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first legislature established in English colonies
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House of Burgesses
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tenant farmers in England lost their land
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Enclosure Movement
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a lawmaking assembly
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legislature
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leader of the Pilgrims
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William Bradford
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large influx of English settlers into New England
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Great Migration
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an uprising of Virginia settlers demanding a greaater voice in their government
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Bacon's Rebellion
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an agrrement by the PIlgrims to unite themselves under laws they pledge to obey
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Mayflower Compact
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ban from Massachsetts for nto accepting Puritan authority
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Anne Hutchinson
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leader of the Puritans
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John Winthrop
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land seetles by immigrants who continue to be subjects of the parent company
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colony
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How did Puritans regard different ideas and cultures?
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adamantly rejected them
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Why did the English drive the Dutch from New York?
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England envied New York's prosperity under the Dutch
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The population of the Middle Colonies was known for its
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diversity
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The biggest change resulting from the Renaissance was a
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new spirit of questioning
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Europeans fought the Crusades
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to tkae control of Jerusalem from Muslim Turks
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The late Middle Ages was a period characterized by
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increased trade and growth of cities
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The Puritans migrated to New England to
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escape religious persecution
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Quakers beleived that
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all people were equal
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Which of the following did not influence the European discovery of America?
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Columbian Exchange
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Which European country led the way in exploration by finding an all water route to
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Portugal
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Why did Europeans develop the system of feudalism?
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to protect people from attacking and looting
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Which development in the 1400s created a communications revolution
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the printing press
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How did the rapid spread of English settlements affect Native Americans?
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threatend their way of life
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Which of the following did most to shape the growth of New France?
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the fur trade
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Which of the hollowing was a driving force in Puritan settlements?
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a passion for social order
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Which three colonies were founded in an attempt to escape religios persecution?
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Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Maryland
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The Virginia colony survived largely because the English colonists
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began growing tobacco for sale
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Which American resources benefited Europeans?
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gold and potatoes
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Which of the following caused Jamestown's near failure?
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the swampy site chosen for its settlement
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With an increasing population, the British colonists faced
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a shortage of land
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Which of the following best identifies the major economic activities of the Spanish colonies?
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mining, farming, and ranching
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Which of the following best describes teh Northwest Passage?
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a water route across North America
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While Europeans regarded land as property, Native Americans
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believed that land could not beowned, traded, or sold
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What was Columbus searching for when he sailed from Spain?
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a western route to the Indies
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the Quakers settled here
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Pennsylvania
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estabslihed as a haven for Catholics
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Maryland
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settled by James Oglethorpe
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Georgia
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Great Migration
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Massachusetts
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first permanent English colony
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Virginia
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Plymouth Colony
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Massachusetts
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originally called New Netherlands
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New York
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John Rolfe established tobacco as a money crop
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Virginia
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farm product that is in constant demand, like tobacco
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staple crop
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forced transport of slaves from Africa to America
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Middle Passage
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a steady increasee in prices over time
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inflation
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most effective means of protest used by the colonists
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boycott
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first direct, internal tax
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Stampt Act
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colonial militias
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minutemen
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person who worked for another person in exchange for learning a trade
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apprentice
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occasional resistance by ensalved Africans aboard ship
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mutiny
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a military struggle in whcih the Britisth fought against the French and their Native American allies
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French and Indian War
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fighting that marked the beginning of the ZRevolution
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Lexington-Concord
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statement of the reasons for the colonies to separate from Britain
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Declaration of Independence
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difference in value between imports and exports
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balance of trade
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18th century movement that emphasized science and reason as the way to improving society
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Enlightenment
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a foreign soldieer hired to fight in a war
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mercenary
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British policy of the early 1700s that allowed the American colonies great freedom in governing themselves
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salutary neglect American
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the agreement that ended the Revolutionary WAr
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Treaty of Paris
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revival of religios feeling that stirred colonial society in the mid 1700s
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Great Awakening
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economic society designed to increase antion's wealth, largely through the accumulation of bullion
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mercantalism
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colonists that remained loyal to England
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Tories
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British law that taxed colonial newspapers and other printed material
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Stamp Act
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Declaration of Independence waas directed against him
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George III
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American author and invenor--was ambassador to France during the American Revolution
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Benjamin Franklin
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author of Common Snse
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Thomas Paine
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commander of colonial army
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Geoge Washington
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wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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"mouth of the revolution" in New England
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Samuel Adams
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"give me liberty or give me death"
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PAtrick Henrya
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laweyer who defended the British soldiers after the Boston massacre
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John Adams
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public education
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New England
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Harvard
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New England
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triangular trade
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New England
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diverse ethnic groups
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Middle Colonies
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rice & indigo
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Southern
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Princeton
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Middle Colonies
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"bread basket"
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Middle Colonies
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The phrase "Life, Liverty, and the Purusit of Happiness," as found in the Declaration of Independence, refers to
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specific inalienable rights
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Which of the following was a result of a land shortage in the British colonies?
