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Puritans
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members of a group that wanted to eliminate all traces of Roman Catholic ritual and traditions in the Church of England.
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Mercantilism
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an economic system in which nations seek to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade
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parliament
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the legislative body of england
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Navigation Acts
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a series of laws enacted by Parliament, beginning in 1651, to tighten England's control of trade in its American colonies
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Propaganda
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a kind of biased communication designed to infuence people's thoughts and actions.
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Decloration of Independents
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the document, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, in which the delegates of the Continental Congress declaired the colonies' independence from Britain.
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federalism
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a political system in which a national government and consituent units, such as state governments, share power.
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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a law that established a plan for surveying and selling the fedrally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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XYZ affair
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a 1797 incident in which french officials demanded a bribe from US diplomats
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Marbury V. Madison
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an 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish legislative acts by declaring them unconstitutional, this power came to be known as JUDICIAL REVIEW
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Louisiana Purchase
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the 1803 purchase by the United states of France's Louisiana Territory- extending from te Mississippi River to the Rockey Mountains for $15 million
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Eli Whitteny
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Cotton Gin
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Bank of the United States
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either of the two national banks, funded by the federal government and private investors, established by congress, the first in 1791 and the second in 1816
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Cash Crop
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a crop grown by a farmer for sale rather than personal use
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Triangular trade
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the transatlantic system of trade in which goods and people, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the west indies and the colonies in North America
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Proclamation of 1763
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an order which Britain prohibited its American Colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
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Stamp Act
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a 1765 law in wich Parliament established the first direct taxation of goods and services within the British Colonirs in north America
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Boston Tea Party
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the dumping of 18,0000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act
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Committees of Correspondence
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one of the groups set up by American clonists to exchange information about British threats to their liberties
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Democracy
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find exanokes
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The great compromise
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the constitutional conentions agreement ot establish a two house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house.
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Checks and Balances
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the provisions in the US constitution that prevent any branch of the US government from domination the other two branches.
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Federalists
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supporters of the constitution and of a strong national government
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Antifederalists
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an oppenent of a strong central government
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Alien & Sedition acts
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A series of four laws enacted in 1789 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the united states.
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Erie Canal
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a 363-mile-long artificial waterway connecting the Hudson RIver with Lake Erie, built between 1817 and 1825.
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Missouri Compramise
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a series of agreements passed by congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states.
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French and Indian
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A conflict in North America, lasting from 1754-1763, that was a part of a worldwide struggle between France and Britain andthat ended with the defeat of France and the Transfer of French Canada to Britain
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Sugar Act
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a trade law enacted by Parliament in 1764 in an attempt to reduce smuggling in the british colonies in north America
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The Quakers
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members of the society of friends, a religious group persecuted for its beliefs in 17th century England.
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Shays Rebellion
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an uprising of debt-ridden massechussetts farmers protesting increased state taxes in 1787
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articles of confederation
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a document adopted by the second continental congress in 17777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new United States
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Monroe Doctrine
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A policy of US opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the western Hemisphwere, announced by president monroe in 1823.
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Spoils system
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the practice of winning candidates reqarding their supporters with government jobs
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treaty of ghent
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the 1814 treaty that ended the war of 1812
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