UNIT 1
Reasons for European Exploration to the Americas
(hint: there are 3)
God, Glory, and Gold
The first government constitution the US had after the Revolutionary War
What are the Articles of Confederation?
When each branch of government does a specific job
What are the Separation of Powers?
The two main generals on the Confederate side and the Union side
Who is Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant
Where "Old Immigrants" and "New Immigrants" came from
What is Northern and Western Europe and Southern and Eastern Europe
The first English Colony in the United States
(bonus points for the year)
Jamestown, Virginia, 1607
The two groups disagreeing over the ratification of the Constitution and their leaders
Who are the Federalists (Alexander Hamilton) and the Anti-Federalists (Thomas Jefferson)
The general policy of the British government letting the colonies govern themselves.
What is salutary neglect?
A system used to help slaves escape prior to the Civil War
What is the Underground Railroad?
The government program that gave away western land for free
The first battle of the Revolutionary War
Bonus points for the year
Lexington and Concord, 1775
What is the Great Compromise?
Bonus points for the two parts
The compromise that resulted in the House and the Senate.
House=by population
Senate=equal representation
The Constitutional right to be informed of the crime for which you are imprisoned
What is the writ of habeas corpus
The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Groups that formed in response to poor working conditions, long hours, and unfair wages
The 3 Different Groups of the 13 Colonies
(Bonus points if you can name all 13 colonies)
New England, Middle, Chesapeake/Southern
(Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
The five rights given in the 1st Amendment.....
What is freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition
When sovereignty is shared between the state governments and federal government
What is Federalism
The executive order that freed slaves in the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
The 3 main causes of the Second Wave of industrialization after the Civil War
What are technology, an abundance of natural resources, and a growing population
1700s intellectual movement that emphasized reason and individual liberty
What is the Enlightenment
What are the 3 branches of government written in the Constitution and their jobs in government?
Legislative=makes the law
Executive=enforces the law
Judicial=evaluates the law
People living in the territories can decide if they want slavery or not
What is Popular Sovereignty
1. Admit CA as a free state 2. Abolish the Slave Trade in Washington D.C. 3. Pass a stronger fugitive slave law 4. Popular sovereignty in the rest of the Mexican Cession lands
The Danish immigrant who was a prolific photographer and published the book How the Other Half Lives
Who is Jacob Riis