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They sailed to America aboard the Mayflower looking for a place where they could worship freely.
Pilgrims
This early political party believed in a strong central government and favored trade with the British.
The Federalists
She made her mark working to achieve better conditions for the mentally challenged.
Dorothea Dix
The president appoints Supreme Court justices, but who has to approve them?
Congress, specifically the Senate
Thomas Jefferson bought this immense land for $15 million to gain control the Mississippi River.
Louisiana
These early colonists planted Catholic missions throughout the southwest and started the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
The Spanish
Thomas Jefferson led this party. They believed in states' rights and kinda liked the French.
Democratic-Republicans
How did Frederick Douglass impact the abolitionists movement?
He wrote and spoke about his own experiences in slavery.
This famous case established the constitutional precedent of Judicial Review.
Marbury v. Madison
"Fifty-four forty or fight!" was the battle cry in the border dispute in this northwestern territory.
The Oregon Country
These asian visitors endured harsh treatment in the California gold fields and on the transcontinental railroad.
The Chinese
Why did Alexander Hamilton want a national bank?
Hamilton believed a bank was necessary to stabilize the young American economy.
This religious revival inspired many Americans to join reform movements in the 1800's.
The Second Great Awakening
In this dreadful decision, the Supreme Court said "a black man had no rights a white man was bound to respect." It also declared that blacks could never be citizens and Congress could not ban slavery.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
(The Dred Scott Case)
This independent republic was annexed by the United States in 1845.
Texas
These immigrants came to America to escape a potato famine but encountered discrimination at the hands of the Know-Nothings due to their Catholic faith.
The Irish
Why did Jefferson's party oppose a national bank?
(Give me two reasons.)
They did not believe the Constitution gave Congress the power to charter a bank. They also feared it would favor the wealthy over farmers and common men.
Henry David Thoreau wrote "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience." What is civil disobedience?
Intentionally, but peacefully violating an unjust law to make a point.
This ferry boat case established the precedent that the states govern business within their state borders, but Congress oversees interstate commerce.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Andy Jackson whooped up on the Seminole Indians and their Spanish allies here. Then, Monroe bought it for $15 million.
Florida
Why did factory owners hire immigrants in the mid-1800's?
They were a cheap source of labor.
Why did George Washington dislike political parties.
Washington said they political parties cause Americans to put their party first, instead of the nation. He hated the fighting.
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Sentiments?
(Give me at least one...)
The Declaration of Sentiments highlighted inequalities in society and called for better treatment of women, including the right to vote.
What was the central issue in Worcester v. Georgia?
Are the Cherokee (and other tribes) sovereign over their own land?
This land was won from Mexico after the United States defeated them in a war.
The Mexican Cession