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102 Cards in this Set
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Battle of Antietam
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In Maryland during the Civil War
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Bank of the United States
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Alexander Hamilton
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Brown vs. Board of Edu of Topeka
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"seperate but equal" is unconstitutional
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Boxer Rebellion
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Chinese Nationalist protest against American commercial domination
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Limited freedoms of speech and press during undeclared war with France in 1798
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Founded in 1833 by Arthur and Lewis Tappan, and Theodore Weld
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American Anti-Slavery Society
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Encouraged colonization of free blacks to Africa in 1816
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American Colonization Society
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Seige in the Texas war for independence in 1836. Davy crocket n Jim bowie die.
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Batlle of the Alamo
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A program of internal movements and protective tariffs promoted by Henry Clay in 1824
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American System
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One of the bloodiest battle of the civil war in Maryland
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Battle of Antietam
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those who opposed the constitution as a limitation on individual and states' rights
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Anti-federalists
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site of surrender of confederate general Robert E. Lee to the Union general U.S. Grant marking the end of the civil war
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Appommattox Court House, VA
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Revolt in 1676 against Virginian administration who failed to protect settlers from invading indians
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Bacons Rebellion
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Proposed by A. Hamilton to issue a uniform currency, make business loans, and collect tax monies in 1791
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Bank of the United States
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Laws that restricted the rights of formal slaves
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Black Codes
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Nickname for the violence between pro- and anitslavery settlers in Kansas in 1856
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"Bleeding Kansas"
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Clash between British soldiers and a Boston mob in 1770
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Boston Massacre
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the dumping of tea by the sons of liberty to protest the tea act
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Boston tea party
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chinese protest against western domination and cultural influence in 1900
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Boxer rebellion
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First land engagements of the civil war in VA
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Battles of Bull Run
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First major battle of the revolutionary war in MA
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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scheme to lead secession of the lousianna territory from the U.S.
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Burr conspiracy
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norther republicans of the reconstruction south
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carpetbaggers
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union victory in Tennessee that gave north control of important railways
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Battle of Chancerllorsville
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Act that guaranteed rights of citizenship to freedmen
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Civil Rights Act of 1866
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A reaction to the Boston Tea party that forced payment for the tea and forced british quartering in private homes
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Coercive/Intolerable Acts
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Compromise mediated by Henry Clay that included a stronger fugitive slave law
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Compromise of 1850
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Compromise that granted Rutherford B. Hayes presidency in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, marking the end of reconstruction
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Compromise of 1877
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Meeting in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation in 1787
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Constitutional Convention
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Army commanded by General George Washington to fight the British
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Continental Army
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Representatives that formulated actions against British policies
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Continental Congress
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Northerners who opposed the Civil War
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Copperheads
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Document adopted on July 4, 1776, that granted independence from Britain. Written by T. Jefferson
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Declaration of Independence
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Court Decision that ruled out slaves ability to sue for freedom because it would violate the rights of slaveholders in 5th amendment
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Dred Scot vs. Sandford
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A proclamation of Abe Lincoln that freed the slaves in 1863.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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An attempt to exert economic pressure in reaction to British impressment of American Sailors
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Embargo Act of 1807
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Collection of 85 essays written in support of the Constitution by A. Hamilton, J. Madison, and J. Jay
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The Federalist
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party that favored a strong central government
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Federalist party
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Fort bombarded by the British in 1814; francis scott key wrote the star spangled banner here
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Fort McHenry
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First battle of the Civil War where the federal fort was captured by the confederates
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Fort Sumpter
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This Amendment guranteed the rights of citizenship to former slaves
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Fourteenth Amendment
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AKA the seven years war between England and France for control over North America East of the Miss. River
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French and Indian War
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This Act gave federal authority, in cases involving runaway slaves, so much more prejudiced in favor of slaveholders.
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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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A Protestant movement that proclaimed the literal truth of the bible
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Fundamentalism
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The buying of land from Mexico for the Southern Pacific Railroads transcontinental route
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Gadsden Purchase
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A confederate defeat that ended the South's chances in the Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Period from the end of the Civil war to the turn of the Century; also a book written by Mark Twain
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The Gilded Age
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An educational and social organizational movement for farmers that lobbied for governmental control of railroad and grain elevator rates
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Granger Movement
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Religious revival movement in 1720's- 1740's by John Edwards and George Whitefield
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Great Awakening
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Mediated the differences between New Jersey and Virginia delegations by providing for a bicameral legislature: the upper house have equal representation; the lower house appointed by population
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Great Compromise(Connecticut Compromise)
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This party favored issuance of unsecured paper money to help farmers repay debts
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Greenback party
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Meeting of New England Federalists to protest the War of 1812; proposed seven amendments that were left untouched due to the ending of the war
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Hartford Convention
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This act authorized Congress to grant 160 acres of public land to a western settler, who had only to live on the land for 5 years to gain title
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Homestead Act
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This act sought to stablize the economy by preventing state banks from printing unsecured paper currency and establishing an independent treasury based on specie
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Independent Treasury Act
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Treaty with Britain that got Britain to agree to vacate forts in the Northwest territories and disagreements(prewar debts, shipping claims) would be settled by commission
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Jay's Treaty
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Act that allowed newly organized territories north of Missouri to decide the slavery issue for themselves.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Was passed in response to the Alien n Sed. Acts and held that states could nullify an act of Congress if they deemed it unconstitutional.
