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1. PLYMOUTH COLONY
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Who: Pilgrims
What: founded a colony for religious reasons Where: Massachusetts Sig: One of the first English colony on N.A soil |
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2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620
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Who: Pilgrims
What: Governing document of New world Where: AMERICA Sig: first legislature thingy in new world |
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3. HEADRIGHT SYSTEM ‘
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Who: English poor people
What: gave land to people who came over to the new world Where: The new world Sig: Increased populations of Colonies |
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4. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639
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Who: People of Connecticut
What: basic constitution for towns colony w/e Where: Colonial Connecticut SIg: Sorta kinda like a constitution |
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5. MERCANTILISM
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Who: Merchants
What: Kept trade within UK Where: Colonies and the UK Sig: Pissed people off |
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6. TRIANGULAR TRADE
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Who: Colonies slave states UK
What: Traded Manufactured goods for slaves and slaves for sugar and then sent back to UK Where: UK American Colonies Slave states Sig: Bolstered Mercantilism |
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7. THE GREAT AWAKENING
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Who: Fundamentalist people; Protestants
What: revived religious tradition Where: American Colonies Sig: Influenced Politics |
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8. IRON ACT 1750
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Who: American Colonists
What: forced iron to be imported only from the UK Where: Colonies of UK Sig: Pissed more colonials off |
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9. INDENTURED SERVANTS
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Who: Poor of england
What: Free passage to New world Colonies Where: British Isles and American Colonies Sig: cheap labour |
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10. GEORGE WASHINGTON
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Who: George Washington
What: Colonel, president and commander in chief Where: AMERICA Sig: Kicked major ass in revolution |
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11. PROCLAMATION OF 1763
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Who: Indians and Colonials
What: Stabilize relations through trade and stuff Where: American colonies Sig: Led to Indians getting killed off later |
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12. SALUTARY NEGLECT
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Who: Who Parliament and American Colonies
What: Neglecting to enforce Laws in the Where: AMERICA Sig: Led to semi Independent thought of colonials |
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13. STAMP ACT 1765
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Who: American Colonists
What: taxed the shit out of them Where: AMERICA Sig: pissed Even more people off |
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14. STAMP ACT CONGRESS
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Who: Colonial delegates
What: sent delegates to new York to discuss stamp act Where: AMERICA Sig: Led to a petition of stamp act |
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15. SONS OF LIBERTY
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Who: AMERICAN PATRIOTS
What: Attacked symbols of British authority Where: Colonies Sig: First signs of rebellion |
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16. COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE
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Who: American Colonies
What: Bodies of organized local governments Where: Colonies Sig: Sped up communications |
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17. BOSTON MASSACRE
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Who: Bostonians
What: some protesters were shot and killed Where: Boston Sig: Led to more dissent |
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18. INTOLERABLE (COERCIVE) ACTS 1774
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Who: American Colonials
What: took away American Colonials constitutional rights Where: American colonies Sig: Led to open rebellion? |
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19. SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1775
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Who: Delegates of the Thirteen Colonies
What: Met to plan war effort lead the country Where: AMERICA Sig: Led to Formation of the U.S. |
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24. IMPLIED POWERS(ELASTIC CLAUSE)
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Who: Federal Government
What: Powers not directly given to the Govt. Where: U.S. Sig: Gives powers to the federal government to evolve and change |
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25. GREAT COMPROMISE
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Who: States of the United States
What: Agreement for a plant for congress Where: The U.S. Sig: formed house and senate |
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James town
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place were a bunch of dudes decided to party in a swamp, led by John Smith. Turned into a major Tobacco growing place later on.
