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Salutary Neglect (1690-1750)
Refers to 17th/18th century British Crown avoiding strict enforcement; Meant to keep colonies obedient;Helped Flourish the 13 colonies; -
French & Indian War (1756-1763)
Seven year long war; Against British Americans and New France; with Indian allies; Conflict ended in British victory; led to massive debts; -
British Taxation Acts (1764-1765)
Various acts to tax on goods, services, and force control on Colonies; Sparked outrage; e.g "No taxation without representation!"; Used Sugar Act, Currency Act, Quartering Act, Tea Act, etc.; -
American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
American allied victory with French; Peace of Paris; Great Britain no longer owns the United States; Based from constant disputes of taxation and intolerable acts; -
Declaration of Independence
Authored by Thomas Jefferson; Signed by over 56 delegates from the 2nd Continental Congress; Announced and explained separation from Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation (1777-1781)
Created as the first constitution; Served as a loose and weak government temporarily; Had no separation of powers; difficult to make any decision -
Shay's Rebellion (1786-1787)
Response to Economic policy, excess tax and corruption; Wanted to reform state government, overthrow current one;Showed clear problems of Articles of Confederation in U.S -
The Constitution of the U.S
Known as the supreme law of the U.S; Contains separation of powers, rights & responsibilities, and ability to make amendments; Authored from the Philadelphia Convention; -
Bill of Rights
Authored by James Madison; Created in response to a lack of personal freedoms and rights; Consists of ten amendments for the Constitution; -
Louisiana Purchase
The acquisition of Louisiana territory from France; Costed over $15 million; Nearly doubled the size of the U.S; -
Missouri Compromise
Allowed Maine as a free state; allowed Missouri as a slave state; Signed by James Monroe; Maintained a 'balance' of slave and free states in the country -
Indian Removal Act
Authorized to remove Native American Tribes for their territory; Signed by Andrew Jackson; Forced to move through the 'Trail of Tears'; -
Manifest Destiny
Belief that settlers were destined to expand across North America; John O'Sullivan coined the term;Had 'virtue' of Americans; 'mission' to spread the institutions; 'destiny' of God to do this work -
Mexican War (1846-1848)
Mexicans fought against annexation of U.S; U.S won the war; Mexico gave sovereignty to U.S;Texas now owned by U.S -
California Gold Rush (1848-1849)
Over 300,000 prospectors; Formed California as a state; First gold found by James W. Marshall -
Compromise of 1850
Defused political confrontation between slave and free states;
Settled Texas and northern borders; Consisted of five separate bills -
The Civil War (1861-1865)
Conflicts between United and Confederate States; Abolished slavery; Started the beginning of the Reconstruction Era
