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45 Cards in this Set
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HOW DID THE 1ST HUMANS MIGRATE TO THE AMERICAS FROM ASIA?
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THEY CROSSED A LAND BRIDGE
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WHAT MAJOR IMPACTS DID EUROPEAN EXPLORATIONS HAVE ON NATIVE AMERICANS?
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THEY BROUGHT OVER DISEASES
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WHY WERE EUROPEAN EXPLORERS LOOKING FOR A NORTHWEST PASSAGE THROUGH THE AMERICAS?
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THEY WERE LOOKING FOR WATER ROUTE TO ASIA
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WHAT WAS THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE?
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EXCHANGE BETWEEN COUNTRIES.
THEY EXCHANGED PLANTS, ANIMALS, IDEAS & DISEASES |
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WHAT WAS THE MIDDLE PASSAGE?
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TRANSPORTING OF SLAVES FROM AFRICA ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN .
IT WAS AWFUL CONDITIONS!!! |
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WHAT IS MERCANTILISM?
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CONTROLLING TRADE
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NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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ROCKY SOIL, COLD WINTER, FISHING & FARMING
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MIDDLE COLONIES
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FERTILE SOIL,MILD WINTERS & SHIP TRADING
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SOUTHERN COLONIES
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VERY RICH SOIL, WARM CLIMATE & CASH CROPS
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WHAT WAS THE PROCLAMATION OF 1793?
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KING GEORGE TELLING NATIVES & SETTLERS WHERE TO LIVE.
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EXPLAIN "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"....
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COLONIST WERE BEING TAXED BY PARLIAMENT IN WHICH THEY HAD NO REPRESENTATION.
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WHAT POLICIES DID THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PASS FOLLOWING THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR?
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WRITS OF ASSISTANCE
QUARTING ACT STAMP ACT TEA ACT |
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HOW DID THE COLONIST REACT TO THESE POLICIES?
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THEY BOYCOTTED THE BRITISH GOODS & ATTACKED THE TAX COLLECTORS
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Changes in economic and social organization that began about 1760 in England.
Replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines, as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments. |
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WHAT EFFECT DID THE COTTON GIN HAVE ON SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE?
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MADE THEM RICH
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WHY DID A DEPENDENCE ON CASH CROPS HURT THE SOUTH'S ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN?
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THEY COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR SLAVES
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WHY WERE MORE TEXTILLE MILLS LOCATED IN NEW ENGLAND THAN IN THE SOUTH
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FAST RACING RIVERS
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WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD?
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TO HELP THE SLAVES ESCAPE
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WHAT EVENT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR?
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SOUTH CAROLINA FIRED ON FORT SUMTER
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WHY WAS THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM SIGNIFICANT DURING THE CIVIL WAR?
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SOUTH LOSES BATTLE
EUROPEAN NATIONS ARE NOT JOINING |
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WHAT REFORM MOVEMENT IN THE US INSPIRES THE WOMENS RIGHTS MOVEMENT?
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ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT
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WHAT EFFECT DID ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ELECTION HAVE ON THE US?
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SOUTH CAROLINA & 6 OTHER STATES LEAVE THE UNION
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WHAT WAS THE EMANICPATION PROCLAMATION?
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A DOCUMENT THAT STATED LINCOLN RELEASED & FREED ALL SLAVES
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WHY WAS THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG A TURNING POINT IN THE CIVIL WAR?
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LEE LOST 1/2 OF HIS ARMY & THE WAR WAS LOST!!!
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ADVANTAGES IN THE CIVIL WAR FOR THE NORTH
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The North's had nearly three times the population.
North had more farm land to produce crops. North possessed a large amount of the country's railroad and canal systems Had almost 4 times as many free citizens |
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South (Advantage)
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Defending their homeland gave them a strong reason to fight
Had skills that made them good soldiers |
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South (Disadvantage)
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Had few factories to produce weapons, railroad tracts, and other supplies
Had few railroads to move troops and vital supplies The South had a small population, about 9 million lived in the Confederacy and 22 million in the Union |
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North (Disadvantage)
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Northern soldiers had to conquer a huge area to bring the South back into the Union
They were invading unfamiliar land |
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Manifest Destiny
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The belief that Americans had the right and the duty to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean
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Gadsden Purchase ( MANIFEST DESTINY )
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Land the United States paid Mexico $10 million for to fulfill its dream of Manifest Destiny
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Mormons
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Settlers led by Brigham Young and Joseph Smith, moved to Utah Territory and learned how to survive in the harsh desert climate
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HOW DID THE GREAT COMPROMISE RESOLVE THE ISSUES OF THE STATE REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS?
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1.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATION
2.) SENATE |
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HOW IS REPRESENTATION DETERMINED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATION?
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BY POPULATION
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WHAT IS FEDERALIAM?
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THE CONSTITIONAL SYSTEMS THAT SHARED POWER BETWEEN THE NATIONAL & STATE GOVERNMENTS.
1. LEVY TAXES 2. MAKE & ENFORCE LAWS |
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What present day states did the US win from the Mexican War?
These are the major territorial outcome of today !!! (HINT STATES) |
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado
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WHY DID JAMES MADISON AGREE TO ADD A BILL OF RIGHTS TO THE CONSTUTION?
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CALMS THE FEARS OF AMERICANS & INSURES OUR RIGHTS
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The division of powers within the federal government is most often called _____ of powers.
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separation
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EXAMPLE OF CHECKS & BALANCES #1
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executive - legislative
veto a bill, commander in chief of the military, call special sessions, foreign policy and treaties |
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EXAMPLE OF CHECKS & BALANCES #2
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executive - judicial
appoint judges, pardon people |
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EXAMPLE OF CHECKS & BALANCES #3
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legislative - executive
override prez veto, impeach/convict prez, declare war, refuse to confirm prez appointments, refuse to ratify foreign treaties |
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Define : Checks & Balances of Constitution
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system of constitutional government which guards against absolute power by providing for separate executive
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According to declaration of independence & consitution the us gets its power from ??????
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people who vote
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What is electoral college?
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The Electoral College is a group of people who gather to cast their votes for the various presidential candidates .
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What is a Patriot?
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BELIEVED THAT THE COLONISTS HAD THE RIGHT TO GOVERN THEMSELVES
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What is a Loyalists?
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AMERICANS WHO FELT A DEEP LOYALTY TO GREAT BRITIAN
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