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The French and Indian War

The British attempted to raise taxes in the colonies in order to pay for this.

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Shay’s Rebellion

This event proved that the Articles of Confederation had the limited ability of the central government to respond

to the crisis.

1,3

Declaration of Independance

This formal document is an explanation of why the colonies are dissolving political connection to Britain.

1,4

Bill of Rights

Freedom of Religion is a guarantee provided to the citizens of the United States by this. . .

2,1

Social Darwinism

This theory discouraged government interference in economic matters.

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The House of Burgess

This was the FIRST European-styled legislative assembly in North America.

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Middle Passage

Slaves that were shipped from Africa to the Americas traveled along this passage.

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CommonSense

This Thomas Paine pamphlet was important to the independence movement of the British colonies in North

America because it pointed out the absurdity of the American colonists’ continued loyalty to the king.

3,1

Battle of Yorktown

This was the site of the British Army surrender, marking the end of the American Revolution.

3,2

Erie Canal

The completion of this in 1825 allowed cheaper freight travel by water between Buffalo and New York City.

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Battle of Vicksburg

The Confederate defeat at this battle was important because it resulted in the Confederacy being split in half

along the Mississippi River.

3,4

Spread of Slavery

Both the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were intended to settle the dispute

over this issue.

4,1

Manifest Destiny

This was a belief in the mid-19th Century that the U.S. should occupy all lands between the Atlantic and

Pacific oceans.

4,2

U.S. Diplomacy

When Theodore Roosevelt said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”, he was trying to gain support to build a

powerful navy to aid in this.

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Plessy v. Ferguson(1896)

This Supreme Court decision that segregated accomodations were constitutionally allowable as long

as they were equal.

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TranscontinentalRailroad

On May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah, the East and West became connected by the completion of this . . .

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Anti-TrustLaws

The size and power of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company caused the government to pass these. . .

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Pullman StrikeOf 1894

This was an important event in the history of organized labor because it showed the needs and concerns of union members mattered less to the government than the needs

of the industrial executives.

5,3

Philippines

This area is where American forces engaged in a guerilla war after the end of the Spanis-American War.

5,4

The Great Depression

“Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing that we have to fear is fear itself.” FDR was warning the

American people NOT to be discouraged by the effects of this.