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| ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION | CONSTITUTION WRITTEN DURING THE REV. WAR-CALLED FOR A WEAK NATIONAL GOVERNMENT |
THE CONSTITUTION,  | ESTABLISHED A FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOV'T BASED ON POWER SHARED BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS |
| FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT | SYSTEM OF GOV'T THAT DIVIDES POWER BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS |
| SEPARATION OF POWERS | THREE SEPARATE BRANCHES OF GOV'T |
| THE VIRGINIA PLAN | MADISON'S PLAN WHICH CALLED FOR 3 SEPARATE BRANCHES OF GOV'T.--BASIS FOR THE NEW NATIONAL GOV'T |
| LEGISLATIVE BRANCH | MAKES THE LAWS -- CONGRESS |
| SENATE | STATES ARE REPRESENTED EQUALLY IN THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY (2 SENATORS PER STATE) |
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | REPRESENTATION BASED ON STATE POPULATION IN THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY. PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED EQUALLY. |
| JUDICIAL BRANCH | BRANCH THAT DECIDES IF LAWS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL |
| EXECUTIVE BRANCH | CARRIES OUT THE LAWS |
| CHECKS AND BALANCES | EACH BRANCH CAN CHECK EACH OTHER, SO NO SINGLE BRANCH GETS TOO MUCH POWER |
BILL OF RIGHTS,  | FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS - A WRITTEN GUARANTEE OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. |
| JAMES MADISON | AUTHOR OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS |
| HAMILTON VS. JEFFERSON | MEN WITH OPPOSING VIEWS ON THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL GOV'T |
HAMILTON'S PARTY,  | THE FEDERALISTS - WANTED A STRONG NATIONAL GOV'T |
JEFFERSON'S PARTY,  | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS - WANTED A WEAK NATIONAL GOV'T AND MORE POWER FOR THE STATES |
| WASHINGTON,ADAMS,JEFFERSON,MADISION,MONROE | FIRST FIVE PRESIDENTS |
BENJAMIN BANNEKER,  | AFRICAN AMERICAN SURVEYOR - HELPED DESIGN WASHINGTON, DC |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON, | HE BOUGHT THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY FROM FRANCE |
| MONROE DOCTRINE | WARNS EUROPEAN NATIONS NOT TO INTERFERE IN OUR HEMISPHERE |
| 1801-1861 | PERIOD OF GREAT WESTWARD EXPANSION AND SETTLEMENT |
LOUISIANA PURCHASE,  | PURCHASED BY JEFFERSON FROM FRANCE, DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE U.S. |
LEWIS AND CLARKE,  | THEY EXPLORED THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE PACIFIC |
FLORIDA,  | LAND GIVEN TO US BY SPAIN IN A TREATY |
| OREGON TERRITORY | LAND DIVIDED BY THE U.S. AND BRITAIN |
CALIFORNIA,  | BECAME A STATE AS A RESULT OF WAR WITH MEXICO |
| CAUSES OF WESTWARD MIGRATION | POPULATION GROWTH, CHEAP FERTILE LAND, BETTER TRANSPORTATION, MANIFEST DESTINY |
| MANIFEST DESTINY | IDEA THAT EXPANSION WAS FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY |
COTTON GIN,  | INVENTION BY ELI WHITNEY. INCREASED THE PRODUCTION OF COTTON, INCREASING NEED FOR SLAVES |
THE REAPER,  | A CROP CUTTING MACHINE INVENTED BY CYRUS MCCORMACK |
THE STEAMBOAT,  | INVENTION BY ROBERT FULTON - MADE RIVER TRANSPORTATION EASIER |
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE,  | MADE FOR FASTER LAND TRANSPORTATION |
| ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT | THEY DEMANDED IMMEDIATE FREEDOM FOR SLAVES. BELIEVED SLAVERY WAS MORALLY WRONG |
| ABOLITIONIST LEADERS | HARRIET TUBMAN, WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, FREDERICK DOUGLASS |
| SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT | MOVEMENT DEMANDED EQUALITY AND VOTING RIGHTS FOR WOMEN |
| SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT LEADERS | ISABEL SOJOURNER TRUTH, SUSAN B. ANTHONY, ELIZABETH CADY STANTON |
