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115 Cards in this Set
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balboa
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spanish explorer that crosses pacific in 1513, first to reach pacific from the new world
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ponce de leon
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governor of puerto rico
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magellan
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portuguese, first to circumnavigate the world
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cortes
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causes fall of aztecs
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pizarro
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conquered incans and peru
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de sota
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first to discover mississippi river
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coronado
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spanish; discovers grand canyon
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cabot
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italian, first to discover north america mainland
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jacques cartier
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french; claims canada for france
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samuel de champlain
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french navigator that founds quebec city
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louis jolliet
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french canadian explorer that maps mississippi river with marquette
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jacques marquette
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french missionary that founds michigan and maps missippi river
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henry hudson
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english; disocvers new england area and sailed to current day NY
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joint stock co.
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english first used to recognize virginia company; private investment
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virginia company
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londan company and plymouth company
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1619
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3B's: babes, blacks, house of burgesses
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bacon's rebellion
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led by nathiniel bacon, revolteed against virginia elite rule because of indian raids and trade rights... first time whites and blacks unite
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william and mary
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glorious revolution (1688) puts them in power in britain
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william bradford
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gov of plymouth
private land ownership, helps colonists out of dept |
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mayflower compact
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new england, frame of gov't .. gives people some representation
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Great migration
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westward movement of americans because of population growth, less land, and indians
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town meetings
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puritan communities hold meetings to decide important issues and choose "selectmen"" who ran the town... usually only adult males who were members of the church
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jonathon winthrop
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puritan that creates massachusetts bay colony; "city upon a hill"
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massachusetts bay colony
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1629-30, puritans refuge in the new world; colonists aren't responsible to company officials; theocracy, little freedom
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roger williams
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creates rhode island, separatist minister in MA... MA should be separate from Church of England; RI has religious freedom
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anne hutchinson
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MA, clergy has no spiritual authority and challeneges proper role of women in puritan society
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thomas hooker
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minister defies MA and est connecticut, adopts consitution
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fundamental orders of connecticut
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first constitution in US
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old deluder act
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MA school act, if there are more than 50 families in a town, there must be a school
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halfway covenant
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passed by puritans bc people are drifintg from religion; provide partial church membership for children of church members; they can't vote though
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glorious revolution
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1688, replaced James II with W&M
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DOminion of new england
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james II combines MA gov't with other new england gov'ts as a way to enforce navigation acts, more dictatorship, short-lived
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capitalism
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economic system to make money; more private owned than state owned
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king philip's war
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1675, Wampanoags resist english and terrorize MA; metacomet dies and war ends
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metacomet
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wampanoag chieftain aka King Philip, first indian alliance collapses
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edmund andros
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head of dominion of new england; unpopular because he ignores colonists and very strict
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jacob leisler
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led leisler's rebellion which overthrows NY gov't; convicted of treason and executed
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leisler's rebellion
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overthrows NY govt
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yale
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1701 founded in connecticut
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maryland
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1632, george calvert, refuge for englishcatholics;
chesapeake colony with house of delegates and proprietor laws has tobacco, corn, headright system act of toleration |
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lord baltimore
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founds maryland as a refuge for catholics.
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cecil calvert
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first governor of MD
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act of toleration
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1649; lots of protestants in MD... this is passed to help people who believe in trinity; allows freedom of worship except for anyone that denies jesus' divinity ... oliver cromwell revokes this
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Pennsylvania
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1681, middle colony, william penn, freedom of religion for quakdrs
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william penn
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got land grant from charles II... no major conflicts with indians, agreed to charter of liberties
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holy experiment
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quakers try to est colony for themselves in PA, religious toleration
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charter of liberties
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1701, est representative assembly that limits proprieter, creates Delaware.. and gives more political and religious freedom
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georgia
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1732, last english colony to be est. created as a military barrier in the south against indians; refuge for impoverished aka bad people. founded by james oglethorpe and excluded africans and catholics
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navigation acts
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-1660, closes colonies to trading with any other nation except for england
- 1663, requres goods sent from euro to colonies to pass thru england; english taxation on goods -1673, duties on coastal trade among english colonies and appoints custom officials to enforce act |
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triangular trade
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trade betwn west africa, america, and europe with slaves, cash crops, and goods
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middle passage
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the passage from africa to west indies / america trading slaves
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george whitfield
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preacher during great awakening
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cotton mather
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puritan theologian; urges inoculation
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john bartram
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scientist, botanist
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john peter zenger
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tried for libel; freedom of the press!
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Albany plan of union
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1754, B.F's plan...