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John Smith
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Badass dude who single handedly saved James town from injuns and famine before being sent back to England for being too l33t for the new world
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Headright System
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System that gave land to people who brought over other people from England to British America
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Bacons Rebellion
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Bacon's Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part;
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Mayflower Compact
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primitive system of government created by the pilgrims who then went on to exterminate their primitive neighbors
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Massachusetts bay Company
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Also known as the Massachusetts Colony was filed to the brim with party animals that partied every day and the Injuns didn't like this so they crashed the party on occasion also joint stock company and puritans
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Roger Williams
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English theologian who got the charter to found Rhode Island
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Anne Hutchinson
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Feminazi who pissed off the dudes in the colonies by preaching the word of god and interpreting sermons her own way and thus was banished
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Pequot war
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Colonists with Guns VS. Indians with bows and arrows
pequots were exterminated and enslaved(those who were captured that is) alliance between plymouth colonies and Massachusetts |
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Stamp Act
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Who: American Colonists
What: Were taxed on paper goods When: 1765 Where: American Colonies Sig: led to stamp act congress petition and stuff |
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Declaratory Act:
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Who: American Colonists
What: were made to obey laws to regulate their behaviors When: 1766 Where: American Colonies Sig: Pissed people off cuz they thought their liberty was taken away |
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Quartering Act:
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Who: American Colonists
What: forced to house and feed soldiers When: 1765 and 1774 Where: AMERICA Sig: NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION |
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Townshend act:
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Who: American Colonists also Ireland i think
What: taxed without their consent When: 1770 Where: AMERICA Sig: led to Boston Tea party and American Revolution |
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Tea Act:
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Who: American Patriots
What: were taxed on tea When: in may of 1773 Where: why the American Colonies Sig: BOSTON TEA PARTY |
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BOSTON TEA PARTY:
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Who: Boston Colonials
What: Threw tea of East India Company boats When: December 16, 1773 Where: Boston, Massachusetts Sig: Led to the coercive acts |
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Coercive Acts:
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Who: American Colonists
What: Punished for Tea Party When: 1774 Where: American Colonies Sig: Pissed off everyone in colonies; led to formation of First continental Congress and Revolutionary War |
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Mutiny Acts:
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Who: British and colonists
What: Soldiers mooched off Colonists When: 1774 Where: American Colonies Sig: not much colonists didnt mind them |
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Samuel Adams:
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Who: Samuel Adams
What: Political Philosipher When: 1722-1803 Where: AMERICA Sig: "..MAN OF THE REVOLUTION" |
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King William’s War:
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Who: north Americans
What: NA phase of the grand alliance Where: North AMerica Sig: led to peace |
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Queen Anne’s War:
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Who: North Americans
What: Part of the war of Spanish Succession Where: North America Sig: led to British land gain |
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Peace of Utrecht:
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Who: European nations
What: ended war of spanish succession Where: Europe Sig: Balance of power |
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War of Jenkin’s Ear:
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Who: UK and Spain
What: went to war with each other for petty things Where: Europe and the new world Sig: became part of war of austrian succession |
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Paxton Boys:
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Who: bunch o ruffians
What: killed a buch o injuns Where: pennsylvania Sig: revealed tensions between established societies in colonies |
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Grenville’s Program:
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Who: Colonists
What: colonists needed monies Where: Colonies Sig: offset the colonial economy which pissed people off |
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Patrick Henry:
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Who: Patrick Henry
What: Served as first post colonial governor of virginia Where: Virginia Sig: made bad ass speech to house of burgesses |
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SONS OF LIBERTY:
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Who: American Patriots
What: stuck it to the man by throwing tea off of boats and tar and feathering doods Where: American Colonies Sig: Led to coercive acts |
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Daughters of Liberty:
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Who: womens
What: showed patriotism by not buying groceries Where: AMERICA Sig: Help end the stamp act |
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Crispus Attucks:
