US History Regents Prep 2023 with complete solution; 99 various words
13th amendment -ANS>> abolished slavery
14th amendment -ANS>> Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal
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US History Regents Prep 2023 with complete solution; 99 various words
13th amendment -ANS>> abolished slavery
14th amendment -ANS>> Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th amendment -ANS>> citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
3/5 comprimise -ANS>> Only 3/5 of the states slave population counted toward representation in Congress
abolitionists -ANS>> people who believed that slavery should be against the law
alexander hamilton -ANS>> United States statesman and leader of the Federalists (est. the 1st Bank of the US)
articles of confederation -ANS>> a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states (the first "constitution")
cabinet -ANS>> a group of advisors to the president (not in the constitution, example of elastic clause)
census -ANS>> a period count of the population to determine representation in Congress
checks and balances -ANS>> A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power (Exec., Judicial, and Legislative)
cherokee trail of tears -ANS>> The moving of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. Only 1 out of 5 lived. then the indian removal of 1830
civil war -ANS>> a war between factions in the same country ex. North Vs. South
declaration of independence -ANS>> the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
delegated powers -ANS>> Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
democracy -ANS>> a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
elastic clause -ANS>> the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws "necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers
electoral college -ANS>> the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
emancipation proclamation -ANS>> Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
frederick douglas -ANS>> Famous black abolitionist that escaped from slavery who would later right a narrative of his own life that described his life. He promoted the abolitionist cause and drew the line where evil must be denounced.
annex -ANS>> an addition to (ex. Louisiana Purchase)
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