U.S history FlashcardsSolomon Gray

social darwinism

The theory that social progress came from the struggle for survival. The strong advance and the weak decline.

Judical Review

The doctrine in democratic theory under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review, and possible invalidation, by the judiciary.

Whiskey Rebellion

Angered by an excise tax imposed on whiskey in 1791 by the federal government, farmers in the western counties of Pennsylvania engaged in a series of attacks on excise agents

Alien and Sedition Acts

Designed to protect the Catholics from alien citizens of enemy powers and to prevent seditious attacks from weakening the government.

Mayflower Compact (1620)

A mutual agreement to obey any laws agreed upon for the general good of the colony. Signed by (male) Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. Established the notion of self-government in America.

Mercantilism

The economic system of imperialism. The colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country.

Taxation without

Representation.

The taxpayer (colonists) had no say in the making of their taxes. (Examples: the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Tea Act).

BOSTON MASSACARE

In March 1770, a crowd of colonists protested against British customs agents and the presence of British troops in Boston. Violence flared and five colonists were killed.

Boston Tea Party

Boston patriots organized the Boston Tea Party to protest the 1773 Tea Act. In December 1773, Samuel Adams warned Boston residents of the consequences of the Tea Act. Boston was boycotting the tea in protest of the Tea Act and would not let the ships bring the tea ashore. Finally, on the night of December 16, 1773, colonials disguised as Indians boarded the ships and threw the tea overboard. They did so because they were afraid that Governor Hutchinson would secretly unload the tea because he

owned a share in the cargo.

Dawes Act

An act that removed Indian land from tribal possesion, redivided it, and distributed it among individual Indian families. Designed to break tribal mentalities and promote individualism.

Open Door Policy

Foreign policy that stated all countries should have equal commercial and industrial trade rights

The Whiskey Rebellion

group of farmers refused to pay federal excise tax on whiskey, Washington responds decisively with troops (1794)

Treaty of Versailles (1919)

Treaty that ended World War I - most important part was the forced blame on Germany and other allies