US History Review 1
the department heads who advise the president
cabinet
First President of the United States
George Washington
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill or Rights
What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?
opposition to a tax on whiskey
Explorers of Louisiana Territory
Lewis and Clark
Which Supreme Court Case did Native Americans win to keep their land?
Worcester v. Georgia
What is free enterprise?
limited government interference in business
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Georgia was founded as colony for what purpose?
the first head of the Department of State
Thomas Jefferson
What are the three branches of the government?
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
The Federalist strongly supported a
strong centralized government
What was the Fifteenth Amendment?
The right to vote for all freedmen
America's refusal to take sides in the war between Britain and France (during Washington's presidency)
Proclamation of Neutrality
What did Washington warn against in his "Farewell Address"?
foreign alliances
What was Manifest Destiny?
"Star Spangled Banner"
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Federal gov controls interstate commerence
President during the War of 1812?
James Madison
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America's second president
John Adams
What was the 2nd revival of religious feeling in the United States?
Second Great Awakening
What invention increased slavery in the South?
Cotton Gin
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
What doctrine prohibited Europe from entering in affairs in the Western Hemisphere?
Monroe Doctrine
Document that incited the American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
the first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamiltion
What was the "deal breaking" clause that Anti-federalist required the Constitution to include for ratification?
Bill of Rights
What did Doretha Dix do?
Helped with prison and mental health reform
a party that supported industry, a growing centralized government, and rule by property owners
Federalist
Who fought for women's suffrage in the 19th century?
Susan B. Anthony
Whose argument resulted in the creation of the Federalist and Anti-Federalists?
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
Why did Forty-niners and others rush to California?
First document in the America's that encouraged self-government
Mayflower Compact
Established the nation's first cabinet
George Washington
What are the Principles of the Constitution?
Federalism
Limited Government
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
What was impressment?
after sailors were captured and forced to serve in a foreign navy
a party that supported the common people and favored a small, limited government
Republican
McCullough vs. Maryland
Federal bank can tax state bank
Civil War
What were Radical Republicans?
Republicans who favored extreme approach to Reconstruction