AP Midterm Flashcards
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri comp was made to defuse the sectional and political rivalries whether slavery was permitted there or not
It brought Maine in as a free state while dividing slavery
Salem witch trails
Trials of people accused of witchcraft in Mass
The first great awakening
A spiritual revival in America
Allowed people to start anew + prosper in their own life while being able to express more emotion to God so they can connect better
Stamp act
Tax that was applied to most of the printed documents in the colonies b,c of the Seven Years’ War
Act was unconstitutional. Strained relations w, the colonies (causing a rebellion 10yrs later)
Cotton gin
A machine that separates cotton seeds from cotton fibers
Sped up process for removing seeds from cotton.
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point in the American Revolution.
American victory got French gov. To recognize the and to enter the war as their ally
Louisiana purchase
Land purchase by thom Jeff 1803 bought from France and doubled the size of the us.
Gave us control over the Mississippi River and the port city of New Orléans ! help farmers import,export profit
Yorktown
Last fight for independence with France,
Rouchambeau ? And Washington fight against monarchy
British surrendered American revolution
Gag rule
No petitions, papers etc. Talking about slavery, abolishing slavery will be read or placed on the table
Went against the first amendment freedom of petition
Art of Con
Had a universal understanding of state powers and how the government intertwined with everyone
First U.S constitution
Bacons Rebellion
Indentured servants were getting freed to much and went into Indian territories which upset the Indians causing them to attack and Bacon went to the government but they did nothing, so he went and burned down Jamestown
First act of colonial defiance
Cult of domesticity
Virtues which women had to abide by and their purpose
Women starting roles within society
Interchangeable parts
Parts were identical, can just replace broken parts
Cheaper and you didn’t have to be as skilled to make them, manufacturing system developing
Bill of rights
The first 10 amendment of the us
To protect the rights of citizens from governments
Mexican American war
Mexico wanted to protect what was their and the us found a way to start the war since the Mexicans killed Americans on “American” soil.
Attained Texas
3/5 comp
Every slave counted as 3/5 of a citizen toward the population
This helped solve the issue with the House of Representatives seating for every state
Treaty of Ghent
Peace treaty that ended the war of 1812
All conquered territory was returned
Indenture servants
Worked as indentured servants to come to the new country, They would have in half of the contract and once they completed all the requirements they were release
Paved the path for slaves
Dawes Act
Gives Indians independence from tribe. And turn them into farmers and give them allotment of land.
Took land from Indians and forced themOut of their homes
Fugitive slave law
Gave southerners legal weapons to retrieve slaves who ran to a free state.
Lead to the civil war
Bleeding Kansas
small civil war, fought between proslavery and antislavery advocates for control of the new territory of Kansas under the doctrine of popular sovereignty
Lead to civil war
13th amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Abolished slavery
Battle of Antietam
Stop Confederates from advancing on Maryland for supplies
Gave Lincoln a time to deliver the Emancipation Proclamation without sounding pathetic
Know-Nothing party
Wanted to keep the government in the native born citizens hands
Social anxiety controlling gov actions
Sharecropping
Former slaves taken in by former slave owners gave them little plot to work and supplied them with housing clothes etc and made their debt super high
enslave them again, causing more conflict with radical republicans
Tenure of office act
restricting the power of the President to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate
Republicans hope this would get president Johnson impeached
Bell telephone
First telephone and Bell telephone company was made
Change communication forever
Jim Crow laws
a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against black people.
Restrained African Americans from being “free”
Olive Branch Petition
colonists’ last effort to make peace with the British king and avoid a war between Britain and the colonies.
It gave the colonies the opportunity they needed to rebel
Virginia-Kentucky resolutions
They were political statements in favor of states’ rights and Strict Constructionism.
Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional
Burr-Hamilton duel
Burr and Hamilton had personal tensions between each other and burr ended up shooting ham in the gut near his spinal cord and hamiltons second claimed he thought it was wrong and shot sky ward and burr second claimed he shot at burr and missed
Hamilton ended up dying and he was an important figure in political matters
French and Indian War
A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America
helped bring about the American Revolution.
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolutionary War
Recognize American independence
Trade and Navigation Acts
The triangle trade, tightening the govs control over trade and they could monitor the trades
They closed of import and export for other countries as well by establishing a cut clean trading center of who to profit from
Alien and Sedition acts
Made it harder for immigrants to become American citizens and allowed the gov to prosecute anyone who engaged in Sedition against the government
Discouraged immigration and helped lower people who criticized gov and fédéralistes
XYZ affair
involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war, replaced three French agents names with X, Y and Z.
Lead to Quasi war
Whig party
organized a new party to contest Jacksonian Democrats nationally and in the states. Guided by their most prominent leader, Henry Clay
Second Party System
Mayflower compact
first written framework of government established
first agreement for self-government to be created and enforced in America
Social Darwinism
Survival of the fittest
was used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform.
Star-Spangled Banner
Inspired by the sight of the American flag flying over Fort McHenry the morning after the bombardment
The nations national anthem
