Subset 1 Flashcards
Central Valley Project
Federal Water Project as a long term plan to effectively use water in CA’s central valley
Code of Hammurabi
The first known written legal code developed in ancient Babylonia, predated justinian code by about 2000 years. Presumption of innoscence, eye for an eye,
Democratic-Republican Party
One of the 1st 2 polical parties in US led by Jefferson and Madison; opposed the Federalist party and was strongly in favor of individual rights
Federalist papers
A series of articles written in 1787 by Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay to gain popular support of the then proposed constitution
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
British reaction to the Boston tea party, included more rigid restrictions on colonial town meetings and other harsh penalties. Closing boston harbor, enforcing quartering, closing town hall meetings, trying british citizens in britain.
Ten Percent Plan
Plan created by Lincoln, carried out by Andrew Johnson stated a state could be readmitted to the union if 10% of former conferates in the state who had voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the union
House of Burgesses
An early colonial attempt at representitive self-government (1619), first legislative assembly of the colonies
Articles of Confederation
The first constition of the US
townshend acts
the law the bostonians protested when soldiers fired on the mobs in the Boston Massacre. Taxed paper, glass, tea, etc.
Order of the Acts
Stamp, Declatory, Townshend, Boston Massacre
1763-1776 Tension Built
English Mercantile policy discouraged economic independence, colonial concepts of political and economic freedom, colonies used boycotts and other measures. Dec of independence stated the purposes for the colonial break with england.
Stamp Act
First direct tax to be levied on the american colonies, required multiple papers to bear a stamp. most affected businessmen, merchants, lawyers, etc.
Tea act
Aim was to prop failing EAst India Company who had an oversupply of tea. Was sold to colonists at low prices, but they were suspicious because the Townshend duties were still in place. thought this was to buy favor for those unpopular acts in plays. Also undercut business of local merchants
American Rev Chronological Order
Stamp act, townshend act, boston massacre, tea act, boston tea party, intolerable acts, british march on concord and lexington
American Rev - Colonists weaknesses
underequipped, whidespread oppoition to fiexed military terms
Articles of confederation
National government did not have power to regulate foreign trade, no court system, no independent taxing power, could not enforce national laws,
Constituion
Divided federal and state power, seperation of powers, checks and balances, 3 branches, bill of rights
15th amendment
black americans right to vote
War of 1812
War fought between US and Great Britian over neutrality and impressment of US sailors, US victory resulted in national pride, self sufficiency, and foreign credibility
Whig Party
Favored strong national government
Reasons for Civil war
individual state rights, slavery, cotton, election of abraham lincoln as president
Civil war - north power
manpower, firepower, economic resources
civil war - south power
leadership, territory, over their freedom, more rural better with guns
REconstruction
Radical plan won over predentical plan. Treated the south like a conquered territory. Radical plan would have treated south with tolerance.
Plessy vs. ferguson
separate but equal
