Colonies
Jamestown
No political parties
No entangling alliances
George Washington's Farewell Address
Acquired in the Adams-Onis Treaty
from Spain
Florida
How to amend the Constitution
2/3 Nation + 3/4 State
Compromise that brought California in as a free state
New Mexico territory is popular sovereignty
Added the Fugitive Slave Act
Henry Clay
Compromise of 1850
Established as a safe-haven for Catholics
Maryland
Process for admitting new states into the Union
Northwest Ordinance
Mr. Manifest Destiny
James K Polk
needs approval of 9 out of 13 states
No executive and judicial branch
No ability to tax
No federal currency
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Sets all slaves free in rebelling states.
Debtor colony
Georgia
Principle strikes down any law that Supreme Court deems unconsitutional
Result of the Mexican American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican Cession
This rebellion over property taxes showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Say's Rebellion
This battle splits the Confederacy in two.
Battle of Vicksburg
First *state* constitution
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Europe Can no longer colonize the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
This land acquisition from the British helped to achieve Manifest Destiny
Oregon Territory
A bicameral legislature is created
House of Representatives = Proportional representation and Senate = equal representation
This is called....
The Great Compromise
Surrender at Appomattox 'Courthouse'
New England colony, for religious freedom, pilgrims & puritans / shipbuilding & fur trapping
Massachusetts
Founder of the Democratic Party
Expanded Suffrage
Spoils System (jobs to friends)
Andrew Jackson
4 territories formerly owned by SPAIN.
Gadsden Purchase
California
Texas
Florida
The result of the 3/5 compromise is increased ____ influence in the South
POLITICAL
This group of people take over Congress after Lincoln's assassination
Radical Republicans