Final Review Smore
Chloe Rosario
Nathaniel Bacon
1676
Farmer
- Bacon's Rebellion - disgruntled citizens rebelled against the Governor
John Locke
1704
English Philosopher
Natural Rights - People born with rights of Life, Liberty, Property
- Social Contract Theory - People give up rights for protection
George Washington
1789-1797-Federalist
First President of the United States
Shaped the Executive & Judicial System
Established expectations of two terms
Put down the Whiskey Rebellion = Tax
- Excellent Delegate
Thomas Jefferson
1801-1809 as President
Responsible for Louisiana Purchase
Sent out Lewis & Clark Expedition
- Marbury vs. Madison Case (1803) - Established Judicial Review
James Madison
1809-1817 as a President
The War of 1812 - U.S. vs. Britain over territory/Native Americans
Treaty of Ghent - War of 1812 Peace Treaty, declared armistice
- White House burned down by British
Massachusetts
Founded in 1630 by John Winthrop
Religion: Puritan
- Name means "at the hill"
Pennsylvania
Founded in 1682 by William Penn
Religion: Quakers
Name: Family Name
- "sylvania" =forest
North Carolina
Founded in 1653 by Virginia Colonists
Religion: Anglican
- Named for Latin word for "Charles" after Charles 1 of England
Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
Revolutionized the cotton industry, especially in the South
Created a need for more slaves and faster labor
Barbed Wire
Patented by Lucien B. Smith in 1867
Used as fencing
Great and effective for restricting livestock to a certain area
- Fit well in the westward way of life.
Transcontinental Railroad
It stretched across the United States
An easier way of transporting people and goods
- Time-saving
Telegraph
- Created by Samuel Morse
- Invented in 1837
- Created instant communication with people
Riding Plow
- Created by John Deere
- invented in 1837
- Allowed farmers to turn heavy sod easily that made farming less physical.
Shay's Rebellion
- An uprising led by a former militia officer, Daniel Shays, which broke out in western Massachusetts in 1786.
Black Hawk War
- A brief 1832 conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader
American Revolution
- The war for American independence from Britain.
- The fighting began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and lasted through the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
Bleeding Kansas
- A term used to describe the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory.