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41 Cards in this Set
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French & Indian War |
The British crown sent soldiers to help colonists fight off their rivals in the New World...then Britain expected the colonists to PAY for their own defense! |
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Representative democracy |
The Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact and Virginia House of Burgesses were all steps in the growth of what type of government?
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John Locke |
This Enlightenment thinker put forth the idea of natural rights (life, liberty & property) and justified the overthrow of unfair, unjust governments |
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American people |
John Locke put forth the idea that the government rules through the consent of the governed. In other words, the government's power comes from who??? |
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Mayflower Compact |
The pilgrims signed this document in which they agree |
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Democracy |
Government in which people participate through voting |
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Mercantilism |
An economic system where the 'mother country' uses her colonies for economic gain |
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Taxation without representation |
This is what many American colonists were most angry with in the times leading up to the American Revolution
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Patriot |
A person who supported the idea of independence for the American colonists |
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Loyalists |
A person who sided with the British during the American Revolution |
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Common Sense |
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to support the idea of independence |
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Declaration of Independence |
1. Provides an explanation & justification for the American Revolution 2. Influenced by John Locke & the Enlightenment thinkers 3. Borrows from Locke's notion that a bad government should be overthrown 4. Indicates that the source of governmental power is the people (consent of the governed) |
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Articles of Confederation |
This 1st attempt at government gave too much power to the state governments and left the National government ineffective |
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Land Ordinance of 1785 & Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
Although the Articles of Confederation failed in many regards, they did provide guidelines for the admission of new states with these laws... |
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Shay's Rebellion |
This uprising of farmers led many to realize that the Articles of Confederation were not working; especially when the state militia and NOT the national army had to stop the conflict |
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Alexander Hamilton |
He was appointed as George Washington's 1st Secretary of the Treasury; he suggested a National Bank and a protective tariff in order to pay off the new nation's large debt |
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Thomas Jefferson |
George Washington chose him to be his Secretary of State; he was a spokesperson for the common man... |
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Farewell Address |
During this famous speech, George Washington advised the United States to adopt the policy of neutrality |
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Alien & Sedition Acts |
These 1798 laws made it more difficult to become a U.S. citizen and made it easier to arrest and deport non-citizens as a 'danger to society' |
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Lobbying |
This is the process whereby people try to influence legislation (laws) and elect people who support a special interest's views |
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Strict interpretation |
This idea says that the Constitution has to be followed word-for-word. |
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Loose interpretation |
This idea favors the use of the Constitution as a loose framework of government... |
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Louisiana Purchase |
1. Doubles the size of the United States 2. Gains U.S. access to the Mississippi River 3. Get port city of New Orleans 4. Allows mid-Western farmers an option for shipping goods to a port city |
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Federalists |
This early political party represented the wealthy, educated classes and favored industry and trade as a basis for the American economy |
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Monroe Doctrine |
This 1823 American foreign policy warned European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere |
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Nativism |
Anti-immigrant feelings |
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Old immigrants |
Arrived from Northern and Western Europe, typically before the year 1890 and assimilated into American society |
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New immigrants |
Arrived from Southern and Eastern Europe as well as Asia, typically after the year 1890, often to escape political and economic strife and did not 'blend' as well as other immigrant groups |
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Spoils system |
Widely used by Andrew Jackson (and MANY other politicians!), this is when government jobs are given to people who helped their political party win an election |
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plantation |
This was the name of a large farm found in the South and often worked by a number of slave laborers |
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North |
This area of the U.S. was (and is) industrial and did not have the climate to support a system like slavery |
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Sectionalism
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This is the idea that your region and it's needs are more important than the nation as a whole |
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Trail of Tears |
This refers to the forced removal of Native Americans from their lands to reservations further in the west |
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Worcester v. Georgia |
This Supreme Court case said that it was unconstitutional for the National Government to remove the Cherokee Indians from their territory; President Andrew Jackson ignored the court ruling and did it anyway |
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Abolitionist |
This refers to any individual who wanted to get rid of slavery |
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Underground Railroad |
This was a series of safe-houses where escaping slaves could rest on their way to the North and into Canada |
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Declaration of Sentiments |
It starts out "All men and women are created equal..." |
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Seneca Falls |
This was the location of a famous 1848 women's rights convention organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott |
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Manifest Destiny |
The belief that the United States would one day span from east coast to west coast, Atlantic to Pacific...we would have it ALL! |
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Lewis & Clark |
Once Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory, he sent these men to explore the $15 million purchase |
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Texas |
This is known as the Lone-Star State because, for a period of time, it was a 'country' that had gained independence from Mexico but was not admitted into the United States (that happened in 1845) |