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Colonists pushed westward into Native American lands
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What effect did the Great Awakening have on religious life in the colonies?
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it helped make religion in the colonies more democratic
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Which of the following helpedd the colonial legislatures come to dominate
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the legislatures set the salaries for royal officials
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What was a major advantage of the American side in the Revolutionary War?
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patriot forces were fighting on their own territory
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The Results of the Battle of Saratoga?
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convinced the French to ally themselves with the Americans
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Why did many colonists protest the Stamp Act?
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the act taxed the colonists without their consent
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What major role did West Africans play in the European settlement of the Americans?
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they supplied the labor needed to cultivate cash crops
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What was the major work of enslaved African Americans in Virginia and MAryland?
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cultivating tobacco
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Britain did not want the colonies to manufacture goods because
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it wanted the profit from selling manufactured goods to the colonies
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In the pampphlet Common Sense, the auhtor argues that the colonies should
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break their ties with Britain
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The main reason so many Africans died during the Middle Passage was
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crowded and unsanitary conditions led to disease
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The experiences of African Americans living in the colonies were
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varied depending on where they lived
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Enslaved people in the coastal plain of South Carolina and Georgia cultivated
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rice and indigo
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The introduction to the Declaration of Independence is sometimes called
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the preamble
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One of the bigest problems facing Washington and his troops was
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a lack of food and clothing
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During the war, American traed was severely disrupted due to
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a British blockade
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Which of these is an accurate statement about the British colonies?
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politics and society were dominated by landowning men
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The Battles of Trenton and Princeton were important because they
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boosted Patriot morale
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In their attitides toward the Revolutionary War, John Adams estimated that colonists were split
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1/3 Patriots, 1/3 Loyalists, 1/3 neutral
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Which statement best describes British-American relations after the french and Indian War?
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the colonists began to question British authority
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The american won teh Revolutionary War mainly because
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they had the determination to outlast the British
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The First Continental Congress voted to
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call for the formation of colonial from Britain
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The idea of natural rights is best defined as
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rights belonging to all people because they are human
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In colonial America, amrried women were
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legally dependent on their husbands
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The Sugar Act and Stamp Act are examples of how the
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British tried to raise money in the colonies
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American victory in the Revolutionary War led to
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the spread of the idea of libertu at home and abroad
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In the Ohio River Valley, British expansion collided with
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French and Native American interests
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According to Locke, people formed governments
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to protect their natural rights
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The cause of teh french and Indian War was
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Franec and Britain's competing claims over land
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What was a major outcome of the French and Indian War?
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the French surrendered all of Canada to the British
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government rub by the people through their elected representatives
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republic
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plan of government that describes the different parts of the government and their duties and powers
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constiution
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the power to prohibit an act from becoming a law
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veto
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the division of government into three bracnhes
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separation of powers
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government structure in which each branch has the ability to limit the power of the others
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checks and balances
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group concerned only with its own interest
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faction
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loose union of states
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confederation
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gold or silver coin
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specie
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legislature with only one group of representaties
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unicameral
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two house legislature
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bicameral
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Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
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19th
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James MAdison is called the "Father of the Constitution" because he
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strongly influenced the shape of the Cosntitution
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Under the Articles of COnfederation, the national government was
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a loose alliance of states
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The 3/5 Compromise resolved the issue of
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how enslaved people were to be counted in the population
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In 1786 which person would most likely favored Shay's Rebellion?
