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APUSH Midterm
1607-1865
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mayflower Compact | Form of government on journey to the new world |
| Roger Williams | Founder of Rhode Island (freedom of religion with belief in Jesus). Criticized Puritanism and was banned from Massachusetts. |
| Great Puritan Migration | A movement of the puritan people to the new world from europe |
| New England Confederation | a military alliance between the New England colonies |
| Freedom of Consciences | Freedom to practice religion of choice |
| Jonathan Edwards | Christian preacher who stimulated the Great Awakening |
| William Penn | Quaker. Founder of Pennsylvainia |
| George Whitefield | Influential Christian preacher |
| Thomas Hobbes | promoted the idea of sovereignty. |
| Mercantilism | Making profit off trade |
| Phyllis Wheatly | First recognized black writer. |
| House of Burgesses | First legislature in VA. |
| Anne Hutchinson | teamed up with Roger Williams in Rhode Island |
| William Bradford | Introduced the first american prayer book |
| John Locke | Enlightenment thinker |
| Iroquois Confederacy | An alliance of the 5 indian tribes in the New England territory |
| James Oglethorpe | Founder of Georgia. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Set the proclamation line telling colonists not to go past App. Mountains |
| Crisis Papers | Documents written promoting the independence of america from britain |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | Attacks from Native Americans on colonists after dislike with the french-indian postwar conditions |
| Paxton Boys | A group of irish colonists who formed together and attacked innocent indian tribes |
| Battle of Saratoga | turning point of the war after american victory. |
| Gaspee Affair | The HMS Gaspee sailed into shallow waters and members of the Sons of Liberty raided and took all the goods on the ship. |
| Virtual Representation | The idea that the colonists were being thought of when making decisions in parliament |
| Olive Branch Petition | a petition for peace with the king and he respect their rights. |
| Non-importation Agreements | refusing to import british made goods |
| Embargo act of 1807 | An attempt to make America self sufficient by cutting off all imports. Pushed us into the industrial revolution |
| Gabriel Prosser's Rebellion | Slave rebellion in richmond that was soiled and led to the hanging of 25 slaves. |
| Annapolis Convention | a pre constitutional convention that stated a grievance of the Articles of Confederation. Not many showed up and was rescheduled for the constitutional convention in Pennsylvania |
| Hartford Convention | Federalist met to discuss grievances of War of 1812. Ultimately led to the downfall of the federalist party. |
| Corrupt Bargain | political scandal of John Quincy Adam's election. |
| Gibbons v Ogden | Decided that trade laws were up to congress not the states. |
| Critical Period | period between the end of the revolutionary war and the ratification of the consitution |
| Deism | belief in a supreme being. |
| Samuel Slater | Father of the Industrial Revolution |
| Benjamin Banneker | African American scientist and author |
| Haitian Rebellion | Slave revolt ending slavery in Haiti |
| Marbury v Madison | Deemed the midnight judges appointed by John Adams unconstitutional. |
| Yeoman Farmers | a free farmer who relies on himself for food. |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | Set a boundary between spain and America and allowed us to buy Florida. |
| Citizen Genet | French diplomat who tried to get America into the war between England and France. |
| Seneca Falls Convention | Women's rights convention that was supported by a few men but they backed out once word got out of them supporting women's rights. |
| Stephen Douglas | Drafted the Kansas-Nebraska act |
| Wilmot Proviso | an attempt to ban any legalized slavery in the newly acquired mexican territory |
| Maine Laws | Pushed for temperance in Maine |
| Dred Scott v Sandford | ruled that the federal government had no say in free or slave states |
| Bank War | the issue of the rechartering of the Second National Bank during Jacksons presidency. |
| Nullification | The idea of discarding a federal law in specific states. ex) colorado pot. |
| Commonwealth v. Hunt | ruled that labor unions are consitutitonal and therefor legal. |
| Webster-Ashburton Treaty | finalized the borders between America and northern british territories. |
| John Slidell | Politician sent by polk to negotiate with Mexico that the Rio Grande would be the southern border. |
| Worcester v Georgia | prohibited non native americans from being on native american lands. |
| Clayton Bulwer Treaty | Decided that any canal built connecting the atlantic and pacific oceans would be unfortified. |
| Trent Affair | incident challenging freedom of seas and almost led to a war with britain and america. |
| Know Nothing/American Party | political party made to keep the power out of the immigrants hands. |
| Prigg v Pennsylvania | stated the fugitive slave law dominated the pennsylvania law that escaped blacks could not be taken out of penn. |
| Freeport Doctrine | Slavery could only exist where slave codes were passed. |
| Force Act | acts passed to protect the rights of free slaves given to them by the 14th and 15th amendments. |
| Homestead Act | Gave land to people willing to migrate west. Promoted western expansion. |
| Lucretia Mott | female quaker, abolitionist, and female rights advocator. |
| Nashville Convention | extended the missouri compromise to the pacific ocean |
| Morrill Land Grant Act | granting land to states for college purposes |
| Compact Theory | saying that the constitution is collectively made by the states and the states can break it. |
| Gag Rule | limiting discussion or debate on a specific topic |
| William Seward | arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia |
| Brigham Young | Led the mormon religion |
| Tariff of Abominations | raised the tariff on imported goods. Protected the north but harmed the south |
| Ostend Manifesto | set up the purchase of cuba from spain and said we would start war if they said no. |
| Battle of Antietam | first major battle of the Civil war fought on union soil. |
| Neal Dow | father of prohibition |
| Sumner-Brooks Affair | Caning of charles sumner |
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