APUSH midterm Flashcards
What are early examples of American democracy?
1.Virginia house of Burgesses
2. Mayflower compact
3.Connecticut Fundamental orders
4.New England Town Meetings
What is the 13th Amendment?
abolition of slavery
What is the 14th Amendment?
Anyone born in America is a citizen, right to due process, and equal protection under the law
What is the 15th Amendment?
Gives African males the right to vote- very controversial because women were not included
Who made up the New England Confederation?
Hartford, New Haven, Massachusetts Bay colony, Plymouth
What was the Dominion of New England?
Put in place of the New England confed. Now it included all of New England and New York and New Jersey
Who was John Peter Zenger?
used his freedom of speech to criticize the gov.
What was Beacons rebellion?
Ex-Indentured servants looking for land, natives were on the land they wanted
What did the first great awakening emphasize?
Predestination, you either go to heaven or hell and cant change your destiny
what did the second great awakening emphasize?
free will, good things will get you into heaven; reason for later reform movements
What was the enlightenment period?
Spread of new ideas that challenged religion
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
The ability to make territories states. Which many wanted to have members in the house and voting rights
Who created manifest destiny?
John L. O’Sullivan
Why did Jackson refuse to annex Texas?
Fear of whether it would be a free or slave state.
Where did the first great awakening originate?
North Hampton Mass.
Who were key speakers in the first great awakening?
George Whitefield and Johnathan Edwards
Who were key speakers in the second great awakening?
Charles Grandison Finney, and Peter Cartright
Cash Crops to the new world, Tobacco?
John Rolfe
Oregon Territory?
54 40 or fight, Polk
Which treaty ended the Mexican cession?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What were examples of impressment?
XYZ affair, Chesapeake incident, embargo act of 1807, non intercourse act, quasi war
What ended the federalist party?
Hartford convention
What were the components of the American system?
Protective tariffs, internal improvements, second national bank
What was different about Andrew Jackson
first self made man, westerner, “Man of the People”