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a Massschusetts farmer
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According to the Great Compromise, the number of representatives in the Senate
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the same number for every state
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One basic difference between teh House of Representatives and the Senate is that
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the House is designed to e more responsive to popular opinion
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The Electoral college was created to
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limit the people's power to directly elect a President
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One issue that divided the Consitutional Convention was whether
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representation in the legislature should be based on population
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Following the War for Independence, most Americans wanted the power of governemnt to be held by
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state governments
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The Antifederalists argued against the Consitution becuase they felt
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it amde the antional government too strong
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Which of the following was added to the Consitution to help gain teh support of Antifederalists?
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the Bill of Rights
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The Nationalists believed that the central government should
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be stronger national government was needed
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Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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there as no national court system
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The Federalist was written
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to persuade New York to support the Consititution
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The main arguement against the Bill of Rights was that
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there was no need for them
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The main arguement in support of the Bill Rights was that
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they would protect the people from a tyrannical goverment
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How many U.S. Representatives are there in Tennessee?
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9
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Name Tenessee's Senators.
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Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
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In which Tennessee distrivt do you live?
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9th
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Who is your U.S. Representative?
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Steve Cohen
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What states do you think supported the New Jersey Plan and why?
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Small states like Vermont, Delaware, Rhose Island, Georgia, adn Kentucky supported the Nwe Jersey PLan because they feared their voie would nto be heard because they were small states based on population
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If you had been running for President in 1792, in which three states would you have campaigned most vigorously? Explain.
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Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania because they had the highest electroal cotes.
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Explain why the "elastic clause" has been important.
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gives the government the right to cahnge anything if need be
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What is the purpose of a primary election?
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to see who will probably be the candiate for the republican and democratic parites
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What determines which set of electors gets to cast their cote for the Presidential candidate of their choice?
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popular vote
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Qualification, length of office term, specific duty or responsibility-President
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born in the U.S.; may serve 2 4 year terms; can veto laws
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Qualification, length of office term, specific duty or responsibility-Representative
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have to be a U.S. citizen; length of office terms is 2 years; can be reelected; represents a certain part of a ste in government
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2nd Amendment
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right to keep and bear arms
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13th Amendment
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no man enslaved
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26th Amendment
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right to vote @ 18
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Who would become President if the elected President and Vice-President were unable to serve?
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the Speaker of the House
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Why are there 538 electoral votes?
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2 senators from each state equalling 50; there are 3 electoral votes from D.C.; and there are 435 representing the varios state's U.S. Representatives
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How many electoral voted are needed for a candidate to be elcted President?
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270
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What happend if one candidate doesn't receive a majority of the elctoral vote?
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the representatives from each state decide on one vote for the presidency
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French secret agents attempted bribery of American diplomats
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XYZ Affair
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legislation giving the President the power to deport citizens of other countries and giving the government the right to imprison its critics
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Alien & Sedition Acts
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the heads of the major departments in the executive branch
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Cabinet
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official swearing-in ceremeony
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inauguration
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tax on luxury goods
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excise tax
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belief that the Constitution could be expanded when necessary
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loose interpretation
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not taking sides in a dispute
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neutral
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treaty between the United States and Great Britain aimed at expanding trade between the two countries
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Jay's Treaty
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resolutions stating that the states had the right to judge whether a federal law agreed with the Consititution
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Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
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act that becomes a rule or tradition
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precedent
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term or office for the President
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administration
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internal matters of a country
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domestic affairs
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tax on foreign goods
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tariff
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belief that the Constitution should be interpreted exactl as it is written
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strict interpretation
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Opposition to Jay's Treaty and other Federalist acts led to
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the rise of political parties
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The winner of the presidential election of 1800 was
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Thomas Jefferson
