One Nation
to say, write or do anything that encourages citizens to rebel against their government.
What is sedition?
The Federalist Party, started by him, were USA’s first political party who sought
Strong federal government
Strong national defense
Strong national bank to establish stable currency and credit for their businesses
Voting rights only for men who owned a certain amount of property
Preferred Britain over France.
Moved the U.S. capital from New York City to Washington D.C
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
A gold‐mining craze that began with the discovery of gold nuggets at Sutter’s Mill, a riverside sawmill about 35 miles northeast of Sacramento, in early 1848.
What was the California Gold Rush?
They were a number of underground organizations formed to protest the Stamp Act and other hated British laws. They organized countless protests against taxation without representation in various forms, including: large public meetings, sarcastic political cartoons or advertisements, planting liberty poles, burning in effigy hated Loyalists, burning down homes and boycotts of British goods.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Despite best efforts of the 5 Civilized Tribes, President Andrew Jackson signed this— an 1830 law that required all Native Americans who still lived east of the Mississippi River to follow their Trails of Tears to new homes west of the Mississippi.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
This legal principle gives the U.S. Supreme Court authority to approve or disapprove laws passed by Congress and signed by the president.
What is Judicial Review?
French philosopher who argued for separation of powers. He said, “Power should be a check to power.”
Who was Montesquieu?
Napoleon sold the US the entire Mississippi watershed west of the river plus New Orleans east of the river (530,000,000 acres) for $15 million. This :
Doubled the size of the US
Rid itself of a powerful potential enemy on its western border
Gained free navigation of the entire Mississippi River
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
a set of 10 amendments added to the Constitution to protect citizens’ and states’ rights
What is the Bill of Rights?
These 2 countries formed the First Coalition, a military alliance, to prevent the revolution’s ideals from spreading to the rest of Europe
Who were Austria & Prussia?
Just before the War of 1812, He toured the American South, trying to unite all Native American peoples against the United States.
Who was Shawnee Chief Tecumseh?
He championed some ideas that made the French revolution much darker than the American Revolution. He was
Unapologetically hedonistic
Highly irreligious
Who was Voltaire?
This took place when French revolutionaries decided to break in because it was a symbol of everything wrong with the French government and it had a lot of gunpowder inside which they needed for the weapons they had gathered.
What was The Storming of the Bastille?
This Abolitionist's fight to convince Parliament to abolish slavery in Britain began in 1789.
Who was William Wilberforce?
The Mexican-American War ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. This treaty cost Mexico not only Texas, but also an enormous territory called the ....
What was the Mexican Cession?
The colonists 3 main complaints against King George III and Parliament
What was
British mercantilism
Violation of colonists rights as Englishman
Taxation without representation
This Mormon newspaperman/store owner promoted the discovery of gold nuggets so that he could sell overpriced mining supplies to naïve miners at his store in Sutters Fort.
Who was Samuel Brannan?
Within the single year of 1849, Somewhere near 100,000 of these hopeful prospectors of the California Gold Rush moved to California seeking fortune.
What were the Forty-Niners?
a constitution that established a weak federal government with very limited powers over the original 13 states. They did establish some important guidelines for the US
What were The Articles of Confederation?
In these treaties, Santa Anna promised that Mexico would recognize Texas’ independence.
WHAT WERE THE TREATIES OF VELASCO?
John Locke’s 3 purposes of government that correspond precisely with the 3 branches of government outlined in the US constitution
What are:
Legislative branch to write the law
Judicial branch to adjudge the law
Executive branch to enforce the law
Frederick William I and his heirs used these 3 main tactics to transform Brandenburg-Prussia from a wasteland into a major Central European power within just a few decades.
What is (1) Militarism, (2) Compulsory Education, and (3) Racism and Nationalism?
The Mexican War of Independence began with this inspiring speech delivered by Father Miguel Hidalgo.
What is the Grito de Dolores?
They appealed directly to King George III in the Olive Branch Petition asking him to intervene with Parliament on the Colonies’ behalf. King George III rejected the petition and instead issued the Proclamation of Rebellion, declaring that the colonies were in “open and avowed rebellion” against the crown.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
These were the so-called Five Civilized Tribes of the American South were all Native American peoples who tried to adapt to the new way of life white civilization required of them.
Who were the Cherokee, the Creek, the Chicakasaw, the Choctaw, and the Seminole?