The Age of Reform
His newspaper, The Liberator, urged for the immediate emancipation of the slaves.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
He authored this statement on unalienable rights and grievances against King George III in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The Constitution created these three branches of government.
What are the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches?
The Mexican-American War started because of border skirmishes along the border of this state.
What is Texas?
During this era, the nation was put back together after the Civil War.
What is the Reconstruction Era?
Dorothea Dix's work improved treatment for this afflicted group.
Who were the mentally ill?
Early political party which opposed the National Bank and favored the French over the British.
Who were the Democratic-Republicans?
This compromise created a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate where every state has equal representation.
What is the Great Compromise?
The Proclamation of 1763, taxation without representation, quartering soldiers, and the Intolerable Acts caused this conflict.
What was the Revolutionary War?
This peace agreement forced the British to recognize American independence and transfer land to the United States.
What was the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The Temperance Movement aimed at eliminating _____________ abuse.
What is alcohol?
Jefferson doubled the size of the country with this 1803 land deal.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This group opposed the Constitution because it created a powerful central government and had no Bill of Rights.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
The election of Abraham Lincoln and disagreement over the issues of slavery and states' rights led to this tragic war.
What was the Civil War?
This happened because of the U.S. victory at the Battle of Saratoga.
What is the French alliance with America?
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin to protest against the Fugitive Slave Act.
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Jefferson's order to NOT deliver a judge's commission resulted in this epic court case that established Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches grew because of protections under this amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
This was the main cause of War of 1812.
What was British impressment of American sailors?
The end of the War of 1812 saw this period of national pride and political harmony.
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
She wrote the Declaration of Sentiments to push for equal rights for women at the Seneca Falls Convention.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
His support for this congressional action caused the American economy to collapse for lack of trade.
What was the Embargo Act (1807).
The constitutional principle says power is shared between the central government and the states.
What is Federalism?
This war was fought over control of the Ohio Country.
What was the French & Indian War?
Angry farmers rebelling against the Whiskey Tax did this when they saw George Washington ride into town.
What is dispersed?
(Went home! Ran away!)