Big Ideas & Beliefs
What belief stated that government gets its power from the people?
Consent of the governed
What Supreme Court case gave the judicial branch the power to declare laws unconstitutional?
Marbury v. Madison
What group supported a strong federal government and loose interpretation of the Constitution?
Federalists
What invention greatly increased cotton production?
Cotton gin
What land did the U.S. gain after the U.S.-Mexican War?
Mexican Cession
What belief justified westward expansion across North America?
Manifest Destiny
What compromise created equal and population-based representation in Congress?
Great Compromise
What group opposed ratifying the Constitution without a Bill of Rights?
Anti-Federalists
What system moved production from homes to factories?
Factory system
What event caused a mass migration to California in 1849?
California Gold Rush
What economic system limited colonial trade to benefit the mother country?
Mercantilism
What compromise counted enslaved people for representation?
Three-Fifths Compromise
What crisis tested whether states could ignore federal laws?
Nullification Crisis
What term describes the growth of cities due to industrialization?
Urbanization
What art movement focused on painting American landscapes?
Hudson River School
What rights are people born with and cannot be taken away?
Unalienable rights
What ordinance created rules for admitting new states and banned slavery in the Northwest Territory?
Northwest Ordinance
What laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
What transportation project turned New York City into a major trade center?
Erie Canal
What movement sought to end slavery in the United States?
Abolition movement
What movement encouraged Americans to improve themselves and society?
Second Great Awakening
What Supreme Court case ruled states could not remove Native Americans from their land?
Worcester v. Georgia
Who were two leaders of the Anti-Federalists?
Patrick Henry and George Mason
What belief blamed immigrants for job competition and social problems?
Nativism
What convention marked the start of the women’s rights movement?
Seneca Falls Convention