Stuff I Don't Know Yet Flashcards
Articles Of Confederation (1781)
1781
-Each state retains its “sovereignty, freedom, and independence”
-weak national government
-No executive or judicial system
-Could not regulate interstate commerce
-Each state received one vote
-No new tax or amendments without unanimous consent
-The government’s weakness was exposed by Shay’s Rebellion
Northwest Ordinance (1787)
Outlined the process for new territories to become states
-they had to have 60,000 people to apply to be a state
Shays Rebellion (1786-1787)
exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation and led many—including George Washington—to call for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprisings
-people were upset with the taxation so they rioted and attacked tax collectors. Each state was not strong enough on its own to fight the rebellions.
Federalism
-division of powers between national and state government.
-they wanted a strong central government that didn’t have power over everything
King Phillip’s War (1675-1676)
Seneca Falls Convention (1848)
end of world war 1
Gettysburg Address
Abe Lincoln’s speech after one of the deadliest battles in the civil war (1863)
-strengthened the position of the Union government
-decreased the likelihood of European support of the Confederacy
-brought freedom to the slaves in those states.
Spanish American War
There was a rebellion in Cuba, which was owned by Spain. This made americans upset and have overall resentment for the spaniards. President Mckinley received messages from citizens to interefere in it, but he did not want to. He sent the USS Maine warship to protect american interests in Cuba (1898) The ship was blown up and the US declared war
Treaty of Paris (1898)
end of the spanish american war
- it gave the US philippines Guam and Puerto Rico
- it gave Cuba independence
Progressives
middle class women
marbury v madison
pueblo people.
farmers
Causes of British colonization
-Debt because of wars
-less land available for farmers: forclosure
-religious freedom
Bacon’s Rebellion
In Virginia many settlers took native land which caused fights. The farmers in Virginia asked their leader to provide troops to protect them. The leader said no so Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion of farmers and fought the Native Americans. they burned plantation owned by their governor.
