SEM 1
What were the goods from the Old World?
domesticated animals, wheat, rice, okra, coffee, sugar
What was the Dred Scott decision?
Dred Scott was an escaped slave who sued his master for freedom but failed because slaves were considered as property
What stopped British and French trade from the US during the French and British War?
Embargo of 1807
What was the North's argument against slavery?
What were the 3 main motivations to explore America?
God, glory, gold
What was the encomienda system?
Those who own land offer land to tenants who are loyal for servitude
What were the two sides of the Americans in the era of revolution?
Patriots and Loyalists
What side wins the Civil War?
The North
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
A purchase of a large area of land by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 from France
What does the Enlightenment do?
Emphasized reason, allowed for individuality, rejected divinity and theology, emphasized education, private property, ideals of equality
What system aided the growth of slavery?
Atlantic System
What was the South's argument for slavery?
It was a social good to protect and civilize Africans/
What goods are from the New World?
cacao, tobacco, potatoes
Who is the leader of the Mormons (1st)?
Joseph Smith
Who wrote the North Star?
Frederick Douglass
What was the Market Revolution?
Artisans move to mechanized factories
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
What were the Beaver Wars about?
Fur trade and Territory
What were the two sides of the Beaver Wars?
British - Iroquois
French - Algonquin/Huron
How many amendments were in the Bill of Rights?
10
What was the Great Compromise?
Senate has equal representation for each state (1 senator)
House of Representatives: representation based on population
What was the Compromise of 1850?
Equal amounts of slave and free states in the US
What were the parties in the 2nd party system?
Whigs and Democrats
What was the phrase used to describe colonist's place in the increasing taxation?
No taxation without representation.
Who formed the NWSA?
Susan B Anthony