1st+semester+terms

AmREVIEW 250 TERM LIST victory which persuaded the French form an alliance with America || ||
 * Hernando de Soto || First European to reach the Mississippi River || ||
 * Montezuma || King of the Aztecs || ||
 * Walter Raleigh || founder of the lost colony on Roanoke Island || ||
 * John Smith || saved Jamestown with the “he who does not work does not eat” regime || ||
 * Pocahontas || She was an Indian Princess who helped Jamestown Settlers around John Smith's era. She is most known for saving John's life. (1595-1617) || ||
 * John Rolfe || || He is known for cultivating tobacco as an "export crop" in the Colony of Virginia. He was the first to do so and a successful businessman. (1585-1622) || ||
 * Martin Luther || He is known for starting the Protestant Reformation. He was a theology professor who wrote the Lutheran Bible so it could be accessed by the common man. He also wrote the 95 theses. (1483-1546) || ||
 * William Bradford || was the self-educated governor of Plymouth Plantation elected for 30 consecutive years || ||
 * Puritans || || They were at their strongest in the 16th and 17th century. They believed in a highly moral lifestyle. They wanted to purify the church of England. || ||
 * John Winthrop || Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company || ||
 * Anne Hutchinson || She was a pioneer in America and wound up being the minister to a dissident church which was illegal at the time. She was banned from her colony because of this. Today she is recognized as being a feminist of that day and age. (1591-1643) || || ||
 * Roger Williams || Minister expelled to Rhode Island and allowed religious dissent there || ||
 * Bacon’s Rebellion || resistance of western settlers against Indians and eastern authority || ||
 * Jonathan Edwards || preached a new kind of sermon that stirred the emotions || ||
 * Benjamin Franklin || American statesman and printer who wrote //Poor Richard's// Almanac || ||
 * Proclamation of 1763 || intended to prevent warfare between settlers and Indians || ||
 * La Salle || || There are 8 famous "La Salle's" through history but the most recognizable one is Rene-Robert La Salle who was a famous French Explorer of North America. Who first navigated the length of the Mississippi (1643-1687) || ||
 * French and Indian War || ended French control of the North American continent. || ||
 * Sam Adams || American Revolutionary who founded the Son's of liberty and the committee of correspondence. Organizer of the "Sons of Liberty" and the circular lettter. ||
 * Paul Revere || He was a famed and skilled silversmith who took up Arms to fight against the British. He was known for his ride through Lexington and Concord. (1735-1818). Attempted to warn Lexington and Concord of British assault. || ||
 * Lexington & Concord || First battles of the American revolution || ||
 * Lafayette || || Marquis Da Lafayette was one of the few French who traveled to America to aid in the war who wasn't stuck up. He was George Washington's protege, he was wounded in the war but returned to stand by his "Father's" side and help see through America's independence. (1757-1834). French aristocrat who early came to support the revolution. || ||
 * Thomas Paine || patriot author of //Common Sense// || ||
 * Saratoga || ||
 * Benedict Arnold || American war hero who betrayed Washington at West Poin || ||
 * Richard Henry Lee || He was an American Statesman from Virginia. He was for independence in America and signed the Declaration of Independence. He served a one year term as the President of the Continental Congress. (1732-1794) || ||
 * Patrick Henry || declared,“Give me Liberty or give me Death || ||
 * John Paul Jones || He was a legendary Naval Officer who turned the tides of a naval battle against the British Ship known as the //Serapis//. (1747-1792) || ||
 * Burgoyne || || He was known as Gentleman Johnny, he fought at the battle of Albany and surrendered 6,000 soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. Attacked New York from Cananda. || ||
 * Cornwallis || || British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 || ||
 * Nathaniel Greene || He was an American Revolutionary War general who was considered George Washington's most trusted General. (1742-1786). Washington's most reliable Lieutenant General the Fighting Quaker. || ||
 * Northwest Ordinance of 1787 || || outlined the process by which new states would gain admission to the union. Provided organization for new states under the articles of Confederation. || ||
 * Daniel Shays’s Rebellion || || An uprising of farmers in western Massachusetts seeking debt relief. Rebelled against Massachusetts taxation policy. ||
 * Alexander Hamilton || 1st secretary of the Treasury. Washington aide advocate of the Constitution. || ||
 * Whiskey rebellion || A rebellion linked to the government deciding to tax whiskey to pay off National Debts. || ||
 * John Jay || || He was Governor of New York, opposed Slavery, leader of the Federalist Party and was for the American Revolution in the prime of the war. (1745-1829). Negotiated an extremely unpopular treaty with Great Britian. || ||
 * John Marshall || He was an American Statesman and was the Chief Justice of Supreme Court from 1801-1835. He secured the power of the Court and extended that of the Federal government. Jefferson's cousin. Wrote the courts in Marbury vs. Madison case. || ||
 * Marbury v Madison || This particular court ruling was linked to Judicial Review. Established the supreme courts right of judicial review. || ||
 * Louisiana Purchase || Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon at the bargain rate of three cents an acre. || ||
 * Meriwether Lewis || He was the partner of Clark and helped him explore Louisiana. (1774-1809) || ||
 * Wm Clark || || Clark was apart of the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition. (1779-1838). Co-commander of the corps of discovery on its mission of 1804-1806. || ||
 * Sacagawea || || She accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition and Clark helped deliver her child. (1788-1812) || ||
