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New Republic
American Revolutin
Westward Expansion
Age of Jackson
American Beliefs and Principals
100
First two political parties that formed in the early U.S.
What are the Democrat-Republicans and Federalists ?
100
First battle of the American Revolution
What was Lexington ?
100
General of the Mexican American Army at the Alamo
Who is Santa Anna ?
100
Act that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River
What is the Indian Removal Act ?
100
Principal that all members of a society , including leaders , must follow the law
What is the Rule of Law ?
200
The 1786 uprising that led Americans to believe the federal government needed more power
What is Shay's Rebellion ?
200
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
What was important about Thomas Jefferson
200
Area that won independence from Mexico in 1836 and was annexed into the U.S. in 1845 to become the 28th state
What is Texas ?
200
Political party that Andrew Jackson belonged to
What is the Democratic party ?
200
Executive branch check against the Congress
What does Veto mean ?
300
Compromise of the constitutional convention that addressed the issue of how slaves would be counted in a state's population
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise ?
300
General who led the Americans to victory at the battle of saratoga
Who is Benedict Arnold ?
300
The belief that Americans had a right and fate to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific
What is Manifest Destiny
300
The forced movement of over 4,000 Native Americans from Georgia to what is now known as Oklahoma
What is the Trail of Tears ?
300
Having the same rights , privileges , and immunities as other members if society
What is equality ?
400
Compromise establishing a two-house legislature , one based on population and one with equal representation
What is the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise ) ?
400
Document written in 1776 , that included colonists' grievances against the king of England
What is the Declaration of Independence ?
400
Area ceded by Spain to the United Stated in the Adams- Onis Treaty of 1819
What is Florida ?
400
Executive order stating that people had to use gold or silver to buy government land
What is Specie Circular ?
400
Decisions made when more than half of those who vote agree
What is the majority rule ?
500
Group who did not want to ratify the Constitution due to the lack of a bill of rights
What are Anti-federalists ?
500
First Lady who spent the winter with the soldiers at Valley Forge and helped to raise their morale
Who is Martha Washington ?
500
Act passed in 1787 that organized the area north of the Ohio River and easy of the Mississippi River
What is the Northwest Ordinance ?
500
System which Andrew Jackson filled political positions with his supporters and party members
What is the Spoils System ?
500
Principle that a government rules legitimately by the will or consent of its people , who are the source of all political power
What is popular sovereignty ?