| A | B |
|---|
| Aztec Empire | Empire located in present day Mexico |
| Feudalism | Kings, Lords, Knights, Vassals |
| Crusades | Wars to retake Jerusalem |
| Renaissance | Rebirth of ideas from ancient Greece |
| Year Columbus sailed | 1492 |
| Country that settled 13 colonies | England |
| Columbian Exchange | Trading of goods from Old World to New World |
| Jamestown | 1607 |
| Puritans | Founded Massachusets Bay |
| Cotton | Crop in southern colonies |
| Stamp Act | Tax on paper goods |
| Sons of Liberty | Men who protested unfair taxes |
| Boston Massacre | English killed 5 colonists |
| Tea Act | Gives Britain a monopoly on tea |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists dump British Tea into Boston Harbor |
| Concord | First battle of American Revolution |
| 1776 | Year Decleration of Independence was wrote |
| Thomas Jefferson | Primary Author of Declaration |
| Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness | unaliable rights |
| Yorktown | Final battle of American Revolution |
| First Constitution | Articles of Confederation |
| 3/5ths Compromise | Made slaves worth 3/5 of a person |
| Federalists | In favor of The Constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | Scared of a strong central government |
| 1787 | Year The Constitution was ratified |
| Federalism | division between national and state governments |
| Legislative | Makes the laws |
| Exectuive | Enforces the laws |
| Judicial | Interprets the laws |
| Checks and Balances | Each branch has power of the other |
