Early Government
Is when powers are divided between National and State governments
Federalism
What does the Executive Branch do?
Carry out laws
Significance of the Louisiana Purchase
Doubled the US
What war helped the US gain land in the Southwest?
Mexican-American War
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Supported the constitution; central government
Federalists
What does the Judicial Branch do?
Interpret Laws
What country did the US fight in the War of 1812
Great Britain
Compromise of 1850
Easing of tensions between free and non free states.
Womens Suffrage, Labor Laws
Against the constitution; power to the states
Anti Federalists
What does the Legislative Branch do?
Create Laws
What was the trail of tears?
Forced location of Native Americans
President of the US during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
US entered WWI in this year
1917
This document gave too much power to the states and made the national government too weak
Articles of Confederation
Term: Each Branch can limit the powers of the others
Checks and Balances
Two major inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Cotton Gin, Telegraph
What year did the civil war end?
1865
A ban on making, selling, or transporting alcohol in the U.S.
Prohibition
Term for:
idea that government gets its power from the people.
Popular Sovreignty
What document describes what each branch of government does?
U.S. Constitution
Goal of the Abolitionist Movement
To end slavery in the United States
Laws passed in the South to limit the rights of African Americans after the Civil War.
Black Codes
Year of Stock Market Crash and Start of the Great Depression
1929