Courtlyn Holland. 2A. 3rd nine weeks benchmark. Flashcards
New England, Middle, Southern
.The first colonies. New England colonies: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Southern colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Middle colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
Representatives-Virginia house of B.
Rep. (gov’t where people elect their own officials and have a voice).VHOB was the first example of limited self-government. It consisted of 2 houses,
Limited- Magna Carta
limited gov’t (gov’t based on the rule of law). King John I was forced to sign a document named Magna Carta also known as “The Great Charter’ , this document granted the nobles various legal rights and prevented the king from imposing taxes without the consent of the council. This idea of council eventually resulted in the birth of the British parliament.
Self-Salutary Neglect
.due to England’s policy of salutary neglect ( letting the colonists govern themselves) , settlers in America became accustomed to sovereignty. They started making their own decisions and established their own policies without England imposing too many restrictions,
Federalism
a feature of the U.S. Constitution. Two levels of gov’t share power.. Powers of the federal gov’t are called delegated powers, powers of the states are called reserved powers.
Rail Roads
.it created new markets, towns, and trade. people wanted to move west.
Monroe Doctrine
.stated the the U.S. would not tolerate European intervention
Declaration of Independence
.2nd Continental Congress decided to declare independence from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson drafted the statement. Influenced by Locke and the enlightenment. asserted the principle of egalitarianism and “inalienable rights” (life, liberty, and property) . July 4, 1776
Taxation without Representation
.The stamp act resulted into the delegation of colonists met in what came to be the stamp act congress, one of its leaders, James Otis, protested the tax proclaiming “no taxation with representation!” Under British law, no tax could could be imposed except one approved by parliament. since the colonies had no representation in parliament, Otis and others believed that they should not be subject to new taxes
Acts.. Purpose/Why (Navigation Act)
England began passing a series of laws known as the Navigation Acts. These laws required the British colonies to sell certain goods only to England. this resulted because countries tried to balance trade and to maintain that balance, nations needed colonies for additional resources and markets.
Articles of Confederation- strengths vs. weaknesses
.The newly independent states were cautious about giving too much authority to the central government. They preferred a confederation, where each state could maintain sovereignty while being loosely unified as a nation, The Articles of Confederation served as the nation’s first set of laws.
Battle of Yorktown
Effectively ended the Revolutionary war. Washington marched south to pin Cornwallis between the Continental army and the Atlantic ocean, The french navy provided a blockade that prevented British ships from coming to Cornwallis’ rescue. Cornwallis surrendered.
Progressive Reformers vs. Robber Barons
progressive reformers exposed abuse in gov’t and big business, Roosevelt named these people “Muckrakers” . Robber Barons were business owners that were dishonest.
Social Darwinism
.the idea that taught “survival of the fittest”
Reconsruction
.the gov’t attempted to rebuild the south. Lincoln did not want the south to suffer. He did not live to see his vision fulfilled
Poll tax, literacy test
amendment stating that citizens had to pass literacy tests or pay poll taxes in order to vote
Jim Crow Laws
.required blacks and white to use separate facilities
Solid South
The compromise of 1877 ended the reconstruction and started the era called the solid south. The term refers to the fact that nearly a century after reconstruction, southerners remained distrustful of the republican party and “solidly” supported democratic candidates
