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French and Indian war |
1. French expanded to Ohio river 2. declared war 1763 |
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British as a ruler |
1. Stamp act: in order to pay for French and Indian war this British a. Heavily taxed sugars b. colonists needed an official stamp in order to get paper goods. c. Stamp collectors were bullied. REPEALED 1767
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TOWNSHED ACTS |
1. Taxed imported goods, like, paper, glass, and Tea 2. colonists protested and it was REPEALED |
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TEA ACT |
1773, December, colonists dumped 90 thousand pounds in Boston Harbor |
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Intolerable Acts |
1. Quartering Act- forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers 2. Sparked American Revolution and "SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD AT LEXINGTON". |
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION |
1775-1783 1. colonists won independence from British 2. Lexington and concord was where the war started 3. France entered the war on the side of the colonists 1778. |
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CIVIL WAR |
between the Northern states and Southern States (ABOUT SLAVERY) 1861-1865 1. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the war. 2. northern states had the man power and war materials 3. southern states Ambushed Fort Sumter, South Carolina 4. BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA WAS KNOWN AS THE BLOODIEST BATTLE. 5. THE NORTH WON THE CIVIL WAR. |
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OUTCOME OF THE CIVIL WAR |
the constitution was amended to free the slaves and to assure equal protection under the law. It also granted black men the right to vote. |
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WWI |
1914 Serbia assassinated Archduke Fran Ferdinand 1. THE ALLIES (Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan and United States) fought against CENTRAL POWERS (Germany, Austria- Hungry, Bulgaira) WAR ENDED 1918 |
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TRENCH WAR WEAPONS |
dug trenches for weapons like rifles and canons - these weapons became more accurate over time. -over time technology like aircrafts and tanks overrode trench war weapons. |
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PEARL HARBOR |
December1941- Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan- President Roosevelt addressed the public saying that this day is “ a date which will live in Infamy” |
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WWII |
Present Franklin Roosevelt did not want to enter Europes war but was forced to when Pearl Harbor was attacked. 1. Nazi- Germany take over Europe. 2. 1940- selective training and service act (PEACEFUL DRAFT) 3. 1941- HITLER spread further east- US then intervened - 134,000 enlisted. 4. HOLOCAUST- 35 TO 60 MILLION lives - 6 million Jews died |
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WWII continued.. |
1. Roosevelt dies in April 1945. HARRY TRUMAN TAKES OVER PRESIDENCY. 2. On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany's surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide. PEACE CREATED - In 1946, the League of Nations was officially dissolved with the establishment of the United Nations. |
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Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
August 1945, Harry Truman authorized atomic bomb on Japan. |
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COLD WAR |
1. the United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies against the Axis powers. 2. Stalin (Russians Dictator) 3. Wilson ( Unite States President) 4. No fighting actually happened 5. peace in 1991. |
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Louisiana Purchase |
1.1803 2. Lewis and Clark 3. Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy from France and it succeed. |
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why was the Mississippi created? |
for the use of canals and steamboats, for trading and traveling. |
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why did people move westward to California? |
because crops were dying and they needed water. |
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Industrial Revolution |
18th century-19th century: drove mankind to transition from farming to new manufacturing ways |
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MISSOURI COMPROMISE |
an equal divide of the northern states and southern states in order to help solve the slavery issue in America during this time. South needed slavery because of the invention of the cotton gin |
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Inflation |
a rise of prices - you get less of your money than you used to get. EXAMPLE:you buy a candy bar for 50 cents last year. A year later the price of the candy bar goes up but you still have the same amount of money. |
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DEFLATION |
the decrease in a general price (sign of depression) |
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RECESSION |
currency - a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activities are reduced |
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION |
1. a sudden crash in the 1930s- downturn in the history of the United States and the beginning of the stock market crash of Oct 1929 2. 13-15 million people causing unemployment , starvation, and depression. 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt helped but not until 1939 (wwII helped America financially) 4. NEW DEAL |
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elastic clause |
a statement in the US constitution granting Congress to pass all laws NECESSARY AND PROPER from carrying out the list of powers
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MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR-Mexico vs US |
· Mexicolost 1/3 of territory · Claimednuecus river as northern border · USclaimed RIO Grande · 1846-1848-James K. Polk believed the US had a Manifest destiny to spread across thecontinent to the Pacific. · Texasgained independence but the president wanted Oregon, California, and New Mexicoas well. Purchase was denied so he went to war. |
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCEo |