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Who: Crispus Attucks
What:m killed during boston massacre Where: BOSTON Sig: considered a MARTYR |
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John Adams:
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Who: John Adams
What: Second president of US Where: US Sig: peaceful resolution to quasi war thingy with france |
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Carolina Regulators:
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Who: Doods that didnt want to pay taxes
What: pissed off at taxes being collected Where: North Carlolina Sig: led to the formation of minny republics in the western east coast |
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Battle of the Alamance:
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Who: Regulators
What: got pwnd in this battle Where: Colonial North Carolina Sig: led to end of regulator movement |
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FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, 1774:
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Who: Convention of delegates of American Colonies
What: met to consider option on how to react to coercive acts Where:AMERICA Sig: led to second continental Congress |
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Suffolk Resolves:
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Who: Suffolk, Massachusetts
What: passed some resolves Where:Suffolk County, Massachusetts Sig: led to declaration of independence |
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Galloway Plan:
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Who: Joseph Galloway
What: wanted to puss out and stay with the UK Where: AMERICA Sig: planned failed hard |
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LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, APRIL 19, 1775:
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Who: American Patriots
What: Fought the first battles Where: Lexington and Concord Sig: led to moar battles |
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Paul Revere, William Dawes:
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Who: two of the three men who alerted minutemen of the aproach of the lobster backs
What: alerted minutemen of Lobsterback Approach Where: Massachusetts Sig: led to battles of concord and lexington |
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SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS:
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Who: Colonial Delegates
What: led the war effort moved to independence Where: AMERICA Sig: Led to creation of US of A |
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Slavery clause in the Declaration of Independence:
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Who:
What: Where: Sig: |
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Somerset Case (in Great Britain):
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Who: English
What: said slavery was illegal in englad Where: England Sig: why was slavery not illegal in British America |
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Quock Walker case- Mass:
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Who: Quock Walker
What: sued his master for freedom Where: Massachusetts Sig: Quock won his freedom |
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Benedict Arnold:
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Who: Benedct Arnold
What: Stabbed the US in the back Where: AMERICA Sig: hid like a Pansie once his plan failed |
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Continental Army:
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Who: Colonial revolutionary
What: fought against the lobster backs Where: AMERICA Sig: won the war for revolution |
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War:
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Who: Injuns
What: didnt want americans to win cuz they would take more lands Where: western EAST COAST OF AMERICA Sig: led to injuns being kille off later |
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Black Americans in the Revolutionary War:
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Who: Former slaves
What: Fought for british to gain freedom Where: AMERICA Sig: pissed off southern colonies |
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1. Judiciary Act 1789
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. It created effective federal courts in a hierarchal order. There were city, county, and state courts , along with circuit courts, and the Supreme Court
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2. Citizen Genet
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A French diplomat who came to the U.S. 1793 to ask the American government to send money and troops to aid the revolutionaries in the French Revolution
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3. Right of Deposit 1787
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This was the right to pass through a port and trade goods paying taxes. Westerners wanted this privilege at the Port of New Orleans.
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4. John Marshall
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He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for 33 years. He made the judiciary free from political attack.
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5. Lewis and Clark
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. The were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase
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6. Chesapeake Leopard Affair
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This incident between an American and British ship cause great public resentment among Americans
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7. Hamilton’s Financial Plan
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Designed to pay off the U.S.’s war debts and stabilize the economy, this idea believed that the United States should become a leading international commercial power. Its programs included the creation of the Bank of the United
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8. Whiskey Rebellion
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In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders.
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9. Washington’s Farewell Address
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He warned against the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances
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10. Citizen Genet
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He was a French statesman who came to America in search of monetary aid.
