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St. Augustine
- owned by the Spanish -good protective harbor during storms -The Gulf stream provided a current to travel back to spain -Had a good naval base, Safe from pirates.
Leaugue of Iroquois
-Five nations of Iroquois indians (Mohawks, Senecas, Cayugas, Onandagas, Oneidas) - Most politically organized indians - The tribes were allied with the indians - The Beaver wars: Between the Iroquois and the Alganquians.
Roanoke Island
- English settlment in 1585 - Is unsuccessful because only men and boys are sent, Scurvey kills most of the settlers. - Some of the men leave, and the ones left behind are never heard from again.
Jamestown:
-First permenant English colony 1607 -Settles by joint-stock company called the Virginia company - Named after Elizabeth 1 -5,000 people died in the first year because of 1. James town river ebb and flow caused sald poinsoning. 2. Water contampination caused typhoid fever
Headright System
-If you come o virginaia and stay for 3 years you get 50 acres of land for everyone in your household. - Transfer of Power to the people. Pay your own way.
House of Burgesses
- First representative assembly or Legislature.
Bering Strait
1500 BCE. A Bering Land Bridge across the Bering Sea connecting Russia and Alaska
Eastern Woodland Tribes
Mississippi people in Mississippi Delta Area built earth mounds shaped like animals and reptiles
Portugese
Set the Template for America Advanced naval technology and cartography. Set up template for American Slave trade.
Preston Brookes
Sc Congress man who caned Charles Sumner (Andrew Butlers Cousin)
States Rights
Argument made by the South that says there are some rights that override federal Policy
Confederate States of America
11 states that formed the Southern State entity. Semi autonomous units with weak central government.
Freeport Doctrine
Argument made by Steven A. Douglas about slavery in the territories forced into this position by Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Abolitionist Leader who killed a bunch of people in \"Bleeding Kansas\" incident and lead the Harpers ferry Rebellion. He was captured and executed. He became a martyr for his cause.
Compromise of 1850
Written by Henry Clay. 1. New Mexico and Utah get popular sovereignty. 2. California will be admitted as a free state 3. Fugitive slave act introduced. 4. Slave trade in D.C. will be banned
Texan War of Independence
Texas rose up against Mexico and fought for their independence and wanted to keep their slaves. Texas was the Lonestar republic from 1838-1845 and was then eventually annexed by the U.S. Mexico never recognized their independence.
Sam Houston
Leader of the Texan army during the Texan war for Independence
Mexican War
1846-1848. War for Southern Boundary of Texas. 10 or 11 major battles 1/3 of Mexico became ours. Basically a huge U.S. land grab by President James K. Polk. Tied up with manifest destiny.
Appamatax Courthouse
Where Less Surrendered to Grant ending the civil war. April 1865
Reconstruction act of 1867
legislation passed by radical republicans that punished to punish the South. Almost as if the South is occupied by the North.
The Compromise of 1877
Ended the Reconstruction act of 1867 and pulled out Northern troops from the South.
Andrew Johnson
became president when Abraham Lincoln was assasinated. Was empeached. Was hated by Congress and Radical republicans. He was replaced by Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877.
Dred Scott decision
Court case involving a slave who was sueing for his freedom. The ruling basically said that slaves couldn\'t do this because they were not citizens Also overturned Missouri Compromise leads to Major sectionalism.
Henry Clay
Wrote Missouri Compromise and COmpromise of 1850
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy. never got pardoned nor executed when the war ended.
Alamo
Texan War of Independence whole garrison is overrun and everyone dies.

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