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For Secretary of State, George Washington selected
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Thomas Jefferson
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The Whiskey Rebellion occurred in response to
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Hamilton's debut plan
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One effect of the passage of the Alien & Sedition Act was
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increased tensions between Federalists and Jeffersonian Republicans
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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were passed in order to
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defy the federal government's power
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The election of 1800 showed both Americand and Europeans that
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political power could be transferred peacefully
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Hamilton's debt plan consolidated the nation's war debts into one debt to be paid off by
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national governments
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restriction on trade
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embargo
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purchased from France in 1803
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Louisiana Purchase
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forcing people into military service
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impressments
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ended the War of 1812
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treaty of Ghent
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departments and workers that make up the federal government
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bureaucracy
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young Repuiblican Congressmen who encouraged fighting the British
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War Hawks
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expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase
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Lewis & Clark
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list of things to accomplish
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agenda
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event that took place after War of 1812 had officially ended
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Battle of New Orleans
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severe economic downturn
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depression
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The War of 1812 ended with
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a return to the pre-war boundaries between the United States and British territories
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The purchase of the Louisiana Territory is significant because it
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greatly increased the size of the United States
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Jefferson reduced the influence of the federal government by
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reducing the size of federal bureaucracy
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During the WAr of 1812, the British invaded the United States and
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burned the US capital
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The Embargo of 1807 was
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unpopular and unsuccessful
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In Marbury v. Madison, Justive John Marshall increased the power of
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judicial branch
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The power of judicial review allows federal courts to decide
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if state and federal laws are constitutional
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On which issue did Thomas Jefferson reverse his opinion of strict cosntruction of the Constitution
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the purchase of the Louisiana Territory
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The primary purpose for our purchase of the Louisiana Territory was to provide
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people on the frontier with use of the Mississippi River
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Which economic group most strongly protested the Emabrgo Act?
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New England shippers
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The defense of Baltimore (1814) inspired Francis Scott Key to write
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The Star-Spangled Banner
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The Treaty of Ghent failed to prevent the BAttle of New Orleans because
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communication at that time was slow
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a ruling that Congress has the auhtority to charter a national bank
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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maintained the balance between slave and free states
Definition
Missouri Compromise
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journey of the Cherokees west from Georgia
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Trail of Tears
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patronage as practiced by Andrew Jackson
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spoils system
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action threatened by South Carolina in 1832
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secession
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a declaration that states cannot regulate commerce on interstate highways
Definition
Gibbons v Ogden
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import tax that benefited Northerners at the expense of Southerners
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Tariff of 1828
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a warning to European governments to stay out of the Americas
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Monroe Doctrine
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a statement that states cannot interfere in business contracts
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Darthmouth College v Woodward
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state banks receiving federal funds
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"pet banks"
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closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party
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caucus
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law providing Native American in the Louisiana Purchase in exchange for their lands
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Indian Removal Act
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Jackson and his fellow Democrats tried to be true to
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Jefferson's deal of limited government
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The "Great Compromiser" who helped solve many sectional questions was
Definition
Henry Clay
Term
The political party that opposed Andrew Jackson was
Definition
Whigs
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Which of the following was NOT supported by Jackson
Definition
Nullification
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Which was an effect of the Panic of 1819?
Definition
Americans who had borrowed too much money were financially ruined
Term
Northern states objected to admitting Missouri as a slave state because
Definition
it would increase the power of the southern states in the Senate
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According to the Missouri Compromise, slavery would be allowed
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in Missouri, but Maine would be admitted as a free state
Term
Which of the following was an accomplishment if John Q. Adams administration
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The Erie Canal
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After the 1824 presidential election, critics charged that Adams and Clay had
Definition
made a "corrupt bargain" to deny JAckson the presidency
Term
Andrew Jackson found his greatest support among
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common people
Term
How did President Jackson react to Georgia's seizure of Cherokee lands?
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He sided with Georgia in defiance of the Supreme Court
Term
When Congress voted to extend the cahrter of the Bank of the US, Jackson
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vetoed the bill
Term
The "era of good feelings" is associated with the presidency of
Definition
James Monroe
Term
What image in the cartoon shows that President Jackson wanted to limit the power of Congress?
Definition
veto bill in hand
Term
What images in teh cartoon depict JAckson as too powerful a ruler?