PA MD NY NE negotiate treaty with iroquois to set up unified gov't, not approved! |
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williamt pitt
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defense prime minister of new england
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treaty of paris 1763
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ends F&I war, signed by brit, spain, portugal, french gives up all american land
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pontiac's rebellion
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colonists begin to move into ohio valley, indians strike back
since rulers wanted trade with indians, they stop colonists from migrating in |
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proclamation of 1763
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forbids colonists from going past appalachian MTs
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paxton boys
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PA frontiersmen, go to Philadelphia and demand tax relief and financial support against indians
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stamp act congress
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in new york with delegates from 9 colonies
brits deny them right of being rightfully taxed except thru their own provincial assemblies |
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declaratory act
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1766, brits get parliamentary authrotiy over coloinies in all cases whatsoever
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townshend act
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1767, new taxes on imported goods from england
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writs of assistance
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brit officers can searh ap erson's property without giving reason
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john dickinson
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letters from a PA farmer- unites colonists against townshend acts
you can't tax internally / externally |
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samuel adams
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proposes creation of Committee of Correspondence
wrote MA circular letter |
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james otis
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fought against writs of assistance; persuades people to make stamp act congress
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MA circular letter
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results in military occupation in boston by brits
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lord north
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pro american prime minister of england; supportive of virtual representation and repeals townshend acts
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land ordinance
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1785, congress creates system for surveying and selling western lands
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northwest ordinance
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divided into territory
min 60 000 people for statehood freedom of religion and right to trial by jury no slavery! |
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shays rebellion
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dnaiel shays in MA demands paper money, tax relief, and abolition of imprisonment for debt
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annapolis convention
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1786, calls for constitutional convention
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james madision
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va plan, checks and balences
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alex hamilton
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co wrote federalist papers
national bank |
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new jersey plan
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william patterson
one house legislature, all states ahve equal representation |
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commercial compromise
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congres can regulate interstate and foreign commerce
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slave trade end
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internationslave trade stops, us continues till 1865
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statute of religious freedom
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TJ, est principles of religious freedom and separation of church and state
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proclamation of neutrality
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1793, GW declares nation neutral during conflict betwn franch and brits
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citizen genet
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adams wins election of 1796 because rumors say that TJ would support genet in the conflict between the french and brits
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jay treaty
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american sovereignty over northwest and est commercial relations
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pinckney treaty
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spain recognizes us right to sail mississpii river,
can deposit get goods from new orleans fixes florida's border texas goes to spain |
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mad anthony wayne
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ohio valley, defeats indians at battle of fallen timbers
neogitates treaty of greenville |
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treaty of greenville
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indians give up ohio for 20 000 dollars
first time US recognizes indians |
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whiskey rebellion
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in PA people won't pay whiskey tax
GW puts down revolt.. people can't just revolt, they have to go thru congress |
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public land act
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surveys and divides northwest territory into townships with sections that can be sold
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federalists
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centralized authroity
nation-state complex commercial ssytem wealthy/ elite social class |
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demo-repubs
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wary of urbanization and industriliazation
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XYZ affair
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french makes us bribe them before negotations can begin
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alien and sedition acts
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you can persecute those who speak against gov't
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judiciary act
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cretaes supreme court with 6 members and lower courts that can appeal
power to make final decisison in cases with constitutional of state laws |
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va and ky resolutions
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if fed gov't exceeded powers, people have right to nullify appropriate laws
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toussaint l'ouverture
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leader of haitian revolution, leads african victory over euros
abolishes slavery and secures contorl over colony |
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aaron burr
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wanted to be leader of essex junto (create a northern confederacy)
shoots hamilton?! |
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tertium quids
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demo repubs witih fed ideas, john randolph was leader
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barbary pirates
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TJ, us agres to give arbary states money;
tripoli declares war and captures us forces |
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tecumseh
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unites indian tribes to stop white advancement into territory
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The Prophet
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mystical awakening from alcohlhism,
indians are superior |
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william henry harrison
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enables whites to get farmalnd easier
destroys prophet and tecumseh thorught us should annex canada |
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tippecanoe
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william harrison drives off indians
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war hawks
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randolph, clay, calhoun, advocated war of 1812
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war of 1812
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mainly due to impressement and coercion of war hawks
brits impeded american trade and supports indians ends by treaty of ghent |
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old ironsides
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USS constitution, battleship used in war of 812 and still used.
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oliver hazard perry
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1812 seizes lake erie
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andrew jackson
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defends new orleans from brits
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treaty of ghent
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brits leave us
won't give weapons anyore territorial concessions and opened trade |
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hartford convention
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feds against war of 1812
ideas of nullifying laws and succession from US |
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samuel chase
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TJ tries to impeach him, fails
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era of good feelings
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1812-1821, period of strong nationalism, econ growth and territorial expansion, one political party
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tariff of 1816
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raises tariffs on brit goods, helps american industry
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protective tariffs
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tariffs placed on imported exported goods to protect US businesses
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american system
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internal improvements
protective tariffs national bank |
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2nd bank of US
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led by nicholas biddle
killed by jackson cannot forbid state banks from issuing money... compels states to make sound notes |
