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This was the major problem with the Articles of
Confederation.
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Weak central government.
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How did the new constitution establish separation
of powers?
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Three Branches of Government

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• This prevents one group from being in charge of
  everything.

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This principle ensures that no branch of
government becomes more powerful than another.
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Checks and Balances

• Each branch is able to make sure the other
  branches do not become too powerful.

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What are the first 10 amendments to the
Constitution called?
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Bill of Rights
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Federalists like Alexander Hamilton did not think
that the Constitution needed one of these.
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Bill of Rights

• They felt that if states already had one, the
  central government did not need one in the
  Constitution.

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This term represents the desire for America to
expand their territory.
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Manifest Destiny

• Americans felt expansion was their destiny.

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The goal of expansion under Manifest Destiny (how
much America should expand)
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To the Pacific

• From sea to shining sea.

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Territories America gained after the
Mexican-American War include Texas, California,
New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and (one more)
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Nevada

• All six territories for the low price of 15
  million.

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What was the major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine.
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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.

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The Texan defeat at this fort became a rally cry
for the Mexican American War.
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The Alamo

• This is where Texans yelled their battle cry,
  Remember the Alamo!

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Why was slavery was more popular in the south
than the north.
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Southern Plantations.

• They depended on the slave system for growing
  crops on their plantations. This was the major
  way southerners made a living.

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Because of this, slavery was allowed below the
3630 latitude line.
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Missouri Compromise of 1820

• While slavery was allowed below that latitude
  line, it was not allowed north of the line.

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Which side was more equipped to fight in the
Civil War?
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The North

• They had a better economy, with more resources
  and more production of weapons, goods and
  railroads

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This was one military advantage the South had
over the North.
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Had better trained soldiers and better leadership.

• (Union soldiers were mostly drafted and the
  leadership was very cautious)

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This was the main reason the South broke from the
North.
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Southern states wanted the right to choose.

• Southern states believed it was their right to
  choose if they wanted slavery or not.

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The period of time right after the Civil War was
called?
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Reconstruction
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During Reconstruction, many former slaves earned
a living this way.
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Becoming sharecroppers

• This was a job they were skilled in.

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This agency provided schools, medical aid and
other services for freed slaves.
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Freedmans Bureau
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The purpose of the Freedmans Bureau
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Help former slaves adjust to being free.

• They needed help finding clothing, food, jobs,
  etc.

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This ended Reconstruction.
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The Compromise of 1877

• The South would allow Republican Hayes to be
  President if Northern troops left the south.

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Another name for the 13th, 14th and 15th
Amendments.
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The Civil War Amendments
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This Amendment allowed freed slaves to become
citizens.
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14th Amendment.

• This amendment guaranteed every American citizen
  (including freed slaves) equal protection.

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This amendment abolished slavery.
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The 13th Amendment
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Freed slaves could vote because of this amendment.
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The 15th Amendment.
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Even though the 15th amendment granted freedmen
the right to vote, these sections of the Jim Crow
Laws prevented it from happening.
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The Poll Tax/Grandfather clause/Literacy Test

• Freedmen had to pay a poll tax and take a
  literacy test in order to vote.

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Final Jeopardy

• Topic Mexican-American War
• Record your final bid now

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What ideology or belief convinced Americans to
move west and to fight the Mexican American War?
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Manifest Destiny
The belief that America had to continue to grow
otherwise it would shrink or be taken over.