Constitution
1st gov't; weak because feared abuse of power; NO: executive branch, regulate trade; YES: negotiate treaties, declare war
What is Articles of Confederation
Law prohibited colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains; colonists ignored
What is Proclamation of 1763
U.S. manufacturing increased because of boycott of British goods
What is Effects of the War of 1812
led by Emerson and Thoreau; focused on ideal societies and individualism; used civil disobedience as a form of protest
What is Transcendentalism
British controlled colonial trade; angered colonists
What is Mercantilism
Each branch of government has some power over the other two branches; helps to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
What is checks and balances
Thomas Jefferson; list of grievances/complaints against King Geroge III; right to create new gov't
What is Declaration of Independence
Economy with little gov't regulation; based off supply & demand; developed in response to strong colonial trade laws
What is Free Enterprise
led by women; fought to decrease alcohol consumption
What is Temperance movement
to escape religious persecution, Roger Williams left Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island
What is Religious Toleration
protects individual liberties; inspired by the English Bill of Rights; addressed some grievances listed in the D.O.I
What is the Bill of Rights
belief British should have colonists' permission to pass taxes, main reason for American Revolution.
What is Consent of governed
People moved to northern cities for factory work; cities grew rapidly
What is Urbanization
Worked to end slavery by exposing its hardship; Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin), Frederick Douglass (The North Star), Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad), William Llyod Garrison (The Liberator)
What is Abolitionist
wealth, religion, expand empires, claim territory, new trade routes to Asia through Northwest Passage
What is Reasons for Exploration
decided how many representatives large and small states would send to the bicameral Congress
What is Great Compromise
Last major battle; British defeated and signed Treaty of Paris recognizing U.S. independence.
What is Yorktown
Resulted in faster, more efficient transportation of goods; price of goods decreased
What is Steamboat and railroads
Seneca Falls Convention called for women's suffrage (right to vote); Declaration of Sentiments; Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What is Women's rights movement
led by Alexander Hamilton; wanted 1) a stronger federal gov't, 2) an industrial economy 3) a national bank
What is Federalist Party
freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition; gives citizens the right to make their own choices regarding religion
What is the 1st Amendment
British response to Boston Tea Party; colonists formed the 1st Cont. Congress and sent list of complaints to King Geroge III
What is Intolerable Acts
temporarily relieved sectional differences by maintaining the balance between the number of free and slave states in the Union
What is Missouri Compromise
encouraged people to be more religious; caused social reform leading to Reform era
What is Second Great Awaking
More factories, railroads, and money and leadership of General Grant
What is Union Advantages