Colonial Era
What was the economic system used by Great Britain in the American colonies that focused on benefiting the mother country?
Mercantilism
What was the slogan used by colonists to expressed their anger over British taxes?
No Taxation Without Representation
What is a precedent, and what precedents did President Washington set in his farewell address?
Neutrality avoiding foreign wars and alliances and the 2- term limit
What was the belief that supported American expansion into the west throughout the 19th century?
Manifest Destiny
What event officially started the Civil War?
The Bombing of Fort Sumter
Which colonial region relied on small farms and shipbuilding?
New England
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Marbury v Madison
What compromise kept balance between free and slave states in 1820? What were the conditions of said compromise?
The Missouri Compromise or the Compromise of 1820
Slavery would be limited to only the territories south of the 36-30 line (Missouri's southern boarder) Missouri would enter the union as a slave state, Maine would enter as a Free State.
What was the main goal of the Union early in the war?
To preserve the union at any cost (not to end slavery).
What was the first colonial document that established self-government in the American colonies?
Mayflower Compact
What act did Great Britain pass in response to the Boston Tea Party which closed the Massachusetts Bay, revoked the Massachusetts Charter, and increased the presence of the British military in the colonies.
The Intolerable Acts
Jefferson and Hamilton fundamentally disagreed over the creation of a National Bank. Hamilton favored the bank because it would create economic security and handle the nations war debt fairly. What constitutional power did Hamilton use to justify the creation of the bank?
The "Elastic Clause" or The Necessary and Proper Clause.
What key part of the Compromise of 1850 made it illegal to assist escaped slaves and allowed southern slave catchers to come into the north to search for escaped slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act
What constitutional amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States?
13th Amendment
What policy allowed the colonies to govern themselves with little interference from Britain? This later became one of the causes of the American Revolution.
Salutary Neglect
What were the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Weak Central Government, Executive Branch, Lacked the power to create a military, lacked the power to enforce laws, No power to levy taxes.
Thomas Jefferson, an anti-federalist who favored a strict interpretation of the constitution, believed in limiting the power of the federal government. However, he contradicted himself when making the Louisiana Purchase. What constitutional power did he use to justify that purchase?
The "Elastic Clause" or Necessary and Proper Clause or his treaty making power.
What Supreme Court Case ruled that African Americans were not mentioned in the constitution and therefore were not, and never intended, to be considered citizens, depriving them of basic civil rights?
Dred Scott v Sanford
How did the union guarantee the civil rights of African American in the south following the war? What act(s) allowed this?
By placing union troops across the south to man voting stations and maintain law and order.
The Reconstitution Acts
What religious revival movement increased individualism and challenged authority in the colonies?
The Great Awakening
What compromise created a bicameral legislature during the fight to ratify the Constitution?
The Great Compromise
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? America gain the confidence to implement the doctrine following which war?
1. Prevent European interference in the Americas
2. The War of 1812
What violent conflict over slavery was the early warning of eventual civil war, occurring in Kansas as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Bleeding Kansas
What agreement offically ended Reconstruction?Why is it considered the end of reconstruction?
The Compromise of 1877
Pulled union troops of the south, allowed souther governments to reform.