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History
11th Grade
11/06/2008

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John Lock "Social Contract"
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enlightened author who served as a validation for America's Quest for Liberty
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territory act
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brit. parliament claimed the right to tax america
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consititutionl sanctity and fed. supremacy
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john marshall court ruling 2 basic tenets
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sacajawea
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famous indian guide for lewis and clark expedition
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crispus attucks
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mulatto who was killed at the boston massacre and became a marty for the cause
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maze-ville road veto
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this jackson veto dealt with federally financed internal improvements
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henry knox
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rotund military commander in the continental army who served as a secretary of war
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saratoga
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this battle was primarily fought at Freeman's Farm
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w/o kings and princes people are free to govern themselves
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the most significant idea that came out of Am's quest for liberty
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federalists
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group that argued for ratification of the consitution w/ a poss. bill of rights to be discussed after the ratification was complete
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w/o kings and princes people are free to govern themselves
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the most significant idea that came out of Am's quest for liberty
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brook's farm
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thoreau, emerson, and transcendentalists utopian community
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john dickinson
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at the same time he was writing the dec of ind he was writing the rought draft copy of the articles of confederation
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francis scott key/fort mchentry
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penned the star spangled banner at this battle
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john jay, hamilton, madison
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anonymous authors of the federalist paper
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clay and calhouhn
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2 congressmen who were pro war advocates known as the war hawks
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order and control
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1st impuse of reform linked to the romatnic movement while the 2nd impulse directly linked to
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milan and verlin decrees
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2 french doctrines which in part promoted jefferson's ograbme
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specter circular
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jackson action that stipulated that paper money should not be accepted in payments for fed gov't lands sold
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1765 stamp act
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no taxatio nw/o rep
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tea act
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used to save the british east india companyt from financial ruins
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boycott
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main method used to defy britain
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stamp act congress
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1766 colonial response, it gave colonial leaders opportunity to meet and establish ties before the war for inde
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battle of saratoga
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during the am. war for ind. this battle persuaded france to begin war against britain
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battle of breeshill
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the battle is mistakenly referred to as teh battle of bunker hill
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admiral degrass
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had a profound effect on the outcome fo the battle of yorktown
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lexington
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area where "the brother's sword was sheathead in the brother's breast"
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9 battles, won 3, lost 6
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washington's battle record
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articles of confederation
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this gov't lacked the power to tax or regulate internal commerce as well as laced a strong ex. branch
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american system
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internal improvements, a nat. band, and high tariff were components of Clay's
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nicholas bidel
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aristocratic pres. of the band of the US
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SC exposition
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John C. Calhoun wrote this in response to support the question of secession of SC druign the tariff of abomination
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Onedia Community
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by john humphrey noyes
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war hawks
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group of southern/western congress men who influenced the war of 1812
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mercantilism
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a policy where gov't influenced economy
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36-60
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missouri compromise provided that missouri be admitted as aparallel slave state Maine will also be admitted as the line no slave state above this line
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hudson river shcool
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thomas cole and other am. painters of this rom. mural of local landscape
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malbury vs. madision
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supreme court decision claimed for the 1st time supremem court could declare an act of congress to be unconst.
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5 civilized tribes
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the cherokee, choctaw, chicano, creeks, and seminol were collectively referred to as
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new democracy
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nickname of jacksonian democracy "age of common man"
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shay's rebellion
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locking up people in jail
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national bank
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contoversial item by hamilton economic policy
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doctrine of nullification
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nullification crises
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james madison
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father of const.
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borrowin
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finance war for ind.
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northwest ordinance
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success of articles set the technical frame for acceptance of state/territories into the union
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hutchinson
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massachusetts governor home destroyed by mob during the stamp act
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howe's brothers
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these 2 borthers were the commanding offeicers of the b. army and navy
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nathaniel green
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this person crab like motion frustrated cornwallis
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evangelical christian
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most active during 2nd great awakening
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degrass and rochambeau
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brought victory in the battle of yorktown
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