Colonization
Written by Pilgrims-agree they would follow laws they wrote.
Mayflower Compact
Wrote the Declaration of Independence; an Anti-Federalist
Thomas Jefferson
Keeps one branch from being more powerful than the other 2
Checks & Balances
An example set by a leader for others to follow
Precedent
Last speech of advice to the nation
Washington's Farewell Address
Country controls the imports and exports of its colonies
Mercantilism
Turning point battle of the Revolution
Battle of Saratoga
Person who supported strong state government & weak national government
Anti-Federalist
Supreme court case that established judicial review
Bonus: Who was the chief justice during this case?
Marbury v. Madison
Shipping and trade routes between the colonies & Africa & West Indies islands
Triangular Trade
Leader of Puritans in Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
Washington's starving, poorly equipped troops trained here during freezing winter
Valley Forge
Compromise that settled disagreements over representation
The Great Compromise
Laws that forbid criticism of the President; first challenge to the 1st Amendment
Alien & Sedition Acts
dispute between U.S. & Great Britain; over land, impressment & neutral trade
War of 1812
In 1215, King John was forced to share power with Parliament; no one was above the law
Magna Carta
Harvard lawyer who defended Redcoats in Boston Massacre; helped edit DOI; 1st VP & 2nd President
John Adams
1. Makes laws
2. Enforces laws
3. Interprets laws
1. Legislative
2. Executive Branch
3. Judicial Branch
Policy that the U.S. would guard the western hemisphere; that it was closed to European colonization
Monroe Doctrine
peacefully refusing to obey laws that one considers unjust
Civil Disobedience
Religious movement in the 1700s; increased religious toleration & more "equality in the eyes of God"
First Great Awakening
Governor of Spain's Louisiana Territory during American Revolution; gave aid to patriots & closed the Mississippi River
Bernardo de Galvez
Rules that protect the rights of the accused; remain silent, attorney, jury, punishment
Due Process
Phrase in Constitution allowing Congress to stretch powers: "necessary & proper"
Elastic Clause
Wentworth Cheswell