US History Constitution & New Republic SSUSH5-6-7

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  1. 3. collection of articles and essays written by Hamilton, Madison, John Jay, designed to promote the ratification of the Constitution.
  2. 6. A second religious fervor that swept the nation. It converted more than the first. It also had an effect on moral movements such as prison reform, the temperance movement, and moral reasoning against slavery.
  3. 8. Land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains purchased from France for 15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the US at the time, getting more land than the US wanted.
  4. 12. A war between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
  5. 14. Senator from Kentucky, supporter of the American System, Speaker of the House, known as "The Great Compromiser," outlined the Compromise of 1850
  6. 17. supporters of the Constitution(led by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison-father of the Constitution)
  7. 18. A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.
  8. 22. Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining taxes and representation in the House of Representatives.
  9. 23. This "system" developed by Henry Clay, consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
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  1. 1. made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government.
  2. 2. a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
  3. 3. 3rd President
  4. 4. believed that the federal government should remain weak and that the states should have the authority to make their own decisions.
  5. 5. people who opposed the Constitution.
  6. 6. Massachusetts rebellion led by Daniel Shays seeking lower taxes and to protection of property for poor farmers.
  7. 7. Southerners favored freedom of trade & believed in the authority of states over the fed. gov.--> declared federal protective tariffs null and void; South believed individual state cannot defy fed. gov. alone; led to increased sense among Southerners as "minority" & threat of secession rather than nullification was the South's ultimate weapon
  8. 9. Created the Northwest Territory (area north of the Ohio River and west of Pennsylvania), established conditions for self-government and statehood, included a Bill of Rights, and permanently prohibited slavery
  9. 10. Compromise between large & small states based on representation in Congress. Each state would get 2 votes in the Senate and in the House representation would be based on population.
  10. 11. A major success of the Articles of Confederation. A law that divided much of the U.S. land into townships so the sale of land to settlers was easier.
  11. 13. The 1st Constitution of the United States that governed America during the Revolution. It was very weak: no executive branch, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade
  12. 15. A policy of spreading more political power to more people. It was a "Common Man" theme.
  13. 16. 5th President
  14. 19. 1st President
  15. 20. 2nd President
  16. 21. 4th President