AP US History SG #1 Flashcards

10509326822	John Smith	one of the men in the Virginia Council that helped Virginia (Jamestown) settlement. Famous for "he who shall not work, shall not eat"	0
10509333291	Scotch-Irish	people who were Scots Lowlanders that over many decades had first been transported to Northern Ireland	1
10509337689	Pocahontas	daughter of chief Powhatan, famous for saving John Smith's life, when Powhatan was going to kill him	2
10509343912	Indentured servant	a person who sold himself or herself into slavery to pay off debt, higher on status scales than slaves	3
10509354411	Sons of Liberty	a group that took part in colonial protest, the took law into their own hands. Liberty, Property, and No Stamps	4
10509358070	Hessians	German soldiers hired by the British and George III, but the Americans gave them land so they took the American side	5
10509362505	Loyalists	people in America who didn't want to rebel and wanted to stay under England, they were loyal to George III	6
10509366608	Thomas Paine	writer of common sense best seller, that featured articles and viewpoints such as the only way you can get the French to help you is to declare your independence	7
10509374027	Shay's Rebellion	an alarming uprising that flared in Western Massachusetts in 1786, back country farmer, Revolutionary War veterans were losing their farms, they demanded paper money, light taxes, and suspension of mortgage foreclosures	8
10509387542	Three-Fifths Compromise	arguments sprang of the fact if slaves should be considered in population for the House of Reps, the North said no, and the South said yes; it was decided that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person	9
10509395906	Era of Good Feelings	when the Federalist Party kind of died, and James Monroe brought a great sense of nationalism. It was a tranquil and prosperous era, but in a way it was trouble	10
10509404394	Missouri Compromise 1820	compromise in which slavery was prohibited forever from Louisiana Purchase territories north of 36, 30 (only exception Missouri); south of this point could have slaves	11
10509408572	Spoils system	thirteen of the rewarding political supporters with public office, this was first introduced on a large scale under Jackson	12
10509443386	Daniel Webster	spokesman for New England. He had a nine-day debate with Robert Hayne in January of 1830	13
10509448783	Indian Removal Act	was passed by Congress in 1830. It stated that all Indians east of Mississippi go to a newly established Indian Territory	14
10509456586	Elizabeth Cady Stanton	Another mother of the women rights movement, insisted on leaving obey out of the marriage ceremony	15
10509460066	Susan B. Anthony	Lecturer of women rights, fearless to slander, became such a conspicuous advocate of women rights that progressive women everywhere were called Suzy B's	16
10509464166	Monroe Doctrine	an annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823, incorporated a stern warning to European powers, two main features were non colonialization and nonintervention	17
10509481978	Popular Sovereignty	was the idea that states should have the right to decide the rules in their own individual states	18
10509488144	Little Giant	nickname for Stephen A. Douglas, an advocate for popular sovereignty and supported Kansas-Nebraska Act	19