Constitution
Believed in strong state governments, wanted a Bill of Rights added to ratify the Constitution
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Repay the debt (state and previous national government), Establish a national bank, Tax whiskey, Protective tariff
What is Hamilton's Economic (Financial) Plan?
Invented by Eli Whitney, easier for unskilled slaves to remove seeds (increased efficiency) which led to the spread of slavery in the South
What is the cotton gin?
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson
What is 1776?
When elected President, the Southern states decided to Secede and create the Confederate States of America; goal was to preserve the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Freedom from cruel or unusual punishment
What is the 8th amendment?
President who warned against permanent foreign alliances and the creation of political parties
What is Washington's Farewell Address?
Voting increased, spoils system, favored the common man
What is the Democratic Party? (Jacksonian Democracy)
The Constitutional Convention met, in Philadelphia, to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead created a new document that became the Supreme Law of the Land
What is 1787?
British impressment of U.S. sailors; Increase in U.S. manufacturing
What is the War of 1812?
Created a bicameral legislature (Congress), with one house based on population (House of Representatives) and the other house having 2 representatives from each state for equal representation (Senate); Settled arguments between large and small states
What is the Great Compromise?
1803, established Judicial Review, allowing the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Man made rivers; price of goods decreased, led to the growth of cities in the Northeast
What are canals?
The war fought between the Union and Confederacy over Slavery and States' Rights
What is 1861-1865?
Abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
3 out of every 5 slaves count towards a state’s population
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Declared that the U.S. would remain neutral and European countries could no longer colonize land in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Cherokees sued to keep their land, Court ruled in their favor; President Jackson ignored the ruling and forced Native Americans to relocate to Oklahoma (Trail of Tears)
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
Jamestown, John Smith, "Those who don't work, shall not eat"
What is 1607?
Ended with Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House
What is the Civil War?
Process for admitting new states to the U.S.; population requirement of 60,000; outlawed slavery, allowed freedom of religion, right to self-government, protected civil liberties, provided free public education
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
Established federal rule over interstate trade?
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
Maintained the balance between the number of free and slave states; Maine entered as a free state
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Cost of $15 million, doubled the size of the United States; Gained control of the Mississippi River (trade and transportation)
What is 1803?
1st African-American U.S. Senator
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?