People
1st anti-slavery group who lived in Pennsylvania
Who are the Quakers?
abolished slavery; African Americans were free to move wherever they wanted
What is the 13th Amendment?
decided how many representatives large and small states would send to the bicameral Congress
What is the Great Compromise?
serve on juries, vote in elections, stay informed, obey laws
What are Citizen Responsibilities?
U.S. desire to own land from coast to coast; James K. Polk; causes: 1) land = wealth, 2) population boom
What is Manifest Destiny?
supported the Constitution, wanted a strong central gov’t, believed it created a more stable Union; Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Who are the Federalists?
rights not given to the federal government are given to the states; created federalism which prevents abuse of power by central government
What is the 10th Amendment?
Washington warned against having permanent foreign alliances and creating political parties
What is the Farewell Address?
New England colony; Puritans/Pilgrims founded for religious freedom; Boston major port city
What is Massachusetts?
after the Civil War, South in financial ruin and divided into 5 military districts
What is Reconstruction?
started working outside the home during the Industrial Revolution, mainly in textile mills
Who are Women?
right to trial by jury
What is the 6th Amendment?
population increased; Chinese immigrants came to the U.S. and later worked on Transcontinental Railroad and faced discrimination
What is the California Gold Rush?
man-made rivers; price of goods decreased; Northeast cities grew along them
What are Canals?
farming system in which former slaves and poor whites were trapped in a cycle of debt
What is Sharecropping?
worked to improve prison conditions and create facilities for the mentally ill
Who is Dorothea Dix?
freedom of religion (church/mosque), freedom of speech (criticize), freedom of press (media), freedom of assembly (peaceful protest), freedom to petition (ask for change)
What is the 1st Amendment?
Seneca Falls Convention called for women’s suffrage (right to vote); Declaration of Sentiments; Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What is the Women's Rights Movement?
economy with little gov’t regulation; based off supply and demand; developed in response to strong colonial trade laws
What is Free Enterprise?
North and South agreed; California became a free state; strict fugitive slave law was passed
What is the Compromise of 1850?
worked to end slavery; Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom’s Cabin), Frederick Douglass (The North Star), Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad), William Lloyd Garrison (The Liberator)
Who are Abolitionists?
freedom from cruel or unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
agreement over how slaves would count for representation and taxation purposes
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
expanded cotton production and the need for more agricultural labor (slaves)
What is the Cotton Gin?
mining (precious metals) and agriculture (farming and livestock)
What is the Western Economy?