Us History Semester 1 Exam

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provided the basis for governing much of the western territory

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Northwest Ordinance

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this established a method for surveying western lands

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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this was a group of delegates from each state that made up an entire government

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Congress

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when farmers in Massachusetts revolted against increased taxes

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Shay's Revolt

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economic slowdown

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recession

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In 1785, states began issuing this

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paper money

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a major dispute with Spain involved the border between Spanish territory and the state of...

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Georgia

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during the boycotts of the 1760's and the Revolutionary War, America artisans and manufacturers had prospered by making goods that people previously bought from ...

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Britain

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Even before independence was declared, patriot leaders at the continental congress realized that the colonies needed to be united under some type of...

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central government

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Congress under the Articles of confederation was not given the power to...

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impose taxes

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people who support a strong national government

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nationalists

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this modified the Articles of confederation to make the central government stronger

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new jersey plan

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system of federal courts that would interpret the laws

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judicial branch of government

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two houses of Congress that would make the laws

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legislative branch

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headed by a president who would implement and enforce federal laws

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executive branch

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the system created to prevent any one of the three branches of government from becoming too powerful is called...

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checks and balances

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who was an influential nationalist, member of the Virginia assembly, and head of its commerce committee?

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james madison

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a plan that proposed scrapping the Articles of confederation and creating a new national government with the power to make laws binding upon the states and raise money through taxes was called the...

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virginia plan

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the great compromise proposed that in one house of congress-the house of representatives-the states would be represented according to the size of their...

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population

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the compromise that stated every 5 enslaved people in a state would count as three free persons for determining both representation and taxes was called the...

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three-fifths compromise

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great patriot from Massachusetts who had objections to the Constitution

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Sam Adams

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believed the constitution should have a bill of rights

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edmund randolph

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supporters of the consitution

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federalists

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a collection of essays written by james madison, alexander hamilton, and john jay

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The Federalist

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opponents of the consitution

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anitfederalists

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antifederalists opposed the consitution because they thought it endangered the independence of the...

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states

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how many states had to vote in favor of the constitution in order to put it into effect?

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9

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supporters of the ferderalists and the constitution included large landowners and...

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merchants and artisans who lived in large coastal cities

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by july 1788, all states had ratified the constitution except rhode island and...

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north carolina

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what required that importers pay a percentage of the value of their cargo when they landed in the US

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Tariff of 1789

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paper note promising to repay money after a certain length of time with interest

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bond

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what states that people have rights in the Consitution that are not listed

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9th amendment

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participants in the whiskey rebellion were grain and distilled whisley farmers who...

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protested the tax on the manufacture of whiskey

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Alexander hamilton believed that the government had implied powers because of this clause

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necessary and proper

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the nations first two political parties were the federalists and the...

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democratic-republicans

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this granted the US the right to navigate the Mississippi and deposit goods at New Orleans

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Treaty of san lorenzo

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john jay negotiated this treaty and avoided war with britain

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jay's treaty

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when 12 native american nations agreed to give up part of southern ohio and indiana as well as land near chicago, detroit

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treaty of greenville

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washingtons farewell address warned american against...

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sectionalism

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chief justice of the US appointed by president adams

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john marshall

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mapped much of the upper Mississippi river in 1805 and headed west to find the headwaters of the Arkansas river in 1806

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zebulon pike

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to stamp out the movement that tecomsah had started, harrison sent troops to prophetstown to fight the battle known as....

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battle of tippecanoe

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this authroized the president to use the military to enforce acts of congress

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force bill

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the vice president under andrew jackson

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john c calhoun