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The Mormons followed Joseph Smith, the man who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They moved to Illinois after being harassed and persecuted.

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Quakers were a religious group that supported the abolitionist movement. They supported it because slavery it was morally wrong and didn't agree with the Declaration of Independence.

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This Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote. Even after this Amendment was created, black people were still prevented from voting because of poll taxes, literacy tests, and the Grandfather Clauses.

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This Amendment granted citizenship to former slaves.

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This Amendment banned slavery in the United States. Many racist hate groups, like the KKK, rose after the 13th Amendment was created.

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The First Amendment contains the Free Exercise Clause, which states that people have the right to practice their religion freely, and the Establishment Clause, which states that the government cannot establish a state religion. This Amendment also includes freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.

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Poll taxes were a form of disenfranchisement and discrimination towards black people. People had to pay a fee to vote, which most African Americans couldn't afford.

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This organization was created by Congress to help former slaves in the South start a new life. They fed and clothed war refugees, educated African Americans, provided temporary housing, and helped them find jobs.

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Reconstruction was the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. It was in chaos with people unemployed, starving, and homeless. Congress created the Freedmen's Bureau, an organization that helped former slaves start a new life.

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He was the 4th President of the United States and the main author of the Constitution. The Constitution is important because it was the supreme law of the nation and it provided the framework for the organization of the US.

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Abolitionists wanted to end slavery immediately because it was morally wrong and contradicted the Declaration of Independence. The Abolitionist Movement stemmed from the Second Great Awakening and some religious groups that supported the movement are Baptists and Quakers.

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This religious revival caused movements such as temperance, abolition, and women's rights. The Abolitionist Movement increased the tensions between the North, who wanted to abolish slavery, and the South, who wanted to keep their slaves. The Second Great Awakening contributed to the start of the Civil War.

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He was an Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas of natural rights heavily influenced the Declaration of Independence.

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Federalism is a system where power is divided equally between the national government and the state government. This solved the problem of power imbalance in the Articles of Confederation. It also prevents a monarchy like how it was in Britain.

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In the Articles of Confederation, bigger states were not equally represented because each state only got one vote. The Great Compromise countered this by dividing congress into two houses, the House of Representatives (based on population) and the Senate (based on equal representation).

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This document was a legal symbol of the union of America. However, it made the country weak because it didn't give enough power to the central government and gave too much power to the States.

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John Locke believed that everyone (white men) is born with natural rights including the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The idea of natural rights heavily influenced the Declaration of Independence.

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This document contained reasons why the colonists wanted to separate from Britain and stated the goals of their new nation. It was influenced by John Locke's idea of natural rights.

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This concept helped to balance the central American government by dividing it into three branches. Each branch checks and balances the other two and they all work together to lead the nation.

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It encouraged colonists the think for themselves and question British authority. Enlightenment ideas were applied to the revolution and the new American government.