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| What was Jamestown, and who did they rely on in order to survive? |
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| First English colony in North America 1639; the colonists required the help of the local indian tribes in order to survive |
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| What was the Middle Passage? |
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| The journey from Africa to North and South America that the slaves were forced to endure. |
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| What were the economic differences between the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies that led to problems in the future? |
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New England - mixed economy
Mid-Atlantic - mixed agriculture and industry
South - total agriculture |
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| In our case, the King of England ignored small issues as long as the colonies were benefitting him for the most part. |
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| Religious movement during the mid and late 1700s which was a reaction against the scientific advances occurring in the world that questioned many religious views |
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| What was the cause and who fought in the French and Indian War? |
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| 1754-1763: British vs. French; British colonists were moving into French territory |
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| What was the Proclamation of 1763? |
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| at the end of French and Indian War, the British told its colonists that it could not go into the territory won in the war |
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| British Tax on colonists where all items carrying the royal stamp had an extra tax placed upon it to help pay for colonial debts; colonists said that if we pay extra taxes, we should have more say in gov't |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Largely written by Thomas Jefferson with the help of others; official declaration of colonies intent to seperate from England |
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| What purpose was served by Thomas Paine writing Common Sense? |
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| To help colonists understand why they should no longer accept the way they were being treated by England. |
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| What was the importance of the Colonial victory at Saratoga? |
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| It proved to other countries that the colonists actually had a chance at winning their independence from England. This led to many of these countries sending help to the Colonial Army. |
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| What was the Articles of Confederation? |
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| The first form of government the United States used following the Revolutionary War. In this form of government, the states had most of the power leaving a weak central government. This lack of central power led to states arguing and finally the need for a new form of government. |
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| What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers?" |
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| To help the citizens of the new nation understand how a government using a strong central power would not be similar to how they were ruled by the King of England. |
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| What are the Bill of Rights? Why were they included in the Constitution? What types of rights did they give US citizens? |
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Bill of Rights - First 10 Amendments of US Constitution dealing with individual's rights
They were put in Constitution in order to stop the fears of those afraid of abusive big government
Freedom of speech, freedom to assemble, right to bear arms, etc... |
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| What was the Great Compromise & what is the difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate? |
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| To get the support of both large and small states, the legislative branch was split into 2 groups. The House of Representatives: number of reps allocated to state per population & for the small states, the Senate: each state has two senators no matter what size or population |
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| Washington's Farewell Address |
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| Stay out of Foreign issues & beware of the development of political parties |
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| XYZ Affair and Alien & Sedition Acts |
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| During John Adam's presidency, French officials tried to get Americcan officials pay bribes to political favor; Adams put laws in place to have the right top throw out foreigners who were causing interference w government plus jailing those in the press saying negative things in the newspapers |
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| What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase? |
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| Doubled the size of the United States and lessened the importance of the French in North America. |
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| What is the importance of the case of Marbury v. Madison? |
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| This case gave the Supreme Court the right to Judicial review or the right to view the actions of the other branches of government to see if what they were doing followed our Constitution. |
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| US vs. England; nobody wins; proves US is a world power |
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| What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? |
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| President Monroe told the rest of the world to stay out of North or South America if they didn't already have holdings in that area or the United States would become physically involved |
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| love for your country to the point that you are bullying others |
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| Henry Clay's American System |
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| Period of national pride following the War of 1812 leading to investment in the growth of the country |
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| belief that God supports our country's goals of expansion to the point that we have his permission to do whatever we feel necessary to make this happen |
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| Referring to the common man being taken into account within government instead of focusing on wants and needs of the upper class |
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| Movement of Cherokee Indians from homeland to reservations in midwest; many died during forced move |
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| What was the Nullification Crisis, and how did South Carolina play a role in this? |
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| Nullification was the theory that a state could pick and choose which Federal laws they want to follow. The crisis was when South Carolina wanted to ignore a certain Federal ruling which led to Federal troops being called out to force the state to follow the law. |
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| What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention? |
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| A Woman's Rights convention held in 1848 |
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| What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott work towards improving? |
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| They fought for equality for women legally and politically. Worked w/ Susan B Anthony |
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| Movement of Cherokee Indians from homeland to reservations in midwest; many died during forced move |
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| 1846-1848; starts with Mexican attack on Alamo; US wins; purpose was to take land from Mexico that will become Texas |
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| attempt to make it a rule that all new states being made from Texas westward would all be no slave states. |
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one who fights the institution of slavery;
William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth |
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