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CCS 141A final exam
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History
Undergraduate 4
12/12/2011

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Term

Wars of Succession

 

Definition
Spain.To decide who was to take over the Habsburg Monarchy
Term

 

Treaties of Ultrecht

Definition
SPAIN. ended Wars of Succession
Term
Bourbon Reforms
Definition
Bourbon placed in control of spain, Severely reduced debt by cutting military spending and church/mission funding
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Carlos III
Definition
Enlightenment king, fully supported it.
Term
Treaty of Fountainebleau 
Definition
French (Napoleon) cede Louisiana Territory to Spain. 
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Treaty of Paris I
Definition

ends French-Indian Wars. Treaty gives Spain all french land West of the Miss. River.

-Britain takes florida from spain

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Jose de Galvez
Definition
Visitador general, sent to New Spain. expanded new spain territory
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Thomas Paine
Definition
Common Sense, everyone reading the same thing at the same time: power of the written word. helped start the revolution
Term
Treaty of Paris 2
Definition

Ends American Revolution, America Recognized.

England returns Florida to Spain

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French Revolution:

Treaty of Ildefonso

Definition
Spain gives France LA territory under the impression they would receive empire in Italy, never received this promise
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Haitian Revolution
Definition
Francois Toussaint Louverture: educated slave led revolution, put fear into slave owners in N and S america, starting pandemic where they believe educated slaves will revolt
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Louisiana Purchase
Definition

Napoleon & Jefferson

Port of deposit: place to dock ships and chill

Term
US Expeditions
Definition

Lewis & Clark: go from sea to sea

Zebulon Pike: promoted interest in TX and NM

Term
What sparks the Mexican revolution?
Definition
Napoleon invades Spain and captures king Ferdinand and puts his brother Joseph Bonaparte in charge.
Term
Jose Maria Morelos
Definition

Last person to face inquisition.

Another failed attempt to rally a revolution

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Miguel Hidalgo
Definition
considered the father of mexico, led peasants in the first revolt against the pensulares. was tried and executed
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Augustine Iturbide
Definition
Successfully acquired Mexican independence, became Mexico's first president for one year.
Term

Spanish Constitution of 1812:

Three Guarantees

Definition

-Mexico is to remain a monarchy

-Catholicism is the national religion

-All people treated equal

Term
Problems of Articles of Confederation
Definition
congress had no power
No armsno taxes
war debts
all states had their own currency
no uniformity
Term
Shay's Rebellion
Definition

Revolts held in Mass

Demanded a revision of Articles of confed

Term
Congress's Philadelphia convention
Definition

Rhode Island was only state not represented.

Key figures: Ben Franklin=oldest member

James Madison- Father of Constitution, 4th President

Term
James Madison
Definition

Father of Constitution, 4th pres.

Believed one group should never have too much influence to avoid one side having sole control of government.

Political stability was a result of compromise

Term
Virginia and NJ plans
Definition

The government should have 3 branches

Legislative: Makes laws

Executive: president

Judicial: courts (replaced Confedration's congress)

Term
Great Compromise
Definition

How would people be elected president?- Sherman suggested: the nation should have a 2 house legislature.

House of Reps: Proportional representation, according to pop

Senate: Equal representation. 2 from each state, census counts

Term

Federalists

 

Anti-Federalists

Definition

Fed: Pro constitution-believed in a strong government

 

anti:  anti const.-believed a strong gvmt was a threat to American liberties and rights

Term
Federalist Papers
Definition

Essays by alexander hamilton, john jay, Madison

stated that US was in crisis, in anarchy, economy was stagnant and failing

Term
First Congress
Definition

Passed Judiciary Act 1789-established Supreme Ct and Lower federal cts

Supreme courts have the right to review state laws/ court decisions to determine their constitutionality

Term

Texas Separation:

Empresario Grants

 

Definition

for every 100 migrants, contractor receives 23,000 acres

 

Steven Austin brought 300 families.

Must be Roman Catholic or convert

Must Pledge allegiance to Mexico

Term
Mexican Constitutions (3)
Definition

1812-spanish (3 guarentees)

1824- Liberal

1836- Conservative

Term
US Expansionsism
Definition

Manifest Destiny, must extend from sea to sea, Indians are in the way

 

Term
Convention along the Brazos
Definition

reason Alamo didn't get support

Deciding who would be Texas' president

David Burnet- Pres

Lorenzo de Zavala VP

Sam Houston- Commander in Cheif of armies

Term
Battle of Goliad 
Definition
Massacre. Col Fannin ordered to kill all 350 POW even though they surrendered.
Term
San Jacinto
Definition
Defining battle. Houston defeated Santa Anna ending war, Texas becomes an independent
Term

Mexican American War

Army of the West

Definition
Kearny. Kit carson accidently gives false info about California, Bear flag revolt. 
Term

Mexican American War

Army of the Center

Definition

Taylor & Doniphan

Battle of Monterrey and Buena Vista.

Taylor ignored Polks order to stay in Monterrey and headed on to BV

Term

Mexican American War

Army of Occupation

Definition

Scott. Battle of Vera Cruz, Robert e Lee-engineer, able to get troops up places mexicans thought they couldn't get to

Captured Chapultepec Castle

Term
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Definition

Nicholas Trist

Settled Nueces Strip dispute, Us gains territory N of Gila River. Separated Baja& Alta CA. US pays 15 million, half of what Slidell originally offered

Term
Articles of Hidalgo
Definition

VII & IX= who are citizens? congress decides

Article X- Who has land? It must be proved to own your property

Term
Gadsden Purchase
Definition
Arizona, Mesillas Valley and everything South of the Gila River
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Election of 1848
Definition

Taylor elected president

CA admitted as a free state

NM and Utah become TERRITORIES

Popular Sover. would determine if theyre slave or free terr.

Term
Fugitive Slave Act
Definition

North: Fugitive slaves have some protection

 

South: all citizens should aid in capturing slaves

Term
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Definition

Uncle Tom's Cabin

most powerful attack on slavery

started revolution

Term
Bleeding Kansas
Definition

Small scale civil war 

Brown tried and hung

praised by N

S thought he was a fanatic

 

Term

Dred Scott Decision

 

Definition

Master died, left him free. He traveled to Slave state, sued for freedom. Ruled that no African American could be a citizen

NOTE: congress had no power to prohibit slavery anywhere

Term
The Civil War Begins
Definition

Fort Sumter

Presidents: Lincoln in N

Jeff Davis in S

Confederates are the aggressor

Term
Expectations of the South
Definition

-wanted to protect slavery

-Believed they're superior fighter

-Cotton dependency, win foreign support

Robert E Lee

Term
Expectations of the North
Definition

-Act of succession an attack on best gvmt in the world

-industrial capacity & transportation networks

Ulyssess S Grant

Term
Civil war Misconception
Definition

Both N&S thought war would end quickly

Young men enlisted enthusiatically

Term
Confederacy disintegrates
Definition

internal problems: hella casualties

Food riots by women

Women wanted war to end

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