French-Indian Fur Trade: had peaceful relations with indians, set up trade system
Colonial elites: Expanding trade led to a powerful upper class of merchants
Patriots: American colonists who were determined to fight the British so they could gain independence
Washington's Farewell Address: Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism
Thomas Paine: Wrote Common Sense, which stated that the colonies would flourish after the British were gone
Articles of Confederation: A committee was set up to draft a Constitution, and when the American Revolution was over and we won, it was implemented.
Constitution :Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, and called for all
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Mission Settlements: Spanish missions in the Americas were Christian missions established by the Spanish Empire during the 15th and 17th
Republican Motherhood: An idea linked to Republicanism that elevated the role of women
Encroachment: Intrusion of someone's territory
Artisans: a skilled manual worker, craftsperson
French Revolution: period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history
republican government :political theory of representative government based on principal of popular sovereignty
Common Sense: pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 which argued that the colonists should free themselves from British rule
legislative branch: one of 3 branches of government, makes laws, has two houses, the representative and the Senate
separation of powers: feature in the Constitution that requires all branches of government to operate independently of each other so one doesn't aguirre too much power
ratification process :ratification of the Constitution required only 9 of 13 states, not unanimity
multi-racial:
trans-Appalachian west: saw the migration of colonists who sought to make their fortune away from the more developed eastern