American History Test 2 (New)

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The scientific revolution

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Universe gathered by natural laws

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The enlightenment

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Applying natural law

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The articles of Confederation

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1. First written constitution

2. Each colony remains independent

3. Government one house of Congress

4. No president or leader nine of 13 states had to agree to pass law

5. Only powers related to war effort

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Treaty of Amity and commerce

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Treaty with France and promised to offer help

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Battle of monmouth courthouse New Jersey

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Stalemate northern theater

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Treaty of Paris

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1. British acknowledge U.S. sovereignty

2. Do United States requires all land south of Canada north of Florida and east of Mississippi rive

3. Florida returned to Spain

4. Louisiana return to France

5. France regained Senegal and Tobago

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Idea of republicanism

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Civic virtue

was not a full democracy

Voting restrictions

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Who wanted to free politics and science religious control?

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Deists

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What group want to religious freedom from corrupting influence of government?

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Protestants

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What gave whites freedom?

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Land

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Jefferson and abolition of entail and primogeniture in Virginia

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To prevent creation of a landed aristocracy like in Europe

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Northern state emancipation laws

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If not freed slaves, then their children will be free

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Jefferson 1784 ordinance

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Land policy and 10 feature states that overall failed

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Northwest ordinance

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Organization of territories

Territory become state with 60,000 inhabitants

Each territory had a Bill of Rightsprohibited slavery in all future Northwest states

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Bill of Rights

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1. Religious freedom

2. Representation and proportion of population

3. Trial by jury

4. Habeas corpus

5. Application of common law

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Shays rebellion

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Prevent seizure of their farms for failure to pay debts and taxes

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Constitutional convention

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Eliminate articles of Confederation

12 state representatives met in Philadelphia

55 delegates including George Washington Benjamin Franklin and George Mason

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Virginia plan

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Two chambered legislator with representation based on population size

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New Jersey plan

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One chamber legislator with each state receiving one vote

Favored by small states

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The Connecticut compromise

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To chamber legislator

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House of Representatives

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Based on population and voted every two years

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Senate

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Each state gets to Senate vote and voted every six years

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United States Constitution

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Not truly democratic

Strengthens national government

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Federalists

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1. Believed a strong national government protect liberty by preserving order

2. Were highly organized Federalist papers

Alexander Hamilton thought vision of the nature of wealthy industrialists

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Anti-Federalist

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1. Believe strong national government weekend liberty

2. Believe constitution strengthened federal government of expensive the states

3. Lack of Bill of Rights

4. Not organized like Federalists

3. Thomas Jefferson

Stay politicians who feared losing the power of the federal government

Abolitionist who denounced protection of slavery

Small farmers who feared a nation run by wealthy speculators

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Judiciary act

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1. Establish of Supreme Court (one chief, five associates)

2. Three circuit courts (to Supreme Court justices and one District Judge)

3. District courts (each state)

4. Atty. Gen. (presidents legal advisor)

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Alexander Hamilton's financial program

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Paying off debt

excise tax on luxuries including alcohol

Assume state debts

National bank

United States mint

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National Bank

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Print money, provide line of credit, and safe place to keep government money

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What is the first real constitutional question

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Is the national Bank constitutional

Madison says no and Hamilton in Washington say yes

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Which program created a future a partisan politics (Federalists versus Republicans)

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Hamiltons financial program

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What did Washington urge between France and Britain

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Trade & neutrality

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Jay's Treaty

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Britain promise not to come at us

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Indians an old Northwest military subdued

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Military operation

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Trees with Indians in the south

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Civilization program

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Alien act

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Allows Congress to deport immigrants who were dangerous

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Naturalization act

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Extended time it took to be a US citizen from five years to 14 years

Is goal is to extend immigrant votes

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Sedition act

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Newspaper jail for false-negative a malicious content

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Sir Isaac Newton

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Principia Mathematica

Universe governed by natural laws

Scientific revolution

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John Locke

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Natural rights and Deism

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Sir William Howe

John Burgoyne in Saratoga

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The revolution

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Charles Cornwallis

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Surrender to George Washington in the southern theater

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Benedict Arnold

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Defects in the southern theater

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Francis Marion

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Swampfox ambush British soldiers

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Jefferson

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Wanted to free politics and science from religious control

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Lemuel Haynes

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Urge founding fathers to extend freedom to slaves

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Daniel Shays

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Figure for Shays rebellion and prevent seizure of their farms for failure to pay debts and taxes

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James bowdoin

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Government of Massachusetts who sends and state militia to stop 1000 members of rebellion arrested

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Alexander Hamilton

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A federalist his vision of the nature of wealthy industrialists

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Thomas Jefferson

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And anti-Federalist his vision consisted of a nation of small farmers