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| Summoning the first continental congress |
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| As the war for independence began |
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| Colonies had the advantage of many outstanding civilian and military leaders |
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| professed loyalty to the crown |
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| Fates of loyalists after the revolutionary war |
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| Fled to england, restablished themselves in america, had their property confiscated and exiled |
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| France came to Americas aid |
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| Because they wanted revenge against britain |
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| American revolution was an example of |
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| accelerated evolution than outright revolution |
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| Ensuring legislatures stay in touch with mood of people |
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| they had annual elections |
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| One reason the united states avoided the french revolution is |
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| Land was cheap and america had few aristocrats |
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| Hamiltons financial program |
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| Received the least support in congress, because of its heavy agricultural and commercial interests |
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| Democratic republicans was |
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| The political party of the outs that provided the loyal oppposition to the party in power |
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| created deeper splits between federalists and democratic republicans |
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| threatened first amendment freedoms |
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| According to federalists... |
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| the duty of judging the unconstitutionality of legilsation passed by congress lay with the supreme court |
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| Thomas Jefferson won New york because |
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| John Jefferson received the most support from |
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| Once jefferson became the president he immediately |
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| Repealed the tax on whiskey |
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| British policy of impressment |
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| Performance of the united states navy could be best described as |
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| Hartford Convention adopted resolutions that demanded |
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| Single term limit on the presidency, financial compensation to new england, abolition of the three fifth clause and reduction in the amount of representation the south had in congress |
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| Most devastating defeat suffered by the british took place at |
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| the battle of new orleans |
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| British troops defeated by andrew jacksons soldiers |
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| The delegates of the Hartford Convention adopted resolutions that included.. |
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| A call for a constitutional amendment requiring two thirds vote in congress before war was declared. |
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| British troops began dumping goods in america at extremely low prices |
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| New england opposed american systems federally constructed war because |
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| they would draina way needed population to the west |
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| misnomer, because the period was a troubled one |
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| Incapable of being enforced by the united states. |
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| least sucessful president in american history |
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| Strong ideology, national university, coldness, corrupt bargain |
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| The president could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties |
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| Person responsable for defusing the tariff controversy that began |
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| Henry Clays characteristics |
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| 50,000 campaign chest, financial support did not come from the bank of the united states, strong newspaper banking, lost both popular and electoral vote |
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| Govt of mexico and americans in texas clashed over |
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| Slavery, immigration, local rights, santa anna raising an army |
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| grim for most pioneer families |
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| distributed its benefits mostly to the owners |
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| tended to widen the lines between classes and regions |
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| Tax supported schools were... |
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| Chiefly available to educate the childreen of the poor |
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| Excessive consumption of alcohol by americans |
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| stemmed from the hard and monotonous life of many |
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| True of slavery in the south |
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| Slave life on the frontier was harder than that of life in the more settled areas; distinctive slave cultures; "black belt" |
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| Result of the panic of 1837 |
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| several states defaulted on their debts to britain |
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| Most americans who migrated to the oregon country |
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| were attracted by the rich soil of the willamette river valley |
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| Nomination of james polk presidential cadidated was secured by |
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| Wilmot proviso would have |
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| prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the mexican war |
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| the lecomption constituition was identified with the pro slavery element, and the new england immigrant aid society was associated with the antislavery free soilers |
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| Buchanan won the democratic nomination for presidency because |
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| he could distance himself and the democrats from the kansas nebraska act |
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| Secissionists supported leaving the union |
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| dismayed by the sucess of the republican party; believed the north would not oppose their departure; policial balance seemed to be tipping against them. tired of abolitionist attacks |
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| tended to be:literate, efficient, intellectual and pratical |
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| France abandoned its attempt to control meico when |
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| the united states threateneded to force france to leave |
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| Destroyed by confederate soldiers to keep it out of the hands of union troops |
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| Stop the confederate thrust into the north at antietam |
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| was the unions discoery of robert lee battle plans |
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| African americas who fought for the union army |
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| served bravely and suffered extremely heavy casaulties |
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| President johnsons plan for reconstruction aimed at |
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| swift resoration of the southern states |
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| 1866 congressional eelction voters endorsed |
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| the congressional approach to reconstruction |
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| Functions provided by the black union league: |
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| Education blacks in their civic duties, campaigning for republican candidates, building black churches and recruiting militants |
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| taxation, self rule and trade restrictions issues helped bring about a crisis of imperial authority |
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| Most advanced native american cultures |
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| established large cities, astronomical observation, studied math and carried on in commerce |
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| Europeans wanted to discover a new shorter route to eastern asia in order to..... |
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| break the hold that muslim merchants had on trade, reduce the price of goods, gain most profits, reduce the time it took to transport goods |
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| Second anglo powhatan war can be described as |
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| ending any chance of native americans into virginia society |
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| 1750 all southern plantation colonies |
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| based their economies on the production of staple crops, practiced slavery, provided tax supp[ort, few large cities |
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| belief that from the moment of creation some soulds were saved and others were damned |
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| sign of receipt of gods free gift of saving grace |
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| : belief that those whom god had marked for salvation need not obey |
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| • Growth of English new york slowed because |
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| monopolistic land of rhode island |
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