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A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it
no executive Branch, no military, no judicial branch, no taxes
"a strong central government will inevitably lead to tyranny" federalist or anti-federalist?
federalist
factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century
southern states had smaller industrial sectors (North had more factories)
phrase that best describes the idea of Manifest Destiny
sea to shining sea
an effect of Great Britain's mercantilist policies on the American colonies
Colonists were prevented from trading with most other foreign countries
The First Amendment guarantees which rights
press, speech, religion, petition, assembly
Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories was part of which time period
early US industrialization
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the U.S. economy?
By increasing the demand for slave labor
Lord Baltimore founded Maryland and Thomas Hooker founded Connecticut. What was the most significant similarity between the reasons they founded their colonies?
To create a place for religious freedom
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens against:
unreasonable search and seizure
The work of Dorothea Dix during the mid-nineteenth century led to reforms in which area?
mental healthcare
After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to
limit the impact of the 13th amendment (restrict African Americans in society)
Which document helped establish the idea of self-government by outlining the laws of the colony for the good of all the people?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
President Andrew Jackson's policy of forcing American Indian tribes to move to land west of the Mississippi River was known as the
Indian Removal Act
one major effect of the Erie Canal on the United States in the early nineteenth century
The rapid growth of cities in the Northeast
a primary goal of the Freedmen's Bureau
to help former slaves transition to freedom by providing food, education, and medical care
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they
resented the limits imposed on Westward Expansion (they couldn't cross the Appalachian Mountains)
The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea tha
the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws
the causes of sectionalism during the antebellum period
Economic differences between the North, South, and West
The Siege of Vicksburg was a turning point in the Civil War because
it divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies