Unit 1: Age of Exploration
3 reasons for exploration
God, Gold and Glory
What is one important weaknesses of Northwest Ordinance 1787
Congress couldn't taxes
Excise Tax
a tax on the production, sale, or consumption of goods produced within a country
Horace Mann did what
What was Lincons 10% plan
When 10% of the voting population in the 1860 election had taken an oath of loyalty and established a government it would be recognized
What did Christopher Columbus believe
He believed he could reach Asia by sailing west instead of west around Africa
Colonial soldiers had been promised pay and pensions for their service, There was no money, Soldiers were allowed to keep their uniform and musket, Given one month's pay, Given government certificate
Daniel Shay and Former Soldiers
This treaty between the Americans and the Native Americans. In exchange for some goods, the Indians gave the United States territory in Ohio. Anthony Wayne was the American representative
Treaty of Greenville
What was the cause of the of the Second Great Awakening
Americans were less religious, especially after the Enlightenment emphasized science and reason
13 Amendment
Calls for the abolition of slavery
What was the Treaty Of Tordesillas, 1494
an agreement Portugal and Spain to settle the dispute of claims to unexplored territories
Goal was to revise the Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention 1787
A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials
Bureaucracy
How did reforms see alcohol abuse
Many saw alcohol abuse as the root of society's problems
What was the Freedmen's Bureau
Goal was to provide food, clothing, healthcare and education too freed slaves and poor whites
Demand for enslaved Africans shifted dramatically with discover of Americans and planting to the sugarcane
The Slave Trade
John Adams, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay was with what party
Federalist
A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
Isolationism
Roles of men and women changed during _________?
Industrialization
What are "carpetbaggers"
Northerners who came South seeking economic or political opportunities
Life goal was to find an ice free route to Asia
Henry Hudson
What year did the Daniel Shays Rebellion
1786
Bureaucracy
A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials
"Old" Immigrants=
Immigrants that came during the Antebellum period
What was President Johnson's Plan (10%+)
Take oath of loyalty, pay war debt, and ratify 13 amendment