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100

Joint stock compny

Companies made up of group of investors who bought the right to establish plantations from the king

100

Industrial revolutions 

Did the sun revolution with a period during the 19th century were match of the technology involving the production and manufacturing of goods were improved in the US. The improvement of this technology made industry more Factive and encourage people to become involved with the industry.

100

Judiciary Act Of 1789 

The act fully describe the federal court system, placing a supreme court at the highest level, and designating the role of chief justice

100

Andrew Jackson 

The seventh President of the United States

(1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans

(1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.

100

Popular sovereignty 

The doctrine that stated that the people of a territory had the right to decide their own laws by voting.

In the Kansas-Nebraska Act, this would decide whether a territory allowed slavery.

200

The potential for conflict between Europeans and the indigenous people in North America stemmed in part from different values concerning the:

Relationship to the environment 

200

Cotton gin 

The cottage it was a machine made by Eli Whitney and 1783 that separated cotton seeds from fiber 

200

Assumption of debt 

The policy by Alexander Hamilton, ensure that all day increase during the revolutionary war will be paid at par and the federal government would assume the dead of the states there for United States, and the rich under the federal government

200

Corrupt Bargain 

In the election of 1824, none of the candidates were able to secure a majority of the electoral vote, thereby putting the outcome in the hands of the House of Representatives, which elected John Quincy Adams over rival Andrew Jackson. Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House at the time, and he convinced Congress to elect Adams. Adams then made Clay his Secretary of State.

200

Describe the North in this period 

Who had these following advantages during the Civil War: Larger numbers of troops, superior navy, better transportation, overwhelming financial and industrial reserves to create munitions and supplies, which eventually outstripped the enemy's initial material advantage.

300

James’s town 

first permanent British colony established in the New World in 1607, located in virginia

300

Westward expansion 

westward expansion with increasing colonization of the American territory in the west during the 19th century westward expansion was fueled the acquisition of land further west in the Luis Louisiana purchase and pro graded the concept of manifest destiny in America

300

National bank 

This controversial bank was opposed by Thomas Jefferson in that creating this bank was not within the rights of the national government because it was not outlined in the constitution, while Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank was necessary and proper and therefore constitutional. Ultimately, George Washington agreed to create this institution with would have the US Government be the chief stockholder in this bank, providing

a place to deposit revenue and stimulate business. This bank was chartered for 20 ears in 1791. First Term of George Washington.

300

trail of tears 

Under Andrew Jackson, the Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands. They traveled from North Carolina and Georgia through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas-more than 800 miles to the Indian Territory. More than 4,000 Cherokees died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the 116-day journey.

300

Fort sumter

First shots of the Civil War

took place here in

Charleston harbor in South

Carolina. It became a symbol of the South's rebellion against the federal government. What Fort was this?

400

As a result of the development of agriculture in the Americans, the members of the native tribes

Grew in numbers and found in separated, societies

400

Andrew Jackson 

Andrew Jackson was a war hero of 1812 known as old Hickory who was elected as president in 1828. He was widely popular among the citizens of the US Especially those in the west, but caused a fair share of controversy during his presidency

400

George Washington Farewell Address

The written piece by George Washington urged Americans to avoid entangling alliances in Tucson all political parties end of second term of George Washington’s thereby also Setting a president of only staying in Office two times

400

Seneca falls convention 

Took place in upstate New York in 1848.

Women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women. There, they wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which among other things, tried to get women the right to vote.

400

Compromise of 1850

Series of legislation addressing slavery and the boundaries of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. California was admitted as a free state, Texas received financial compensation for relinquishing claim to lands West of the Rio Grande river, the territory of New Mexico was organized with popular sovereignty, the slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C., and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed.

500

 In contrast to the Europeans, most natives of North America believed that land serves as the basis for:

Common sustenance 

500

Missouri compromise 

The Missouri Compromise was made in 1820 as an attempt to calm tensions over disagreements between the North and the South over the future of slavery. The South felt that it needed to add more slave states in order to keep its power and Congress and prevent the abolishment of slavery. The

Compromise included admitting Maine as a Free State and Missouri as a slave state. It was also proclaimed that Missouri and any lands below its bottom boundary could remain slave states while the rest of the territory above the boundary would be free. The South was upset by the difference in area that was proclaimed free in comparison to the land that was to use slavery. The

Compromise that was supposed to lessen  tensions only strengthened them.

500

Louisiana purchase 1803

Thomas 

 Jefferson bought this territory from the French who no longer had a use for it due to the recent Haitian Revolution, and this purchase doubled the size of the US. This made Jefferson

extremely popular, especially among western farmers, and eventually gave the US claim to the Oregon Territory.

However, it contradicted Democratic Republican philosophy of the extent of the power of the federal government, beginning

the point where the key philosophies of the two political parties

began to shift. Jefferson's First Term.

500

Marbury v. Madison 

  1. The Supreme Court decision that established the principle of judicial review.
  2. Ruling was made by John Marshall, who was a Federalist and wanted to increase the power of the central government and the judicial branch.
  3. Established the Constitution as actual law rather than a simple set of political principles, and it further defined the concept of the three branches of government by separating the executive and judicial branches of government.
500

The fugitive slave act 

A law making it a crime to help runaway slaves. If caught could face up to 6 months in prison and a $1000 dollar fine. Commissioners 10 dollars right slave $5 dollars wrong slave.