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38 Cards in this Set
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Name the Three "G's" New Spain sought in the New World
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Gold, Glory, & God
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How many electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election
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Majority
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What vocab term is another name for commerce
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Trade
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Who did Alexander Hamilton support, John Adams or Thomas Jefferson
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John Adams
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What vocab term means the desire to end slavery
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abolition
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Compromise between Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
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Great Compromise
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Why couldn't Alexander Hamilton run for President
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He wasn't naturally born
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What happened to Missouri & Maine in the Missouri Compromise
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Missouri = slave
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How many articles are there in the Constitution
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seven
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The belief that the individual state govts should be stronger than the federal govt.
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States' Rights
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This law said that Americans could not trade with either Britain or France
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Nonintercourse acts
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He Led a failed slave revolt
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Nat Turner
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These people demanded bribes so that US merchants could trade in the Mediterranean Sea
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Barbary States
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This woman helped to reform the prison system, and treatment for the mentally ill
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Dorthea Dix
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What is Federalism?
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The division of power between the state and federal government
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Gives Congress the power to create laws that are necessary and proper
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Elastic Clause
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Which President was involved in the "midnight appointment" of Supreme Court Judges
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John Adams
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What territory did the Missouri Compromise effect?
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Louisiana Purchase
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Which part of Congress approves treaties and presidential appointments
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Senate
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Feeling of pride in one's country
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Natioalism
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Chief Executive of each state
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Governor
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Which President won the disputed election of 1824 (Clay's a Cheater, Corrupt Bargain)
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John Quincy Adams
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This man single handedly started the Industrial Revolution
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Samuel Slater
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This President followed Jackson, but the country faced a depression during his time in office
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Martin Van Buren
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A combined group with both members of the House and Senate
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Joint Committee or Confrence Committee
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This battle happened after the War of 1812 was over but it gave a needed boost of morale to the US
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Battle of New Orleans
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The process of moving from agriculture to industry
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industrialization
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This man was president during the "era of good feelings"
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James Monroe
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The Treaty of Ghent ended this war
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War of 1812
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What vocab term means foreigner?
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alien
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This President tried to prevent a second war with Britain but was unsuccessful
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James Madison
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What vocab term is a company that invests in a trip to the New World, in hope of making a profit
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Joint Stock Company
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This idea allowed three branches of government to be set up, each branch with specific jobs
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Separation of Powers
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This is a vobab term of a loose joining of states
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confederation
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When Jackson forced Native Americans off hteir lands and pushed them Westward
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Trail of Tears (Indian Removal Act)
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What were the laws that severely limited the rights of enslaved Africans?
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Slave Codes
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He went against his strict interpretation of the Constitution witht the purchase of a new territory.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson sent the marines here to stop piracy.
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Barbary States (in Africa)
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