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The starving time
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The early time period when many of the pilgrims from England were dying in huge amounts
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John Smith
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Tells the English gentlemen to work dont eat. which means that he was telling them to do all they could to stay alive
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Pilgrims
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First landed in Plymouth, came to seek the new world away from the King.
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John Rolfe
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Married Pocahontas, made peace with the Powhatons, but then was killed in a various attack by the indians
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Indentured servants
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criminals/slaves from Africa could come over work for a certain period of time and if they didnt die by the time the work period was over they would then get land.
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Mercantilism
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belief in trading
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Maryland tolerance act
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A safe haven for the Catholics
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Quakers
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called that because they quaked during intense religious practices
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Navigation acts
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trade in colonies was restricted by the British, only able to trade with Britain.
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Proclamation line
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Land that was given to native in the Appalachin mtn range
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federalist vs antifederalist
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federalist: supporter of strong federal government
antifederalist: against strong federal government |
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Alien and sedition acts
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Alien: gave president the right to deport any immigrant who was risk to the country
Sedition acts: gave president power to arrest anyone who spoke against the war effort |
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Sugar act
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tariff on sugar imported into the colonies
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Stamp act
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Tariff on any imported good with a stamp on it
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Tea act
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tax on tea to save British east India company from going out of business
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Writs of assistance
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stated that British soldiers could enter colonists homes whenever and could stay as long as they wanted to
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Townshend acts
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tax on paper, paint, lead, glass and tea
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Non-importation
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boycotting of imported goods, ie not using them
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Jays treaty
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British removal from US soil
gave life to new democratic republican party |
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Spoils system
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Whoever wins election can bring with them who they want
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Marbury vs Madison
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First court case to establish judicial review
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Louisiana Purchase
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Best land buy in US History
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Lewis and Clark
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Explorers who were the first to discover the Pacific Ocean
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Seneca falls convention
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declaration of sentiments
declaration by woman about how they were able to do all |
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Jacksonian democracy
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was like a dictator, was not moderate
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tariff issue with Jackson
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threatened to hang those who supported the Tariff
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Specie circular
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required federal land to be bought with silver and gold
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Corrupt Bargain
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Jackson wins electoral vote but the officials like QA better
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Oneida community
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A "cult" that was bread with "the best repruduction" that was possible, meaning that people were brought together with the best genes and would get together
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Transcendentalists
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People who believe that God is in everything
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Missouri Compromise
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Missouri was a slave state, anything below was a slave state, anything above was a free state
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Chesapeake Affair
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British shot down one of our boats, we stop trading with the British
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Dorthea Dix
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led the movement to reform penitentiaries
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Temperance
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abstinence from alcohol
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Transcendentalism
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belief that God is in all things
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2nd great awakening
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religious revivalism
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Virginia and Kentucky resolution
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• Resolutions put forth the repreal the alien and sedition acts
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bleeding kansas
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a series of violent political confrontations involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements, that took place in the Kansas Territory and the neighboring towns of Missouri between 1854 and 1858
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American System
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a mercantilist economic plan that played a prominent role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century. Rooted in the " American School" ideas of Alexander Hamilton, the plan "consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other 'internal improvements' to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
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Cult of Domesticity
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was a prevailing value system among the upper and middle classes during the nineteenth century in the United States[1] and Great Britain. Although all women were supposed to emulate this ideal of womanhood, it was assumed that only white women could live up to the ideal.
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