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15 Cards in this Set
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What was the French's slogan during the French Revolution?
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"Liberty, Equality and Fraternity"
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What did Lafayette send Washington?
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a key to the Bastille
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Why did the Americans not help in the French revolution?
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The French turned against religion.
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What was the Neutrality Proclamation?
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It urged Americans to stay neutral in the affairs of other countries.
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__ ___ ____ was a French diplomat who tried to get Americans involved in fighting Spain and England.
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Edmond Charles Genet
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What happened to Jefferson after the Genet affair?
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Jefferson resigned as Secretary of State.
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Why did American and Britain begin to have problems with each other?
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America began trading with the West Indies and France; both were enemies of England.
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What did England do to get back at America?
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England used an old law, "Rule of 1756" to seize American ships.
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________ is the forcing of sailors to work on British ships.
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impressment
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Why did the British force American sailors to work on their ships?
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Because British sailors were leaving their ships to work on American ships.
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What did the practice of impressment lead to?
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It lead to the War in 1812.
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What did the Jay Treaty do?
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1. limit America's trade with France
2. Britian abandoned their forts in the Northwest |
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Was Congress or Americans happy witht he Jay Treaty?
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No
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___ ___ of South Caroline was sent to Spain to settle the dispute over land in Florida and the Louisiana Territory.
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Thomas Pinckney
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What was the Pinckney Treaty?
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1)Spain gave the US the rights to New Orleans, and
2) made the 31st parallel the boundary of the US |
