Colonial America
How did the Mayflower Compact influence colonial America?
It promoted the idea that the government should protect individual rights
After the French and Indian War what land did the colonist and Great Britain gain?
Northwest Territory (Ohio River Valley)
Under the Articles of Confederation who had the most power?
State governments
What is impressment?
Where British soldiers were kidnapping Americans and forcing them to work on British ships
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin did what to cotton production?
Made it easier to manufacture goods and more efficient
What were the major exports of New England?
Ships, fish, Furs, etc
The Boston Tea Party was centered around what belief?
No taxation without representation
What do we have in place to prevent abuses of power?
Separation of Powers
How did Thomas Jefferson respond to impressment?
By placing and embargo on Great Britain and France as a form of punishment
Which region of the country supported Tariffs?
North (Made people buy American products which were produced in the North)
Indigo, Tabacco, Rice
The Whiskey Rebellion proved what?
That the federal government had power to enforce laws
What is republicanism?
A form of democracy where we elect representatives to make decisions for us.
Marbury v. Madison (1803) created what principle?
Judicial Review (the supreme court determine what the law is)
What is sectionalism?
Increased divisions between the North, South, and West.
How did the Great Awakening influence American identify?
Made colonist more aware of the world, and challenge sources of authority
What was the economy of New England like?
Based off of shipping, fishing, and small family farms
What type of interpretation did Thomas Jefferson have of the Constitution?
Strict Interpretation
Many Native Americans believed what about land?
That land is a resource and should be shared among people
Who was the prominent African American male born into slavery who wrote about the immorality of slavery
Fredrick Douglas
What is the time period called where the colonist were allowed to govern themselves?
Salutary neglect
What was the economy of the South?
Based off of growing cash crops
The Marshall Court gave more power to which form of government?
The Federal government
What was the dividing issue over westward expansion?
The expansion of slavery
The textile industry was used to create what?
Mass produced clothing