| A | B |
|---|
| Whiskey Rebellion | rebellion against tax, showed the new Constitutional government was working |
| Common Sense | Pahphlet Thomas Paine wrote that encouraged American independence |
| Battle of Yorktown | final battle of Revolutionary War |
| Lafayette | French general who helped at Battle of Yorktown |
| Federalist | favored a strong central or national government |
| anti-federalist | believed the Constitution gave too much power to the national government |
| Great Compromise | Plan to have two houses, Senate and H. of Rep. in Congress, |
| War of 1812 | First war fought by the U.S. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | Act that defined the way the NW territories could become states |
| Monroe Doctrine | Warning to European nations not to colonize in Western Hemisphere (Americas) |
| Manifest Destiny | Idea that God was on the side of Am. expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean |
| cotton gin | Eli Whitney's invention that made cotton a cash crop & increased demand for slaves |
| Louisiana Purchase | U.S. made twice as big with this territory bought from Franch when Jefferson was President |
| Jacksonian Democracy | Supported the common man and used the spoils system |
