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41 Cards in this Set
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Bolba
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Sent out 200 Spanish soldiers and several hundred Indians to explore
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Megellan
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September 20, 1519 sent out 237 men and named pacific ocean
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middle colonies
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wanted to make money and farm. Quakers looking for religious freedom expand trade, investment by founders
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Southern Colonies
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expan, profit, investment
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Slavery
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during 1500's and 1600's the colonization of the new world by europeans resulted in a great expansion of slavery
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stamp act
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passed by british parliament. Purpose was to raise funds to support the british army stationed in America.
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navigation Acts
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Protect english trade. Forbade the importation of whale oil into england
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American Revolution
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led to the united states. fougth between united kingdom and its 13 colonies.
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Major battles
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concord and lexington, battle of bunkerhill, battle of yorktown, battle of monmouth, saratoga, and benington
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Decleration of Independence was writing on?
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July 4, 1776
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1st amendment
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religious and political freedom
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2nd amendment
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right to bear arms
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3rd amendment
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quartering of soldiers
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4th amendment
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search and seizure
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5th amendment
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criminal process;due process
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6th
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right to a jury trial
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7th amendment
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civil trials
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8th amendment
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punishment for crimes
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13th
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abolition of slavery
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14th
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civil rights of citizens
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15th
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right of suffrage
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16th
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income tax
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18th
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national prohibition
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19th
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womens suffrage
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21th
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repeal of prohibition
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22nd
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two term limit for presidents
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26th
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voting age lowered to 18
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Colorado Elected Officials
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1. Diana Degette
2. Mark Udall 3. Scott Mclnnis 4. Marilyn Musgrave 5th Joel Helfey 6. Bob Beauprez |
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Lesgislature
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pass all federal laws, establish all lower federal courts, override presidential veto, impeach the president.
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Executive
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can veto any bill, call congress into session
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Judicial
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Declare laws unconstitutional
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Andrew JaCKSON
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Won fame as an indian fighter and as a general in the war of 1812
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Trial of Tears
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forced removal of cherokee indians from their homelands in northwestern georgia.
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wounded knee
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massacre of lakota sioux indians by united states army troops in 1890 by armed group that included memebers of the american indian movement.
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Glen Morris
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Co Founder of AIM
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Russel Means
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founder of AIM in 1968
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Decleatory act
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1733 statement of power
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townshed acts
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taxed things
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John Smith
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first president of Jamestown
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indentured servent
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had to work without wages for eprson who owned the indentured
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4 R's
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Reservation
Removal Re location Re organization |