Definition
crown, sword in hand, royal robe
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use of machines to make products
Definition
manufacturing
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economic setup in which companies compete for profits
Definition
free enterprise system
Term
change in the way people made, bought, and sold goods
Definition
Market Revolution
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paper money issued by banks
Definition
bank note
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wealth used to produce goods and make money
Definition
capital
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period of change from machines using human or animal power to machines using other sources of power
Definition
Industrial Revolution
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to move out of a nation
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emigrate
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parts made to be the same exact standard
Definition
interchangeable parts
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road west built by the federal government
Definition
Cumberland Road
Term
highways on which a toll is charged
Definition
turnpike
Term
Francis Cabot Lowell led a group of businessmen who
Definition
built a centralized textile factory in Massachusetts
Term
As a result of an increase in manufacturing in the 1800s,
Definition
more people began working outside the home for pay
Term
Centralization in manufacturing resulted in
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increased production
Term
Banks played a key role in American economic expansion by
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providing loans to businesses
Term
By the mid-1800s many average Americans were able to
Definition
fill their homes with purcahsed items
Term
Nationwide communication in the early 1800s was made possible by
Definition
post offices and printing press
Term
The former New Englandand Middle colonies comprised the
Definition
Northeast
Term
The main way of life in the Old Northwest was
Definition
grain and livestock farming
Term
Products from the Old Northwest sold well because many people
Definition
no longer raised their own food
Term
The mills in the Northest hired mostly
Definition
young single women
Term
In the early 1800s, the populations of cities in the Northeast
Definition
increased sharply
Term
The profitability of cotton skyrocketed with the invention of
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the cotton gin
Term
The most important canal bult in the early 1800s was was the
Definition
Erie Canal
Term
The United State's most valuable export in the early 1800s was
Definition
cotton
Term
The South remained agricultual largely because
Definition
its physical geography made farming highly profitable
Term
author who supported the Utopian Movement
Definition
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Term
The Liberator
Definition
William Lloyd Garrison
Term
led the reform for public education
Definition
Horace Mann
Term
worked to improve conditions in prisons and poorhouses
Definition
Dorthea Dix
Term
the nation's most influential African American abolitionist--published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star
Definition
Frederick Douglass
Term
a former slave who became a powerful speaker for abolition and women's rights
Definition
Sojourner Truth
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led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad
Definition
Harriet Tubman
Term
stressed the importance of women to the welfare of the US in A Treatise on Domestic Economy
Definition
Catherine Beecher
Term
organized the first convention to discuss the quesion of women's rights along with Lucretia Mott
Definition
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Term
supported the temperance movement
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Term
What was teh focus of early American public schools?
Definition
moral values
Term
Which organization proposed shipping American slaves back to Africa?
Definition
American Colonization Society
Term
What happend to most utopian communities in the early 1800s?
Definition
they fell victim to laziness, selfishness, and infighting
Term
Abolitionists all agreed about
Definition
the need to end slavery
Term
Whcih group was most active in the refroom movements of the 1830s and 1840s
Definition
northern women
Term
Southern members of COngress resisted antislavery efforts by
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passing the gag rule
Term
The Seneca Falls Convention was important because it
Definition
was the first women's rights convention in American history
Term
What was the impact of the temperance movement?
Definition
Alcohol consumption dropped
Term
What was the main goal of public education reformers?
Definition
to train the young to be informed, responsible citizens
Term
The aim of the temperance movement was to
Definition
eliminate all consumption of alcohol
Term
Catharine Beecher believe that women should spend their energy
Definition
improving their families
Term
What did prison refromers hope to achieve?
