Natural Rights
What did John Locke argue?
All people have specific natural rights that everyone earns just by being born
What challenges did colonists face?
A variety of rivers, plains, mountains, and plateaus
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point?
It brought France into war as one of the American allies
Why is the Constitution called a "living document"?
It can be amended in order to change with the times
What was the Anaconda Plan?
an attempt to surround the Confederacy and squeeze it to death
What are "unalienable rights"?
Life, liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
How did geography impact colonization?
Mountain ranges, deserts made it difficult to travel
What was the significance of Yorktown?
General Cornwallis surrendered and this was the last battle of the war
What powers does Congress have?
The power to declare war
What advantages did the Confederacy have?
excellent military leadership
What rights are protected by government?
Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments
What harmed Indigenous populations?
Diseases brought by Europeans
Warfare and treaties resulted in loss of land
Colonizers enslaving and killing Indigenous people
Who were the Patriots?
Those who supported the newly established American
What can reserved powers do?
or
What can't reserved powers do?
issue drivers' licenses
establish schools
provide fire protection
They cannot establish post offices
Why did the South secede from the Union?
They wanted to protect slavery at all costs
Or
Lincoln's 1860 election
What did Jefferson mean by rights?
Rights are derived from laws of nature and are given from God
Describe the "rights of Englishmen".
A government cannot deprive a person of life, liberty and property
Why did Ben Franklin want to colonists to join the Albany Plan of Union?
the colonists had no unity so they mine as well form a confederacy
Who were the Federalists?
Those that supported the new Constitution
What was popular sovereignty?
The people, as a whole, vote on what they want
How do rights differ from privileges?
Rights cannot be legally denied
What role did political cartoons play?
To united people against a cause
They made a group look worse then what they were
What did the Zenger trial establish?
the idea that freedom of the press should be protected
What was the first Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
What was the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson?
It ruled that segregation was constitutional