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SOL LAWS AND POLICIE
Laws and Policies for VA US SOL
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MAYFLOWER COMPACT | Established the "covenant community" in New England colonies and was a basic plan of democratic government. |
| PROCLAMATION OF 1763 | British law which upset colonists as it prohibited settlement west of Appalachian Mts. after the French/Indian War |
| DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | justified the right of American colonists to break from England and outlined the principles of the Social Contract |
| TREATY OF ALLIACE WITH FRANCE | Negotiated by Ben Franklin, this gave Americans the assistance they needed to win the Revolutionary War. |
| ARTCILES OF CONFEDERATION | The first plan of Government for the US. It proved to be too weak to handle the needs of the nation. (5 weaknesses) |
| VIRGINA PLAN | Written by James Madison, this type of government would give states power in the government based on population. |
| CONSTITUTION | A written plan of government. |
| VIRGINIA DECLARATION | Written by George Mason, this outlined basic rights of people in Virginia and served as a model for the Bill of Rights. |
| VIRGINIA STATUE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | This effectively separated church and state, and became a basic part of the 1st Amendment. |
| THE NATIONAL BANK | Established to assist the government with economic issues and encourage economic growth. This helped political parties to develop (Federalist vs Democratic Republicans) |
| JAY'S TREATY | Treaty between the US and Britain where British agreed to withdraw troops, but continue to occupy trading posts, and fish in American waters after the Revolutionary War |
| MONROE DOCTRINE (1823) | No more colonization in Americas, US would be neutral in Europe, and Europe was "different than Americas. ( Democracy) |
| MISSOURI COMPROMISE | Temporarily solved the problem of slavery by drawing a line through territories and balancing slave and free states. |
| TARIFF OF 1832 | Led to Nullification Crisis as South Carolina threatened to nullify the tariff or secede from the Union. |
| COMPROMISE OF 1850 | California entered as a free state, popular sovereignty in western territories and strict fugitive slave laws. |
| FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT | Provided for the hunting down and capture of escaped slaves, even in the North. |
| SENECA FALLS DECLARATION | Statement of women's rights movement before the Civil War that demanded equality and the right to vote. |
| KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT | Repealed the Missouri Compromise by granting popular sovereignty in certain territories. |
| EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION | Issued by Lincoln, this freed the slaves only in the areas of rebellion during the Civil War (300,000 emancipated) |
| GETTYSBURG ADDRESS | Lincoln's statement that the Civil War was about keeping the Union together, it was one nation. |
| COMPROMISE OF 1877 | Ending the Reconstruction Period, Republicans dropped reconstruction laws to gain the presidency for Rutherford B. Hayes |
| HOMESTEA ACT | Encouraged westward migration by offering free public land for those who would live and farm that land. |
| CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT | This law prohibited people from China from immigrating to the US which shows anti-immigrant feelings |
| IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION ACT OF 1921 | This law ended the greatest period of US Immigration (1871-1921 from South and East Europe) |
| JIM CROW LAWS | Segregation laws in the South. |
| SQUARE DEAL | Theodore Roosevelt's programs for progressive reforms. |
| NEW FREEDOM | Woodrow Wilson's programs for progressive reforms |
| SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT | This law prevents any business structure that restrains trade (monopolies) |
| CLAYTION ANTI-TRUST ACT | This expanded on the Sherman Act and outlawed price fixing and exempted unions. |
| OPEN DOOR POLICY | Demanded that all nations be given equal trading rights in China, to end the spheres of influence. |
| DOLLAR DIPLOMACY | Taft's plan to urge banks and business to invest in Latin America, then to use force to keep them safe. |
| FOURTEEN POINTS | Wilson's plan for a lasting peace after World War I, which included mandates, and a League of Nations |
| TREATY OF VERSAILLES | This ended WW1 by punishing Germany, redrawing national boundaries, and creating a League of Nations. |
| LEAGUE OF NATION | A key element of Wilson's 14 points as a means of peaceful diplomacy rather than war where member nations could share grievances and work to a solution |
| HAWLEY-SMOOT TARIFF | Designed to protect American business, this law actually hurt exports as other nations retaliated, strangling world trade |
| NEW DEAL | This set of programs worked to help Americans during the Great Depression under FDR it expanded the power of government. |
| MARSHALL PLAN | This economic program offered aid to rebuild Europe after WW2 and was a way to contain communism. |
| TRUMAN DOCTRINE | This made containment of communism the guiding principle of American policies after WW2 |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization- A collective security agreement to prevent the spread of communism in Europe. |
| WARSAW PACT | A collective security agreement of the Soviet Union to provide a buffer zone with the West. |
| VIETNAMIZATION | Nixon's plan to return the fighting of the Vietnam War to the people of Vietnam so we could withdraw |
| ARMS RACE | The active building of more weapons to become more powerful |
| MASSIVE RETALIATION | The treat of counter-attack so sever as to deter the thought of attacking |
| CONTAINMENT | US Policy to stop the spread of communism, rather than attack and push it back. |
| CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 | This law attempted to end discrimination in many areas of society, including jobs. |
| VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 | This law attempted to extend suffrage by making it more difficult to discriminate during voter registration. |
| REAGAN REVOLUTION | Rise of conservative ideals such as tax cuts, transfer of responsibilities to state governments, appointment of judges/justices who exercised "judicial restraint" and a reduction in the number and scope of government programs and regulations. |
| FEDERAL RESERVE | Monetary policy decisions control the supply of money and credit to expand or contract economic growth. |
| NAFTA | Eliminated trade restrictions between US and Canada, and Mexico |
| PATRIOT ACT | Law that allows the US Government to aggressively locate suspected terrorist within the US. |
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