Midterm study guide

A British tax on America putting a tax on sugar and molasses. One of the events that pushed the American Revolution.

A British tax on America that puts taxes on tea. One of the events that pushed for the American Revolution.

The largest slave revolt in America; 20 slaves marched to Spanish freedom, recruiting, burning plantations, and killing whites along the way

A war between British and French Americana colonies over two vital rivers.

Between the British and the Cherokee during the French and Indian War. Was started over the British tricking the Cherokee.

Both are crops that dominated British-colonial trade

Citizens took arms up against plantation officers.

A British tax on American printed items. One of events that pushed for the American Revolution.

A war between America and Britian over the independence of the American colonies.

A document written by America declaring its freedom from Britian and the start of the Revolutionary War.

A basis for laws to be set upon, and to define the government of SC.

A war in the south that was a huge win for the British, and a devastating loss for America.

A Revolutionary war battle fought between American patriots and American loyalists.

Cotton was one of the main cash crops and an economical staple in southern economy.

The constitution of the Confederacy.

A war turning point as the British reclaimed SC.

An American campein to reclaim SC.

A compromise formed between the north and south during the constitutional convention; they would tax imports but not exports.

A set of laws or code of a country that dictates the basis of the country.

A compromise made during the constitutional convention; big states claimed they should be weighted more in votes because they have larger populations, but the smaller ones claimed their vote would be smothered. The compromise decided that each state would be represented by 2 senate and a certain number of house seats based on population.

A compromise made during the Philadelphia convention, it stated that a slave counted 3/5ths of a vote.

Invented by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin automatically removes the seeds from cotton.

A united states embargo put on France and Britain for attacking American ships.

The war was over the Embargo act between America, Britain, and France, and Britain encouraging Native Americans to attack colonists.

A movement of anti slave ideas and campiens, is the basis of the original republican party.

General for the North in the Civil War. Invented the Concept of total war.

A failed plot for slaves to overthrow their masters.

Congress began to pass tariffs that the south didn't feel applied to them so they nullified (ignored them). There was much controversy over the subject because the president believed in strong government, and the vice in strong states.

Former slave who became a captain, politician, and a pilot.

Formed the borders of Kansas and Nebraska, making it void of the Mississippi Compromise.

A supreme court case were a black person was a slave in a no slavery zone. He took his case to court, but the court ruled it could and never would be able to intervene in cases of slavery.

The election Abe Lincoln was elected president, he was the first republican (abolitionist) president.

The South seceded from the north due to conflict of interest, starting the Civil War.

The first battle of the Civil War.

Civil war battle where the North captured port royal in SC.

Total war is the concept of war of destroying all in ones path, including civilian areas and civilians.

Lincoln was assassinated in the theater by Booth.

Land owned by private owners in where cash crops were grown by colonists.