Colonies/Revolution
Give 2 examples of why the colonists were angry with Britain
What are the two branches of Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
These are all examples of:
The cabinet
running 2 for two terms
avoiding foreign alliances
Precedents
god given right to expand west
Manifest Destiny
This group of people believed that the new government needed a strong national government
Federalists
This has the first ten amendments
Bill of Rights
The Alien act stated that citizens and non citizens could be deported if deemed a threat
The Sedition Act6 stated that a person could be arrested for criticizing the governmnet. This is a violation of which amendment?
1st
This was created to demand legal equality for women
Declaration of Sentiments
This was the first framework of government which had a weak central government
Articles of Confederation
This counted 3/5 of the slave population in a state to be counted for both representation and taxation
3/5 Compromise
Louisiana Purchase
List one abolitionist and what they were famous for
Frederick Douglass- The North Star
Harriet Tubman- Underground railroad
Harriet Beecher Stowe-Uncle Tom's Cabin
William Lloyd Garrison
Sojourner Truth
This was when Britain let the colonies rule themselves. This later led to issues.
Salutary Neglect
This principle means the division between national and state governments
Federalism
This stated that the western hemisphere was closed to European powers. They should not involve themselves in Latin American affairs
Monroe Doctrine
List one cause of the Civil War
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850- fugitive slave act, Kansas/Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Case, election of 1860, nullification crisis, Uncle tom's Cabin, sectionalism
The first representative lawmaking body was called
House of Burgesses
What is the difference between separation of powers and checks and balances
separation of powers: federal power is separated into 3 branches
checks and balances: each branch can check the other
This forced Natives west of the Mississippi River
Indian Removal Act
This stated that all slaves in rebelling states were now free
Emancipation Proclamation
This stopped colonists from moving west. The boundary line was the ridge of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
this gives congress the ability to interpret the Constitution
judicial review
Marbury v Madison ***
This is the term for awarding government jobs to friends/ supporters
Spoils system
vocab word: people have the power
popular sovereignty