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US History 1800-1900 Exam Questions And
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Articles of Confederation - ANS First written constitution. Lacked a strong national
government and focused on the individual states. No president and no judiciary
Western Land Ordinances 1785-1787 - ANS Regulated land sales in the region north of the
Ohio River. Controlled and concentrated settlement and raise money for Congress
Shay's Rebellion - ANS 1786-1787, crowds of debt-ridden farmers closed the courts in
western Mass. to prevent the seizure of their land for failure to pay taxes
Virginia Plan - ANS Creation of a two-house legislature with a state's population determining
its representation in each
New Jersey Plan - ANS Single-house Congress in which each state cast one vote, as under the
Articles of Confederation. Equal representation for each state.
Electoral College - ANS Determines the President. Number of electors is determined by
adding together allocation of senators and representatives
Federalism - ANS the relationship between the national government and the states. "the
division of powers"
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Separation of powers - ANS "checks and balances" between the different branches of the
national govt.
fugitive slave clause - ANS the condition of bondage remained attached to a person even if
he or she escaped to a state where slavery had been abolished.
three-fifths compromise - ANS provided three-fifths of the slave population would be
counted in determining each state's representation in the House of Representatives and its
electoral votes for president
The Federalist Papers - ANS a series of eighty-five essays that appeared in newspapers under
the pen name Publius. Written by Hamilton, Madison, John Jay
Annuity system - ANS yearly grants of federal money to Indian tribes that institutionalized
continuing govt. influence in tribal affairs
Thomas Jefferson - ANS Louisiana Purchase; yeoman farmers; Anit-Federalist; the embargo
James Madison - ANS Writer of the Federalist papers. Stronger national government. "Father
of the Constitution". Virginia Plan.
John Jay - ANS Writer of the Federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton - ANS Vigorous proponent of an energetic government. Writer of the
Federalist papers.
Impressment - ANS Kidnapping sailors to serve in their navy. British kidnapped Colonists
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Federalist Party - ANS supporters of the Washington administration, pro British, favored
Hamilton's economic program, big federal govt.
Republican Party - ANS Led by Madison and Jefferson, Pro French, more faith in democratic
self-government
The Whiskey Rebellion - ANS back country Pennsylvania farmers sought to block collection of
the new tax on distilled spirits
Democratic-Republican societies - ANS supporters of the French Revolution and critics of the
Washington administration
Mary Wollstonecraft - ANS published pamphlet in England. A vindication of the rights of
woman asserted that the "rights of humanity" should not be "confined to the male line"
Alien and Sedition Acts - ANS allowed the deportation of persons from abroad deemed
dangerous by federal authorities. Authorized the prosecution of virtually any public assembly or
publication critical of the govt.
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions - ANS attached the Sedition act as unconstitutional
violation of the First Amendment
Gabriel's Rebellion - ANS a plot by slaves in Virginia itself to gain their freedom
Marbury v. Madison - ANS Marbury sued Madison for a job he was promised by the former
president. Created Judicial review: the power of the Supreme Court to determine the
constitutionality of actions taken by Congress and the Executive Branch
Louisiana Purchase - ANS During Jefferson's administration, the purchase of the French
territory west
US History 1800-1900 Exam Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
Articles of Confederation - ANS First written constitution. Lacked a strong national
government and focused on the individual states. No president and no judiciary
Western Land Ordinances 1785-1787 - ANS Regulated land sales in the region north of the
Ohio River. Controlled and concentrated settlement and raise money for Congress
Shay's Rebellion - ANS 1786-1787, crowds of debt-ridden farmers closed the courts in
western Mass. to prevent the seizure of their land for failure to pay taxes
Virginia Plan - ANS Creation of a two-house legislature with a state's population determining
its representation in each
New Jersey Plan - ANS Single-house Congress in which each state cast one vote, as under the
Articles of Confederation. Equal representation for each state.
Electoral College - ANS Determines the President. Number of electors is determined by
adding together allocation of senators and representatives
Federalism - ANS the relationship between the national government and the states. "the
division of powers"
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Separation of powers - ANS "checks and balances" between the different branches of the
national govt.
fugitive slave clause - ANS the condition of bondage remained attached to a person even if
he or she escaped to a state where slavery had been abolished.
three-fifths compromise - ANS provided three-fifths of the slave population would be
counted in determining each state's representation in the House of Representatives and its
electoral votes for president
The Federalist Papers - ANS a series of eighty-five essays that appeared in newspapers under
the pen name Publius. Written by Hamilton, Madison, John Jay
Annuity system - ANS yearly grants of federal money to Indian tribes that institutionalized
continuing govt. influence in tribal affairs
Thomas Jefferson - ANS Louisiana Purchase; yeoman farmers; Anit-Federalist; the embargo
James Madison - ANS Writer of the Federalist papers. Stronger national government. "Father
of the Constitution". Virginia Plan.
John Jay - ANS Writer of the Federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton - ANS Vigorous proponent of an energetic government. Writer of the
Federalist papers.
Impressment - ANS Kidnapping sailors to serve in their navy. British kidnapped Colonists
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Federalist Party - ANS supporters of the Washington administration, pro British, favored
Hamilton's economic program, big federal govt.
Republican Party - ANS Led by Madison and Jefferson, Pro French, more faith in democratic
self-government
The Whiskey Rebellion - ANS back country Pennsylvania farmers sought to block collection of
the new tax on distilled spirits
Democratic-Republican societies - ANS supporters of the French Revolution and critics of the
Washington administration
Mary Wollstonecraft - ANS published pamphlet in England. A vindication of the rights of
woman asserted that the "rights of humanity" should not be "confined to the male line"
Alien and Sedition Acts - ANS allowed the deportation of persons from abroad deemed
dangerous by federal authorities. Authorized the prosecution of virtually any public assembly or
publication critical of the govt.
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions - ANS attached the Sedition act as unconstitutional
violation of the First Amendment
Gabriel's Rebellion - ANS a plot by slaves in Virginia itself to gain their freedom
Marbury v. Madison - ANS Marbury sued Madison for a job he was promised by the former
president. Created Judicial review: the power of the Supreme Court to determine the
constitutionality of actions taken by Congress and the Executive Branch
Louisiana Purchase - ANS During Jefferson's administration, the purchase of the French
territory west
