Early American History
After the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the 13 states continued to function under this document:
The Articles of Confederation
In the early 1600s, the most common means of shipping goods within the colonies was via
Horseback or rivers
For the southern states, this cash crop was "King" in the antebellum era.
Cotton
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
Thomas Jefferson - Declaration of Independence
During the Civil War, Confederate General Robert Edward Lee invaded the North twice in the battles of
Antietam and Gettysburg
This document established a federal democratic republic as a form of government.
The Constitution of the United States
In the late 1700s, the most efficient means of shipping goods inside the United States was via
Canals or rivers
This term collectively refers to the Native American nations that adopted European clothing, spoke English, practiced Christianity, and learned to read and write.
The Civilized Tribes
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union"
James Madison - Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
President Andrew Johnson reversed Union General William Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15, which gave forty acres and a mule to former slaves. Hence forth, "40 acres and a mule" was known as a
False Promise
The Constitution is known as a “living” document because it can be
Amended
In the mid 1800s, the most efficient means of shipping goods across the United States was via
Railroads
In the presidential election of 1824, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry Clay, influenced the majority vote for John Quincy Adams on the condition that Adams would nominate Clay as Secretary of the State. This event is known as:
The Corrupt Bargain
"John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!"
Andrew Jackson - response to Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
The significance of the Emancipation Proclamation is that Lincoln elevated the war aims from preserving the Union to
Abolishing slavery
The Founding Fathers is a term applied to the men that contributed noticeably to the founding of the United States, either in the American Revolution and/or during the Constitutional Convention.
Among these men, 7 are considered the most important "Founding Fathers." Name one of these 7:
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison
In the northern parts of the United States, the Market Revolution contributed to a population shift from rural to urban areas. This process is known as
Urbanization
During the Antebellem era, the most common form of slave resistance was
Passive resistance like breaking tools.
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
Abraham Lincoln - Second Inaugural Address (1865)
On Feb. 24, 1868, the House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson on charges of high crimes and misdemeanors. Most of the Articles of Impeachment addressed his violation of:
The Tenure of Office Act of 1867
During the 1787 Constitutional Convention, it was agreed that slaves would be counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. This consensus is known as
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Jacksonian Democracy marked an evolution in American political participation because suffrage was extended to
most white men over the age of 21
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney declared in the Dred Scott decision of 1857, that this federal law was unconstitutional.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
"War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over."
William Tecumseh Sherman - Speech to the Mayor and Councilmen of Atlanta (1864)
Historians consider The Compromise of 1877 as marking the official end of
Reconstruction