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ALHSGE IIIA
Study Questions for history
Term | Definition |
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Taxation | The action that caused American colonies to declare independence from Great Britain |
Treaty of Paris | This gave the U.S. its independence from Britain |
Land Ordinance of 1785 | Avoided disputes about how land would be divided and sold. |
Louisiana Purchase | Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea explored this area |
California | The gold rush was related to this area |
Sojourner Truth | Born into slavery, spoke out against slavery and support for women's rights |
Marbury vs. Madison | Established,Judicial Review to determine whether a law,is constitutional |
Boston Tea Party | Colonial protest that resulted from the passing of the Intolerable Acts |
Olive Branch Petition | Document that was sent to King George for peace by the colonists in 1775 |
Patrick Henry | Gave the speech stating, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" |
George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War |
Samuel Adams | Leader and founder of the Sons of Liberty |
Paul Revere | Rider who warned the colonists that the British .were coming |
Saratoga | Battle that was the turning point for the colonist in the Revolutionary War |
Valley Forge | Where Washington and his troops endured the harsh winter of 1777 and 1778 |
Yorktown | The last major battle of the Revolutionary War and where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington |
War of 1812 | After the Revolutionary War the U.S. fought the British again in what war |
Embargo Act | Law passed by Jefferson that disallowed trade with other nations and led to the War of .1812 |
Impressment | Term used to describe the British navy forcing Americans into service |
William Lloyd Garrison | White abolitionist who wrote the Liberator |
Frederick Douglas | Black abolitionist who wrote the North Star |
Underground Railroad | Aided the escape of slaves to freedom |
Harriet Tubman | Most famous conductor of the Underground railroad |
2nd Great Awakening | Religious movement in the early 1800's that emphasized that the individual is responsible for their own salvation |
Gibbons vs. Ogden | This ensured that the federal government controlled interstate commerce |