Across
- 2. editor of The Liberator (strongly abolitionist newspaper calling for immediate abolition of slavery), fought for feminist movement ("Am I not a woman and a sister" picture of slave woman)
- 4. (1739-1744) Sudden outbreak of religious fervor that swept through the colonies. One of the first events to unify the colonies.
- 5. These colonies were the most diverse religiously and saw the most immigrants from Europe. The economy was based on grain.
- 7. Puritan leader who brought 900 followers to Massachusetts Bay in 1629 “City Upon a Hill”
- 10. The Chesapeake (Maryland and Virginia) relied on indentured servants initially, later replaced by African slaves. Staple crops like tobacco, rice, and sugar made the colonies prosperous.
- 11. Western Pennsylvanian farmers' violent protest against whiskey excise tax, Washington sent large army to put down revolt, protests to be limited to non-violent
- 14. Slaves were property, not citizens; Congress could NOT legislate slavery in the territories.
- 15. Economic policy that focuses on making money for the mother country. This policy favors a positive balance of trade for the mother country and the accumulation of gold and silver.
- 17. This party opposed to all immigration, strongly anti-Catholic
- 18. Dealt with the Mexican Cession - popular sovereignty would be used in the territory, slave trade was banned in Washington D.C., California was added as a free state, a more strict fugitive slave law was created.
- 19. This movement was especially Anti-Catholic. They hoped to limit the power and cultural influence of the immigrants (Irish and Germans).
- 20. This movement sought to keep slavery from expanding into newly acquired territories.
- 23. Overturned the MO Compromise - introduced popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska. Helped lead to the creation of the Republican Party.
- 24. Moral and social reforms (think abolitionism, women's rights, temperance, etc.)
- 27. Spread of goods, ideas, people, and diseases between Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
- 30. runaway slaves could be caught in the North and be brought back to their masters (they were treated as property — running away was as good as stealing)
- 34. Spanish system of granting land to colonists in the New World. This system exploited Native Americans and resources. Eventually, Native American labor was replaced with African slave labor.
- 37. In an attempt to raise revenue to pay for British troops in the colonies, 1765 taxes were placed on legal document, newspapers, and other internal items
- 38. In response to Boston Tea Party, in 1774 Britain closed Boston Harbor, outlawed town meetings, and enlarged Quebec, angering many colonists
- 41. abolished slavery
- 44. A series of battles in New Hampshire between the colonists and the Wompanoags, led by Metacom, a chief also known as King Philip. The war was started when the Massachusetts government tried to assert court jurisdiction over the local Indians. The colonists won with the help of the Mohawks, and this victory opened up additional Indian lands for expansion.
- 45. Gen. Burgoyne surrendered 5800 British soldiers in a dramatic defeat that convinced the French to support the American cause
- 46. Native American revolt in the late 17th century in present-day New Mexico against the Spanish. The Spanish were expelled for over 10 years. Once they regained control, the Spanish began to take a more accommodating approach to Natives and allowed some religious accommodation.
- 47. Focused on converting Natives and gaining wealth through tight control over colonies.
- 48. Passed under Articles - banned slavery in NW territory (OH, MI, IN, etc.); created a process for admitting new states (60,000 inhabitants)
- 49. 3 parts: Maine was a free state, Missouri was a slave state, everything above 3630 latitude line would be free, everything below would be slave. This applied to ONLY the Louisiana Purchase. Later overturned by the Kansas-Nebraska Act (possible synthesis point).
- 50. Time period that focused on reason and knowledge and promoted new ideas about government (natural rights, consent of the governed, separation of powers). These ideas helped influence the American Revolution.
- 51. Warned of entangling foreign alliances and political parties; helped inspire foreign policy until after WWII
Down
- 1. fewer inhabitants than other countries. These two colonizers focused on trade (especially fur), alliances, and intermarriage with Native Americans.
- 3. rebels felt the governor of Virginia failed to protect the frontier from the Native Americans
- 6. Inspired by Common Sense and Enlightenment ideals; inspired France and countries in Latin America to experience revolutions
- 8. slavery to be barred in all territory ceded from Mexico; never fully passed Congress
- 9. The first Secretary of State, he became the leader of the Democratic- Republican Party in opposition to the Federalists
- 12. Written by T-Paine, and Enlightenment thinker. Urged that colonies should break away from Great Britain
- 13. Corn, grown in present-day Mexico and spread to the Southwest portion of the present-day United States. Native Americans built societies around this. Once it was introduced to Europe (Columbian Exchange), it helped lead to a drastic increase in population.
- 16. granted citizenship and equal protection
- 21. Wanted strong central government, more power to experienced, separation of church and state, stated that national government would protect individual rights
- 22. Wanted states' rights, bill of rights, unanimous consent, reference to religion, more power to less-rich and common people;
- 25. Established federal district courts that followed local procedures, Supreme Court had final jurisdiction; compromise between nationalists and advocates for states' rights
- 26. universal adult male suffrage.
- 28. Founded by mostly Puritans, a group of like-minded individuals. These colonies tended to be close-knit and had longer life expectancies than other English colonies. The economy was a mix of farming and trade.
- 29. First governing document of US - created a WEAK central government; issues with trade - different currencies in each state, tariffs on goods traded between states
- 31. President Monroe's message to Europe to NOT colonize any new land in Latin America. The US would stay out of European affairs.
- 32. Renting of land to former slaves – limited economic opportunities to former slaves and poor whites in the south.
- 33. Parliament took minor actions in the colonies, allowing them to experiment with and become accustomed to self-government, international trade agreements
- 35. the principle that a state should decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery
- 36. issued by Lincoln following Antietam (close enough to a victory to empower the proclamation), declared slaves in the Confederacy free (did not include border states), symbolic gesture to support Union's moral cause in the war
- 39. Colonies were based on agriculture. This colonizer saw a large number of men AND women inhabit the colonies. They were relatively hostile relations with Native Americans.
- 40. states could refuse to enforce the federal laws they deemed unconstitutional
- 42. runaway slave, well-known speaker on the condition of slavery, worked with Garrison and Wendell Phillips, founder of The North Star
- 43. colonists were forbidden to move west of the Appalachian Mountains