Colonial Regions
economy based on agriculture
What was the southern colonies?
stated the colonist's separation from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
right to vote
What is suffrage?
abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
created a bicameral legislature
What was the Great Compromise?
strict religious group of New England colonies
Who were the Puritans?
held by the colonists; sent representatives to discuss certain matters
What were town meetings?
desire to export more than import
What is mercantilism?
gave all men the right to vote
What is the 15th amendment?
religious group of the middle colonies
Who were the quakers?
first form of government of the United states; failed
What were the Articles of Confederation?
declaring a federal law invalid
What is nullification?
gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
established the 36'30 line; above = free, below = slave
What is the Missouri Compromise?
economy based on shipbuilding and trading
What was the New England colonies?
earliest governing document of the colonies
What was the Mayflower Compact?
allowing the colonies to self-govern as long as they paid taxes
What is salutary neglect?
individuals and businesses pay an income tax
What is the 16th amendment?
ended Reconstruction
What was the Compromise of 1877?
were friendly with the native & more religiously tolerant
What was the middle colonies?
first form of representative government in the colonies
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
segregation by practice; North
What is de facto segregation?
allowed for the direct election of senators
What is the 17th amendment?
established California as a free states; created the fugitive slave act
What was the Compromise of 1850?