 * Tecumseh || || He was the Native American leader of the Shawnee and opposed the US in 1812. (1768-1813) || ||
 * Francis Scott Key || He wrote The Star Spangled Banner. (1779-1843) || ||
 * Oliver Hazard Perry || He was the Hero of Lake Eerie and a legend of the War of 1812. (1785-1819). American commander of the US fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. || ||
 * Andrew Jackson || The Seventh President of the US, he was known for the Jacksonian Era of the US. (1767-1845). Crushed Redsticks at Horseshoe Bend, won the Battle of New Orleans. || ||
 * Missouri Compromise of 1820: Agreement balancing free and slave states and setting limit on the expansion of slavery at 36 degrees 30'. || ||
 * McCulloch vMD Case of the Marshall court demonstrating the supremacy clause & the power of the interstate commerce clause. Determined that Congress had a right and establish a bank and that federal law was supreme. || ||
 * Monroe Doctrine || Written by John Adams to discourage further colonization in the New World. America declares the Western Hemisphere off limits to European intererence. || ||
 * John C. Calhoun || War Hawk, Secretary of War, VP and Southern Nationalist one of great triumvirate || ||
 * Daniel Webster . || Lawyer congressman Secretary of State, one of great triumvirate. Massachusetts orator staunch nationalist and member of the great triumvirate. || ||
 * Henry Clay || 5 time presidential candidate known as the great compromiser one of great triumvirate. An 1812 "war hawk" the Great Compromiser. || ||
 * Nicholas Biddle || President of the 2nd Bank of the US || ||
 * Sam Houston || Victor at San Jacinto & President of TX || ||
 * David Crockett || Former TN congressman killed at the Alamo || ||
 * Stephen F. Austin || Established American settlements in TX || ||
 * Eli Whitney || Invented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts || ||
 * Samuel F. B. Morse || Invented the telegraphy and it eponymous code || ||
 * Noah Webster || Author of the American Speller and Dictionary used in American schools. || ||
 * Dorothea Dix || Reformer of Prisons and Mental Hospitals || ||
 * Seneca Falls convention 1st national women's rights gathering. Produced the woman's declaration of rights and sentiments. || ||
 * James Fenimore Cooper Author of Leatherstocking tales. Author of the //Last of the Mohicans//, was the 1st popular novelist writing on American subjects. || ||
 * Ralph Waldo Emerson || Transcendentalist & author of the American Scholar || ||
 * Henry David Thoreau || Transcendentalist author of On Walden Pond and An Essay on Civil Disobedience || ||
 * Walt Whitman || Romantic American poet of //Leaves of Grass// || ||
 * Herman Melville || Author of //Moby Dick// based on the shipwreck of the whaler //Essex//. || ||
 * Nathaniel Hawthorne || Democratic political functionary and Author of //The Scarlet Letter.// || ||
 * Nat Turner || || Slave preacher who led the nation's largest slave insurrection in South Hampton Va in 1831. || ||
 * William Lloyd Garrison || Abolitionist editor of //The Liberator// calling for immediate uncompensated emancipation of the slaves. || ||
 * Sojourner Truth || African American former slave and Abolitionist and women's rights advocate. || ||
 * Frederick Douglass || Spokesman for Abolitionist causes. Author of famous autobiography || ||
 * Santa Anna || President of Mexico || ||
 * Winfield Scott || Commander of the American army that captured Mexico City, Old Fuss and Feathers || ||
 * Mexican War || Mr. Polk's War to acquire California || ||
 * Zachary Taylor || Hero of Buena Vista known as "Old Rough and Ready" Elected President as a Whig. || ||
 * Harriet Tubman || Conductor on the Underground railroad who led hundred of the enslaved to freedom || ||
 * Matthew C. Perry || American Navy Commodore who opened Japan to American trade || ||
 * Stephen A. Douglas. || The "Little Giant," ramrod of the Compromise of 1850, and promoter of the Kansas-Nebraska Act || ||
 * Kansas-Nebraska act || Provided for popular sovereignty on the issue of slavery in the territories || ||
 * Harriet Beecher Stowe || Wrote //Uncle Tom's Cabin// opposing slavery. || ||
 * John Brown || Violent radical abolitionist who raided Harper's Ferry in 1859 || ||
 * John C. Fremont || 1st Republican presidential candidate known as the Pathfinder because of his exploration of California.Republican canidate for President in 1856. || ||
 * Frederick Douglass || Abolitionist spokesman and escaped slave || ||
 * Dred Scott || || Enslaved man who sued to gain freedom after his sojourn in a free territory.Slave who sued for his freedom under the terms of the Missouri Compromise. || ||
 * Jefferson Davis || President of the Confederate States of America. || ||
 * Robert E. Lee || Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia || ||
 * T.J. Jackson || Known as Stonewall Lieutenant of Lee in command of a wing of the Confederate army. || ||
 * Clara Barton || Civil War nurse who later established the American Red Cross || ||
 * U.S. Grant || || Union General who defeated Lee and was later elected president. || ||
 * Geo. B. McClellan || Commander of the Army of the Potomac fired and later Democratic Presidential nominee of 1864 || ||
 * W.T. Sherman || Union General who captured Atlanta and marched to the sea. || ||
 * Robert Gould Shaw || Commander of Massachusetts 54th black regiment killed at Fort Wagner. || ||
 * Gettysburg || Defeat of Confederate invasion of the North, the tide of the confederacy. || ||
 * George Pickett || Commander of ill-fated Confederate charge on the 3rd day of Gettysburg. || ||
 * Chickamauga || Last Confederate victory in the West. || ||
 * John Wilkes Booth || Assassin of Abraham Lincoln || ||
 * Thaddeus Stevens || Pro freedman congressman from PA. A leader of the "black republicans" during reconstruction || ||
 * Ku Klux Klan || Terrorist organization aimed at intimidating freedmen and white republicans in the south. || ||
 * Black codes || Laws intended to recreate de facto slavery for blacks in the south. || ||