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Enlightenment

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

unit one vocab

samantha rodriguez

Enlightenment

An intellectual revolution in Europe and America

Separation of Powers

Kept other branches from becoming to powerful (Legislative, Executive and Judicial)

French and Indian War

A war between england and american colonies vs. the french and indians

Sons of liberty

A society that protected the colonists rights

American revolution

the first time a colony overthrew its mother country

DEclaration of independence

Allowed colonists to break away from british ruling
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NAtural rights

john locke's idea to the rights of life, liberty, and property

articles of confederation

a document that left too much power with the state government

Great compromise

split congress into 2 houses: senate and house of reps.

Federalists

supporters of the constitution

anti-federalist

people who don't support the constitution

Federalism

dividing power between the federal government and state government

bill of rights

Document that protects a citizen's basic freedoms

Free exercise clause

congress shall not prohibit the free exercise of religion

establishment clause

congress SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION

LOUISIANA Purchase

napoleon sold the louisiana territory to the u.s. in 1803

Judicial Review

the courts power to determine if a law is unconstitutional

monroe doctrine

American contintents can no longer be colonized

trail of tears

when jackson forced indians to move west

mormans

new religion founded by joseph smith

manifest destiny

a belief that the nation should spread ocean to ocean

Second great awakening

included temperance, abolition, and women rights

abolition

The ban of slavery

EMANCIPATION proclamation

document freeing all slaves in states of war

reconstruction

rebuilding the south after the war

13th amendment

completely outlawed slavery

14th amendment

citizenship to all african americans

15th amendment

declared the right to vote

FREEDMEN'S BURUEAU

PROVIDED PEOPLE WITH FOOD, SHELTER, & EDUCATION

POLL TAXES

TAX TO PAY IN ORDER TO VOTE

jim crow

separated the races in the south

lord baltimore

founded maryland as a place of refuge for catholics

john locke

said people are born with natural rights

thomas jefferson

author of the declaration of independence

james madison

main author of our constitution

joHN maRSHALL

Chief justice of the supreme court

harriet tubman

brought men and women out of slave states

abraham lincoln

united states president during the civil war

dred scott v stanford

a slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom

plessy vs ferguson

court case that claimed "seperate but equal