Amendments
What does the ninth amendment protect?
All rights that are not listed
What does Marbury v. and Madison establish what?
Judicial Review
What were covered wagons called?
Constogas
What was the Spanish American Expansion BIG idea?
They wanted to establish an empire in the Americas
Name three of the weaknesses of the AOC (Articles of Confederation)
States only had lots of members but one vote
No president or executive branch
No court system
Congress had little power (No tax or trading)
Nine states needed to enact laws
All 13 states were needed to amend the AOC
What does the fourth amendment include?
No illegal searches and right of privacy
What does McCulloch v. Maryland establish?
Give the right to a federal bank
700 steamboats traveled up and down what river?
Mississippi River
Name three of the Exploration Motives
Monarchs (Seeking new money)
Technology advances (Small but fast ship)
Fame and Fortune
What is the Sugar Act placed as and which country strictly enforces it?
A high tax and Britain
What are the first ten amendments called?
Bill of Rights
What battle was Andrew Jackson made a hero?
The Battle of New Orleans
Robert Fulton
What were the immediate causes of Exploration?
Glory, God, Gold
Name all five of the oceans
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Southern
Arctic
List all of the freedoms of the first amendment
Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech
When did James Monroe become president?
1816
What is the famous canal that connected all of the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean?
Erie Canal
What is the definition of Conquistadors?
Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions
What would happen to you if you stole, murdered, or went against a god? (Inca)
Murder: Thrown off a cliff
Stealing: Hands cut off
Going against god: Sacrificed
What right does the seventh amendment include?
Right to a jury trial in all cases
What is the Missouri compromise?
Two states were allowed above the line but any other states that joined were free
What was the nickname for train and who invented the Tom Thumb?
"Iron Horse" and Peter Cooper
What empire was founded by Herman Cortes?
Mayan Empire
What year did WWI begin?
1914