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55 Cards in this Set
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She is a key figure in the study of the development of religious freedom in England's American colonies and the history of women in ministry. The state of Massachusetts honors her with a State House monument calling her a "courageous exponent of civil liberty and religious toleration
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Anne Hutchinson
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founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania.He was known as an early champion of democracy and religious freedom and famous for his good relations and his treaties with the Lenape Indians
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William Penn
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addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings" of other states.
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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Article IV of the united States Constituation is commonly known as the ...
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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is a clause in the United States Constitution, article VI, paragraph 2. The clause establishes the Constitution, Federal Statutes, and U.S. treaties as "the supreme law of the land". The text establishes these as the highest form of law in the American legal system, mandating that state judges uphold them, even if state laws or constitutions conflict.
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Supremacy Clause
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relates to the states. It outlines the obligations states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states. Furthermore, it provides for the admission of new states and the changing of state boundaries.
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Article Four of the United States Constitution
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states that the United States Congress shall have power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes".
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Commerce Clause
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Other names are:
Elastic Clause, the Basket Clause, the Coefficient Clause, and the Sweeping Clause |
The Necessary and Proper Clause
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The Congress shall have Power - To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
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The Necessary and Proper Clause : Elastic Clause
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How did sedentary agriculture change society?
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Sedentary agriculture changed society by farmers discovering that if they found one place to grow their crop, that they could harvest more
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Sedentary agriculture
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The belief that farming in one place will produce more harvest.
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Gives information about climatic and precipitation conditions prevalent in a region. Precipitation - rain AND/OR snow.
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Climate maps
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Features the type of natural resources or economic activities known in that area.
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Economic or resource maps
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Shows the physical features of an area, such as mountains and rivers
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Physical maps
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Indicates state and national boundaries.
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Political maps
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Shows the major highways, railway tracks, airports and places of interest within a country, county, state, province or city.
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Road maps
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Maps which use contour lines to highlight the shape and elevation of an area
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Topographic maps
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Part of the Constitution: each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful.
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Checks and Balances
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Published in 1776. Challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain
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Common Sense
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This political pamphlet brought the rising revolutionary sentiment into sharp focus by placing blame for the suffering of the colonies directly on the reigning British monarch, George III.
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Common Sense
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the belief that the United States was destined, even divinely ordained,[1] to expand across the North American continent, from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean.
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Manifest Destiny
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The address was intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe.
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Woodrow Wilsons 14 Points
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was the foreign policy of the administration of United States President Franklin Roosevelt toward the countries of Latin America
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The Good Neighbor policy
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The United States wished to have good relations with its neighbors, especially at a time when conflicts were beginning to rise once again, and this policy was more or less intended to garner Latin American support
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The Good Neighbor policy
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was the primary program, 1948-52, of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger economic foundation for the countries of Western Europe, and repelling the threat of internal communism after World War II.
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The Marshall Plan
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Imposed on England’s King John by his barons provided the first checks of the powers of the king. This document is considered to be the forerunner of constitutional law.
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Magna Carta (1215):
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Founded the first Lutheran church which was the first of the protestant denominations.
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(The Reformation) Martin Luther
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Began in 1517 when Martin Luther, a Catholic priest challenged the authorities of the Catholic church. Word of the protest spread rapidly due to the invention of the printing press, invented in 1440.
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The (Protestant) Reformation:
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One of the first Europeans t travel through Asia on the Silk Road, later wrote about all of his journeys.
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Marco Polo
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Was the first document of the American democracy and was signed by the Pilgrim men aboard the Mayflower in 1620.
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The Mayflower Compact
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Were the first Europeans to step foot on North America as early as 1000c.e. in present day Canada.
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Leif Ericsson and a small group of Vikings
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Spaniard first European to set foot on land that is currently the continental US as he explored Florida for the fountain of youth in 1513.
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Ponce de Leon
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His ship was the first to sail around the globe.
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Conquered the Aztecs for their riches. They believed he was part of an ancient prophecy.
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Herman Cortes
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Conquered the Incas in Peru and explored much of South America.
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Francisco Pizzaro
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First explorer to land in Texas. Trying to get to Florida.
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Cabeza de Vaca
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Explored much many southern states of US(Florida, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee).
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Hernando De Soto
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Explored much of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma in 1540 looking for 7 cities of gold.
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Francisco Coronado
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Sailed along the Pacific and after completing his voyage in 1580 was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
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Sir Francis Drake
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Established first English colony in America in 1587 on Roanoke Island, Virginia.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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France lost and lost all of its land east of the Mississippi river to the British.
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French and Indian War (1756- 1763)
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Was an early American lawyer and politician. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence,
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Roger Sherman
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Who is the Father of the Constitution
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James Madison
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What are the first 10 amendments called
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The Bill of Rights
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1st Amendment
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Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion and Petition
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2nd Ammendment
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Right to keep and bear arms
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3rd Amendment
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Conditions for quarters of soldiers
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. |
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4th Amendment
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Right of search and seizure regulated
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5th Amendment
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Provisons concerning prosecution
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6th Amendment
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Right to a speedy trial, witnesses, etc.
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7th Amendment
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Right to a trial by jury
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8th Amendment
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Excessive bail, cruel punishment
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. |
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9th Amendment
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Rule of construction of Constitution
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. |
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10th Amendment
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Rights of the States under Constitution
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. |
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Was a woman's suffrage leader.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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