Political Systems
This refers to the right to vote in political elections.
What is Suffrage?
The act of formally withdrawing from a political union or organization.
What does Secede mean / What does it mean to Secede?
This approach advocated for the gradual elimination of slavery rather than immediate abolition.
What was Gradualism?
These people were settlers who occupied land without legal title.
Who are Squatters?
These were the religious outposts established by Spanish colonizers in the Americas
What was the Spanish Mission?
Before civil service reforms, this system rewarded political supporters with government jobs.
This doctrine asserted that states had the right to invalidate federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
What is Nullification?
This movement sought to end slavery entirely.
These were the rugged frontiersmen and fur trappers of the American West.
Who were Mountain Men?
This process involved transferring control of church lands and properties to civil authorities.
What does it mean to Secularize?
This system allowed party members to select candidates for office through closed meetings before primaries became common.
What is the Caucus System
This political party (active in the 19th century) opposed Andrew Jackson and supported a strong federal government.
Who were the Whigs?
This term refers to the act of freeing enslaved individuals.
What was Emancipation?
They are pioneers who traveled overland to reach the western United States
Who were Overlanders?
This describes a person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry.
What is a Mestizo?
This refers to the incorporation of new territory into an existing political entity.
What is Annexation?
This action involves formally surrendering or transferring territory from one country to another.
What does it mean to Cede?
These are taxes imposed on imported goods.
What are Tariffs?