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57 Cards in this Set
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Identify imperial wars between England & France between 1688-1750 |
- King William's War
- Queen Anne's War
- War of Jenkin's Ear
- King George's War |
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Describe the local impact of global wars |
- Tax increases, issued paper money which led to depreciation |
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Explain the consequences of Britain's victory in the French & Indian War |
- France got kicked out of North America
- Britain becomes strongest superpower
- Massive number of British troops in North America
-Britain amassed a large debt |
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Describe the key ideas in the Declaration of Rights |
- Parliament doesn't represent us, they don't control us |
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Identify & explain the importance of Revolutionary War battles |
- Lexington & Concord: First battles of Revolution
- Trenton, NJ: On Christmas Day, Washington ambushes Hessian troops and wins decisive win
- Princeton: Around New Years, another decisive win for America
- Yorktown: Final battle of Revolution, British are surrendered after they get trapped in Chesapeake |
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Describe the American economy under the Articles of Confederation |
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Explain key characteristics of the Northwest Ordinances |
- Prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory |
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Describe the key points of the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and The Great Compromise |
Virginia Plan: Bicameral, states w/ large population get more representatives
New Jersey Plan: Unicameral, one vote per state (opposite of Virginia Plan)
Great Compromise: -Senate: Each state has 2 senators -House of Rep: Each state is represented on population |
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Explain the characteristics of Hamilton's financial plan |
- To pay off all debt, with interest
- Create revenue tariffs (like sales tax)
- Create a national bank |
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Describe the key characteristics of the Treaty of Paris 1783 |
- Britain recognizes US independence
- US gains trans-Appalachian west
- Britain demands US repay debts or they will fight again
-King George demands loyalists be payed for their losses
- US goes into severe depression after Revolution |
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Identify events that led to the rise of political parties |
- Establishment of banks in US
- Neutrality Proclamation
- Jay's Treaty |
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Explain the consequences of the War of 1812 |
- Federalist Party is crippled
- British, Canadians, & Americans never fight again
- Destroys Native American resistance in Trans-Appalachian West
- Huge wave of nationalism in US
- Large national debt
- Andrew Jackson becomes national hero |
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Describe the causes of "the Market Revolution" |
- Improved transportation system (steam boats)
- Railroads connect areas without water |
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Identify significant transportation innovations of the antebellum period |
- Steamboat |
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward |
Protects rights of chartered corporations |
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McCulloch v. Maryland |
Federal institutions > State |
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Gibbons v. Ogden |
Commerce Clause |
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Fletcher v. Peck |
Contracts can't be interfered with by gov't |
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Pontiac's Rebellion |
A war between Native Americans and British soldiers to drive the British out of the Michigan area, which was ultimately unsuccessful |
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Proclamation Line of 1763 |
An imaginary line that was created to keep the colonists from going into Native American territory |
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George Greenville |
Prime Minister of Great Britain that passed Stamp Act |
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Stamp Act Congress |
Gathering of representatives to protest against British taxation |
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Sugar Act, Molasses Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Quebec Act, Tea Act, Embargo Act |
All referred to as the Intolerable Acts by Americans which were made to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party |
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Virtual Representation |
Stated that members of congress reserved right to speak for interests of all British subjects |
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Townshend Act |
A series of acts meant to raise revenue |
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Republicanism |
An ideology that power is always dangerous |
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Constitutionalism |
Liberty is a collective right held by the people against the rulers |
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Non-Importation |
Forbade the importation of certain British goods |
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First Continental Congress |
Meeting of delegates from 12 colonies early in the American Revolution |
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Hessians |
German soldiers for the British Army |
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Thomas Paine |
Wrote "Common Sense" that inspired colonists to fight for independence. |
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Common Sense |
It explained the advantages and needs for independence in simple language |
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Second Continental Congress |
Convention of delegates from all 13 colonies after the American Revolution began |
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Articles of Confederation |
First written constitution of the US. States were independent |
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Shay's Rebellion |
American farmers protest against tax collections by burning records |
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Federalist Papers |
A collection of articles and essays promoting the ratification of the US Constitution |
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Anti-Federalists |
Republicans who warned of dangers of corruption and tyranny |
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Coverture |
A legal doctrine whereby, upon marriage, a woman's legal rights and obligations were subsumed by those of her husband |
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Identify & explain the three legal ways to free slaves |
- Manumission: Slave owners would buy and then free slaves
- Abolition: Slaves are freed everywhere at once
- Emancipation: Process of being removed from legal restriction |
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Localism |
People are unaware of global events, only local ones |
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Little Turtle |
Native American leader that won many victories against the US during Northwest Indian Wars |
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Fallen Timbers |
Final battle of Northwest Indian Wars, decisive victory for US |
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Treaty of Greenville |
Ended Northwest Indian War |
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Whiskey Rebellion |
Tax protest on whiskey tax |
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Toussaint Louverture |
Leader of Haitian Revolution, brought independence of Haiti |
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Citizen Genet |
Came to US to gather support for France in the wars it was involved in |
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Proclamation of Neutrality |
Announcement by George Washington that US would remain neutral in France/Britain conflict |
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Jay Treaty |
Treaty with US and Britain that averted war |
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XYZ Affair |
Led to the Quasi-War |
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Quasi-War |
An undeclared war between US and France fought at sea |
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Judiciary Act of 1801 |
Reduced size of supreme court to 5 |
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Gabriel's Rebellion |
A slave who planned a rebellion. He escape but was later turned in by another slave |
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Marbury v. Madison |
Congress cannot pass laws that go against Constitution |
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Hartford Convention |
Convention of federalists to talk about War of 1812 |
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Waltham System |
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Tippecanoe |
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2nd Great Awakening |
A Protestant revival movement during early 19th century |
