TERM 1
Articles of Confederation
DEFINITION 1
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union,
customarily referred to as the Articles of Confederation, was
the first constitution of the United States of America and
legally established the union of the states. It was not strong
enough to hold our nation together. It operated the US as
seperate states. It was very hard to pass laws
TERM 2
Compromise of 1850
DEFINITION 2
North of the 36 degree parrallel Bills that would try to have
both the North and South a peice of what they wanted. They
both voted against it.
TERM 3
Civil War
DEFINITION 3
The American Civil War (1861-1865), also known as the War
Between the States as well as sever al other names, was a civil war
in the United States of America. The seizing property control in
Fort Sumter(S.C.) began the war. Som e against slavery thought is
was b/c of slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation did not end
slavery, the 13th Amendment was r atified then it ended.
TERM 4
17th/18th Century Though
DEFINITION 4
Locke: we are naturally induced to seek each other Hobbes:
everyone is against every other man God was POWERFUL but
REMOVED Cyclical Thought-all societies go through the same
proess but not at the same rate (from Birth/Childhood,
Teenagers/Young Adults, Middle Age, Old Age, then Death)
[universlists] life starts and ends; [WEALTH]:rare and limited
TERM 5
19th Century Thought
DEFINITION 5
[DARWIN THOUGHT]: life starts and never ends they focused
on INDIVIDUALS more; made death a final event [WEALTH]:is
unlimited gained more advantages w/ inventions & patents;
