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41 Cards in this Set
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Why is the year 1607 important in U.S. history?
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Founding of Jamestown
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Why is the year 1776 important in U.S. history?
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Signing of the Declaration of Independence
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Why is the year 1787 important in U.S. history? Be able to name 3 events
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Ratification of the Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, Whiskey Rebellion
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Why is the year 1803 important in U.S. history?
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Louisiana Purchase, Marbury v. Madison (judicial review)
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Why are the years 1861-1865 important in U.S. history?
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U.S. Civil War
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Which amendment outlawed all forms of slavery?
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13th
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Which amendment guarantees freedom of religion and the right to assemble peacefully?
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1st
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Which amendment gave freed African American men the right to vote?
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15th
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Which constitutional amendment gave full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US (except for Native Americans)
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14th
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What court case declared that all slaves were not and could never become citizens of the U.S.?
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
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Which court case ruled in favor of the Cherokee?
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Worcester vs. Georgia
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Which president declared that he would not enforce this decision (referring to the Cherokee having the right to retain land)?
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Andrew Jackson
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Which court case established the principle of judicial review?
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Marbury vs. Madison
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Which court case ruled that only Congress can regulate commerical activity that has both intrastate & interstate dimensions?
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Ogden vs. Gibbons
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In which court case did the Supreme Court rule that Maryland could not tax the branch of the Bank of the US?
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McCulloch vs. Maryland
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What is an unalienable right?
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A right that can not be taken away
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What are 3 examples of unalienable rights? (from the Declaration of Independence)
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Life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness
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What banned further colonization of South America?
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Monroe Doctrine
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What are the 2 steps involved in amending the Constitution?
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1. 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress to propose the amendment.
2. 3/4 of 50 state legislatures vote to ratify the amendment |
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Who was President during the War of 1812?
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James Madison
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Who invented the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney
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What is a tariff?
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Tax on imported goods
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What was written during the War of 1812?
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"Star-Spangled Banner"
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What pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine criticized the British government and persuaded many colonists to support the idea of fighting for independence?
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Common Sense
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What abolitionist published the North Star?
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Frederick Douglass
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Who won the Election of 1860? What happened as a result of this?
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Abraham Lincoln, South seceded from the Union
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What was the name of the United States' first constitution?
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Articles of Confederation
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Where was the first battle of the Civil War?
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Ft. Sumter
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Who was President during the War of 1812?
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James Madison
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Which king did the colonies declare their independence from?
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King George III
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Where did the Civil War end?
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Appomattox Courthouse
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What was the turning point of the Civil War?
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The Battle of Gettysburg, end hope of South to launch an attack deep into Union territory
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Where was the first women's rights convention held?
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Seneca Falls
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Who was President during the Civil War (Union/Confederacy)
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Union: Lincoln
Confederacy: Jefferson Davis |
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What was written during the War of 1812?
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"Star-Spangled Banner"
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Who wrote our national anthem?
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Francis Scott Key
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What order by President Lincoln freed all the slaves in the areas that were rebelling against the Union?
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Emancipation Proclamation
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What were the first two political parties?
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Democratic-Republicans, Federalists
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Who were the leaders of the first 2 political parties?
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Thomas Jefferson (D-R), Alexander Hamilton (Fed.)
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Where was the first battle of the American Revolution? (Hint: Think of the shots heard 'round the world)
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Lexington & Concord
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Who won the Election of 1860?
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Abraham Lincoln
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