abolition		A secret terrorist organization whose goal was to keep blacks from gaining power.
bostonmassacre		The branch that makes sure laws are constitutional.
executive		Plan of government that gave states most of the power; it didn't work!
temperance		The belief that the United States has a divine mission to spread liberty; used as a reason for westward expansion.
kukluxklan		Large farms that used slave labor to produce crops for sale, not just their own use.
civilwar		Amendment that guaranteed equal rights to all people.
mercantilism		Laws that restricted freedman's rights.
stampact		Traditions and customs that have developed over time and have the effect of law.
plantations		Started with the battles of Lexington and Concord and ended with the Treaty of Paris.
declarationofindependence		The amendment that ended slavery.
revolutionarywar		A tax on papers and documents passed by Britain in 1765.
legislative		Supporters of the Constitution who wanted a strong national government.
judicial		A riot on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers opened fire into a crowd killing 5 colonists.
federalism		The first 10 amendments.
emancipationproclamation		What President Jefferson bought from France in 1803.
federalists		A reform movement whose goal was to eliminate alcohol consumption.
articlesofconfederation		A document that claimed that all individuals have natural rights and a government that violates these rights can be overthrown.
manifestdestiny		State that Congress can make all laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out the constitution.
confederatestatesofamerica		The economic system between colonies and the countries that ruled them, based on the idea that colonies exist to make ruling countries rich.
fourteenth		Amendment that said no citizen can be denied the right to vote.
thirteenth		The government's effort to restore the Union after the Civil War.
antifederalists		What was establised by Marbury v. Madison.
fifteenth		The branch that carries out laws.
unwrittenconstitution		Stated that the United States would stay out of European affairs and that no new colonization would be allowed in America.
electoralcollege		The nation created by the Southern states who seceded from the Union.
billofrights		The branch that makes the laws.
elasticclause		People opposed to the constitution who thought the states should have most of the power.
blackcodes		The type of government we have in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
louisiana		The reform movement whose goal was to end slavery.
judicialreview		The system that is used to choose a president; the reason someone can not win even if they have the most votes.
monroedoctrine		Fought to preserve the Union; started with the Battle of Bull Run.
reconstruction		President Lincoln's declaration that all slaves would be free.