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30 Cards in this Set
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Homespun |
The wearing of this rough cloth became a sign of patriotism during the boycott |
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Loyalist |
Name given to Americans who felt a strong sense of connection to Britain and believed that British laws should be upheld |
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Boycott |
This term means to stop buying a good as a means of protest |
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Proclomation act of 1763 |
This act drew a line from North to South along the Appalachian mountains and declared that no colonists should settle west of this line without government permission |
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Stamp act |
This act was the first direct tax on the colonists and set if a huge debate on which body had the right to levy taxes on the colonists |
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Emancipation |
This term means freedom from enslavement |
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Custom dution |
Tax placed on both imports and exports |
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Tea act of 1773 |
Allowed the British east India company to sell their main products directly to shopkeepers and more cheaply than the same products sold by the dutch. |
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Rebublic |
This is a form of government where power resides with a body of citizens entitled to vote for elected represesentitives who in turn govern according to laws of constitution |
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John Locke |
Natural rights, the government's responsibilities to protest those rights, and that society can be improved becAme core American beliefs |
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Montesequie |
It said for li every of people that government should be separated |
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Common sense |
Persuasive pamphlet declared by king George 3 to be a tyrant and colonies should be independent . The publication greatly changed public opinion in favor of Independence |
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Patrick Henry |
He declared give me liberty or give me death |
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Alexander Hamilton |
Established bank of USA...his Dave is on the 10 dollar bill |
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War hawks |
Nickname for members of Congress who were pushing for war with England |
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Ben Franklin |
Old guy from Pennsylvania brought years experience,wisdom, and since of humor to the constitutional convection convention...known gir a lot and is on 100 dollar bill |
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Coercive acts |
This collection of laws violated several traditional English rights and was was designed to punish Massachusetts and end colonial challenges to British authority |
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John Adams |
This federalist beat out a Republican to be tye second pres of the United states...he presided over tye country for a quasi war |
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James madison |
Called by a colleague as the best informed man on in point in debate ...vest k own for being a key framer in the consitution |
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Benedict arnold |
This American commander sold military secrets to the British abd webt over to the other side during the war for independence ..his name is niw synonymous for "traitor" |
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Northwest ordinance |
Provide basis for governing the territories that were not yet states ...it also garentee rights for certain people living in the area and outlawed slavery |
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John marshal |
Made judicial branch of US and true check on other two branches and served 34 years abd chief justice of supreme court |
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Alien and sedition acts |
Aimed at calming the public during a time of heightened tension with France...hard fir immigrants to become citeens |
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Nullification |
This is a theory that's a state could declare law passed by the government "invalid" if states regard it as unconstitutional |
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Louisiana purchase |
Duo led size of USA and co trip of Mississippi |
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Lewis and clark |
Went and discovered the Oregon territory with a group they led |
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Manifest destiny |
This is giw tye USA extended there territory all the way ti the Pacific ocean |
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Thomas jefferson |
Write deceleration if I dependence ..served two terms |
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Yorktown |
End if the revolutionary war |
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Marbury vs Madison |
Established right of supreme court to judicial review declared if laws passed by congress were constitutional or not |
