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27 Cards in this Set
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The first Thanksgiving was in....?
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1621
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Townshend Acts
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of 1767, places large import taxes on glass,lead, and tea. And led directly to the Boston Tea Party.
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Intolerable Acts
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A punishment on the colonies for the Boston Tea Party and other protests.
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2nd Continental Congress began when?
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May 1775
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When did the Revolutionary war end & why?
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1781, when the British were surrounded by American troops and the French fleet.
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When was the treaty of Paris signed?
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1783
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Louisiana Purchase
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Was in 1803, paid to France for $15 Million dollars.
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Monroe Doctrine
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1823, No European powers allowed to colonize the America's.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Ended the war and resulted in the mexican cession in 1848. Where mexico gave the U.S. california, utah, nevada,& parts of new mexico, arizona,colorado, and wyoming.
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Jefferson Davis
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Was elected president of the Conferdacy in the 1860's.
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How did the Civil War Start?
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With the Confederacy firing on Fort Sumter in april 1861.
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When did the Civil War end?
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April 9th, 1865, when Robert e. lee surrendered.
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13 Amendment of 185 did what?
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Abolished slavery in the u.s.
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What time period was there a tremendous number of immigrants to the U.S.?
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1870-1900
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Outlawed: Monopolies
price-fixing underproduction of goods and any other form of monopolizing among producers of a similar product. |
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Hepburn Act
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Gave interstate commerce commission increased authority to regulate the nation's railroads.
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In what year did World War 1 start?
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1910, Because of conflicts over boundary lines and power struggles.
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List the Central Powers of WWI.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary Turkey Bulgaria |
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List the Allied powers of WWI.
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Great Britain
France russia Belgium italy usa |
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When was the "treaty of Versailles" signed? & what was one of the conditions?
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1919, the league of nations was to be established to maintain peace throughout the world.
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19th Amendment
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Ratified in 1920, guaranteed the women's right to vote.
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18th Amendment
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Ratified the 1919, outlawed alcohol.
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Immigration Acts
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of 1921 and 1924, were to preserve american workers jobs and limit the number of immigrants who could enter the country.
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The stock market crashed when? and what were the unemployment rates?
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1929, by 1932 the number of unemployed was 11 million.
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List of agencies created by the "New Deal".
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Social Security System
Federal Housing Administration Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Agricultural Adjustment Act |
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Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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est. the civil rights commission to investigate illegal voting requirements based on race, national origin, or religion.
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John F. Kennedy was inaugerated when?
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january 20th 1961
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