Early America
A European intellectual movement that acted as a cause of the Revolutionary War. It brought new ideas about government and rights.
What is the Enlightenment?
This document created the three branches of government, the role of president, checks and balances, and popular
sovereignty.
What is the US Constitution?
VP to Lincoln who took the presidency after his assassination.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Issued by Lincoln in 1863 - declared all persons held as slaves were forever free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Union general who would later become the 18th president.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
A document that provided a framework for self-government in the New England Colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
A list of freedoms guaranteed by the state government
What is the Bill of Rights?
Northerners who go to the south for political/economic opportunities.
Who are Carpetbaggers?
1865 - Made slavery unconstitutional.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Confederate General who refused Lincoln’s offer.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The first permanent English colony in North America.
What is Jamestown?
Officially created the United States of America.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This deal effectively ended Reconstruction and pulled Federal troops from the South.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
1870 - Suffrage for African American men.
What is the 15th Amendment?
The Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
Plymouth, Pilgrims, Coastal Economy
What are the New England Colonies?
Established how territories should be governed, the statehood process, and banned slavery & gave public education in new territories.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
Also known as the Ku Klux Klan Acts, they made it a federal offense to interfere with someone's right to vote.
What are the Enforcement Acts?
The first immigration law in the United States.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Philosopher who applied reason to government and politics and argued for “natural rights”
Who is John Locke?
James Madison. Wanted a large national republic. Checks and Balances. Three branches of gov’t. President.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Authored by Roger Sherman, it established a two house legislature and Federalism.
What is The Great Compromise?
The law that Andrew Johnson broke by firing Edwin Stanton.
What is the Tenure of Office Act?
Gave African American citizens the right to ride trains and use public facilities.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1875?
Harvard Graduate who helped form the NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bous?