Definition
more humane conditions in prisons
Term
The women's movement compared the status of women with that of
Definition
enslaved African Americans
Term
One main source of division in the abolitionist movemetn was
Definition
the right of women to speak at meetings
Term
In the early 1800s most Americans thought that women should not
Definition
speak @ public meetings
Term
a deadly disease for the prisoners
Definition
cholera
Term
forts
Definition
presidios
Term
Mexico claimed this as the Texas boundary
Definition
Nueces River
Term
fur trappers
Definition
mountain men
Term
vast grassland that lies between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
Definition
Great Plains
Term
town in western Missouri that marked the beginning of the Oregon trail
Definition
Independence
Term
British and U.S. agreed to joint occupation of Oregon
Definition
COnvention of 1818
Term
he led the first group of AMerican settlers to Texas in 1822
Definition
Stephen Austin
Term
site of discovery that set off the California Gold Rush
Definition
Sutter's Mill
Term
this President viewed teh Mexican War as a chance for the US to expand its territories
Definition
James K. Polk
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Mexican territory in which settlers' uprising became known as the Bear Flag Revolt
Definition
California
Term
he led an expedition into California as the Mexican War began
Definition
John C. Fremont
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The Oregon Country was especially attractive to people seeking
Definition
land
Term
The journey along the Oregon Trail could take
Definition
from 4-6 months
Term
Most pionerrs traveling to the West Coast were
Definition
white families
Term
The 49th parallel divided the Orgeon Country between the US and
Definition
Canada
Term
In the 1830s, many American in Texas opposed the MExican government's attempt to
Definition
abolish slavery in Texas
Term
In the early 1800s, the US built strong ties with Texas, New Mexico, and California through
Definition
trade
Term
During the Texas War for Independence, a small Texas army was defeated and slaughtered at
Definition
the Battle of the Alamo
Term
Which of the following contributed to the success of the Spanish missions in California?
Definition
Native American labor
Term
Which statement best describes the relationship between emigrating pioneers and Native Americans in the 1840s?
Definition
Native Americans and pioneers usually traded with each other
Term
What issue became a major problem for the US government after the Mexican War?
Definition
whether slavery should be allowed in the western territories
Term
What group formed the majority of those who went to California in the 1849 gold rush?
Definition
unmarried men
Term
According to John J. O'Sullican it was the country's manifest destiny to
Definition
spread liberty across the continent
Term
The annexation of Texas was opposed by
Definition
Northerners and Whigs
Term
One important result of the Mexican WAr was that
Definition
the Rio Grance became the accepted American-Mexican border
Term
By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the US acquired
Definition
California and New Mexico
Term
The Mormons founded a permanent settlement in
Definition
the Great Salt Lak Basin
Term
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri
Definition
Border states
Term
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas
Definition
Upper South
Term
nation formed by secessionist southern states
Definition
Confederate States of America
Term
Texas, Louisiana, Mississipp, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Definition
Lower South
Term
site of teh first clash of the Civil War
Definition
Fort Sumter
Term
In the election year of 1860, the Democratic party
Definition
split into nothern and southern divisions
Term
The Kansas-Nebraska bill gave Kansas voters the right to
Definition
choose or reject slavery
Term
"Bleeding Kansas" earned its name from clashed over
Definition
slavery
Term
Angered by insults aimed at his unvle, Preston Brooks used a cane to beat
Definition
Charles Sumner
Term
The decision in the case Scott v Sanford protected the rights of
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slave owners
Term
The goal of the Lecompton constitution was to
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establish slavery in Kansas
Term
In the 1858 Illinois Senate race, Stephen Douglass defeated
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Term
By attacking the federal arsenal at Harper's ferry, John Brown
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start a slave uprising
Term
Southern states began to secede following the election of 1860 because
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Lincoln won the presidency w/o any southern electoral votes
Term
Secessionists beleived that they had the right to leave the Union because
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they had joined it voluntarily
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States from the Upper South seceeded when
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Lincoln called for volunteers
Term
1st Republican candidate for President in 1856
Definition
John C Fremont
Term
Finished the war as Lincoln's Commander-in-Chief
Definition
Ulysses S. Grant
Term
Wrote a comprehensice diary about civilians life during the Civil War
Definition
Mary Chestnut
Term
Illinois senator who was an advocate of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Definition
Stephen Douglass
Term
President of the Confederacy
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Jefferson Davis
Term
Leader of raid at Harper's Ferry
