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25
History
11th Grade
03/27/2012

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Puritan & location
Definition
New England, & believed in hard work
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Quakers 
Definition
Pennsylvania 
Term
Patriot 
Definition
For the colonies 
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Tory/Loyalist 
Definition
Someone who supportes the king
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King George
Definition
King of England, during the American Revolution
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George Washington
Definition
Commander of the American Army, chairman of constitutional convention, 1st president 
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Ben Franklin
Definition
Makes France our ally during the Revolutionary War
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Thomas Jefferson
Definition
Wrote decleration of Independence, first time power was transfered peacefully, leader of the democratic republicans, bought the Louisiana Purchase 
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James Madison
Definition
He helped form/write the constitution and the bill of rights, 4th president of the US
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Federalist 
Definition
Supporter of the constitution 
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Anti-Federalist 
Definition
Against the constitution 
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Patrick Henry
Definition

"Give me liberty or give me death"

Antifederalist 

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Alexander Hamilition 
Definition
Started the Federalist Party- Believed in strong Nation Govt., economy based upon Industirilization 
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John Marshall
Definition
Chief jstice of the supreme court
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George Mason
Definition
Anti Federalist, wrote the Decloration of rights
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James Monroe
Definition
President that wrote the monroe Doctrine. Monroe Doctrine tells Europe to stay out of the western Hemisphere
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Lewis & Clark
Definition

Explored the lousiana purchase

traveled with sacajawea

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Andrew Jackson
Definition

General during the battle of new orleans (wins)

Makes indians onto the trail of tears

all white men can vote

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Abolitionist & what they did
Definition

Person who wanted to do away with slavery.

1830 abolitionist began to speak out in public 

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Abraham lincoln
Definition

Emancipation proclomation-Freed all slaves

shrewed military strateigist

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Jefferson Davis
Definition

American stateman & leader of confederacy

Born in kentucky, fought in mexican-american war

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Robert E. Lee
Definition

Engineering projects

Became super tendent/baltimore Harbor

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Ulysses S grant
Definition

served as the 18th us president 1869-1877

given comand of all u.s armies

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Andrew Johnson
Definition

17th president of U.S

Democratic 

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Clara Barton
Definition

American Nurse

organized the Red Cross

Often brought own supplies to front line

helped locate thousands of missing soldiers

president of american branch in 1881

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