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82 Cards in this Set
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Declaration of Independence (DOI)
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Statement adopted by the Continental Congress and revealed the 13 Colonies which were to be Independent from Britain (Thomas Jefferson)
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Articles of Confederation (AOC)
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Written document that established functions of the national gov.
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Constitutional Convention
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Addressed problems in the gov of the US. (Weak central gov.)
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Great Compromise
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Settled disputes between small and large states by guaranteeing equal representation in congress
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Bill of Rights
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First 10 amendments to the U.S. constitution (1791)
FREEDOM OF RELIGION SPEECH PRESS AND ASSEMBLY SPEEDY JURY TRIAL PROTECTION |
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George Washington Farewell Address
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Don't make treaties with other countries. Do not join in on other countries.
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Louisiana Purchase
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US acquired a lot of land over 828,000 square miles
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Ammendmets 13-15
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13: no slavery
14:people born in US are citizens 15:all citizens have right to vote |
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Compromise of 1850
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Fugitive slave act was amended and slave trade was gone in DC. California was a free state, utah was created
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Kansas Nebraska Act
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Created territories Kansas and Nebraska, repealed Missouri compromise (white men determined slavery or not)
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Kansas Nebraska Act
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Created territories Kansas and Nebraska, repealed Missouri compromise (white men determined slavery or not)
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Jim crow laws
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Legalized segregation of Blacks and Whites
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Monroe doctrine
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European powers must respect Western US as the US interest
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Monroe doctrine
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European powers must respect Western US as the US interest
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Homestead act
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Adult citizens received a lot of land
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Monroe doctrine
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European powers must respect Western US as the US interest
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Homestead act
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Adult citizens received a lot of land
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Dawes Act
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Allowed president to survey Indian land and divide it
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Monroe doctrine
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European powers must respect Western US as the US interest
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Homestead act
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Adult citizens received a lot of land
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Dawes Act
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Allowed president to survey Indian land and divide it
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Laissez Faire Capitalism
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Government leaves people alone, separation of Economy and state
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Monroe doctrine
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European powers must respect Western US as the US interest
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Homestead act
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Adult citizens received a lot of land
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Dawes Act
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Allowed president to survey Indian land and divide it
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Laissez Faire Capitalism
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Government leaves people alone, separation of Economy and state
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Progressive Movement
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Period of social activism and political reform
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Monroe doctrine
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European powers must respect Western US as the US interest
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Homestead act
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Adult citizens received a lot of land
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Dawes Act
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Allowed president to survey Indian land and divide it
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Laissez Faire Capitalism
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Government leaves people alone, separation of Economy and state
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Progressive Movement
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Period of social activism and political reform
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19th amendment
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American women could vote
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Monroe doctrine
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European powers must respect Western US as the US interest
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Homestead act
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Adult citizens received a lot of land
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Dawes Act
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Allowed president to survey Indian land and divide it
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Laissez Faire Capitalism
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Government leaves people alone, separation of Economy and state
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Progressive Movement
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Period of social activism and political reform
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19th amendment
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American women could vote
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Booker T Washington
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Leader of African American Community,black education
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Monroe doctrine
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European powers must respect Western US as the US interest
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Homestead act
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Adult citizens received a lot of land
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Dawes Act
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Allowed president to survey Indian land and divide it
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Laissez Faire Capitalism
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Government leaves people alone, separation of Economy and state
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Progressive Movement
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Period of social activism and political reform
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19th amendment
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American women could vote
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Booker T Washington
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Leader of African American Community,black education
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W.E.B Du Bois
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Social justice, founder of NAACP
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NAACP
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National Association for the Advancement of Color People. Civil rights organization
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NAACP
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National Association for the Advancement of Color People. Civil rights organization
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Upholds constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation.
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NAACP
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National Association for the Advancement of Color People. Civil rights organization
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Upholds constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation.
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Jacob Riis
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A muckraking journalist and social documentary photographer
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NAACP
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National Association for the Advancement of Color People. Civil rights organization
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Upholds constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation.
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Jacob Riis
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A muckraking journalist and social documentary photographer
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Upton Sinclair
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Well known for his novel o muckraking, the jungle.
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Imperialism causes
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Political
Economical Religious Idealogic Exploratory |
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Imperialism causes
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Political
Economical Religious Idealogic Exploratory |
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Anti-Imperialism View
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No need for newer land
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Imperialism causes
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Political
Economical Religious Idealogic Exploratory |
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Anti-Imperialism View
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No need for newer land
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Annexation of Hawaii
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The queen was overthrown, president Benjamin Harrison submitted treaty to annex Hawaiian islands
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Imperialism causes
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Political
Economical Religious Idealogic Exploratory |
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Anti-Imperialism View
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No need for newer land
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Annexation of Hawaii
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The queen was overthrown, president Benjamin Harrison submitted treaty to annex Hawaiian islands
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National Origins Act
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A law that severely restricts immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that discriminated against immigrants from south/east Europe
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Sacco Vanzetti
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2 italian men murdered at shoe factory
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Sacco Vanzetti
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2 italian men murdered at shoe factory
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Causes of Great Depression
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Stock market crash
Bank failures Reduction in purchasing Over production |
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Sacco Vanzetti
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2 italian men murdered at shoe factory
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Causes of Great Depression
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Stock market crash
Bank failures Reduction in purchasing Over production |
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Bank run
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Sudden withdrawal of deposits of just one bank
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Sacco Vanzetti
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2 italian men murdered at shoe factory
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Causes of Great Depression
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Stock market crash
Bank failures Reduction in purchasing Over production |
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Bank run
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Sudden withdrawal of deposits of just one bank
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FDR new deal
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Reimagines role of gov
Relief Recovery Reform |
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Work relief
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Meant to be for government projects.
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Bank holiday
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A day that banks are closed
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Second new deal
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Second stage of new deal
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Court packing controversy
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Add more justices to US supreme court
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