- revolutiondocument for a revolutionary statement - ThomasJefferson’s writing, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin -Representsthe people (all men created equal) -Wantedto declare a free country against the British. - DECLAREINDEPENDENCE |
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MANIFEST DESTINY |
19th century belief that the expansion ofthe US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. |
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MOUNTAINS |
- Rocky mountain: boarders california - Appalachians: east coast - Andes: South Coast - Mount Everest: Himalaya mountain range- the tallest mountain SOUTH AMERICAN COAST 1. VENEZUELA 2. COLOMBIA 3. EQUATOR 4. ECUADOR 5. PERU 6. CHILE |
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what does the prime meridian goes through? |
spain |
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the great wall of china was built to? |
protect the Chinese people from invasion |
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Bangladesh |
suffers from moonsoons |
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WHAT IS CARRYING CAPACITY |
the population that can be supportedindefinitely by its supporting system |
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Where Is the ring of fire? |
anarea in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large # of earthquakes andvolcanic eruptions occur. |
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What is culture |
an assimilation of people |
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Straits |
are narrow passage of water connecting two seas or larger area of water |
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birthrate picture |
men and woman |
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THE SUN NEVER SETS OFBRITISH EMPIRE |
wastold around the world- the empire will never die. |
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Berlin Wall |
West/East to keep western fascists from entering Germany. to stop the flow ofemigrants by closing its border for good. |
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What is the Magna Carta |
thefirst document imposed upon a ,king of England by a group of his subjects … tolimit his powers by law and protected their rights. |
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The book about spring was about |
the environment |
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Culture shock |
thefeeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to anunfamiliar culture, way of life. |
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Pure economy |
producers and consumers have the freedom to maketheir own economic decisions, without those decisions being guided or dictatedby a central controlling mechanism. |
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the first Democracy |
was in Greece |
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Generation Gap |
differences of outlooks or opinions between people of different generations |
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Plessy VS. Fergision |
about racial issues |
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1920s |
women rights women rights granted in 1950s |
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what would happen is American money depleted like Europe? |
it would be cheaper for Europeans to come to America but more money for Americas to go to Europe. |
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Judical Branch |
interprets the meaning of laws, applies laws toindividual cases, and decides if laws violate the constitution. |
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Legislative Branch |
is the part of the government that writes andvotes on laws …they declare war. |
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Executive Branch |
theGovernment that makes sure the laws are obeyed. The president is the head ofthis branch. |
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President |
workout treaties with other nations, and is also the commander in chief of thearmed forces. - |
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CONGRESS |
hastwo parts- The US senate (each states has 2 members/ has 100 members) and the US House of Representatives (HOR,each state has one/ has 435 members) |
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Supreme court |
thehead of the Judicial branch/ the decisions made by this court is of nationalimportance. These decisions are completely final |
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Romans |
Helped civilization create roads and rock circle |
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what is the rosetta stone |
hieroglyphics – a script made up of small picturesthat was used in ancient Egypt for texts. –was Granite/ steel |
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Karl Marx |
wasall about the Government he was a Journalist that criticized the political andcultural establishments. |
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Dred Scott V. Sandford |
landmarkdecision by the U.S Supreme Court in which the Court held that AfricanAmericans, whether enslaved or free could not be American Citizens and couldnot sue in federal court. |
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ANDREW JACKSON |
influential–and polarizing–political figure during the 1820s and 1830s.- leaderof the new Democratic Party.- A supporter of states’ rights and slavery’sextension into the new western territories,- polarizing issues such as the Bankof the United States. |
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JOHN LOCKE |
English Philosopherand political theorist- developed Liberalism- key advocate in scientificrevolution- created the theory of self, politics, and religioustolerance(separation of church and state. |
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Thomas Jeffersonbought the Louisiana purchase |
wanted to find water route- Lewis and Clarkexplored Missouri found Sacagawea- recorded detailed maps which paved the wayfor westward expansion. |
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that odd picture |
is GARY |
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Fredrick Douglass |
· symbol of slavery liberation o Born a slave-ran away, leader against slavery. o Able to tell story and became an agent forchange in American o National discussion helped Abe Lincoln aboutslavery… traveled all over Europe. |
