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82 Cards in this Set
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what are the reasons to study history?
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History is interesting, history is never finished, you develop empathy, to be a better thinker, to learn from past mistakes.
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what are the five founding ideals?
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democracy, liberty, equality, opportunity, rights.
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democracy
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a system of government
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liberty
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freedom
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equality
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same rights, privilages, status, and opertunity as others.
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opportunity
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the chance for advancement or progress
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rights
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a privelage granted by people or by law
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What are some of the reasons the early explorers came to the new world?
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find riches, claim land/ expand territory, adventure, and a faster route to asia.
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What are some of the problems faced between natives and explorers?
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explorers brought diseases, language barriers, different cultures and religions, explorers were greedy and wanted land, allies with some tribes lead to conflict with others
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What are some positive interactions between natives and explorers?
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explorers brought new technology to natives, natives taught explorers how to grow crops off the land, and some native and explorer groups created an alliance where they worked together.
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Why was jamestown considered to be a successfull british colony?
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because the colony of roanoke disappeared without a trace.
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What crop saved Jamestown?
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tobacco
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Who became the leader of Jamestown?
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John Smith
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How did the relationship with the natives change?
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John Rolfe married Pocahontas and the tribes became friends.
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What were the colonial regions?
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new england, middle, and southern.
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New England Colonies
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massachussets, new hampshire, connecticut, rhode island.
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Middle Colonies
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new jersey, new york, delaware, pennsylvania
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Southern Colonies
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Virginia, maryland, north and south carolina, georgia
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What did all three regions have in common?
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All founded near water, relied on trade to survive, grew some type of crops.
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what were 3 distinct differences in the colonial regions?
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religion, geography, types of resources.
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Boston Tea Party date
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December 16, 1773
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Intolerable Acts date
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1774
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Common Sense date
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early 1776
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committee of correspondence and declaration of independence.
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July 4 1776-declartion , 1773- committee of correspondence
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four parts of the intolerable acts?
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Boston port act, adminstration justce act, quartering act, massachussets act.
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what were the four different view points of the american revolution?
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British government, loyalists, moderates, patriots.
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Moderates
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2/5
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Patriots
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2/5
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Loyalists
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1/5
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Explain the signifacance of the olive branch treaty.
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the treaty affirmed loyalty to the king, asked for help with their grievances and expressed hope for peace. king refused and said that the colonists were already revolting to late.
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What was common sense?
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a 47 pg. pamphlet written by thomas paine stated that nobody should be ruled by a king, british rule has only brought america harm, colonies have been dragged into britains conflicts with other countries, stated that the colonists could survive without britain.
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besides thomas paine, whose ideas inspired change?
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john locke
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What were in John Lockes ideas?
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believed in natural rights : life liberty and property. governments are bound by social contracts, if a gov. does not respect peoples natural rights they can overthrow them.
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what was the name of the group that met to decide independence?
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2nd constitutional congress.
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who proposed the resolution for independence?
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richard henry lee
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who was the comittee to draft the declaration of independece
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thomas jefferson, roger sherman, benjamin franklin, robert R. livingston, John Adams.
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who wrote the declaration of independence?
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thomas jefferson
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what are the parts of the declaration of independence?
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statement of human rights, grievances against the king, statement of independence.
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when was the declaration approved?
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July 4, 1776.
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what were the strengths of Britain during the war?
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strongest army and navy, stongest gov., well trained soldiers, experienced officers, lots of money
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what were the weaknesses of the british?
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fighting from 3,00 miles away and supplies took months to reach colonies.
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what were the strengths in the americans?
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fighting for a cause, knew the terrain, adapted new guerilla warfare techniques, didnt have to beat britain just had to hold them up until the gave up, recieved help from france and other countries.
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what were the weaknesses of the amercans?
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army was made up of volunteers and were poorly trained, very few experienced officers, limited supplies and weapons, new country, no navy, and no money.
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lexington/concord date and significance
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April 18,1775 british lost 200 men
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bunker hill date and significance
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june 1775, and it showed that britain was not invincible
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new york date and signifacance
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summer 1776 and we were pushed out of new york,new jersey, and accross delaware river to pennsylvania
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saratoga date and significance
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October 17,1777 and the colonists won
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yorktown date and significance
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october 6-19 1781. britain surrendered
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who was the commander of the continental army?
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george washington
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who was known as the swamp fox
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francis marion
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why was he called the swamp fox
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he would outsmart british generals, hide in swamps of south carolina and georgia and attack.
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when was the surrender of the british
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october 19, 1781
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when was the treaty of paris signed?
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september 1783
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what was the main points of the treaty of paris>
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britain rocognized independance and britain gave up all land between the atlantic coast and the Mississippi river.
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what were the strengths of the articles of confederation?
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coin or print money, declare war and make peace, negotiate treaties
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what were the weeknesses of the articles of confederation?
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states could print their own money, federal gov. could not force states to obey its laws, no federal court system,no national army, federal gov. could not enforce individual laws, could not raise taxes, no central gov., and no power to regualte trade betwen states.
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what were the land ordinances and what impact did they have?
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land ordinances were local regulations that established territories. the land ordinances admitted each new state as equal to the originals and set the standard to which all new states were to be admitted.
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what was the difference in territories and states?
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territories had to have 5,000 free men to have their own legislature. states had to have 60,000 free men to write their own state constitution and be approved by congress.
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what were the problems with other countries under the articles of confederation?
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no central gov., britain and spain were supplying guns to natiives and encouraging them to attack americans, britain closed ports to america, other countries did not want to trade.
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what were the problems with the states?
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states could impose import tariffs
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how did shays rebellion lead to the writing of the constitution?
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summer of 1786 in massachussets, farmers who were upset with their debt took control over courtn=houses. Militias were sent to stop the rebellion. it showed the weaknesses of the articles of confederation, by not having a central amy to stop the uprising before it got out of hand. buisness men and landowners feared anarchy.
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where did the delegates meet to discuss trade between states?
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annapolis, maryland.
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many delegates did not show up, so a motion was made to do what?
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continue the conversation in philidelphia, pennsylvania
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what was the original purpose of the meeting in philidelphia?
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to revise the articles of confederation
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what were the 2 main groups at the convention?
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federalists and anti federalists.
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what did federalists and anti federalists support?
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federalists wanted a strong central gov., anti feds wantes more power to the states.
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checks and balances
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a system by which each branch of the federal gov. can limit the power of others
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electoral college
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a body made up of electors from each state who cast votes to elect the president and vice president.
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virginia plan
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the representation of 2 houses both based on population
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new jersey plan
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an alternative to the virginia plan with a less powerful national gov. and all state had equal represenation.
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great compromise
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bicameral legislature with a different form of representation in each house. in the senate states would have equal representation in the house of representatives states would have representation in each house
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3/5 compromise
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every 5 slaves would be equal to 3 whites
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who were the 2 delegates that stayed away from the convention because they smelled a rat?
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samuel adams and patrick henry
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who were the 2 delegates who were in europe at the time of the convention?
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john adams and thomas jefferson
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who is considered the father of the constitutions?
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james madison
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who were the leaders of the federalists?
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John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.
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What are the federalist papers?
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85 essays written by hamilton, jay and madison to gain support for the ratification of the constitution
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what is the bill of rights?
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1st 10 ammendments to the constitution
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why was the bill of rights written?
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to comprimise with the anti federalist, they felt the constitution did not guarantee individual rights.
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how many delegates attended the constitution, stayed and signed?
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55 attended, 42 stayed, 39 signed
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How long did it take to write the constitution
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4 months
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how many states were needed to ratify the constitution?
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9 of 13
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