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Articles/ConstitutionExpansion Civil War Reconstruction Amendments
This was the major problem with the Articles of Confederation.
Weak central government.
How did the new constitution establish separation of powers?
Three Branches of Government
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
This prevents one group from being in charge of everything.
This principle ensures that no branch of government becomes
more powerful than another.
Checks and Balances
Each branch is able to make sure the other branches do not become too
powerful.
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
Federalists like Alexander Hamilton did not think that the
Constitution needed one of these.
Bill of Rights
They felt that if states already had one, the central government did not
need one in the Constitution.
This term represents the desire for America to expand their
territory.
Manifest Destiny
Americans felt expansion was their “destiny.”
The goal of expansion under Manifest Destiny (how much
America should expand)
To the Pacific
From sea to shining sea.
Territories America gained after the Mexican-American War
include Texas, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona
and… (one more)
Nevada
All six territories for the low price of $15 million.
What was the major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine.
Keep Europe from colonizing North and South America.
(Keep Europe out of American Affairs)
America wanted Europe to have little influence in the Western Hemisphere.
The Texan defeat at this fort became a rally cry for the Mexican American War.
The Alamo
This is where Texans yelled their battle cry, “Remember the Alamo!”
Why was slavery was more popular in the south than the
north.
Southern Plantations.
They depended on the slave system for growing crops on their
plantations. This was the major way southerners made a living.
Because of this, slavery was allowed below the 36°30’ latitude line.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
While slavery was allowed below that latitude line, it was not allowed north
of the line.
Which side was more equipped to fight in the Civil War?
The North
They had a better economy, with more resources and more production
of weapons, goods and railroads
This was one military advantage the South had over the North.
Had better trained soldiers and better leadership.
(Union soldiers were mostly drafted and the leadership was very cautious)
This was the main reason the South broke from the North.
Southern states wanted the right to choose.
Southern states believed it was their right to choose if they wanted slavery
or not.
The period of time right after the Civil War was called?
Reconstruction
During Reconstruction, many former slaves earned a living this
way.
Becoming sharecroppers
This was a job they were skilled in.
This agency provided schools, medical aid and other services for
freed slaves.
Freedman’s Bureau
The purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau
Help former slaves adjust to being free.
They needed help finding clothing, food, jobs, etc.
This ended Reconstruction.
The Compromise of 1877
The South would allow Republican Hayes to be President if Northern
troops left the south.
Another name for the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments.
The Civil War Amendments
This Amendment allowed freed slaves to become citizens.
14th Amendment.
This amendment guaranteed every American citizen (including freed
slaves) equal protection.
This amendment abolished slavery.
The 13th Amendment
Freed slaves could vote because of this amendment.
The 15th Amendment.
Even though the 15th amendment granted freedmen the right to vote, these sections of the Jim Crow Laws prevented it from
happening.
The Poll Tax/Grandfather clause/Literacy Test
Freedmen had to pay a poll tax and take a literacy test in order to vote.
Final Jeopardy
Topic: Mexican-American War
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What ideology or belief convinced Americans to move west and to fight
the Mexican – American War?
Manifest Destiny
The belief that America had to continue to grow otherwise it would
shrink or be taken over.