Darn, Politics!
A group of people who believe there needs to be a strong centralized power
The South wanted to keep and rely on slavery for this reason.
To make money off of cotton farms.
Their job in the federal government is to faithfully execute and enforce the laws of the United States. Which branch is it?
The Executive Branch
This 1863 document set by President Lincoln declared all slaves were to be free and also to recruit more Union soldiers for the Civil War.
The Emancipation Proclamation
A group of people who would like to give state governments stronger representation, representing the farmers and everyday people.
Anti-Federalists
In the Compromise of 1850, this state was allowed to be admitted into the Union as a FREE state.
California
Their job in the federal government to create and pass all federal laws. Which branch of the government is it?
The Legislative Branch
__________________ was passed in 1830 by Andrew Jackson which led to the Trail of Tears. Fill in the blank.
The Indian Removal Act
These weaknesses in this document included no power to tax, changes to be made through a unanimous decision, and lack of a strong central power.
Articles of Confederation
In the Compromise of 1850, the territories were given the right of popular sovereignty, what does this mean?
The right to vote to become a free or slave state
Their job in the federal government is to interpret the meaning of federal statutes and treaties. Which branch is it?
Judicial Branch
The Compromise of 1850
Didn't want their government to be too powerful
In 1860, South Carolina decided to secede, or leave, the Union due to the threat of slavery being abolished. Who wanted to do that?
Abraham Lincoln
What does it mean to say that the Constitution is a "living document"?
It can always change
________ was a group of people that demanded the absolute end to slavery.
Abolitionists
It was the major event that convinced leaders to completely replace the weak Articles of Confederation.
Shays' Rebellion
Dred Scott Decision
Why was it so important for the government to be able to tax after the American Revolution?
To pay off debts from the war
Regardless of the Native Americans losing their homes and being forcibly moved, Andrew Jackson's priority for the Trail of Tears was what?
To make more land in the West available to Americans.