Government
Who helps the president with challenges?
Presidential cabinet
Which party favored a national bank?
Federalists
What were spirituals?
Religious songs
What started the Mexican War?
Texas Annexation or border disputes
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it is America's right to spread coast to coast
What did the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 set up?
Federal Court System
Who is the political leader advocating states' rights?
John C. Calhoun
Who fought for married women's rights?
Susan B. Anthony
What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What was the significance of New Orleans?
An international port city for trade connecting the east and west
Define “necessary and proper” clause.
The government can do what it feels is necessary and proper to run the country
What did the Federalists support?
A strong Federal government
Define the Abolition movement.
Emancipation/freedom of all enslaved people
Who was the general of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Define the Oregon Trail.
A route taken by settlers moving west for land and opportunity
Define Checks and Balances.
A system by which each branch of the Federal government limits the power of the other branches
What was the main topic of the Declaration of Sentiments?
Equal rights for women and women's suffrage
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Citizenship for all born or naturalized and due process of law
What was the XYZ Affair?
French officials asked for a bribe to meet with U.S. officials
What was the Indian Removal Act?
A law that led to the Trail of Tears, moving Native Americans from their land
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What were the first two political parties?
Federalists and Democratic Republicans
Who was Sojourner Truth?
A leader in the abolition and women's suffrage movements
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
A significant battle that convinced the French to support the American revolutionaries
What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?
The Americas are off-limits to European powers for further colonization