New Nation
The Whiskey Rebellion occurred based on what offense?
High imposed taxes that western farmers could not afford and refused to pay
The federalist papers were written in response to what?
The argument of Anti-federalists that a federal government was too strong and powerful
What is the principle of Manifest Destiny?
America's expansion to the West Coast was inevitable and divinely sanctioned.
Which reformer fought for educational reform?
Horace Mann
What doctrine was established in the ruling of Marbury vs. Madison?
Judicial Review
The Federalists and Democratic-Republicans were the precedent to what type of political system that exists in America today?
Two-party system
In Thomas Paine's Common Sense, what was the main argument for Americans to consider?
The ideals of republicanism and democracy
By what means did the United States take possession of the Oregon Territory?
Great Britain ceded it to he United States as part of a negotiated treaty.
Which reformer fought for the rights of the mentally ill?
Dorothea Dix
Who was the chief justice in the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court case?
Roger B. Taney
What was the most significant effect of the Louisiana Purchase?
The U.S had exclusive control of the Mississippi River
What compromise in the Constitutional Convention allowed states to both provide representatives based on population and provide 2 senators?
Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)
What was a driving force for European exploration?
Economic opportunities, Spreading of religion, Global power
Which reformer fought for women's rights?
Lucretia Mott
In which Supreme Court case did the plaintiff argue that since he had lived in a free state, he deserved to be a free man?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
What were the arguments made by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson saying that the states could nullify federal laws if they violated a compact with the states called?
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Which idea from the Enlightenment was central to the Constitution?
Separation of powers and checks and balances
What was the first permanent settlement in English North America?
Jamestown
When Lincoln was elected President in 1860, what was the immediate effect?
Secession of South Carolina
In which Supreme Court case did the plaintiff sue another steamboat owner for sole rights to operate in the waters between New Jersey and New York?
Gibbons v. Ogden
What was the Revolution of 1800?
The switching of power from the Federalists to the Anti-Federalists
What was the main provision of the 3/5 Compromise?
That one slave counted as 3/5 of a person towards representation
What was the result of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Land was divided between Spain and Portugal for exploration and colonization
In his opinion on the case Dred Scott v. Sanford, what did Chief Justice Roger Taney rule?
Congress had no right to regulate slavery in United States territory
In which Supreme Court case did the court decide that it was unconstitutional for a state to tax branches of the national bank?
McCulloch v. Maryland