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11. Jay’s Treaty
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. It was signed in the hopes of settling the growing conflicts between the U.S. and Britain. It dealt with the Northwest posts and trade on the Mississippi River
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12. Pinckney’s Treaty
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Treaty between the U.S. and Spain which gave the U.S. the right to transport goods on the Mississippi river and to store goods in the Spanish port of New Orleans
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13. XYZ Affair
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This was a diplomatic scandal which took place from March of 1797 to 1800 in which three French agents, demanded a $12 million loan from the United States, and a formal apology for comments made by U.S. President John Adams
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14. Compact Theory (States Rights)
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It was the belief that federal government acted as the states agent and that states can declare federal laws unconstitutional
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15. Revolution of 1800
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Jefferson’s election victory changed the direction of the government from Federalist to Democratic- Republican without incidence
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16. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
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Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional
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17. Judicial Review
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This was the power given to the Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of a law passed by congress
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18. Louisiana Purchase
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Jefferson was interested in the territory because it would give the U.S. the Mississippi River and New Orleans (both were valuable for trade and shipping) and also room to expand.
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19. Impressment
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British seamen often deserted to join the American merchant marines. The British would board American vessels in order to retrieve the deserters, and often seized any sailor who could not prove that he was an American citizen and not British
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20. Embargo Act
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This act issued by Jefferson forbade American trading ships from leaving the U.S. It was meant to force Britain and France to change their policies towards neutral vessels by depriving them of American trade
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21. Non-Intercourse Act
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Replaced the Embargo of 1807, unlike the Embargo, which forbade American trade with all foreign nations, this act only forbade trade with France and Britain.
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22. Macon’s Bill No. 2
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Forbade trade with Britain and France, but offered to resume trade with whichever nation lifted its neutral trading restrictions first
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23. War Hawks
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Western settlers who advocated war with Britain because they hoped to acquire Britain’s northwest posts
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24. Hartford Convention
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This turned public sentiment against the Federalists and led to the demise of the party
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25. Treaty of Ghent
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Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner
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1. Waving the Bloody Shirt
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Significance: Republicans showed how democrats were treasonous
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2. Compromise of 1877
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Significance: Republican president elected after deal was made with dems
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3. Credit Mobilier
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Significance: Railroad company charged high prices to lay rail for no reason to scam union pacific or something
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4. Pendleton Civil Service Act
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Significance: End of spoils system
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5. Laissez-Faire
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Significance: No govt regulation of economy leads to communism
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6. Robber Barons
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Significance: Capitalist bourgeoisie who forced the working man to work for him or die
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7. Andrew Carnegie
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Significance: Robber baron; owner of Carnegie Steel Co. also a philanthropist
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8. Interstate Commence Act
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Significance: Regulate state commerce
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9. Haymarket Square Riot
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Significance: bunch of guys on strike got shot
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10. Pullman Strike
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Significance: workers went on strike because wages were cut strike was ended when army showed up
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11. New Immigration
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Significance: Immigrants from eastern Europe and the far east they weren’t liked by the old immigrants
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12. William “Boss” Tweed
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Significance: Rich guy house of reps. Democrat. Stole millions of tax dollars
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13. Jane Addams
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Significance: Founder of US settlement house and part of the progressive movement
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14. Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
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Significance: The Chinese were prohibited from enetering the country for 10 yrs except teachers doctors and merchants
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15. Homestead Act
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Significance: didn’t really work speculators with fake names bought up all the land
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16. Joseph Glidden
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Significance: Invented barbed wire
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17. Helen Hunt Jackson
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Significance: American Writer wrote about Indians and stuff
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18. Dawes Severalty Act
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Significance: Distribution of land to Injuns in Oklahoma was corrupt and Indians got very little land
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19. Safety Valve Theory
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Significance: led to homestead act
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20. Social Darwinism
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Significance: led to the idea that certain types of people were meant to do certain types of work IE the white man was the leader and was ontop
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21. Social Gospel
Significance: Progressive movement; civil rights movement |
Significance: Progressive movement; civil rights movement
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22. Populist Party
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Significance: Bunch of farmers got pissed when they weren’t able to sell there goods for profit
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23. Omaha Platform
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Significance: alliance between farmers and laborers
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24. William McKinley
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Significance: got shot and killed while giving a speech in new york
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25. Cross of Gold Speech
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Significance: switched the US economy to the Gold standard rather than the silver standard
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