Benchmark Notecards Flashcards
Colonial Characteristics
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New England
Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut puritans, public education
Middle
New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Depended on farming and commerce had a diverse population homeland for quakers ethnically diverse
Southern
maryland virginia north carolina south carolina georgia first successfull english settlement was jamestown relied on staple crops plantations, slaves, tobacoo
Types of Government
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Representive
consisted of 2 houses: one elected by the people and the other appointed by the royal govenor
virginia house of burgess: 1st representative
Limited
limited government is government based on the rule of law, must obey a body of rules
Magna Carta or “Great Charter” granted the hobles various legal rights & prevented the king from imposing taxes w/o the consent of a council
Self
Due To The Colonies Great distance from england, the british adopted a policy known as salutary neglect
basically let the colonist govern themselves
sautary neglect
(the colonies ruled themselves)
Federalism
the federal principle or system if government
divided and national and state governments
Manifest Destiny
belief that the expansion of the us throughout the american continents was both justified and invitable
called by god to move west
railroads
towns and markets
Monroe Doctrine
Any attempt by european nations to colonize land or interfere with hemisphere would be viewed as acts of aggression
American Revolutionary War
war between american colonies and great brtian leading to independence from britian
Declaration of Independence
concludes a list of complains against the king and asserts the colonies right to declare independence\
the fundamental document thomas jefferson
Taxation Without Representation
no tax could be imposed except one approved by parliament
separate from england because they were not getting any say in parliament
Acts… Purpose/Why (Navigation Act)
Continuation laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between england
1st act to restrict trade in colonies
which led to stamp act, townshend act, boston massacre, boston tea party, and intolerable act
Articles of Confederation
weak government= not enough power given to the government to effectively lead, replaced with constitution.
the original constitution of the us ratified in 1781 which was replaced by the us constitution
made the 13 states
Battle of Yorktown
the last battle of the revolutionary war
loard cornwallis surrendered
washington won the battle and general lord cornwallis was defeated with the help of the french ships
Progressive Reformers vs. Robber Barons
religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the roman catholic church
a person who wanted to be rich but was very sneaky
Social Darwinism
theory that individuals groups and people are subject to the same darwinism laws
survival of the fittest
Reconstruction
organized into 5 military districts
built new things and made the town new again
Jim Crow Laws
racial segregation laws enacted between 1876 and 1965
Solid South
the politically untied southern states of the us
democratic party
Plessy v Ferguson
was the case where plessy sued claiming the law was unconstitutional.separate but equal
Nativism=Immigration
the policy of protecting the intrest of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
