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-Iriquious Grand Council (9 chiefs)
-controled Dutch fur trade
-beadwork
-3,000 people speak (from French missionaries)
-agriculture (corn, beans, squash), hunt/fish
-moved N. to Canada from NY (Hudson Rv.)
-now by Ontario Lake |
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-Aboriginal Tribe, chief
-lived in Canadian forests and plains
-trade with Europeans
-Western Cree= Plain Cree (nomadic)
-Eastern Cree= Woodland Cree (fished, Hudson Bay)
-now Quebec, Ontario, Northern United States
-fought with Iroquois, Dakota, Souix, Blackfoot |
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| Native Americans and European Tensions |
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-Europeans brought disease
-Europeans claimed land
-Native Americans wanted land shared
-different social structures
-missionaries tried to convert Native Americans |
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Native Americans and Colonists
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-led to French Indian War (aka 7 years war)
-French & Indians vs. British & Colonists
-British and Colonists won |
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British and Colonists
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-Colonists dressed as Native Americans
-threw tea overboard b/c of tea tax |
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-also known as the 7 years war
-Fench & Indians vs. British & Colonists
-British and Colonists won |
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| Movement Westward/Slavery |
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-1784 Congress ban slavery, but lost by one vote
-abolitionists vs. proslavery |
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-1786
-farmers in debt rebelled because the gov. didn't collect taxes |
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-Phildelphia Conference threw out Article of Confederation
-inspired by Shay's Rebellion
-wanted to unite power
-Executive, Legislative, Judicial
-checks and balances
-slavery issues
-compromise of 1787 |
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-Southern whites given over-representation
-North promised to return escaped slaves
-also known as the 3/5 Compromise |
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-10 amendments
-Pres. Washington |
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-French inspired by US Revolution
-Napoleon sold Louisiana Purchase to US
-$15 million |
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Lewis and Clark
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-explore the new territory of Louisiana Purchase
-Pres. Washington |
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-US vs. Great Britain
-GB impresses US ships
-US sees this as war
-US wins
-Britain recognizes US as one |
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-Indian warrior, relied on logic
-known as the greates modern Indian statesmen |
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-led by Tecumseh
-resulted in War of 1812 |
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-John L. O'Sullivan 1839
-God want them to move west
-find gold |
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| -US took Mexican territory (Texas, Oregon, California....) |
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-1848, San Francisco
-Oregon Trail
-Santa Fey Trail |
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- J.M. chief justice
-Georgia wanted Indian land
-Trail of Tears |
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-means "before war" (Civil War)
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| Civil War Long Term Causes |
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-increase pressure from abolition movement
-Kansas/Nebraska, Missouri Compromise, end slavery
-South's loss of military power; S=agriculture, N=industry
-Anger over pro-slavery "lawlessness" in new states
-Different politics in North and West
-Different cultures
-Uncertain legalty of secession
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| Civil War Short Term Causes |
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-Bleeding Kansas 1850
-Harper's Ferry Raid 1854, John Brown
-Lincoln's Election 1860
-Firing on Fort Sumter 1861 |
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-free soilers vs. pro-slave
-mini war 1856
-Kansas gov. is pro-slave
-Abolitionists stack elections
-John Brown kills 5 pro-slaves |
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-1859
-John Brown is captured
-He is tried in court for treason
-Became martyr for abolitionists
-He died for slaves |
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-Escaped slave, 1853, well-educated
-celebrated abolitionist
-Champion of Women's Rights
-Involved in black recruits for Union Army in Civil War
-Autobio. 1854; "North Star" mag./paper 1847-1863 |
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-1846-1857
-Slave taken to free land by owner, returned to Missouri
-Sued for freedom
-1857, Tauni/Supreme Court
-not citizen, no rights to sue
-he is a slave wherever he is |
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-early 19th century
-led escaped slaves to Canada |
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-US won war with Mexico
-gained land
-CA applied for statehood
-1 free state= 1 slave state
-CA becomes free state
-all citizens must return runaway slaves to Southern owners, no right to trial |
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| Presidential Reconstruction |
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-1865-1875
-Pres. Johnson
-1st Congress election
-6 Conf. cabniet members, 6 Conf. generals & Vice. Pres. of Conf. (John C. Calhoun)
-South refused to ratify 13th amendment (abolish slavery)
-1868: attempt to impeach Johnson |
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| Congressional (Radical) Reconstruction |
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-iron-dad oath: sworn oath to Confederacy
-no conspiracy before and/or after
-divided South into military districts under commanders (Marshall Law)
-state gov. write new constitution with full racial equality |
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-intimidation
-1866
-attack blacks and federal agents
-30,000 federal troops protecting 4.5 mil former slaves |
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-Northerners that move to South for an economic advantage |
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| -White Southerners joined Republic Pary after the Civil War |
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-"Honest Abe"
-President
-Abolitionist
-Gettysburg Address
-Assassinated |
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-President
-Confederate, Southern
-Pro-slavery |
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-Abolitionist
-Bleeding Kansas
-Harper's Ferry Raid
-Died for the slaves |
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-"Liberator"
-Gradual emancipation, then immediate emancipation
-Abolitionist |
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| -Sepertate North and South |
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| Jeffersonian Republicanism/Democracy |
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-People should control the government
-Simple government is best |
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-against slavery
-emancipation |
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-common people make up America's strength |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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-Thomas Jefferson
-1776
-declared the colonies' independence from Britain |
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| -wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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-1820-1821
-36-30 line (north of line is free, south of line is slave)
-Missouri is a slave state
-Maine is a free state |
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-May Flower
-found America |
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| Early Colonization of America |
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-European
-Columbus
-13 colonies |
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-Townshend Acts
-3 penny tax on tea |
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-Sons of Liberty
-boycott of British goods (tax) |
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-Kentucky House of Representatives
-Senate
-leader of Whig Party
-War of 1812
-US Secretary of State (from Adams)
-Republican |
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| Andrew Jackson/"Old Hickory" |
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-President
-Democrat
-Retaliation- revenge from convincing House to vote against him (fired Henry Clay, John Q. Adams)
-Indian Removal Act |
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-Pres. Jackson
-Indians move west |
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-Jackson want Cherokee to move west of the Mississippi River
-1823, Supreme COurt
-Cherokee Nation is their own political community
-Cherokee's can't be moved by law
-Jackson didn't listen |
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-fugitives aren't entitled to a trial by jury
-anyone helping a fugitive is charged and imprisoned |
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-1854
-divided Nebraska territory
-Nebraska in North
-Kansas in South |
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| Acts by Parliament against the Colonists |
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-King George III
-Intolerable Acts
-shut down Boston Harbor
-Quartering Act
-British to house soldiers in houses
-Boston under rule inforced by military |
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-Commander in Chief of British forces in N. America
-govenor of Massachusetts
-placed Boston under martial law
-Bunker Hill |
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-1774
-56 delegates met in Philadelphia
-declaration of colonial rights |
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-Colonists vs. British
-deadliest battle
-Colonists won |
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-English philosopher
-people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property |
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-William Penn
-supported Patriots
-didn't believe in violence
-equality, cooperation, religious toleration |
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-1775-1778
-Colonists/Americans vs. British
-America won |
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-Vice President (for John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson)
-South Carolina
-Democrat
-House of Representatives, and Senate
-Secretary of War, Secretary of State |
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