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review for AP US history test: terms, people, and events
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History
11th Grade
04/25/2010

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Sir Walter Raliegh
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founder of Roanoke "lost colony"
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John Rolfe
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settled Jamestown, utilized tobacco as cash crop, married Pocahontas
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Headright system
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land given to citizens in order to attract setters, increased aristocratic society in southern colonies.
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Virginia House of burgesses
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est. 1619, property owning white males could vote.
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pilgrims
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came to America because of religious persecution, (seperatist puritans) landed in plymouth, mass.
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mayflower compact
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pilgrims wrote up on the way over. Outlined democratic ideals, enlightenment inspired.
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John Winthrop
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Puritan leader in mass. bay colony. "city upon a hill," and covenant w/ god
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calvinism
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puritan belief system. Stressed hard work ethic, contributed to formation of commerce oriented society in New England
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Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
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both exiled for their teachings. Williams-separation of church and state. Hutchinson-questioned authority of clergy
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Indian uprisings in colonial period.
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Pequot war, Bacon's rebellion, King Philips war.
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Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
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Jefferson and madison, response to Alien and sedition acts under Adams, proposed idea of nullification. not passed
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judicial review
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established in Marburry vs. Madison. gave supreme power to decide constitutionality in cases.
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Aaron Burr
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ran for president against Jefferson and Gov. of NY. killed Hamilton in a duel
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war of 1812
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war of 1812 between british and French, harmed American trade economy. Americans got involved sided with French. spurred manufacturing in north
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American System
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under Madison (democratic-republican) - major roads, national bank, protective tariff
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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state banks cannot tax national bank. Strengthened central govt.
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Hartford convention
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lead to demise of federalist party
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