Exploration/Colonization
Gain wealth, spreading Christianity and expanding empires
Reasons for European Exploration
Turning point of the American Revolution, France becomes our ally.
Saratoga
Belief the United States should settle the land from coast to coast and spread out way of life.
Manifest Destiny
Movement to limit the consumption of alchohol.
Temperance Movement
Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the confederacy in 2
Siege of Vicksburg
California having Missions and city names such as Los Angeles and San Francisco are direct result of which countries culture influence?
Spain
John Paul Jones
Established Judicial Review, which gave the power to the supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional.
Marbury v. Madison
What caused the growth of American manufacturing?
War of 1812
3 causes of the Civil War
Slavery, Sectionalism and State Rights
Rocky soil, natural harbors, cold climate, fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding and founded for religious freedom.
New England Colonies
Citizens make their own choices regarding religion; prohibits government from passing laws regarding religion
1st Amendment
Washington warned against foreign permanent alliances and political parties
Farewell Address
Economic system with very little government interference, people can buy, sell, and invest freely. Promotes competition and increases profits.
Free Enterprise
Political group that wanted to punish the south and keep ex confederate leaders from gaining govt positions.
Radical Republicans
Differences between the first two permanent English settlements?
Jamestown settled for economic reasons and Plymouth settled for religious reasons.
Created a procedure to admit new states into the Union and govern themselves
Northwest Ordinance
Argument over state rights, Did South Carolina have the righty to nullify a federal law?
Nullification Crisis
More efficient way to produce goods; led to mass production; price of goods decreased
Interchangeable Parts
Farming system that kept former slaves and poor whites in a cycle of debt.
Sharecropping
Influence of Enlightment thinkers, need for law structure, distance from Great Britain led to what?
Growth of Representative Government
Decided how many representatives large and small states would send to the bicameral Congress
Great Compromise
John Marshal rules Cherokee are a soveriegn nation cna keep land, Jackson overrules and removes them.
Worecester v. Georgia
Part of Free enterpise, that determines the price of goods or services.
Supply and Demand
Name the reconstruction amendments and their impact.
13th Freed alaves, 14th granted citizenship and 15th gave suffrage to African-American men.