American Revolution
Boycott
To refuse to buy certain goods or services
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The first constitution
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that the United States has the right to control all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Who was involved in prison and mental health care reforms?
Dorothea Dix
What was the UGRR?
A secret network of people who worked together to hide and help slaves travel to freedom
What is the belief that colonies exist to benefit the mother country?
Mercantilism
What was the role of the judicial branch?
To Interpret or Explain the Laws
Why was the Louisiana Puchase important to the United States?
It doubled the size of the United States
What was the Second Great Awakening?
A time of social and religious reform
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the USA quickly led to what event...
The Secession of the Southern States
Colonists that sided with King Goeorge and wanted to remain loyal to England
Loyalists
The purpose of checks and balances in the Constitution is to...
Make sure that one branch doesn't become too powerful
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
Forced Native Americans off their land and onto reservations
The anti-slavery movement is also known as the ______ movement
Abolition
What was Lincoln's main goal to preserve?
He wanted to preserve the Union
Due to the needs of farmers, early settlements throughout history tend to develop near.....
Rivers
What is the role of the Executive branch?
To encorce and make sure the laws are being followed
Many Americans use the idea of Manifest Destiny to...
Justify Westward Expansion
Why was Harriet Tubman's nickname Moses?
She was a main conductor on the UGRR
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control
What is Parliament?
British government that maks the laws
What two houses make up Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
When the United States bought the land from France
Who was one of the main organizers of the women's rights movement and helped write the Declaration of Sentiments?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What was the economy of North based upon during the Civil War?
Industrialization