APUSH FLASHCARD DEFINITIONSS

Capitalism

use a free market that is not controlled by the government to let private businesses and people determine the value of products

Communism

organizing a country where everyone shares resources and property, with the goal of making sure everyone has enough and everyone is treated fairly

Urban

town or city

Rural

countryside

Republican motherhood

responsible for upholding the morality of her husband and children

trans-Atlantic trade

ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean, particularly during the period of colonization and the transatlantic slave trade

Social reform

a reshaping or reforming of culturally accepted laws and norms in light of new cultural

Republican self government

The people but they believe in the balance and checks of power.

Convergence

the independent development of similarities between separate cultures

Populist

emphasize the idea of the "common people" and often position this group in opposition to a perceived elite.

Democratic Republican

Limited central gov, strong state power, support for farmers, France glazers. Thomas Jefferson, James Maddison

Whig

Support congress, internal improvements(roads and stuff) gov pays for, high tarrifs, national bank. Henry clay, Daniel Webster.

Federalist

the sharing of power between the central and national governments. favor whealthy merchants. Alexander Hamilton and John Adam’s

Democrats

limited gov, anti-bank, pro-slavery in the south. Andrew jackson

Free soil party

Opposed expansion of slavery into western world. Free soil, free speech, free labor, free men.

Republican Party

Opposed slavery, supported industry and modern infastructure. Abraham Lincoln

Columbian exchange

Trade of good and spread of diseases, between the old world and the new world.

Mercantilism

Colonies exist to make money for mother country. More exports than imports. Measured with gold.

Encomienda system

Spanish system where colonist force native to work for them

Salutary neglect

Do whatever you want type shit

Mayflower

Agreement for self governance in the colonies

Great awakening

Religious revival spread across the colonies

French and idian war

British vs French and their native allies

Stamp act

Tax on printed materials makes colonists angry

Artiche of confedert

Weak

Embargo act

Made it hard for Americans economically especially in shipping and trade

Puritan

Half way covenant

Mucrackers

journalist who exposed

Compromise of 1877

Ended reconstruction in excange for hates becoming president

Molasses Act

law that taxed molasses, sugar, and rum imported into the American colonies from non-British territories

Anti federalist

The Bll of Rights was necessary in order to restrain the federal government and to keep freedom. Strong state gov.

Battle of Saratoga

a turning point in the Revolutionary War

Albany congress

to develop a treaty with Native Americans and plan the defense of the colonies against France. Also creating join or die.

Homestead act

a U.S. federal law that granted 160 acres of public land to any adult citizen or intended citizen who would agree to live on and cultivate it for five years

Navigation act

Only trade with British American colonies

Impressement

Seizing men and forcing to serve in royal navy by the British.

Stono rebellion

Slave rebelled

Shay’s rebellion

highlighted the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation. Cause of tax

Joint stock company

A private company where several investors put money into a pot then collect when it’s good.

Whiskey rebellion

violent tax protest that took place, proved new constitution was great quickly sent troop to stop it

Thomas pagine common sense

Common sense we break up with england

Barre of lexingston and cors

Start of the war civil war

George Washington farewell adress

No party system, isonalist and wants to be left alone.

Era of good feeling

Same political party for a long time

Marbury vs madduson

principle of judicial review, granting itself and lower courts the power to declare laws and executive actions

Trail of tears

Indians get out

Nat turned rebellion

Slave rebellion

Seneca falla

Women want rights don’t get them

Northwest ordinance

abolished slavery in the northwest, western territories could get. Population and apply for state hood

Bicameral

Meaning two houses

Three-fifths compromise

Three-fifths of the enslaved can be added for representation

Bill of rights

got removed

Supremacy clause

National law trumps state law when contradicted

Eunumerated laws

Federal gov declares anything you gotta do it. 10th however does not say that in Ot states have different powers.

Jays treaty

The British agree to guve post on the western frontier

Pickney treaty

Spain Let Americans use the port at new Orlands for grade and agree the southern border of the us would fall on 36 parallel

Battle of timber’s

Another Indian vs American cause American wanted more land guys

Xyz affair

Americans trying to keep peace cause war previously broke out with French and England, but the French one is bribe federalist, and everybody in the government got mad and the people are not as

Alien and sedition act

Deport whoever I want and sedition can’t criticize the government publicly.