Pd. 6 Midterm ReviewMrs. Brown

The Great Plains

• The Great Plains is the broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, that lies west of the Missouri River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S and Canada. This area covers the states of, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

George Washington's Faerwell Adress

This was the speech that President George Washington gave to explain why he wasn't coming back for a third term. He also warded the U.S on foreign affairs and staying nutral.

Monroe Doctrine

The policy that stated that any South American country was protected by the U.S. If any other country was to interfere with South American nations , the U. S was going to get involved .

The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution•The preamble is an introduction to the U.S. constitution. It outlined the general goals of the framers: to create a just government and to ensure peace, an adequate national defense and a healthy, free nation.

Geography of New England

•Colonies Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut were the most north of the colonies. They experienced long winters and short summers. Soil was rocky because during the ice age, glaciers scraped all fertile soil into the middle colonies. Farmers were only able to grow enough crops to support their own family. Because the location of these colonies ewas near the ocean, there was an abundance of fish.

the amendment process

• The constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the congress with a two thirds majority vote in both the house of representatives and the senate or by a constitution convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures.

alexander hamilton

• founding father • became part of new York provincial artillery company and fought in

the battle of long island

~Mercantilism~__________________________* ____________________________

Mercantilism the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.

~John Brown's Raid~_________________________ * ____________________________

John Brown's Raid was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown's raid, accompanied by 20 men in his party, was defeated by a detachment of U.S. Marines led by Col. Robert E. Lee.

Louisiana purchase

• the Louisiana purchase was America buying 828,000 square miles west of the thirteen colonies from France. America bought it for 15 million dollars. France decided to sell the territory because they had to pay for their war with England. the president sent louis and Clark out to the new territory to map the area and see what was there.

No Taxation without Representation

• A phrase that originated during the 1750s and 1760s that summarized a primary problem of the British colonists in the Thirteen Colonies, which was one of the major causes of the American Revolution.

Checks and Balances

A system for the branches of government, so that each branch has its power to control the other branches so that no branch is dominate.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

• President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France.

• Jefferson hoped that Lewis and Clark would find a water route linking the Columbia and Missouri rivers.

• Lewis and Clark wanted to see if there was a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• Lewis is a intelligent man with a lot of skills.• Clark Has ability as a draftsman.

Federalists

• The first American Political Party from early 1790 to 1816.• The federalist controlled the federal government until

1801.• wanted the constitution right away

The Unwritten Constitution

• The unwritten constitution refers to the ideas accepted by the American Government, although they are not actually written in the constitution.

Homestead Act

• Abraham Lincoln passed out the Homestead act in 1862 for anyone including freed slaves and women who had never taken arms up with the U.S. Government; could file an application to claim federal land grant.nn

Marbury v. Madison

• James Madison wanted to get the job that he was promised. Madison eventually get the job under the judicial review. This had an impact on America, because it implied more powers to the federal government.

The Great Compromise

The Great Compromise was the delegates were trying to figure out how each states would be represented in Congress. The constitution decided to combine the New Jersey and the Virginia Plan. Which became know as the Great Compromise

Manifest Destiny

During the 19th century Americans was expanding the United State from coast to coast. Americans were moving west of the United States. The United State believed that it was God who wanted us the expand.

Mayflower Compact and House of Burgesses

• The Mayflower Compact was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States.

• The House of Burgesses was the first popularly elected legislature in the New World.

The Proclamation line of 1763

• The Proclamation line of 1763 created a boundary between the British islands on the Atlantic coast and the American Indian islands west of the Appalachian mountains.

Antifederalists' Objection to the Constitution • Disapproved of the new government/ The article of confederation• Wanted Bill of rights before they joined constitution

The Electoral College

• The electoral college is a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.

Pacific Railway Act

• A series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the U.S. through authorizing the issuance of government bonds and the grants of land to the railroad copanies

Fourth AmendmentApart of the U.S. constitution, It was introduced in1789 by James

Madison.This amendment was finally adopted by the constitution on March 1st,

1792 by the then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.This Search and seizure (Including arrest) should be limited in scope

according to specific information supplied to the issuing court, usually by a law enforcement officer who had sworn upon it.

The Fourth Amendment find its roots from the English legal Document in Semaynes Case of 1604.

The extent to which an individual is protected by the Fourth Amendment depends, in part, on the location of the search or seizure.

Minnesota v. Carter, (1998).

Thomas Paine's Common sense

Common sense was published in 1776 and was written by Thomas Paine. This book was written in simplest form so common people could

understand it. This book challenged the power and authority of the British government. This was also the first

Abolitionist and the Underground RailroadWas a vast network of people and hiding places that helped slaves escape to the north or to canada.

Judicial review

• Judicial review is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary . A court with judicial review power may invalidate laws and decisions that are incompatible with a higher authority, such as the terms of a written constitution

Strict interpretation of the constitution vs loose interpretation of constitution• Strict interpretation: Congress should be allowed to exercise very few

implied powers so that government will remain small• loose interpretation: Congress should be allowed to exercise many

implied powers so that government can take a greater role in shaping events• Americans have disagreed about this since the beginning; Jefferson

vs. Hamilton was first major political dispute in US history

First Amendment to The Constitution

• states that all citizens have freedom of the press, speech and religion.

"bleeding kansas"

• Period of violence during settling of kansas territory. Proslavery and free settlers fought for whether Kansas becomes a free state or slave states fsrgsjkloln

Popular Sovereignty

• People have the major say in their Government for where they live.

Federalism

• Dividing government into levels. For United States: city, state,

Lobbying

The act of attempting to influence businesss and government leaders to favor and help a particular organization.

Dred Scott V. sandford

• Dred Scott was a African slave who sued his former owner for his freedom

• The supreme court didn't support African descents to become citizens in America

• Because of Missouri purchase the land banned slavery

• However the court decided that an African slave cant sue to begin with and ruled against him