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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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First of 4 colonial wars between England and France
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King Williams War
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Turning point of the Revolutionary War in the South
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Battle of Kings Mountain
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Nativist, anti-catholic third party in reaction to large scale immigration of Irish and Germans
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Know-Nothing party
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Divided Northwest territory into 36 sections
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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Helped U.S. pay for Civil war by authorizing the printing of paper currency
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Legal Tender Act(1862)
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The first shots fired in the Rev. War near Boston
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Campaign debates in 1858 that focused on issue of slavery
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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Jefferson's purchase in 1803 from France that doubled the territory of the U.S.
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Louisiana Purchase
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A movement in 1826 that promoted adult public education through lectures and performances
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Lyceum movement
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First court decision to declare a federal law unconstitutional
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Marbury vs. Madison(1803)
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Court decision in which John Marshall supported the federal gov. vs. the states holding that Md. couldn't tax the Second bank of the U.S.
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McCulloch vs. Maryland(1819)
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War for control of Cali. and New Mexico from 1846-1848
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Mexican War
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This act established military governments in 10 confederate states and permitted freedmen to vote
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Military Reconstruction Act
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Deal proposed by Henry Clay to resolve the slave/free imbalance in Congress that resulted in Missouri's admission as a slave state; Maine's admission as a free state offset Missouri so slavery was prohibited in the remainder of the Lousianna territory north of Southern border of Misso.
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Missouri Compromise
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Declared that the American continents would be closed to colonization but that the U.S. would honor existing colonies of European nations in 1823
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Monroe Doctrine
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Was passed by English parliament to control colonial trade and boost the mercantile system in 1650
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Navigation Acts
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This created the Northwest territory, established conditions for self-government, included the bill of rights, and permanently prohibited slavery
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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concept of invalidation of a federal law within the borders of the state
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Nullification
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A memorandum recommending the seizure of Cuba to increase slave holding territory in the U.S.
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Ostend Manifesto
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Was signed in 1783 to end the Rev. War and recognized American Independence from Britain, also established the border between Canada and the U.S.
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Peace of paris
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Treaty with Spain in 1795 that established bounderies at the Miss. river and allowed open transportation on the Miss.
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Pickney's Treaty
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Allowed settlers to decide slavery issue for themselves
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popular sovereignty
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Act that required colonies to house and provision British troops
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Quartering Act(1765)
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The party organized in 1854 by antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and free soilers in response to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Republican party
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Southern white republicans who served in reconstruction governments
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Scalawags
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a storming of 1200 men seeking debt relief through issuance of paper currency and lower taxes in the winter of 1787
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Shay's Rebellion
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The bloodiest battle in American history in 1862, U. S. Grant was removed from command
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Battle of Shiloh
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Secret Organizations formed by Sam Adams, John Hancock, and others in response to the Stamp Act
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Sons of Liberty
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A system of filling federal government jobs with persons loyal to the party of the president; originated in A. Jackson's first term
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Spoils System
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An act in 1765 that placed a tax on all colonial printed matter, documents, dice, and playing cards
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Stamp Act
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Co. founded in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller that grew to be first industry-dominating trust
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Standard Oil Company
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Tax on refined sugar and other colonial products to raise revenue for Britain
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Sugar Act
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A federal tax on imported goods
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Tariff
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In 1867, this act stated that the president needed the Senates approval to remove any official; Andrew Johnson's violation of the law led to the radical republicans retaliation with his impeachment
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Tenure of Office Act
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An act passed by the British to punish the New York Assembly for failing to house soldiers, taxed tea and other commodities
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Townshend Acts
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Virginia and New Jersey Plans
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Virginia's plan called for a strong central government and a two house legislature apportioned by population; New Jersey wanted one legislative body with equal representation for each state
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A plan for reconstruction that required loyalty oaths, abolition of slavery, repudiation of war debts, and denial of political rights to high ranking Confederate officials; Lincoln refused to sign this bill
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Wade Davis Bill
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War fought with Britain over lingering conflicts that included impressment of American sailors, interference with shipping, and collusion with Northwest territory Indians.
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War of 1812
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A party united to oppose President Andrew Jackson in 1834; favored federal responsibility for internal improvements
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Whig party
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A violent protest by Penn farmers against tax on corn whiskey in 1794
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Whiskey Rebellion
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A proposal to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican war
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Wilmot Proviso
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Three French agents demanded payments in order to stop the plundering of American ships in 1797; the refusal to pay the bribe led to two years of war at sea with France
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XYZ Affair
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The illegal sale of the Yazoo lands(present day Alabama and Miss) by Georgia legislators, was settled by the court in fletcher vs. peck(1810)
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Yazoo Fraud
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The last battle of the Rev. war where General Cornwallis along with 7,000 British troops surrendered.
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Battle of Yorktown
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The treaty that ended the war of 1812.
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Treaty of Ghent(1814)
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