A | B |
Indentured servants | poor people in England who came to work for Americans. After 3-7 years they became free. |
mercantilism | idea that the colonies should be used to help make England rich |
shared values | experiences shared by the colonists such as religion, freed and equality |
natural rights | things you are born with that no one should be able to take away. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness |
salutary neglect | England letting the colonies do their own thing |
13th amendment | abolished slavery |
Civil Rights Act of 1866 | established citizenship for black males and guaranteed them equal rights |
14th Amendment | defined citizenship and established due process and equal protection under the law for all citizens |
15th Amendment | gave all males, including blacks, the right to vote |
Nationalism | great feeling of pride in the country; laws made by a central government |
Sectionalism | extreme loyalty to a particular region |
Opposition | when you are against something |
Europe | region that sent most explorers to unknown regions during the Age of Exploration |
AFrica | where most slaves came from |
Battle of Saratoga | last battle of Revolutionary War |
Boston Tea Party | why angry Loyalists opened fire on Patriots |
Boston Massacre | when angry Loyalists opened fir on patriots because of the Boston Tea Party |