APUSH Test Flashcards
Proclamation of 1763
British Government issued that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachan Mountains hoping it would prevent future hostilities between colonists and Indians. acolonists were not happy
Stamp Act, 1765-66
Taxes on documents, advertisements, newspapers, and pamphlets were placed on the colonists to support British military forces. This was the first direct tax paid by people in colonies
Declaratory Act, 1766
British gov. repealed the stamp act but made this stating Parliament had the right to tax and make laws for the colonies in all cases
Townshed Acts, 1767
Enacted taxes to be collected on tea, glass, and paper. This was used to pay the crowns officials in the colonies. This act also provided for the search of private homes for smuggled goods, only needing a writ of assistance
Ben Franklin
Northwest Ordinance of 1784
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Statehood achieved in 3 stages:
1) congress appointed 3 judges and a governor to govern territory
2) when population hits 5,000 male landowners, you elect territorial legislature
3) When pop. reaches 60,000, elect delegates to a state constitutional convention
The Great Compromise
established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body. In the Senate, each state would be allowed two representatives; in the House of Representatives, the number of representatives allowed for each state would be determined by its population.
Judiciary Act of 1729
established district and circuit courts, established specifics about the Supreme Court, and created the office of the United States Attorney General.
samuel SLater
Came from Britian to US, took British secrets for building cotton-spinning machines. He also established the first US factory in 1791
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitneys Invention, transformed the agriculture of the South. They could now easily separate the cotton fiber from the seeds
Wahshingtons Proclamation of Neutrality, 1793
Believed the young nation wasnt stong enough to engage in a European war, rebutting USA joining the French Revolution
washingtons Farewell Address, 1796
Main points:
-Not to get involved in European Affairs
-Not to make permanent alliances in foreign affairs
-not to form political parties
-not to fall into sectionalism
XYZ Affair, 1997-98
Adams as President, merchnt ships were being seized by French warships. Adam sent Picjney, Marshall,and Gerry to negotiate.
-French ministers, named X Y Z wanted bribes to negotiate, and the delegates refused
-Adams didnt call war against France, but he built up military
Alien and Sedation Acts, 1798
Federalists with Adams passed Sedition Act- made it illegal for newspaper editors to criticize the President or Congress
Alien Act- authorized the President to deport Aliens considered dangerous
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, 1798-99
Jefferson and Madison (democrat-Republicans) didnt object the A and S Acts but they agrred it violated Bill of Rights
-Drafted a response that the acts were unconstitutional, Madison presented in Virginia legislature and Jefferson in Kentucky
Louisina Purchase, 1803
Jerfferson got land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
-Frabnce owned it, and Napoleon wanted to use it as a bread basket for the French West Indies, but Haiti defeated them
-Napoleon offered land for 15 million
-Jefferson was hesitant becuase constitution did not allow him to do this but he bought it
Embargo Act, 1807
Jeffersons Act, stating prohibiting US merchant ships from sailing to any foreign port, hoping Britain would stop violating the rights of neutral nations
-Backfired, brought greater economic hardship to US
Manifest Destiny, 1845
expressed popular belief that the US had a divine mission to extend its power across North America
The American System, 1815
Henry Clay
Plan for advancing economic growth\
1) protective tariffs
2) national bank
3) internal improvements
wanted to build roads, canals, and run smooth currency
Battle of New Orleans, 1815
The American victory in the Gulf region forced the British to recognize United States claims to Louisiana and West Florida and to ratify the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war. The Battle of New Orleans also marked the state’s political incorporation into the Union.
Era of Good Feelings, 1817-25
Monroes years were spirits of nationality, optimism, and goodwill but were also run by debates over tariffs, bank, internal improvements, and land sales. Tensions over slavery also became apparent
Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819
Spain turned all of its possessions in Florida and its own claims in Oregon Territory to US in exchange for US to assume 5 million and give up any territoral claims to the Spanish province of Texas
Missouri Compromise, 1820
Maine would enter as a free state and missouri as a slave state
SLavery would be prohibited north of the 36 30 line
indian Removal Act, 1830
Forced the resettlement of Indians west by Jackson
Most politicians supported it
Cherokee v. Nation of Georgia, 1831
Marshall ruled th Cherokee was not a foreign nation and they could not sue in court
Trail of Tears
US Army fored Cherokee to leave Georgia, caused death of 4000 Cherokees
Maysville Road Veto, 1830
Jackson vetoed the use of federal money to construct the Maysville Road, because it was within Kentucky, Clays home state
Panic of 1837
Price of land became badly inflated, so Jackson started the Specie Secular- all purchases of lands had to be in gold or silver. Banknotes lost their value and ales plummeted. Panic came right when Buren became president
Seneca Fall Convention, 1848
First womens rights convention, issued “Declaration of Sentiments” that declared all men and women created equal
Following this, elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony led campagin for equal voting, property rights
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Douglas split territoy into Nebraska and Kansas, Nebraska would be free and Kansas would be a slave state
