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32 Cards in this Set
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George III
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King of England During American Revolution
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George Washington
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1st president led american forces in war for independence
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Thomas Paine
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Wrote common sense
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Patrick Henry
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Anti federalist
disagrees with constitution |
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Thomas Jefferson
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3rd president main author of D of I
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Loyalist
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fought with british arim in the revolutionary war
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Preamble
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We the pople in order to form a perfect union
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Article 5 ammending the constitution
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ammerndements can be made with 2/3 of the botes
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article 6 role of nationlal governement
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debts, no state can make laws unconstitutional, oath of office
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Article 7 Ratification
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Signatures
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Federalism
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Believed in constitution
Strong union of states Strong National government |
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Anti-federalists
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opposed constitution
strong state government |
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Enumerated Powers
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the 18 powers given to federal governemtn the numbered powers in the constitution. Goverenment only has these powers
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Elastic Clause
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Stretches the powers of the federal government..but only what is "necessary and proper"
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Residual Powers
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leftover powers
powers left to states |
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John D Rockefellers*
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Invented Standard Oil
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Andrew Carnegie*
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Steel Plant made a lot of money and donated most of it to charity
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Cornelious Vanderbilt*
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railroads
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Guggenheim*
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copper
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Duke*
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tobacco
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mccormicks*
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internatioal harvest cooperations
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Disrimination in
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work force
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Labor union emerge
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working conditions are harsh and tiring..but everyone needs to make money
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Muckrakers
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paparazzi
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The toll on the enviornemt
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very bad: non renewable resources we used
Air and water pollution |
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Challenge of cities
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social-companies did anything to get ahead
Safety- small fires could quickkly spread and kill many Housing-people were crammed..the dumbeel system...lack of ventilation Health:open sewers, contaminated water, contaminated atmosphere, contagious diseases. |
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Railroad strike of 1877
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in west virginia becuase management wanted to reduce work force, transportation by railroad didnt exist during strike
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Haymarket Strike
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Chicago workers striked..bomb thrown and killed an officer
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Pullman strike
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25% wage cut to workers. Involved railroad industry
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Homested Strike
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Henry Frick cut workers' wages at carnegie steel. Strike happened. Frick called in police to break it up. Attemptation to assassinate frick.
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5 gospel of wealth
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1.Nation Aristocracy-people are better than others
2. Politicians are not to be trusted-they're elected not selected 3. The role of the government-their responsibilities are to maintain order, not interfere with economice activity. 4.Slums and poverty are unfourtunate but inevitable:games have winners and losers 5.Stewardship of wealth: winnders can help losers |
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Social Darwinism
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Natural selection, survival of the fittest
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