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33 Cards in this Set
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How long have people lived in North America before the Revolution?
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150 Years
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What were the Acts that were passed by the British?
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Stamp Act and Navigation Act
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What is the Olive Branch Petition?
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A petition to try to make peace with the king
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Who was the King of England during the Revolution?
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King George
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How did the French help us during the Revolution?
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By lending their Navy
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Where did Loyalists escape to?
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Canada
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What river became the border of the United States after the Revolution?
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Mississippi
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What is Federalism?
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System of government
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When was the Constitution signed?
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1787
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Bill of Rights?
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First 10 on the Constitution
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What did John Adams do?
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Creates navy, tries to limit freedom of speech, had XYZ affair
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What did John Quinecy do?
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Anti slavery, at age 14 he was secretary to the US minster of Russia
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What did Buchanan do?
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Never married, Ruled dred scoot case, Supported Kansas becoming slave state, states begin to succeed away
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What did Tyler do?
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Referred to as “his accidency”, became president after harrison
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What did Jackson do?
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Known as “Old Hickory”, started democratic party, dueled all the time, fought off an attempted assassination
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What did Madison do?
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reason we have separation of powers, Declared war on Britian (War of 1812)
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What did Harrison do?
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Shortest term(1 Month), Gave longest speech in the cold without a coat
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What did Monroe do?
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Got Flordia, Made Monroe Doctine, got Mississippi compromise
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What did Van Buran do?
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Established our border with Canada, unpopular because fought Indians, predicted civil war would happen
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What did Polk do?
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Youngest President(49), wanted to annex Oregon and Texas
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Who were king and queen of France during the French Revolution?
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Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette
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What caused the French Revolution?
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Taxes and lack of food
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What was the National Assembly?
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A group formed by the middle class to stop the king and queen
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What did Thomas Hobbes think?
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Believed all people were naturally selfish and wicked. Man gave up rights for peace. WE should put are faith in government to provide peace.
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What did John Looke think?
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Believed people could learn from experience and improve themselves. We have ablilty to self govern ourselves.We have natural right: life, liberty, and property. People have the right to overthrow the government.
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What did Voltaire think?
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Wanted "Civil Liberties" tolerance, freedom of religion, freedom of speech. Against slave trade and religious prejudice. Critized politians through books.
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What did Montesquie think?
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Admired Britan's separation of powers and wanted France to have it.
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What did Jean-Jacques think?
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Believed everyone was good but society corrupts. Thought the good of community was better than the good of one.
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What did John Calvin think?
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Government and religion should be interrelated. Divinity and worship should be applied to upholding the laws of man.
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What did William Blackstone think?
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People have the right to property and "Sole and despotic dominion which one man claims and exercises over the external things of the world."
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What did Thomas Jefferson think?
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People are with certain "God Given" rights that cannot taken away
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What did Benjamin Franklin think?
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Considered First American. Wanted equal rights and enlightenment ides of Locke, Montesquieu, and others
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What did Adam Smith think?
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Economic Liberty leads to economic progress, no government interface, wealth of nations.
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