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- Proclamation Line
- Boundary of white settlement that limited British colonization tot the east of the Appalachian Moutains
- literacy tests
- take tests to see if they can read or right
- jim crow laws
- segragation laws that became common in the south during the 1890s, separated black and white
- republican
- opposed the federalists were anti government should be in hands of normal ppl
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- Four Acts that took away rights of foreigner living in America
- Compromise of 1850
- Utah and Mexico get popular sovergnty. Ended slave trade in Colombia. Rublicans support this. Wanted to prevent expansion of slavery.
- presidencial reconstruction
- Lincoln-In each confederate state, 10% of white men had to pledge loyalty to the union Johnson-opposed black suffrage and land distribution granted pardons and resoration of property to all who swore loyalty to the US
- indentured servitued
- individuals who contracted to serve a master for a period of 4-7 years in return for payment of the severnt passage to america
- trianglular system
- america africa and west indies. America brought africa rum. America also gave west indies lumber and fish etc. Africa gave west indies slaves and west indies gave America slaves
- 14 amendment
- equalality
- 10% plan
- In each confederate state, 10% of white men had to pledge loyalty to the union.
- marbury v. madison
- supreme court decision of 1803 that created the precednt of judical review by ruling as unconstitutional part of the judicuary act of 1789
- virginia house of burgesses
- the legislature of colonial virginia. 1st institution of representative government in the english colonies
- new jersey plan
- all states are equally represented
- poll taxes
- impose taxes on black voters
- Federalist Papers
- Collection of eighty-five written essays by James Madison, John Clay and Alexander Hamilton
- jefferson
- republican
- black voting restrictions
- disfranchisement, poll taxes, grandfather clause, literacy tests
- grandfather clause
- required black voters to demonstrate that their grandfathers had been eligible to vote
- Stamp Act
- Law that all documents needed to have a stamp, caused friction b/w America and English
- Hessians
- German mercenaries
- southern colonies
- those of the west indies
- disfranchisement
- the use of legal means to block blacks from voting
- french and indian war
- indians v. americans first fight on american soil, indians won canada and land east of the mississippi and florida
- Stamp Act Congress
- Organized to get the Americans more right and freedom
- black codes
- southern states started passing laws restricting blacks
- Popular Sovernty
- When the people get to vote.
- treaty of ghent
- between british and america to stop fighting
- silver rights act
- direct response to the black codes specified the civil rights that all US citizens were entitled states that the blacks had the same rights as whites
- Committees of Correspondence
- Keep Americans informed about the British measures that would effect them
- Mormons
- founded by joseph smith under the leadership of patriachal leaders (establish community in great lake)
- congressional reconstruction
- divided ex-confederate states in 5 military districts and guaranteed universal manhood suffrage, freed men got to vote, southern states were controlled by the republicans and readmissioned by accepting defeat
- emancipation proclamation
- freed slaves as a punishment to southern states for rejecting the union and rewarded the borders by letting them have slaves
- french settlement
- untimately ended in failure, but some french fisherman continued to visit the coast, they did begin to establish colonies in the early 17th century
- sharecropping
- land owners gave labors a house, farm animals and tools in exchange for the laborers crops
- lewis and clark
- sent out to explore the land that was just purchased
- electoral college
- each state determinded who the president would be
- First Continental Congress
- Meting of delegates in response to Coercive Acts, congress endorsed Suffolk Resolves, adopted Declaration of Rights and Grievances and est. Continental association
- 13 amendment
- freedom
- Fugative Slave Act
- If any slave escaped, they would have to be returned
- early english settlement
- jamestown-gold and northwest passage
- Kansas and Nebraska Act
- They both have popular sovernty. Kansas wants slaves and Nebraska wants no slaves.
- Boston Tea Party
- Bostonians disguised as Indians boarded the British ships and destroyed the tea that belonged to the British in an effort to avoid the tax
- new england colonies
- included plymouth, and the massachusetts bay colony
- Non-Importation Acts
- Didn't buy European exports to pressure them economically
- war of 1812
- 2nd battle for independence with the british, took place around the great lakes, french were the allies
- spoils system
- when jackson put friends in office instead of ppl who were right for the job
- Treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
- mexico surrendered its claim to texas north of the reo grande and alta california and new mexico
- mercantilism
- when economy is down and the government makes national wealth increase
- Abe Lincoln
- Afraid of slavery being outlawed so he decides to fight to preserve the union and not to end slavery.
- The First Great Awakening
- A "religious revival" in the colonies
- Hamilton's Economic Plan
- Address revolutionary war debts, tax distilled whiskey, charter a national bank, Government should promote industry
- 2nd great awakening
- series of religious rivals in the first half of the 19th century had great emotionalism and large public meetings
- great compromise
- states would be represented equally in the senate and proportionally in the House of Representatives
- Boston Massacre
- British troops fired on colonists in Boston
- virginia plan
- states had to be represented equal to population
- mayflower compact
- established self government in north america. all adult males were pressed to sign this document
- missouri compromise
- allowed slavery everywhere
- 15 amendment
- vote
- monroe doctrine
- between british and america, you mind your own buisness and we will mide ours
- colonial slave labor
- slaves were used to do back breaking labor in horrible conditions. they were owned and often times treated poorly
- Dred Scott Decision
- Slave that sued his master for freedom. Overturned the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery everywhere.
- manifest destiny
- Created by John O'Sullivan
- Bill of Rights
- A written summary of rights and liberties. First eight ammendments was concerned with individual rights. Assured that the central government would not try to impose on them a uniform rational culture.
- Declaration of Independence
- Document put together by the second Continental Congress the renounced colonies' friendship with England
- louisianna purchase
- midwest bought from the french