terms list rsj

vocab for rsj

religious revival, put emphasis on individuals rather than religious institutions

great awakening

great britian ordered that the colonies could only trade with them. this restricted the colonies and made them angry

mercantilism

colonies declare their separation from great britian

the declaration of independence

the structure of laws and gov

constitution

how the 3 parts of our gov check each others power

checks and balances

1. limited access to U.S. citizenship to white immigrants (male, landowning)—in effect, to people from Western Europe—who had resided in the U.S. at least two years and their children under 21 years of age.

federal naturalization law of 1790

first 10 amendments of the constitution

bill of rights

changes to the constitution

amendments

the supreme court has the ability to overturn laws that are unconstitutional

judicial review

Balance with slave and free states, Maine was admitted as a free state, Missouri was a slave state. Created a line to separate free and slave states.

Missouri compromise