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31 Cards in this Set
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William Bradford
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Prominent Pilgrim leader, near Massachusetts
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New England Confederation
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Purposed for defense against indians, Massachusetts plus Connecticut
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Navigation Laws
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Britains controlled colonial trade, exports first had to be sent to Britain
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Fundamental Orders
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A modern constitution created by Connecticut
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Bacon's Rebellion
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Farmers revolting against poor defense against Indians, made people look more towards slavery, in Virginia
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Regulator Movement
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A small rebellion against Northern dominance, in South Carolina
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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Indians and French drive to push Britain out of the Ohio Country, was crushed
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Sam Adams
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Created Committees of correspondance
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John Adams
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Second President, advocate of independence
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Sons of Liferty
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Created boston Tea Party
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Stamp Act
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Was a tax on paper goods, eventually repealed
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Townshend Acts
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Taxed lead, paper, and paint, made colonists angry
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Thomas Jefferson
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Wrote the Declaration of Independence, third president
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
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Britain recognized independence of the United states
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Shays Rebellion
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War veterans were foreclosing their land in Massachusetts
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Alexander Hamilton
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Favored strong central government, wanted to fund at par and build a national bank
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James Madison
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Wrote bill of Rights, had to do with the Louisiana Purchase and Macon's Bill
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republicanism
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The individual is most important
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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Land would be sold to pay off National Debt
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Northwest Ordinance
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All lands are transferred to central government
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Ninth Amendment
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People's rights are not limited to that stated in the constitution
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Tenth Amendment
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States retain laws not stated in the constitution
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XYZ Affair
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French were over Jay's treaty mad so they started started fighting with America, and Adams sent delegates who were met with XYZ who were bad
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Embargo Act
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Forbade all exports from US
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Non-Intercourse Act
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Embargo act, just against Britain and France
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2nd Bank of US
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Was created in 1816 as result of nationalism
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Henry Clay
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Made American system, was secretary of state, was a Federalist, wanted national bank
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War of 1812
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Was fought because america was mad a britain for feeding indians with guns, was started off by Macon's Bill No. 2
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Andrew Jackson
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Was president for two terms, represented common man, defended New Orleans, took over florida
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Bank War
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Bank was hated by Jackson, Webster and Clay supported it, the renewal Bill was pushed by Clay to make it
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Nativism
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Predujice against the Irish and Germans in the 1840's
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