Bigger is Better
What is the Manifest Destiny?
Belief in the United States that the country was destined, by God, to expand its dominion across the North American continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Fueled westward expansion
What is the First Amendment?
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
What is the Sixth Amendment?
Right to speedy and public trial
What were the first two political parties?
The Federalists (headed by Hamilton) and the Democratic-republicans (headed by Jefferson)
Where were the 3 main locations of the Triangle Slave Trade?
North America: Received slaves from Africa, exported raw materials to England, received finished products
Africa: Received finished products from England, exported slaves to N. America
England: Received raw materials from N. America, exported finished products to N. America & Africa
According to Frederick Jackson Turner's "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," why was the frontier so influential to early 1800s America?
As Americans pushed further and further west into the area where settled land met unsettled wilderness, their characters were forged. This is where the idea of industrious, courageous, "pioneer-like" Americans truly emerged. The American character was forged here.
What is the Second Amendment?
Right to bear arms
What is the Seventh Amendment?
Right to jury trial for civil suits
What were Washington's views on political parties?
He said "DONT SPLIT!! IT WILL ONLY LEAD TO BAD THINGS!!"
How long did the fluid (actively importing Africans as slaves) slave trade last?
From 1619-1808. Importation was outlawed in 1808 but any slaves already in their colonies and their descendants were doomed to remain slaves
What happened to make the number of eligible voters increase between 1800-1824?
Property requirements for voting faded away. All of a sudden, ALL white men (land-owning or not) could vote. This greatly expanded the electorate (body of people who can vote) 1824: 366,000 votes. 1828: 1.15 million
What is the Third Amendment?
No quartering of soldiers
What is the Eighth Amendment?
Right to reasonable bail, no cruel and unusual punishment
What did Federalists value?
Strong central government, national power, urban and commercial economy, broad interpretation of Const, wanted to be lead by the aristocratic (the demigods)
What made American slavery a regional and peculiar institution?
It was tied to cotton growing; as cotton plantations spread, so did slavery. This is unlike any form of slavery in history before
Who was the president responsible for expanding executive power?
Andrew Jackson (Old Hickory, King Andrew) through campaigning, a spoils reward system of executive appointed positions, Indian Removal Act, used veto power a LOT
What is the Fourth Amendment?
No unreasonable search or seizure, cannot search a person without a warrant or a probable cause
What is the Ninth Amendment?
Protection for rights not specifically stated in the Constitution (you have more rights than just the ones written here IE right to privacy)
What did the Democratic Republicans (Republicans) value?
Weak central gov, strong states, agrarian economy, strict interpretation of Const, Southern vision tied to slavery
How did Lincoln justify ending slavery?
- He referenced the Dec. of Inde which says that this nation shall be "conceived in liberty"
- He proposed that since "all men are created equal" the Revolution was unfinished until all men were free
HUGE population increase, HUGE land expansion (acquired tons of territories), HUGE expansion of eligible voters, HUGE expansion of executive power
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Protects against self-incrimination (right to remain silent, right to due process, grand jury, no double jeopardy
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Powers not specifically delegated to federal government go to the states or to the people
Which amendments helped to end institutionalization of slavery?
13th - banned slavery of any kind within US
14th - all people of any color born within US borders are considered US citizens
15th - prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.