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US HISTORY REGENTS REVIEW EXAM 2024 LATEST SOLUTION GUIDE Proclamation Line of 1763 - Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains -- made the col onists very upset Declaration of Independence - * Document adopted on July 4, 1776. * Established the 13 American colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great Britain. * Thomas Jefferson wrote most of it. * Explained to the world why we wante d our freedom. Agriculture - Farming. Articles of Confederation - 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781 -1788 (weaknesses -no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade) Anti-Federalist - a person apposed to the ratification of the US constitution, and wanted a bill of rights to be added. Federalist - supporters of the constitution during the debate over its ratification; favored a strong national government Amendment - a change to the Constitution Bill of Rights - The first ten ame ndments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press. Constitution - The document which established the present federal government of the United States and outlined its powers. It can be changed through amendments. Supreme law of the land. Bicameral - a legislature consisting of two "houses" Cabinet - peopl e that advise the president and help set policy for the nation --an example of the unwritten Constitution Unwritten Constitution - customs, traditions, practices not written in constitution that are part of our system of government --ie. the cabinet and two term limit. Census - population count every 10 years, to determine the number of representatives in Congress for each of the states. Checks and Balances - The power of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government to block some acts by the other two branches --ie. the veto, declaring a law unconstitutional, or impeaching a president. Electoral College - the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice -president Compromise of 1850 - it abolished the slave tra de in the District of Columbia, admitted California as a free state and opened much of the Mexican Cession to popular sovereignty Monroe Doctrine - Europeans should not interfere with affairs in Western Hemisphere, Americans to stay out of foreign affairs ; supported Washington's goal for US neutrality in Americas Federalism - A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments Federalist Papers - Series of essays that defended the Constitution and tried to reassure Americans tha t the states would not be overpowered by the federal government.

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