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mercantilism
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assumption there's limited $ in world. econ system in 18th century to increase nation's wealth by gov. regulation of all nation's commercial interests
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dominian of new england
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set up by king james II. he hated provincial legislation authority, he wants to centralize authority
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glorious revolution
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brings constitutional rule of government, secured english political rights by limiting king's power
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john locke
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articulates concept of social contract
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great awakening
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commitment to emotionally recharge religion
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albany plan of union
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coordinated defence, levied taxes, and handled native american affairs
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seven years war
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massive war against the spanish and the french, that lasted seven years
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salutary neglect
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england allowed her colonies to establish own governments
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vice admiralty courts
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without jury, violaters of stamp act were to b tryed without jury
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stamp act congress
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formulated agreements against stamp act
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virtual representation
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parliament represented interest in everyone
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land ordinance of 1785
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all western lands needed to b laid and measured on a grid like pattern
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northwest ordinance of 1787
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provides a path for western land to become states, and created system where new states were treated like existing states
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shay's rebellion
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daniel shay's and 2000 farmers shut down courts to stop forclosure proceedings
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three-fifths compromise
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settled disputes with slaves and free states by allowing slave states to account three fifths of all slaves for representation
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great compromise
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created by roger sherman, split differences btw small and large states
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virigina plan
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replaced confederacy congress with a bicameral legislature, gave larger powers to central govt
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new jersey plan
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for smaller states, strenghtened power of central national govt, preserved articles practice by giving each state one vote in legislature
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federalist 10
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most notable federalist
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gradual emancipation
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slaves born after certain date were freed at certain age
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hamilton's economic plan
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promoted first bank of us, manufactoring and trade, wanted larger fed govt
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whiskey rebellion
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protest against whiskey tax in pittsburg
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XYZ affair
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1797, french were unhappy with brits, started seizing amer. trade ships, unhappy with jay's treaty and wanted money
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alien and sedition acts
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naturalization-lengthens amer. citizenship requirement from 5 to 14 yrs
alien act-allows govt to deport foreginers from countries us is at war with
sedition act-prohibits criticism of government and leaders
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republican motherhood
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women's jobs are to get married, and raise boys to b part of government and girls to b good mothers
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election of 1800
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federalist feared rurals and repubs wud ruin consolodation of national power, repubs feared the feds crushed liberties with alien and sedition acts, thomas jefferson and aaron burr won=repubs
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marbury vs. madison
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marbury takes madison to supreme court to get his appt, but marbury loses
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louisiana purchase
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aquisition by us of 828,00 sq miles of french territory in 1803, lewis and clark were sent to explore
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war hawks
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second generation repubs, anti brit, feds from new england were against amer. victory in 1810
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hartford convention
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held in ct, resulting in one party system
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monroe doctrine
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james monroe's speech to congress in 1823 declaring west hemisphere's closed to any furthur european colonization
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transportation revolution
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changed traveling for americans, brings parts of country closer, 1807- robert fulton created steam boat
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eli whitney
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1793-prefected cotton gin, was a tool to remove seeds from short staple cotton
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market revolution
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transition from rural to increasingly manufactoring economy, when country went from farms to factories
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temperance movement
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promoting total alcoholic abstinence
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horace mann
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supported free education, efforts created boards of education and improved curriculum
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dorthea dix
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shocked to find mentally ill in prison, massa teacher turned lobbyist, lobbyed for better care of the mentally ill
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american colonization society
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aimed to buy slaves from masters and send them to africa in 1817
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william loyd garrison
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constitution was pro slavery, and refused to vote
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seneca falls convention
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1848, issued declaration of sentiments in seneca falls, ny
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