The Constitution
What was added to the Constitution to protect individual liberties?
The Bill of Rights
Which president doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
A law, enacted in 1830, that forced Native American peoples east of the Mississippi to move to lands in the West.
Indian Removal Act
The 19th-century belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory.
Manifest Destiny
Emotional songs that expressed religious beliefs.
Spirituals
A word that means the division of governments between the national government and the state government.
federalism
What were two causes of the War of 1812?
British impressment of American sailors.
International conflicts over commerce.
British aid to Native Americans on the Northwest frontier.
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
In the late 1840s, what happened in California that caused the population to skyrocket and diversify?
gold rush
The Declaration of Sentiments was based off of which document?
The Declaration of Independence
How did the Great Compromise set up the legislative branch?
-Senate (2 votes per state)
-House of Representatives (votes based on population)
The Federalist-supported laws created in 1798 that permitted the President to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
Alien and Sedition Acts
What were two reasons why the United States industrialized?
The Embargo Act of 1807
The War of 1812
Why did Mormons go to Salt Lake City, Utah?
What were three movements that came out of the Second Great Awakening?
-Abolition
-Women’s rights
-Worker rights
-The right to an education
-Prisoner rights
-The rights of those with disabilities
-Temperance
What were two problems with the Articles of Confederation?
-Each state, regardless of the population, had one vote.
-The articles couldn't be amended without the consent of every state.
-Congress couldn't collect taxes.
-No executive branch to enforce laws.
-No national military.
-9 out of 13 states to pass a law
This bill ended the War of 1812.
Treaty of Ghent
Why did the Whig Party form in 1834?
To opposed the policies of Andrew Jackson.
Who led Texans against Santa Anna and became the first president of Texas?
Sam Houston
This person established teacher-training programs, instituted curriculum reforms, and helped double the money that states spent on schools.
Horace Mann
What was a major event that proved the Articles of Confederation were weak and influenced the meeting of the Constitutional Convention to discuss the Articles?
Shays's Rebellion
What was the compromise between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson regarding Hamilton's financial plan?
Jefferson would support a national bank if Hamilton supported moving the capital to the south.
Name three 19th century inventors and their inventions.
-Elias Howe -> sewing machine
-I.M. Singer -> improved sewing machine
-Samuel Morse -> telegraph
-John Deere -> steel plow
-Cyrus McCormick -> mechanical reaper
-Robert Fulton -> steamboat
What were two causes of the Texas Revolution?
Cultural differences
The issue of slavery
Mexico’s failed attempt to seal the borders
Large Anglo (English-speaking) population
Political instability
Stephen F. Austin traveled to Mexico city to petition for greater self-government for Texas
Mexican president, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, suspended the Mexican constitution and had Austin imprisoned
Santa Anna sent troops to Texas to stop a rebellion
Who were two people actively involved in the women's rights movement of the 19th century?
-Lucretia Mott
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Sojourner Truth
-Frederick Douglass
-William Lloyd Garrison