Unit 1
What are the three colonial regions?
New England, Middle, Southern
Last major battle of the revolution.
Yorktown
Branch that is responsible for interpreting the laws.
Judicial
Compromise that occurred in the year 1820. Added a slave state and a free state to maintain the balance.
Missouri Compromise
Court case that ruled that limiting slavery to slave states was not legal.
Dred Scott v Sandford
In what colonial region did the colonies of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island belong to?
New England
Taxes on paint paper and tea.
Townshend Acts
The House of Representatives would be based on the population size the Senate would include two Senators from each state.
Great Compromise
People who were opposed to slavery.
Abolitionists
Amendment that declared all people born in the United States are citizens and provided for equal protection of the law.
14th Amendment
Which colonial region was known as the breadbasket?
Middle
War that led to the British taxing the colonists.
French and Indian War
First constitution of the United States that was too weak to meet the needs of the nation.
Articles of Confederation
Compromise that forced the Northern states to return runaway slaves.
Compromise of 1850
Outlawed segregation in public schools.
Brown vs Board of Education
Which colonial regions is associated with small farms, whaling, fishing, and shipbuilding?
New England
Declaration of Independence
Political party that favored a strong central government.
Federalists
Tension between the Southern states and the Federal government which foreshadowed secession.
Nullification Crisis
Outlawed employment that discriminates based on race, creed, color, and religion.
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The first colonial legislature which represented an important step towards self government in the colonies.
House of Burgesses
Gave the British India Company exclusive rights to sell tea to the colonists.
Tea Act
The idea that three branches of government are created to protect the liberties of citizens.
Separation of Powers
Event that trigged the secession of the Southern states.
Election of 1860
A movement began that aimed to reform big business, put an end to corrupt government, and provide help to the general public.
Progressive Movement