Early America
The most significant consequence of English colonization for Native Americans
Massive population loss from disease and warfare
The document that established the framework of the United States government
The United States Constitution
Jefferson's purchase which doubled the size of the U.S.
The Louisiana Purchase
The primary purpose of this compromise was to maintain the balance of power between free and slave states
The Missouri Compromise (1820)
The side in the Civil War with the advantage of a larger population, more money, and more railroad track miles
The North/The Union
Group of politicians who wanted stronger protections for African Americans in contrast to President Johnson's leniency toward white southerners
Radical Republicans
The colonial region whose economy was based on cash crops like tobacco and cotton
The Southern Colonies
One of the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
no ability to tax/couldn't levy taxes
The belief that the United States had a divine mission to spread democracy and liberty by expanding from the east to the west coast
Manifest Destiny
Northerners viewed this man as a martyr for abolition, while the South saw him as a person inciting rebellion
John Brown
1861 Presidential speech that conveyed the desire to maintain unity despite existing conflicts between the North and South
Lincoln's first Inaugural Address
The ________ of Reconstruction left unresolved issues of racial discrimination and segregation that continued into the 20th century
failure
France's contribution the American Revolution
Troops and naval support
The constitutional compromise that determined how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation
The 3/5ths Compromise
The most significant consequence of American expansion in the 1800s for Native Americans
They lost more land and were forced onto reservations
Supreme Court case that declared African Americans were not citizens
Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)
The primary purpose of this document was to free slaves in the Confederate states
The Emancipation Proclamation
Policy that encouraged Native Americans to assimilate and adopt U.S. citizenship
Dawe's Act
The final battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
The constitutional compromise that established two houses of Congress (lower house with representation based on population & upper house with 2 Senators per state)
The Great Compromise
President Andrew Jackson's policy that resulted in the Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act
Black abolitionist known for writing and speaking out against slavery
Frederick Douglass
Lincoln's famous battlefield speech that urged the country to continue the fight for the Union and for equality
The Gettysburg Address
Institutions that forced Native Americans to assimilate into American culture.
Native American Boarding Schools
The founding document which stated that people are the source of the government's power
The Declaration of Independence
The Supreme Court case that affirmed the concept of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
The war in which the U.S. acquired the Southwest
The Mexican-American War
The first state to secede (leave the union) because they believed the federal government was threatening their right to maintain slavery
South Carolina
A long term consequence of the Civil War was that the __________ government's authority was strengthened over the_____
federal, states
The first millionaire businessmen who spurred economic growth/industrialization but who were also known for their greed, unethical tactics, & exploitation of workers
Robber Barons