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US history vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sons of Liberty | 1.a political group made up of American Patriots that originated in the pre-independence North American British colonies. |
| Declaration of Independence. | 1. A document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crow. 2. Signed on July 4, 1776 Included Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamen franklin. |
| Thomas Jefferson. | 1. Wrote the final Draft of the Declaration of Independence. 2. made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it |
| Bill of Rights. | 1. The first ten amendments to the US Constitution 2. The First Amendment guarantees citizens rights to freedom of religion, speech, the press, and political activity. |
| Great Compromise | 1.was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 2. the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution |
| The constitution | 1.The basic written set of principles and decision the of federal government in the US, which came into operation in 1789 2.been contributed by the 27 admendments |
| Jacksonian democracy | 1.the political philosophy of United States President Andrew Jackson and his supporters 2.Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. |
| Reform Era | |
| abolitionism | 1. the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery 2. was a religious revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States, which expressed Arminian theology 2. |
| Suffrage | 1. The right to vote in political elections |
| Frederick Douglass | 1. United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery 2. became an influential writer and lecturer in the North |
| Seneca Falls Convention | was an early and influential women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls |
| Navigation Acts | were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England |
| Stamp Act | An act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents |
| Boston Massacre | was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770 |
| Samuel Adams | 1.American Revolutionary leader and patriot 2. an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Boston Tea Party | A violent demonstration in 1773 by American colonists before the American Revolution |
| John Locke | English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience |
| Common Sense | Good sense and sound judgment in practical matters |
| federalisms | The federal principle or system of government |
| Checks and balances | Counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated |
| Articles of Confederation | The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781 |
| Judicial review | Review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act |
| trail of tears | was the forcible relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations |
| Federalists | Designating or pertaining to the Federalist Party |
| anti-federalists | a political philosophy which opposes the concept of Federalism |
| spoils system | The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters |
| william lloyd garrison | United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal |
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