STAAR Review

Virginia Plan vs New Jersey Plan
Legislative Branch congress=bicameral
house of representatives
senate

• American Revolution
• Great Compromise
• Spoil System
• Missouri Compromise

This document advised the country and future leaders to avoid debt, form no political parties, and highly recommended to stay away from permanent alliances (ISOLATIONISM)

• Boston Tea Party
• American Revolution
• Monroe Doctrine
• Farewell Address

The US Mexican war lasted two years. The Union was victorious. They gained 7 states and were able to expand further west. These southwestern territories were also known as

• Louisiana Purchase
• British Cession
• Mexican Cession
• Florida Cession

These group of individuals were against the ratification of the Constitution, they felt that the people and their individual rights needed to be protected against the strong government. They demanded for the Bill of Rights to be added before they would vote to ratify the Constitution.

• Anti-Federalist
• Republicans
• Democratic Republicans
• Federalist

The Union wanted to attain this land to complete the Transcontinental Railroad. Franklin Pierce purchased it from Mexico for $10 million, completing the Manifest Destiny dream.

• Gadsden Purchase
• Oregon Territory
• British Cession
• Northwest Territory

Missouri=slave Maine=free36/30
latitude lines determined whether a state would allow slavery or not

• Missouri Compromise
• Monroe Doctrine
• Kansas Nebraska Act
• The Compromise of 1850

These immigrants believed that there were economic opportunities for them in the west. Many came over as indentured servants and worked on the railroads.

• Chinese Immigrants
• Japanese Immigrants
• German Immigrants
• Free African Americans

This area was unorganized territory that was shared by American and British settlers. In a treaty, Britain and the Union agreed on splitting up the land.  The land above the 49th parallel would belong to Britain, the land below it wouyld belong to the Union.

• Oregon Territory
• Northwest Territory
• British Cession
• Gadsden Purchase

The issue of slaves counting as representation was resolved by allowing 3 votes for every 5 slaves.

• The 3/5th Compromise
• The Great Compromise
• Indian Removal Act
• Missouri Compromise

The first Secretary of Treasury believed that in order for the country to have a stable economy, the new republic must repay all of their debts, raise a tax on whisky, and open a national bank.

• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• Henry Clay
• George Washington