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Treaty of Tordesillas
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-Portugal and Spain
-a treaty that divided the Western Hemisphere between them to calm rivalries over conquests -late 1400's -the Western Hemisphere -imp. b/c it was an attempt to settle territorial rivalry between the two countries, was impossible to enforce |
has to do with conquests...
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Mercantilism
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-British
-theory that a country's ultimate goal was self sufficiency & that all countries were in competition to acquire most gold and silver -Britain and the newly established Americas -mid 1600's -caused Britain to look to American colonies as a market for goods and source for raw materials |
a country's ultimate goal...
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Middle Passage
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-African slaves
-voyage that brought slaves to the West Indies and later to America...middle leg of the transatlantic trade triangle -Africa, West Indies, and North America -mid to late 1700's -imp. b/c was a horrific journey where more than 20% of slaves died, was how slaves got to America |
slaves...
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Stamp Act
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-Britain and American colonies
-law in which Parliament in Britain established taxation and services in the colonies -1765 -American colonies -imp. b/c led to formation of the sons of liberty and eventually to independence of the Britich colonies |
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Common Sense
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-Thomas Paine
-a pamphlet that called for the seperation of the British colonies -America -mid-late 1700's -imp. b/c riled up many Americans to want their independence from Britain and helped lead to the independence of America |
a pamphlet
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Sons of Liberty
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-Americans that wanted independence
- secret group for resistance to Stamp Act that was started by Samuel Adams -mid-late 1700's -America -imp. b/c were part of the independence movement for America |
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Egalitarianism
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-only a beleif including white males
-belief that all humans should have the same political, economical, social, and civil rights -the US -1780's -imp. b/c was stimulated by the Revolutionaty war and eliminated class distinctions between whites |
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Declaratin of Independence
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers
-document in which delegates of the Continental Congress declared the colonies' independence from Britain -America -1776 -imp. b/c declared America's freedom and marks the formation of the US |
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Popular Sovereignty
(Who, what, where, when, why?) |
-American territories
-system in which the residents of a territory vote to decide an issue (in this case slavery) -America -mid-late 1850's -imp. b/c it let the states decide for themselves on issues such as slavery |
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Seperation of Powers/ Checks and Balances
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-executive (carries out laws), legislative (makes laws), and judicial (interprets laws) branches
-delegates divided power between the federal and state gov't & limited the authority of the gov't: seperation of powers. check and balances is a system that prevents once branch from dominating another -U.S. -late 1700's to now -imp. b/c this is still in effect and was made during the formation of our government |
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Individual Rights
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-all Americans
-the bill of rights in teh contstitution. examples: religious and political freedom, right to bear arms, freedom from quartering troops -1791 -the US -imp. b/c applied to all Americans and is still in use today |
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American Revolution
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-British and American colonies
-a war between the Americans and the British for America's independence which was won by the U.S. -mid to late 1700's -imp. b/c it gained America its independence form Britain and made it a country, was an inspiration for other countries as both a war for independence and a democratic revolution |
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Andrew Jackson
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-US president
-created teh spoils system in which he fired former government appointees and replaced them with his friends; he fired more than 10% of the federal employees. Made the Indian Removal Act where he pressured many tribes to sign the treaty that required them to relocate west and forcibly removed others. -early to mid 1800's -America -imp. b/c he forced many Native Americans to leave their homes and he molded the government to suit him |
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Indian Removal Act
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-Cherokees, Choctaws, and many other tribes & Andrew Jackson
-a treaty created by Andrew Jackson and passed by Senate that forced the displacement of many Native American tribes -1830 -America, more specifically the west -imp. b/c continued hostility toward teh Native Americans, caused the infamous 'Trail of Tears', killed many Native Americans |
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Trancendentalism
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-led by Ralph Waldo Emerson
-a philosophical, religious (spiritual), and literary movement that emphasized living a simple life, truth found in nature, nonconformaty, individualism and self reliance. -1800's -across the U.S. -imp. b/c influenced so many of itd followers' lives and was part of a greater movement called the Romanticism movement |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-American abolitionist and novelist
-she wrote the best selling novel entitles Uncle Tom's Cabin about the horrors of slavery -1850's -US and Britain -it made the horrors of slavery more tangible and energized anti-slavery movements in the US and even Britain, eventually led up to the end of slavery |
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Dred Scott vs. Sandford
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-Dred Scott, a slave, and Sandford
-a trial where Scott, who was a slave in Missouri but moves to Illinois (a free state) and then back to pro-slavery Missouri, argued that since he had lived in a free state, he should be freed. the Supreme Court appealed him and court ruled against him. they argued that he was a slave, not a citizen, and that it would be taking away property which violated the fifth ammendment -1857 -Missouri/ the US -this instensified the slave debate going on at the time, took pro-slavery and made it the national law, another component that led to the Civil War |
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Abraham Lincoln
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-president of the US
-was president at the height of the slave debate, while the South seceded, adn during the Civil War. freed the slaves with teh Emancipation Proclamation. -mid to late 1800's -the US -significant because he freed the slaves and plunged into the Civil War |
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Frederick Douglas
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-lecturer, newspaper editor, writer, and freed slave
-He was considered the most famous black man of his time. He was an abolitionist and helped the movement by writing an autobiography adressing the pains of slavery -mid 1800's -the US/ Baltimore -helped the slave movement and was inspirational to other blacks |
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John Brown
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-abolitionist
-led the slave unsuccessful revolt at Harpers Ferry -mid-late 1800's -US -escalated tensions among the states which ultimately led to the Secession and the Civil War |
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Compromise of 1850
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-created by Henry Clay, brought through Congress by Stephen Douglas
-a series of laws that attempted to resolve territorial and slavery controversies that amounted from teh Mexican-American war. made California and Texas free states. -1850 -California and Texas -imp. b/c it was teh result of the Mexican American war |
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Manifest Destiny
(Who, what, when, where, why?) |
-Americans
-belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean -1840's -Western Territories -imp. b/c it promoted the American expansion westward |
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