washington - A general in the French-Indian War. Later went on to become a leader in the revolution and the first president of the United States.
  - - - Articles of Confederation - The government plan for the US right after the Revolution.
  - - - George Washington - Commander–in–chief of the Continental army and First President of the US; Helped create a strong central government.
        
        John Adams - The second president of the United States who implemented many new policies involving foreign affairs, and he was a major federalist.
        
        Thomas Jefferson - The secretary of state for George Washington, and the third president of the United States.
        
        James Madison - Considered the “Father of the Constitution”; He was one of the three authors of the “The Federalist Papers” and the author of the “Bill of Rights”.
        
        James Monroe - The fifth president of the United during a time of major great advancements known as the Era of Good Feelings
        
        Marbury v. Madison - A major court case in which judicial review was first used, and John Marshall was the judge.
        
        John Marshall - The judge in three landmark court cases that are back to often. All of the court cases had major impacts that affect how the supreme court runs today.
        
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        1803 - The year the Louisiana Purchase was acquired because of Thomas Jefferson.
        
        Louisiana Purchase - A large section of land of the Mississippi river that the U.S. bought from France for $15 million dollars, and it doubled the size of the U.S.
        
        Federalist - Supporters of a stronger federal government.
        
        Democratic Republicans - Supporters of a weaker federal government with more power in the people.
        
        George Washington's Cabinet - A group of advisors selected by George Washington to guide him throughout his presidency.
    - - Monroe Doctrine - Warned Europe not to colonize any more in the Americas and that it would be considered a direct threat to the US if they did.
        
        Western Hemisphere - The side of the Earth in which the Americas are located on that is protected by the Monroe Doctrine.
        
        South America - A part of America that the United States had their eye on claiming.
      - Whiskey Rebellion - A rebellion in Pennsylvania from farmers who turned their crops into whiskey, and they didn't want to pay extra money for it.
      - Alien Sedition Acts - Acts set in place by John Adams that violated the rights of foreigners.
      - Washington's Farewell Address - A precedent that George Washington started to talk about his fears and hopes for the nation.
      - War of 1812 - A war with Britain that was started because of the impressment of sailors.
        
        Treaty of Ghent - The treaty that ended the war of 1812, but it didn't have many major impacts.
      - The Bank of the United States/National Bank - Part of the financial plan set in place by Alexander Hamilton for the U.S.
  - - - Transcontinental Railroad - A railroad that would connect both oceans to each other.
        
        Pacific Railway Acts - A series of acts to promote the construction of the Pacific Railway.
    - - Industrial Revolution - The movement of the increase in productivity and innovations.
        
        Innovations
        
        Cotton Gin - Increased the rate at which cotton could be produced, resulting in more slaves and more profit for the south
        
        Eli Whitney - Creator of the cotton gin and many other innovations that would revolutionize America.
        
        Steamboat - Increased domestic trade and revolutionised the shipping industry
        
        Interchangeable Parts - It helped production and instead of buying a whole new tool you could only buy the part that broke.
        
        Bessemer Steel Process - First economical way to mass produce steel.
        
        Telegraph Line - Allowed for long distance instantaneous communication
        
        Free Enterprise System - The idea of the people controlling capitalism and monopolies taking over.
        
        Hudson River - A major river involved in shipping supplies and to the economy located in New York.
      - Women's Rights Movement - The movement taking place in the mid 1800s lasting to early 1900s trying give women equal rights as well as voting rights.
      - American Temperance Society - A group of people who believed in outlawing drugs and alcohol, and that it is the cause of crime and breaking up of families.
      - Abolitionist Movement - A movement in the North that would caused the civil war by the urge to outlaw slavery.
        
        Susan B. Anthony - Advocate against slavery, but then supported the women's rights movement when she wasn't allowed to speak at a anti slavery conference.
        
        Elizabeth Cady Stanton - An advocate for the abolitionist movement that with Susan B. Anthony was furious when she was denied the right to speak at a conference becoming involved in the women's rights movement.
        
        Uncle Tom's Cabin - A novel about an escaped slave and the cruelties of slavery that causes many people to join the abolitionist movement.
        
        Battle Hymn of the Republic - A song for John Brown after he was hanged for fighting against slavery in honor that also helped gain new followers for the abolitionist movement.
      - Prison Reform - Dorothea Dix was teaching a church class in prison when she learned of the harsh treatments. The reform made life in prison less harsh and the mentally challenged and debtors no longer being sent there.
        
