US History 1
the department heads who advise the president
cabinet
First President of the United States who had the supreme court rule Judicial Review
Thomas Jefferson
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill or Rights
What caused Shay'sRebellion?
taxes placed on farmers
Explorers of Louisiana Territory
Lewis and Clark
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
Judicial Branch
Bill of Rights
President Adam's sent 3 US ambassadors to France to negotiate about the seizure of US cargo; the 3 French ambassadors demanded bribes from them
XYZ Affair
Name at least 3 land acquistions the United States has done in its history
Alaska,Hawaii, Lousiana Purhcase, Gadsden Purchase, Texas, Florida, Oregon Territory, Mexican Cession
What event led South Carolina to secede from the Union?
Election of Abraham Lincoln
This was established after the Civil
War (during reconstruction) to help
Freed slaves find their families, get
Education, food, jobs, and land.
Freedmans Bureau
The Federalist strongly supported a
strong centralized government
What was the Fifteenth Amendment?
The right to vote for all free men
Laws passed after Reconstruction legalizing segregation
Jim Crow Laws
This settlement would declare California as a free state based off of popular sovereignty and create a stronger fugitive slave law.
Compromise of 1850
This is the name for an organization tha tControlled city politics through bribes and Intimidation. The most famous was Tammany Hall led by Boss Tweed.
Poltiical Machines
First document in the America's that encouraged self-government among the colonists
Mayflower Compact
Established the nation's first cabinet
George Washington
The Great Compromise created what?
Our bicameral system of government
This was issued by Secretary of State
Hay to insure there was free trade in
China between the imperialist powers.
Open Door Policy
a party that supported the common people and favored a small, limited government
Anti-Federalists
The amendment guaranteeing states' rights to anything not outlined in the Constitution
10th
What was the name of the meeting where the Constitution was drafted?
Constitutional Convention
allowed people to "buy now, pay later" would be a cause of the great depression with the increased spending
Installment Plans
Document that incited the American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
the first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamiltion
The amendment requiring a warrant for police search
4th
Abe Lincolns Reconstruction Plan
10% Plan
a party that supported industry, a growing centralized government, and rule by property owners
Federalist
Johnathan Edwards is associated with what movement
First Great Awakening
The argument between these two men resulted in the creation of the Federalist and Anti-Federalists
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
This was act required Colonists to use only british ships to transport goods
Navigation Acts
What president told Europe to stay on their own hemisphere
(I will only accept his full name)
James Monroe
WWI veterans who marched to Washington DC to demand early payment for what they were promised
Bonus Army
Leader of the Populist Party
William Jennings Bryan
America's second president who was involved with midnight judges
John Adams
Name 2 of the 5 historical documents that was an inspiration for the Constitution
Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Virginia Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, & Mayflower Compact
Which amendment introduced the idea, if your rights are not covered in the future under rights of the accused, then this amendment will?
9th
Who was president during the Mexican American War
John Tyler
Argument that the state has the right to nullify an act of the federal government if they deem it to be unconstitutional (response to Alien and Sedition Act)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions