Person/Location
Invented the cotton gin/ Idea of interchangable parts
Eli Whitney
This prevents no one branch of government from becoming too powerful
Checks and Balances
This economy relied on slavery and cash crops like tobacco and rice
South
This was the result of people thinking alcohol abuse was cause crime and poverty
Temperance Movement
This important issue led to a deep division in our country
Slavery
Who was Frederick Douglass
an abolitionist who fought to end slavery
Considered unconstitutional because they limited free speech and freedom of the press
Alien and Sedition Acts
This economy relied on manufacturing and shipping and welcomed a large number of immigrants into its workforce
North
The weaknesses in the Article of Confederation resulted in.........
Constitution
Two pieces of advice given by George Washington during his farewell address
1. US should remain neutral in foreign affairs
2. Avoid political parties which lead to division
Runaway slave whose case went all the way to the Supreme Court
Dred Scott
This act allowed for run-away slaves to be captured more easily
Fugitive-Slave Act
This movement fought to end slavery
Abolitionist Movement
Two Compromises that resulted from the issue of representation in Congress
The Great Compromise - established a two-house Congress
The Three-Fifths Compromise - counted three-fifths of a slave when determining representation
Formed by southern states who feared slavery would be banned
Confederate States of America (Confederacy)
First permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
This allowed slavery to spread into the Midwest
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This policy said it was the fate of the US to expand and move westward all the way to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
Two important effects of the War of 1812
1. Nationalism
2. Monroe Doctrine
Describe three weaknesses of the Articles of Conferation
1. Created only one branch of government (legislative)
2. Most of the power belonged to the states and they did what was in their own best interest
3. No executive or judicial branches which prevented the US from dealing with economic problems or be able to negotiate
The election of this president caused the creation of the Confederate States of America
President Lincoln
This warned Europeans not to interfere with Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
Abolitionists were shocked when this ruled that African Americans could not be US citizens and Congress could not ban slavery in its new territories
Dred Scott Case
Why did certain southern states form the Confederate States of America
They feared President Lincoln would ban slavery and therefore destroy their economy
Three Important Changes of the Articles of Confederation
1. Created three branches of government
2. Created a system of checks and balances
3. While the states still held most of the power, the federal government was given more power