        Care Of The Disabled - After the Prison Reforms, people began taking better care of the disabled by trying to teach them, and not just throw them into prison.
      - Labor Reform Movement - When labour unions demanded higher wages, to stop child labour, benefits for the eldery and retired, and for better working condititons
      - Trancendentalism - A cultural movement that valued individualism
        
        American way of life - A nationalist idea that Americans are unique in their way of life
        
        National Identity - The idea of showing off what America is like and determining its aspects.
        
        Ralph Waldo Emerson & Nature - An advocate for the beauty of nature and a leader of Transcendentalism.
        
        John James Audubon - A painter showing off the beauty of nature relating to the sense of Transcendentalism.
      - Second Great Awakening - A movement of religion spreading again and new beliefs like the banning of alcohol. Also The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
    - - Presidential Election of 1824 - Andrew Jackson held the majority in popular votes, but votes tied in the Electoral college.
        
        Corrupt Bargain - Henry Clay told members of congress to vote for Andrew Jackson as a compromise because John Quincy Adams would've won anyway.
        
        Jacksonian Era - An era in which more rights were brought out for common people across America.
        
        Cherokee Nation/Indians - A group of Indians who had landin America, but no one wanted them to stay there.
        
        Worcester v. Georgia - The leader of the Cherokee Indians went to court because their rights were being violated, and he won the court case. Although he won, the ruling was not enforced because no one wanted them there.
        
        Indian Removal Act - The act pushing the natives west onto what will be known as the trail of tears into Oklahoma.
        
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        Georgia - The state trying to push the natives out of their state west on the trail of tears.
        
        Henry Clay - Known as the "Great Compromiser," he convinced congress to vote for John Quincy Adams for president if he was appointed secretary of state in the corrupt bargain.
        
        12th Amendment - This amendment states that the House of Representatives would vote on the presidential candidates if the electoral college had a tie.
        
        John Quincy Adams - The president that was elected from the corrupt bargain and son of John Adams.
        
        John C. Calhoun - A candidate in the 1824 election for south and was a strong advocate for slavery.
        
        Daniel Webster - A candidate in the 1824 election for the north that was a strong advocate for federal power.
      - Nullification Crisis - A crisis in which South Carolina decided that nullifying the tariff was acceptable because of their state's rights.
    - - Louisiana Purchase - A purchase made during Jefferson's Presidency doubling the nation in size.
      - Texas - A large amount of territory in the south that was annexed that would eventually cause the U.S. - Mexican War.
        
        Mexico - Previous country that controlled Texas and was furious when they were annexed.
        
        U.S. - Mexican War - A close cause to the civil war because it added a great amount of territory to America.
      - Oregon Territory - A territory in the northwest disputed by America and Britain until 1848 when Britain and America made a treaty that would strengthen their bond.
        
        Pacific Ocean - The ocean to the west of Oregon that was part of the idea of Manifest Destiny.
- - - - Constitutional Convention - A series of meetings that created the constitution
        
        James Madison - Author of constitution before president
        
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        Alexander Hamilton - An active federalist who wrote a large portion of the the Federalists Papers. Hamilton also was the founder of the US National Bank.
        
        BIll of RIghts
        
        SIxth amendment - RIght to a fair and speedy trail
        
        Tenth Amendment - State's rights
        
        Fourth Amendment - No unreasonable search and seizure
        
        FIrst Amendment - Freedom of speech, religion, and the press
        
        Freedom of the Press - Covered under the 1st amendment
        
        George Mason - Created the idea of inalienable rights
        
        Federalist Papers - A series of essays that defended the constitution
      - 1787
      - Constitutional Convention - The convention to change the government from the articles of confederation.
      - New Jersey Plan - The plan making equal representation of 2 senators per colony.
      - Virginia Plan - The Plan to have representation based on population.
        
        Great Compromise - The compromise to have two houses with one based on equal representation and the other based on representation by population.
      - Three Fifths Compromise - Three fifths of slaves count for taxes as well as counting as population.
  - - - English BIll of Rights - The Bill of Rights in England that the Bill of Rights in America was modelled after.
      - George Mason - Contributed the idea of individual rights to the Constitution.
    - - James Madison - Author of the constitution, and the fourth president.