History, Society, Customs, Culture Flashcards
(37 cards)
Squanto
Native American Algonquian. Helped early English settlers survive harsh winter
Pocahontas
Algonquian Native American - Became famous as a liaison with John Smith’s Jamestown colony in 1607
Sacagawea
Served a vital roll in the Lewis and Clark expedition 1805
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
Led Sioux and Cheyenne troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Defeated George Armstrong Custer
Chief Joseph
a leader of the Nez Perce who supported peaceful interaction with white settlers. Attempted to relocate his tribe to Canada instead of being moved to a reservation.
Who and when was a sea route discovered from Europe to Asia.
The Portuguese in 1498.
When did the first African slaves arrive in Virginia?
1619
When was slavery abolished?
December 18th, 1865 with the 13th amendment
The Sugar Act
1764, required taxes to be collected on molasses brought into the colonies and gave British officials the right to search the homes of anyone suspected of violating it
The Stamp Act
1765 - taxed printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents
The Quartering Act
1765 - required colonists to supply accommodations and supplies to British troops
The Townshend Acts
1767 - taxed paper, lead, paint, and tea that came into the colonies
Tea Act
Allowed East Indian trading company to sell tea at much lower prices, bypassing American distributers, and selling directly to shopkeepers. Led to the Boston Tea Party
Treaty of Paris
1783 - Britain recognized the United States as an Independent Nation.
Virginia Plan
Representation in Congress should be based off of state population size
New Jersey Plan
Each State should have equal representation
The Great Compromise
Led to our current system. Senate and House of Representatives.
Marbury V. Madison
Set precedent for the supreme court to nullify laws it found to be unconstitutional
Horace Mann
Helped change American attitudes about education and suggested reforms to the American education system.
Cotton Gin
A machine that decreased the processing time of cotton and was a major factor in the rapid expansion of cotton production in the South
Henry Clay
The Great Compromiser
The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
Popular sovereignty used to determine whether a slave state or not, went against the great compromise of 1850. Beginning of the break up of the union
Popular Sovereignty
Idea that people in new states should be allowed to choose for themselves whether they wanted slavery or not
Dredd Scott Decision
Supreme court ruled Dredd Scott was not a citizen since he was a slave. He could not sue and laws did not apply. Also ruled the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional
