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Vocab
Social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gibbons vs OGDEN | 1824- Chief Justice John Marshall of the U.S Supreme Court ruled that the constitution gave control of interstate commerce to the U.S congress , not the individual states , through which a route passed |
| Individual rights | Many people opposed the constitution of 1787 because they felt it did not offer adequate protection of individual rights . The bill of rights were created to protect our individual rights |
| Industrial revolution | Period of rapid industrial growth it started in Britain in the 1700's and spread throughout the world as more countries adopted mass production |
| Thomas Jefferson | The most well read and educated founding father.Wrote the declaration of ind.,helped the bill of rights get inserted In the constitution.Third president ; was very pro-state and anti national gov.;in 1803 he did the Louisiana purchase,died July 4 1826 |
| Judicial review | When the judicial branch of the federal gov. Determine whether or not a law may be constitutional or unconstitutional .Basically established that no law was above what was in the constitution |
| Alexander Hamilton | Served in the continental congress, was general Washington's side during the constitutional convention of 1787; supported a strong national gov. ; helped write the federalist papers ; first secretary of treasury |
| Limited government | |
| Limited government | Everyone,including authority figures,must obey the laws,constitution's statements of rights , or other laws . Define the limits of those in power,so they cannot take advantage of their elected , appointed , or inherited positions |
| Manifest destiny | A popular expression in the 1840's it's belief that the U.S was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea" ; was used to secure lands north west of Oklahoma and west tx |
| Marburg vs Madison | Was the first judgement by the supreme court which supported the federal system of a gov. In 1803 Chief Justice John Marshall , a federalist , upheld and strengthened and authority of the federal justice . |
| McCullough vs Maryland | >Supreme court case decided in 1819 >Maryland was opposed yo the establishment of the federal gov. ; court ruled that power of federal gov. Was supreme over the states ; supreme law of the land |
| The Monroe doctrine | A statement of U.S foreign policy which proclaimed Europe should not interfere in affairs within the U.S or in the Western Hemisphere , and that the U.S would not interfere in Europe |
| John Paul jones | Considered the founder of the U.S navy ; great naval hero during the American revolution famously quote attributed to him was "I have not yet begun to fight " |
| Naturalized citizen | Is a person of foreign birth who is granted full citizenship |
| Northwest ordinance | Enacted in 1787,considered one of the most significant achievements of the articles of confederation.it established a system for setting up gov.'s in the western territories,so they could eventually join the union on equal footing with the original 13c. |
| Nullification crisis | 1828-congress approved a Hugh tariff to protect U.S interest from foreign trade.This hurt the southern state economy.These states stated that the federal gov. had no authority over individuals,states,and trade |
| Philadelphia convention | Convention held in Pennsylvania in 1786 purposes was to amend the articles of confederation |
| The plantation system | System of agricultural production based on large -scale land owner ships and the exploitation of labor ant the environment |
| Self-Government | The rule of a state , community , or other group by its members .When a group elects it's own members |
| Frederick Douglass | Leading African-American abolitionist in the 1800's former slave who purchased his freedom and spent the rest of his life fighting for an end to slavery |
| Ratify | >To approve , or give formal constant to something |
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