Unit 1
What policy did Britain have in place with the American colonies before the French and Indian War?
Salutary Neglect
What was wrong about the Articles of Confederation?
weak central government, no taxing...other things
What did the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions support?
states' rights/nullification
What law is this talking about?
Admission of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state
Prohibited slavery north of the 36 30 parallel
signed by James Monroe
Missouri Compromise
What laws were created to restrict liberties of the newly freed slaves?
Black Codes
Which colonies were known for agriculture/cash crops?
Southern Colonies
What supreme court case established judicial review?
Marbury v Madison
What resulted from the conflict created by the Tariff of 1828?
Nullification Crisis
What bill is this:
repealed the missouri compromise
was created as a menas of constructing a transcontinental railroad
created 2 new states in the middle of the US
let states decide whether or not to allow slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Area of land where the US government forced indians to live
Reservations
Why did Britain change it's policy regarding the colonies after the French and Indian War?
Debt
What rebellion showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What rebellion showed the strength of the US Constitution?
Shays Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
True or False: Andrew Jackson support Marshall's ruling regarding Native Americans.
False
What supreme court case established that slaves were property and therefore can not sue for freedom?
Scott v Sanford
THis is the site in South Dakota where in 1890 US military massacred over 150 Lakota men, women and children
Wounded Knee
Why did American colonists resent British taxes?
No taxation without representation
Which Enlightenment Philospher gave us separation of powers?
Montesquieu
What is the main effect of the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
Demand for slaves went up
What event led directly towards SC secession from the US?
Election of 1860
This 1887 law required Native Americans to give up their indian ways and adopt American ways
Dawes Act
Thomas Jefferson incorporated theories and ideas from what period into the Declaration of Independence?
Enlightenment
What is the difference between the New jersey Plan and the Virginia plan
New jersey: Small State plan
Viriginia: large state plan
Government involvement, tariffs, others I can't think of right now
What did the Emancipation Proclaimation do?
Free slaves in rebelling areas
This is the name given to the combat between Lokota and Cheyenne and hte US Army's Seventh Cavalry in 1876, It resulted i the deaths of nearly half of the unit, including General George Armstrong Custer
Little Big Horn