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Triangular Trade
Triangular trade was a profitable trade system established by England in the 1600s through the mid-19th century. Ships would come from Africa loaded with slaves and arrive in the West Indies. The slaves were offloaded for use in the sugarcane plantations. The sugarcane and molasses would be sent to the colonies to be made into rum. Finally, the rum is sent back to Africa to be traded for slaves, initially restarting the triangle trade once again. -
James Town
James town was the first permanent English settlement which was established in 1607. Initially, James' town struggled during the 'starving time'. In the Chesapeake region, people started to harvest natural resources for the profit of their company investors and the crown. Tobacco which was planted in Virginia became a cash crop leading to the change of colonial history. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a new bloom of interest in the church. It was led by new ministers who were asking questions never been asked. The Great Awakening led to the division of 'old lights' and 'new lights', which was about how church ideals should be. George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards were the main figures in the Great Awakening, while these men did have polar opposite ministering approaches they both impacted on church population booming again. -
Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a scientific and intellectual movement, but it soon became a political movement due to the new questioning of the nature of government. John Locke was the key figure for this movement with Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Thomas Hobbes also being figures. Locke established the idea of the 'natural rights of man' which included 'Life, Liberty, and Property'. He also advocated for the separation of church and state. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay taxes, represented by a stamp, on papers, documents, etc. -
Boston Masssacre
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Intolerable Acts
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Battle of Trenton
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Battle of Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris
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XYZ Affair
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Revolution of 1800
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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War of 1812
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Panic of 1819
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Cotton Gin
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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Election of 1824
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Steam Engine
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Indian Removal Act
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Cherokee v. Georgia
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Underground Railroad
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Compromise of 1833
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Second Great Awakening
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Second Bank of the United States
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Mexican-American War
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Know-nothing Party
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Utopias
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Seneca Falls Convention
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Compromise of 1850
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Bleeding Kansas
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
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Election of 1860
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Fort Sumter
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Manifest Destiny
