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Many of the French & English explorers who claimed land in North America were looking for this westerly trade route to Asia.
The Louisiana Purchase MORE THAN DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE UNITED STATES, and also gave the United States
The Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison increased the power of the court by asserting the power of
What was a belief of Alexander Hamilton and his supporters in the federalist party?
In 1789 the new federal government did what to raise money so that it could operate.
The presidential election of 1800 was closely contested and had an outcome that
Prominent Quaker activist who founded Pennsylvania as a haven for fellow Quakers in 1681. He established friendly relations with neighboring Indian tribes and attracted a wide array of settlers.
Much-loathed administrator of the Dominion of New England, which was created in 1686 to strengthen imperial control over the New England colonies.
what war was the balfour decoration issued in
In 1686, King James II consolidated all of the New England Colonies into one entity called THIS and put them under a tyrannical governor, Edmund Andros, ending colonial legislative rule and angering many colonists. The Glorious Revolution brought all of this to an end.
Set of laws beginning in 1662 defining racial slavery. They established the hereditary nature of slavery and limited the rights and education of slaves.
The Supreme Court's decision in the Marbury v. Madison case established
Drafted by settlers in the Connecticut River Valley, document was the first "modern constitution" establishing a democratically controlled government.
Legal principle that the oldest son inherits all family property or land. Caused many younger sons to seek their fortunes in America.
Migration of seventy thousand refugees from England to the North American colonies, primarily New England and the Caribbean.
Dominant credo of the New England Puritans based on the teachings of John Calvin. They believed in predestination—that only the "elect" were destined for salvation.
Passed in 1649 in Maryland, it guaranteed toleration to all Christians but decreed the death penalty for those, like Jews and atheists, who denied the divinity of Jesus Christ.
This was the name of the Puritans colony in New England that was to be a model to Christians everywhere.
Bound together five tribes-- including the Mohawks, Oneidas, and Seneca's-- in what is now New York State. It was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the American colonies.
WHAT COLONY established the first public (or universal) schools in the colonies because of Puritan beliefs that everyone should know how to read the Bible?