Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The belief that the United States was meant to settle all the land between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (“From sea to shining sea”).
What is manifest destiny?
The giving up of one’s own culture to take on that of another
What is assimilation?
This group of religious settlers that wanted to “purify” the Anglican Church. Wanted to start “Holy City on the Hill” in the New World. (Plymouth or Massachusetts Bay)
Who are the Puritans?
Name two of the four self-evident truths.
What is all men are created equal; everyone is born with rights (life, liberty and pursuit of happiness); gov’t is made up from the people; people have the right to revolution
What was the Trail of Tears?
Andrew Jackson and fed gov’t forcing thousands of Cherokees to march west to Oklahoma
Why was the election of 1828 so different than 1824?(John Q. Adams vs. Andrew Jackson)
A lot more men were given the right to vote
What is the Articles of Confederation; weak central government, states were not unified, Shay's Rebellion, etc.
What former Mexican territory asked the U.S. to annex it in 1845, making it the 28th state?
What is Texas?
Established the principle of judicial review giving the supreme court power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
Overall, the American Revolution was fought because "No taxation without representation." List some of the taxes imposed on the colonist.
- Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, etc.
Describe the New Jersey Plan, the Virginia Plan, and the Great Compromise.
New Jersey: all states have equal rep; Virginia: rep based on state population; Great Compromise: created two legislative bodies in Congress (Senate and House of Reps)
Allowing the people to decide through voting
What is popular sovereignty?
Define the following reform movements including key leaders and information
1. Second Great Awakening
2. Abolitionism
3. Temperance
4. Women's Rights
1. Second Great Awakening: Religious Revival (Baptists / Methodists)
2. Abolitionism: Anti-Slavery
3. Temperance: Anti-Alcohol
4. Women's Rights: Women should vote, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Seneca Falls Convention
The relaxed British policy known as ____ _____ ended because of the ______________.
Salutary Neglect
French and Indian War
Name the first two political parties of the U.S. and list some characteristics of both.
- Federalists: Loose interpretation of Constitution, strong central government, Northern businessmen, Alexander Hamilton, Federalist papers, wanted to ratify the Constitution, national bank, etc.
- Democratic-Republicans: Strict interpretation of Constitution, states rights, agrarian, Thomas Jefferson, Anti-federalist, Bill of Rights, etc.
What was the advantage of using the Erie Canal?
People could travel and trade cheaper and faster.
Describe the sectionalist differences of the North, South, and West (economy, political issues, etc). Which to regions had the most in common?
North: Industry, anti slavery, pro tariffs
South: Agriculture, pro slavery, anti tariffs
West: Developing Agriculture, Henry Clay, Economic Development