The American Revolution
Name one act/piece of legislation that increased tensions between Britain and the Colonists
Possible responses:
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act, Intolerable Act
What did the Federalists believe in?
The Constitution, Strong Federal Government , National Bank
Who was the President during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Define sectionalism
Loyalty to a region of the country instead of the country as a whole
What were Black Codes?
restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
American colonists, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded British ships and threw 340 chests of tea owned by the East India Company into the water.
Who favored the Bill of Rights?
The Anti-Federalists
Define Manifest Destiny
Americas God-Given right to expand west to the Pacific
What did the Missouri Compromise say?
Missouri- Slave state, Maine- Free state, Slavery is prohibited North of the 36 30 Line
What is the KKK?
White supremist hate group who targeted African Americans in the South
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson & Others
Name two authors of the Federalist Papers.
Hamilton, Madison, Jay
What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
Noninterference with European powers- will take interference as a threat
What is the Underground Railroad?
Network of people who helped African Americans escape from slavery
What happened in Plessy vs Ferguson?
Legal segregation in the South
Who is Thomas Paine?
Wrote Common Sense about the war effort and the need for Colonists freedom
What is the 3/5ths Clause?
states that three-fifths of a slave's population should be counted when determining a state's population
What did Lewis and Clark do?
Mapped out and explored new territory gained as a result of the Louisiana Purchase
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What are Poll Taxes?
Citizens had to pay a poll tax to vote- many African Americans could not afford it
Explain the importance of the Boston Massacre in leading up to The American Revolution
Propaganda of the event turned Colonists against Great Britain and demonstrated British tyranny
What is the First Amendment?
freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government
How did the War of 1812 end?
In a draw/ nothing is accomplished- leads to Monroe Doctrine
What is the importance of Marbury vs Madison?
Gives the court Judicial Review- gives the courts authority to interpret the Constitution
When did legal segregation END?
Brown vs Board of Education - 1954