Constitution
What year was the Constitution adopted?
1787
What is the process of moving from rural areas to form cities called?
Urbanization
What years were Jamestown and Plymouth founded?
1607 and 1620
Who fought against each other in the US Civil War?
Union and Confederacy
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What are changes to the constitution called?
Amendments
What are 3 things that led to the Industrial Revolution?
1. End of the War of 1812
2. Invention of the Cotton Gin
3. Invention of Interchangeable Parts
Which country colonized the new world hoping to spread their religion?
Spain
What were 4 causes of the Civil War?
2. Secession
3. State's Rights (nullification)
4. Sectionalism
What is domestic policy?
Policy at home (how we deal with things that happen in the US)
What document did the Constitution replace?
Articles of Confederation
What is an example of the expansion of slavery?
Missouri Compromise, Annexation of Texas, Compromise of 1850, etc
Which colonial region was known as the "breadbasket colonies"?
Middle Colonies
Where did Confederate General Robert E Lee surrender?
Appomattox (Court House)
What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
It told Europe to stop colonizing countries in the western hemisphere (hands off the west)
What gave us our Bicameral (two house) legislature?
The Great Compromise
What belief was popular in the 1840s that the US should expand from coast to coast?
Manifest Destiny
What were 2 colonial grievances (complaints)?
1. Proclamation of 1763
2. No taxation without representation
What federal agency provided jobs and education to former slaves?
Freedmen's Bureau
What is the importance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v Madison?
It established judicial review
Which Bill of Rights amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure?
4th Amendment
What is an example of a social reform movement?
Women's Rights, Abolition, Education, Temperance
What are 2 examples of early self-government in the colonies?
1. Mayflower Compact
2. Virginia House of Burgesses
3. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Which constitutional amendment gave former slaves the right to vote?
15th Amendment
In which Supreme Court case did the judges side with the Cherokee Indians against Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act?
Worcester v. Georgia