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History 151
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Undergraduate 1
10/23/2006

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Whiskey Rebellion
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protest by Western Pennsylvania against the federal excise tax on whiskey, 1794
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Revolution of 1800
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American party surrenders to the oppostion. Jefferson defeats Adams, a Federalist, for president.
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Louisiana Purchase
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Jefferson's 1803 purchase from France. 828, 000 west of Mississippi, double territory @ 15 million
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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conquered Puerto Rico, entered Florida in 1513 in search of slaves, wealth and fountain of youth, repelled by Indians
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Hernando de Soto
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conquest of Panama, landed in Florida, reached the Mississippi
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St. Augustine
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Menendez massacred troops here and established Spanish forts here, Florida
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Samuel de Champlain
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French geographer, Father of new France, opened North America to French trade, fur trade. Quebec Cuty, war against Iraquios
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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divided between Spanish and Portugese, specified anti-meridian
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Powhatans
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the primary chief in Jamestown when the new settlers arrived
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prietary colony
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private owner retains rights that are normally the privelege of the state
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Anglicans
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members of the church of England
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Roger Williams
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colonial leader of New England. Treated indians with justice, said king has no rights to indians land
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Quakers
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Religious group in England and America, possessed "inner light", abolition of slavery and equal rights for women
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Bacons Rebellion
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1676 revolt against Berkely administration because of govt corruption, indian raids not protected against
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John Locke
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"The reasonableness of Christianty" in 1685, religious belief rest on scientific evidence. 2 "treaties of govt" "social contract", essay concerning human understanding
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George Whitefield
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English minister, "the whole world his parish", Great Awakening, God is merciful, revivals
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Stono Rebellion
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South Carolina slaves rebel from Kongo, seized a store of weapons
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Great Awakening
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religious revival in 1720's through 1740's spread by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield
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Alexander Hamilton
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proponent of energetic Govt. Federalist papers
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Proclamation of 1763
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after French and Indian War prohibits settlement, surveys, and land grants west of Appalachia
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Thomas Paine
Definition
Common sense, deist, republicanism
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Shays Rebellion
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1200 patriots seeking debt relief through currency, tried to prevent courts from seizing property from indebted farmers
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The Federalist
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Hamilton, Madison, Jay, series of essays to gain political support for Constitution
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loyalists
Definition
colonists who remained loyal to the crown
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Federalist party
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1 of first 2 parties led by George Washington, Adams and Hamilton, strong central govt
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coverture
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women lost legal identity owned by husband
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Columbia exchange
Definition
exchange of goods, slave labor, diseases between east and west hemisphers
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Tecumseh
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militant Shawnee leader, traversed the mississppi to revive pan Indian alliance
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Battle of Tippacanoe
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American forces under Harrison destroyed Prophetstown
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Marbury vs Madison
Definition
declared the Judiciary act of 1801 unconstitutional
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Beaver Wars
Definition
Iraquios expand territory for trade
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John Marshall
Definition
Virginia native, chief justice, federalist party, secretary of state
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mercantilism
Definition
regulating econimics of colonies to benfit the mother countries
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Burr Conspiracy
Definition
create an independant nation, seize farm land, fight with arms
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headright
Definition
legal grant of land, 50-100 acres
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Puritans
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English religious group that sought to purify church of England, founded the Mass bay colony under John Winthrop
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Pilgrims
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Puritan separatists who broke with the church of England and sailed to the new world, founded the the plymouth colony
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indentured servants
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temporary work for the passage to the new world
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
Definition
American Indians and the US for the Northwest territory
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Report on Public Credit
Definition
Alex Hamilton, national bank tariffs, war dept assumption, use of technology
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Definition
limited freedoms to speech and press and restricted liberty of non-citizens
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Enlightenment
Definition
revolution in thought in 18th century reason and science over traditional religion
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French and Indian war
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British getting Canada, Spain gained Louisiana, 7 years war
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Boston Massacre
Definition
british soldiers and Boston mob March 5, 1770 5 colonists killed
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Intolerable or coersive acts
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reaction to boston tea party that forced the payment for tea, dissalowed colonial trials of british soldiers, reduced elected officials in Mass
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Articles of Confederation
Definition
frame of govt for US from 1781 to 1788, weak central authority
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Northwest Ordinance
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1787, created MW territory, north of Ohio River, west of PA, self govt and statehood, bill of rights, prohibited slavery
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Treaty of Paris
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1783 US became W hemisphere first independent nation
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Land Ordinance, 1785
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directed surveying of NW territory into townships of 36 sections, finance public education
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deism
Definition
religion and natural law, emphasized reason, belief that god withdrew after creating the world
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Black Legend
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Spanish new world empire was more oppressive toward indians than european empires, justified English imperial expanision
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Anne Hutchinson
Definition
Puritan preacher
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