Us History Semester 1 Final Exam Study Guide

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Laws and taxes that were imposed by the British

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Taxes against Colonies

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What were some of the taxes that Britain imposed on the colonists?

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Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Navigation Acts, Wool Act, Hat Act, and the Proclamation of 1763

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The first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced by the U.S. Constitution

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Articles of Confederation

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Consists of the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch

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American Government

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Consists of the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch

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American Government

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What does each branch of the U.S. Government do?

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Executive Branch: approves and carries out laws by the president

Legislative Branch: makes laws

Judicial Branch: interprets the laws

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The first settlement in Virginia that was unsuccessful due to a group of 120 English settlers that ended up returning to England because of a shortage of food and Indian attacks

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Roanoke

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The first settlement in Virginia that was unsuccessful due to a group of 120 English settlers that ended up returning to England because of a shortage of food and Indian attacks

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Roanoke

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Pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies

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French and Indian War

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Pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies

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French and Indian War

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American gained its independence during the Revolutionary War when America fought Great Britain and won in 1775, and officially declared their independence on July 4, 1776

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American Independence

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Pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies

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French and Indian War

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American gained its independence during the Revolutionary War when America fought Great Britain and won in 1775, and officially declared their independence on July 4, 1776

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American Independence

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This was grown and produced to sell for profit. It was typically purchased by parties that were separate from a farm

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Cash crops

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Pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies

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French and Indian War

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American gained its independence during the Revolutionary War when America fought Great Britain and won in 1775, and officially declared their independence on July 4, 1776

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American Independence

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This was grown and produced to sell for profit. It was typically purchased by parties that were separate from a farm

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Cash crops

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Began on April 30, 1789 and ended on on March 4, 1797. Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the U.S. He took office and was elected unanimously

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Washington’s presidency

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Commercial goods from Europe were shipped to Africa for sale and traded for enslaved Africans, but were then returned to Europe

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Atlantic Trade Triangle

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Commercial goods from Europe were shipped to Africa for sale and traded for enslaved Africans, but were then returned to Europe

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Atlantic Trade Triangle

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African Americans were shipped to Africa and were in turn brought to their regions depicted in blue

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Middle Passage

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These people were prehistoric American Indians, named for their practice of burying their dead in large mounds

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Early Native Americans/Mound Builders

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These people were prehistoric American Indians, named for their practice of burying their dead in large mounds

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Early Native Americans/Mound Builders

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An Italian explorer and colonizer who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that opened the New World for conquest and permanent European colonization of the Americas. He founded the New World in 1492.

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Christopher Columbus

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An American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women’s rights movement

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Elizabeth Stanton

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The fifth president of the Inited States who established the Monroe Doctrine

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James Monroe

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The fifth president of the Inited States who established the Monroe Doctrine

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James Monroe

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An American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. He published the Book if Mormon at age 24

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Joseph Smith

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English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who wished to separate from the perceived corruption of the Church of England and form independent local churches

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Separatists

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A term that refers to an unofficial and long-lasting 17th and 18th century British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to England

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Salutary neglect

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Signed into law by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. The constitution established a Supreme Court, but left to Congress the authority to create lower federal courts as needed

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Judiciary Act of 1789

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The first women’s rights convention.

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Seneca Falls Convention

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The first women’s rights convention.

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Seneca Falls Convention

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A widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations, disease, and ideas between the voyage to the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492

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Columbia’s Exchange

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A formal announcement issued by U.S President George Washington on April 22, 1793 that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain

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Neutrality proclaimation

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A case decided by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall in 1803. The court declared unanimously that a certain law passed by congress should not be enforced, because the law was opposed to the constitution

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Marbury v. Madison

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A collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, in order to influence voters to ratify the constitution

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Federalist Papers

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The first women’s rights convention.

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Seneca Falls Convention

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A widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations, disease, and ideas between the voyage to the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492

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Columbia’s Exchange

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A formal announcement issued by U.S President George Washington on April 22, 1793 that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain

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Neutrality proclaimation

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A case decided by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall in 1803. The court declared unanimously that a certain law passed by congress should not be enforced, because the law was opposed to the constitution

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Marbury v. Madison

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A collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, in order to influence voters to ratify the constitution

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Federalist Papers