Colonization & Revolution
What motivated colonists to settle in the New World?
Religious freedom and economic opportunity
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
Constitution
What system did Jackson use to reward political supporters?
Spoils System
What invention sped up cotton production in the South?
Cotton Gin
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What agreement signed by the Pilgrims created self-government?
Mayflower Compact
What are the three branches of Government? AND what is the role of each
Legislative: makes/writes/creates laws
Executive: enforces/executes the law
Judicial: interprets the law to make sure they are constitutional
What law led to the Trail of Tears?
Indian Removal Act
What was the belief that the U.S. should expand westward?
Manifest Destiny
What was the name of the country formed by seceding southern states?
Confederate States of America
or the Confederacy
What act by Parliament taxed paper goods in the colonies?
Stamp Act
What are the first 10 amendments called?
Bill of Rights
Who led the movement for public education reform?
Horace Mann
What territory was acquired in 1803 and doubled U.S. size?
Louisiana Purchase
What document freed enslaved people in Confederate states?
Emancipation Proclamation
What battle is considered the "shot heard 'round the world"?
Lexington and Concord
What political parties formed during the early republic?
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
What was the goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?
Women's rights and suffrage
What trail was used by settlers moving to the Northwest?
Oregon Trail
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris 1783
What court case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What religious revival inspired many reform movements?
Second Great Awakening
What effect did the railroads have on the economy?
made travel more efficient and faster across the nation.
transportation of goods across longer distances
growth of manufacturing and agriculture industries
Increased trade and westward migration
What were laws passed in the South to limit rights of freedmen?
Black Codes