| A | B |
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| Great Compromise | determined states' representation in congress |
| Federalism | power hared by state and central governments |
| Articles of Confederation | the need to revise this was a result of Shay's Rebellion |
| Three -fifths Compromise | settles an argument over how to count slaves for congressional representation |
| 4 years | the length of time a president is elected for. |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| Seperation of Powers | division of authority between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government |
| cruel and unusual punishment | is not allowed, according to the Bill of Rights |
| Supreme Court | determines whether a law is constitutional |
| Legislative | made up of senators and a House of Representatives |
| Articles of Confederation | contains the powes of Congress |
| Articles of Conederation | a weak form of national government |
| Philadelphia, PA | the location of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 |
| Louisiana Purchase | doubled size of US, cost $15,000,000, was explored by Lewis & Clark |
| Causes of the War of 1812 | War Hawks in Congress, impressment of US sailors, Indians stirred up frontier |
| Results of War of 1812 | the US proved to the world that it was a strong nation |
| Constitutional Convention | a result of Shay's Rebellion |
| Louisiana Purchase | occurred shortly after Jefferson's election as president |
| War of 1812 | followed the Lewis & Clark expedition |
| issues during Andrew Jackson's presidency | the spoils system, the Trail of Tears,the tariff |
| Indusrial Revolution | great changes in society caused by new methods of manufacturing and transportation |
| Henry Clay | known a s "The Great Compromiser" and attempted to settle differences between the North and the South. |
| Battle of the Alamo | resulted after Texas declared its independence |
| California Gold Rush | occurred after the Mexican War began |
| Manifest Destiny | belief that it was the US destinyto extend the US to the west coast |
| states' rights | allowed South Carolina to secede from the Union |
| high tariffs | caused prices of imports to increase |
| rivers and canals | used to transport materials like timber and coal before railroads were used |
| Oregon Trail | route taken by settlers who traveled to the Northwest in the 1840's |
| Monroe doctrine | discouraged European involvement in the americas |
