Early America Flashcards
“Natural Rights” person
John Locke
John Locke
“Natural Rights”
Natural Rights
life, liberty, and property
“Social Contract” person
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Social Contract
consent of the governed and the government serves it people
Representative Government
power is held by elected officials
Democratic Government
power is held for the people by representatives
Republic Government
a nominated president
the British Violations
stamp act
sugar act
townshend act
intolerable acts
Declaration of Independence year
1776
the Great Compromise
two house legislative branch
3/5th Compromise
slaves counted as 3/5th of a person for the house of representatives
Federalism
split power between federal and state governments
Three Branches of Government
legislative
executive
judicial
Judicial Review
supreme court approving legislation as constitutional
1st Amendment
freedom of speech - SPPEAR
SPPEAR
s-speech
p- protest
p- press
e- existing to a group
a- assembly
r- religion
10th Amendment
powers not granted to the federal government automatically fall to the states
First States to Succed
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas
Succession years
1860-1861
Beginning of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter Date
April 12 1861
Robert E Lee
top confederate military commander
First Bull Run date
July 21 1861
Antietam
bloodiest battle in American history
Antietam date
September 17 1862
Gettysburg
turning point of the Civil War
Gettysburg date
July 1-3 1863
Ulysses S Grant
Union general and 18th president
Scotts Great Snake
crippling the Confederacy by blocking the economy
William T Sherman
used total war tactics and destroyed Georgia
“war is hell”
Appomattox Courthouse date
April 9 1865
