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51 Cards in this Set
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Sam Adams was ______.
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the leader of the Son's of Liberty.
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Thomas Paine was ______.
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the author of the influential pamphlet "Common Sense."
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George Washington was ______.
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the commander of the Continental Army.
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Thomas Jefferson was ______.
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the author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Why was the Mayflower Compact so important?
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It was an important step in the development of democracy in America because it expressed the importance of self-government.
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The Great Compromise was about...
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large states wanting representation based on poplulation vs. small states wanting equal representation.
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What PROBLEM did Patrick Henry have with the U.S.Constitution?
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It did not sufficiently protect the rights and liberties of individuals.
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England's distance from the colonies...
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caused representitative to grow in colonial America.
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The Bill of Rights gives individuals...
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freedom of speech, right to bear arms, and the right to protest.
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What was the biggest problem with the Articles of Confederation?
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weak central government
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The First Amendment gives individuals...
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freedom of speech, petition, assemble(protest), religion, and of the press.
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An Amendment to the Constitution must...
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be proposed by a 2/3 vote of the House and Senate
or be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures. |
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What did the Northwest Ordinance do?
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It established a procedure for territories to become states as their populations grew.
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The southern colonies grew tobacco, rice, and other cash crops because...
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they had a warm climate and fertile soil.
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The northern colonies fished and build boats because...
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they had rocky soil and long winters.
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The federalist wanted a...
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strong national government and pushed for the ratification of the Constitution.
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The anti-federalist wanted...
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a Bill of Rights to declare and protect the rights of the people.
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American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington |
-first shots fired
-a small skirmish |
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American Revolution
The Battle of Saratoga |
-boosted morale
-France sent soldiers and ships -Spain and the Netherlands joined the alliance |
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What were the causes of the American Revolution?
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-Boston Massacre
-Stamp Act -Intolerable Acts -Boston Tea Party |
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What documents did authors of the U.S.Constitution use as models?
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-Magna Carta
-House of Burgesses -Mayflower Compact -DOI |
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The policies of President Andrew Jackson did what to the Cherokee Indidans?
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The policies forced them to move west of the Mississippi River in, what came to be known as, the Trail of Tears.
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Political parties were formed after...
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a disagreement between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.
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The developments of the Industrial Revolution were aided by...
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-steamboats
-cotton gin -national roads -interchanabale parts |
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Judicial review was establishment because of...
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the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison.
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Horace Mann=
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education
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Thomas Jefferson=
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DOI
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George Washington=
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1st President of the United States
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Ulysses S. Grant=
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General of the Union Army
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Robert E. Lee=
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General of the Confederate Army
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Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
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Women's Rights Movement
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13th Amendment
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abolished slavery in all parts of the United States
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14th Amendment
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granted full citizenship to all individuals born in the United States
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15th Amendment
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prohibits the state and federal government from denying the rights to vote to any male citizen because of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
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What lead to the secession of South Carolina?
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-Missouri Compromise
-Compromise of 1850 -Bloody Kansas -Lincoln elected President |
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Scalawags were...
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non-slave holding farmers or business leaders who had opposed secession in the first place.
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Carpetbaggers were...
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white Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction. They supported the Republicans and served as Republican leaders.
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The Black Codes were...
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aimed at controling the freed men and women and allowed the plantation owners to exploit African American workers
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In his Inaugural Address, President Abraham Lincoln wanted Reconstruction to...
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restore the Union without hatred toward the South.
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Sharecropping=
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A landowner rented a plot of land to a sharecropper, or farmer, along with a shack, seeds and tools, and perhaps a mule. In return the sharecropper shared a percentage of their crop with the landowner.
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The Freedman's Bureau=
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Established to help the former enslaved persons by providing education, medical treatment, food and clothing, and it helped them aquire land and fair wages.
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Primary source=
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is an artifact, a document, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study.
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Secondary source=
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can be a person with direct knowledge of a situation, or a document created by such a person. Secondary sources involve generalization, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of the original information.
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John Adams=
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Second President of the United States of America
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Thomas Jefferson=
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Third President of the United States of America
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James Madison=
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Fourth President of the United States of America
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James Monroe=
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Fifth President of the United States of America
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What were some of the effects of "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"
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-North saw how bad slavery was
-South angry at the bad picture it painted |
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The first battle of the Civil War was _______.
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Fort Sumter
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The first battle of the American Revolution was _____.
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Lexington
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Who is the bestest History teacher ever?
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Mrs. Faith
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