The Constitution
This document, adopted in 1781, created a weak national government with no executive branch and no power to tax.
Articles of Confederation
What was the name of the first tax law imposed on colonists after the Seven Years War/French and Indian War? What good did it tax?
Stamp Act
Which President purchased Louisiana from the French?
Thomas Jefferson
These amendments abolished slavery and granted all men the right to vote
13th amendment and 15th amendment
This engineering project connected the east and west coasts of the United States
The Transcontinental Railroad
This constitutional idea argues that the government serves at the will of the people
popular sovereignty / consent of the governed
This country allied with the colonies to support their campaign against the British
France
Which President was known for the "kitchen cabinet" "spoils system" and the Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson
This system of labor forced people to sign contracts to farm the land in exchange for a portion of the goods they grew
sharecropping
This law provided free plots of land to American citizens willing to farm the land for 5 years
The Homestead Act
This group supported ratification of the Constitution and argued that a strong central government was necessary for stability and economic growth
Who were the Federalists?
This announcement by the British prevented colonists from settling on land west of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian War.
Proclamation of 1763
Which President gave a speech telling Europeans they were not allowed to colonize the Western Hemisphere?
James Monroe
This series of laws limited the rights of African Americans in Southern States during Reconstruction
Black Codes
This movement of farmers aimed to break the railroad monopoly and set fair rates (prices) for transporting their goods
The Granger Movement
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known collectively by this name and were added largely to address Anti-Federalist concerns.
The Bill of Rights
This series of laws passed in 1774 closed the port of Boston, ended the right to self government in the Massachusetts colony, and required citizens to allow British soldiers to be quartered (housed) in their homes
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Which President took office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and blocked the Freedmen's Bureau from providing land to African Americans
Andrew Johnson
These 2 political groups believed that Reconstruction laws must include suffrage and land for African Americans
Radical Republicans and Freedmens Bureau
This event led millions of Irish to immigrate to the United States for a better life and job opportunities
The Irish Potato Famine
This armed uprising in Massachusetts began in response to efforts by the government to tax citizens
Shay's Rebellion
What was the main message of George Washington's Farewell Address?
Avoid foreign alliances, focus on the North American Continent
Which President started the Mexican American War? He expanded the territory of the United States by 1/3rd while in office
This supreme court case established the precedent (standard) of "separate but equal"
Plessy v Ferguson
This President oversaw the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
President Ulysses Grant