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an intellectual revolution which included human reason, science, and religious toleration

a principle where responsibilities and powers are divided among three separate branches

7 yr. war between England and the American colonies against the French and Indians of N. America

secret patriotic society that opposed the Stamp Act

war between Great Britain and its American colonies which ended with the colonies winning their independence

the document which declared the Colonies to be free and independent of England

are described by John Locke as a right to life, liberty, and property

document which was ratified before the constitution and did not provide enough power to the govt.

an agreement between large and small states to each have a repersentative

a supporter of a federal union between the American colonies after the Revolution

a person who opposed the adoption of the US Constitution

the distribution of power in a system of government

the first ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech,assembly, and worship 

a clause of the first amendment which states congress can not prohibit the free exercise of religion

a clause stating that Congress will not make a law respecting an establishment of religion

a courts authority to examine and executive or legislative act and decide whether it is constitutional

a land deal between the U.S. and France where the U.S. acquired land west of the Mississippi river for $15 mil

a U.S. foreign policy regarding the domination of the American continent

the relocation of Native Americans to Oklahoma where 4,000 died during the journey

members of the Church who after being harassed for being polygamous relocated to Utah

idea that the U.S. must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean

a religious revival which brought new movements such as temperance, abolition, and women's rights

ban of slavery

a public statement freeing all enslaved people in the states of war

occurred after the Civil War where the government allowed the rebellious southern states back into the union

amendment which completely outlawed slavery in the U.S. freeing all enslaved people

granted citizenship to former slaves who were recently freed

declared the right to vote regardless of race

an agency congress established to help war refugees

one tactic used to disenfranchise African Americans in the south

laws enforcing racial segregation in the southern U.S.

founded Maryland as a place of refuge for Catholics

believed people were born with natural rights like the right to life, liberty, and property

author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd president

main author of the Constitution and the 4th president

the fourth chief Justice of the Supreme Court who helped lay the basis for the Constitutional law

escaped slavery only to return to the south countless times to help free other slaves

the 16th president who helped end slavery in America

when the supreme court ruled African Americans could not sue in federal court

a case where it was legal to require racial segregation and the courts requirenment became known as "separate but equal"