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John Brown
Term
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Term
organized an agency to bring relief to wounded soldiers
Definition
Clara Barton
Term
Lee's capable gneral, he was killed accidentaly by his own men at Chancellorsville
Definition
Thomas "Stonewall Jackson"
Term
The main goal of his administration was to preserve the UNion
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Term
Commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
Definition
Robert E. Lee
Term
Known as the "great compromiser", he proposed the Compromise of 1850
Definition
Henry Clay
Term
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Definition
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Term
shot Lincoln at Ford's theater
Definition
John Wilkes Booth
Term
Burned Atlanta and "marched to the sea"
Definition
William Tecumseh Sherman
Term
Lost Illinois senate race in 1858
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Term
proposed to admit California as a free state while allowing New Mexico and Utah to decide for themselves whether slavery would be legal
Definition
Compromise of 1850
Term
conflict in whcih one side inflicts continuous losses on its enemey to wear down enemy strength
Definition
war of attrition
Term
name given to Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
Definition
Border states
Term
person who wanted the South to leave the Union
Definition
secessionist
Term
nation created by states of the Lower South when they seceded from the Union
Definition
Confederate States of America
Term
belief that native-born Americans should receive better treatment than immigrants
Definition
nativism
Term
letting the people of a territory decide whether to allow slavery in their area
Definition
popular sovereignty
Term
a place where weapons are made or stored
Definition
arsenal
Term
property seized from onse side in a war that becomes the property of the other side
Definition
contraband
Term
addition to the Constitution that ended slavery
Definition
13th Amendment
Term
paper money not backed by gold
Definition
greenbacks
Term
emergency rule by military auhtority
Definition
martial law
Term
antiwar Northern Democrats
Definition
copperheads
Term
law that ordered all citizens to asssist in the return of runaway enslaved people
Definition
fugitive slave law
Term
without Southern opposition in Congress, Republicans were able to
Definition
raise tariffs to protect Northern industries
Term
Which of the following was a strategy of the Confederate government?
Definition
seeking support from Britain and France
Term
In the Gettysburg Address, LIncoln
Definition
promised the nation a new birth of freedom
Term
Lincoln gained much needed voter support in the 1864 election after
Definition
Sherman captured Atlanta
Term
Which of the following was an advantage the South had in the Civil War?
Definition
more experienced generals
Term
The single greatest cause of death of Confederate and Union soldiers was
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disease
Term
Lee crossed into Pennsylvania because he wanted a
Definition
victory on northern soil
Term
Union forces sought to capture the strongholf of Vicksburg, a city on
Definition
a bluff overlooking the Mississippi
Term
In the election year of 1860, the Democratic party
Definition
split into northern and southern divisions
Term
Lincoln's call for volunteers to defend Fort Sumter led directly to
Definition
the succession of the Upper South states
Term
Abolitionists objected to the Dred Scott decision because it
Definition
meant Congress had no power to ban slavery anywhere
Term
In 1860 & 1861, seven southern states seceded from the union in protest of the
Definition
election of republican Abraham LIncoln as President
Term
The Civil War bgan with the
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Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
Term
One of the major hardships faced by the Confederacy during the war was
Definition
a food shortage
Term
After the Emancipation Proclamation, many African Americans
Definition
rushed to join the Union Army
Term
The Confederate was effort was hurt by Southerners' fierce devotion to
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states' rights
Term
During the Civil War both the Confederate and Union governemnets created
Definition
a draft
Term
Many Southern whites criticized northern business owners for
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not caring about their workers
Term
Many norhtern whites objected to slavery becayse they believed it
Definition
violated principles of the Christian religion
Term
Who were the main supporters of the new Republican party?
Definition
antislavery Northerners
Term
"Bleeding Kansas" eaned its name from classhes over
Definition
slavery
Term
The Emancipation Proclamation freed
Definition
enslaved people living in area controlled by the Confederacy
Term
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Definition
the 1st Battle of Bull Run
Term
Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South?
Definition
more money to spend on war
Term
Grant's victory @ Vicksburg
Definition
cut the Confederacy in two
Term
N v S
greatest # of railroads
Definition
North
Term
N v S
Know Nothing Party
Definition
North
Term
N v S
largest cities
Definition
North
Term
N v S
largest population
Definition
North
Term
N v S
Fugitive Slave Law
Definition
South
Term
N v S
diverse agricultural output
Definition
North
Term
N v S
largest bank deposits
Definition
North
Term
Republican Party
Definition
North
Term
N v S
Dred Scott Decision
Definition
South
Term
N v S
opposed the tariff
Definition
South
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