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Social Studies
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04/21/2013

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1602
Definition
MAYFLOWER COMPACT, MADE BY PILGRIMS, FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT IN NEW ENGLAND. SELF-GOVERNMENT
Term
1776
Definition
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, BY THOMAS JEFFERSON IN PHILADELPHIA
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1803
Definition
LOUISIANA PURCHASE BY THOMAS JEFFERSON FROM FRANCE, DOUBLED SIZE OF USA
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1861-1865
Definition
CIVIL WAR, B/C OF STATES' RIGHTS, SLAVERY, ECONOMIC 
Term
REASONS FOR EXPLORATION
Definition
GOD, GOLD, GLORY, TRADE, NORTHWEST PASSAGE,
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NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
Definition

RELIGIOUS FREDOM, ROCKY SOI, SHORT GROWING SEASON, SHIPBUILDING, FISHING,

PILGRIMS, PURITANS, WILLIAM BRADFORD, ROGER WILLIAM,

Term
MIDDLE COLONIES
Definition

ECONOMICS REASON

RICH SOIL, MILD WINTERS, FARMING, METAL WORKS

QUAKERS, WILLIAM PEN.

Term
WILLIAM PENN
Definition
QUAKERS LEADERS,
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SOUTHERN

COLONIES

Definition

ECONOMICS REASON

RICH SOIL, LONG GROWING SEASONS,

PLANTATION, CASHCROPS

JOHN SMITH, JAMES OGLETHROPE

Term
ABIGAIL ADAMS
Definition
"REMEMBER THE LADIES", WIFE OF JOHN ADAMS
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JOHN ADAMS
Definition
2nd PRESIDENT, XYZ AFFAIRS, ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS, PRO BRITISH.
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WENTWORTH CHESWELL
Definition
1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN ELECTE TO PUBLIC OFFICE IN A MERICA, MIDNIGHT RIDE LIKE PAUL REVERE, FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA.
Term
SAMUEL ADAMS
Definition
LEADER OF SONS OF LIBERTY, ORGANIZED THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
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MERCY OTIS WARREN
Definition
WROTE A SERIES OF PAMPHLETS, SATIRE AGAINST THE BRITISH. WROTE THE 1ST HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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JAMES ARMISTEAD
Definition
AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVE, SPY FOR GENERAL LAFAYETTE IN BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, GRANTED HIS FREEDOM LATER ON
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Definition
LEADER OF PHILADELPHIA, ASK FRANCE TO HELP US, IMPORTANT DELEGATE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
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BERNARDO DE GALVEZ
Definition
SPANIARD THAT HELPED AMRICANS BY PROVIDING SUPPLIES, COMMANDED TROOPS IN NEW ORLEANS, DEFEATED BRITISH IN FLORIDA
Term
CRISPUS ATTUCKS
Definition
FIRST COLONIST KILLED DURING THE BOSTON MASSACRE
Term
HAYM SALOMON 
Definition
RICH JEWISH MERCHANT/ BAKER GAVE LOAN TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT
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THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
Definition
FRENCH VOLUNTEER HELPED TRAIN THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
Term
THOMAS PAINE
Definition
WROTE "COMMON SENSE", PROMOTE THE IDEAS OF REVOLUTION, PUSHED FOR INDEPENDENCE ARTHER THAN RECONCILIATION 
Term
JOHN PAUL JONES
Definition
FIRST NAVAL HERO, VITORY AT SEA BOOSTED MORALE
Term
PATRICK HENRY
Definition
"GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"
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MERCANTILISM
Definition
FAVORABLE TRADE, BENEFIT FOR "MOTHER COUNTRY", 
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NAVIGATION ACT
Definition
REQUIRED COLONISTS TO TRADE ONLY WITH ENGLAND
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FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
Definition
BOTH FRANCE AND BRITAIN WANTED THE OHIO VALLEY, INDIAN JOINED BOTH SIDE, BRITAIN WON BUT BIG DEBT=TAX ON COLONIES
Term
JAMES OTIS
Definition
"NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Term
WILLIAM BLACKSTONE
Definition
DEFINED THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL, PROPERTY RIGHTS IN ENGLISH LAW
Term
LEXINGTON, CONCORD
Definition
1775, 1ST BATTLE OF REVOLUTION WAR, PAUL REVERE'S RIDE TO WARN MINUTEMEN.
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TREATY OF PARIS 1783
Definition
TREATY THAT ENDED THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
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VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES (1619)
Definition
1ST REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT ASSEMBLY IN THE COLONIES
Term
FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT (1639)
Definition
THOMAS HOOKER, EXPANDED THE IDEA OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, ONE OF1ST WRITTEN  CONSTITUTIONS IN THE COLONIES
Term

MAGNA CARTA

(1215)

Definition
SIGNED IN ENGLAND, LIMITED THE POWER OF THE KING, NO MAN IS ABOVE THE LAW, BY THE PARLIAMENTS
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ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS (1689)
Definition
PASSED IN ENLAND, GUARANTEED ENGLISH CITIZENS RIGHTS, SET A PROCEDURE FOR ELECTING REPRESENTATIVES TO PARLIAMENTS
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
Definition

STRENGHTS: LIMITED GOVERNMENT, ALL STATES HAVE 1 VOTE, NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

WEEKNESS: NO TAXES, NO POWER, NO PRESIDENT, NO COURT SYSTEM, SHAY'S REBELLION

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GREAT COMPROMISE
Definition
ESTABLISHED THE HOUSE OF REP (POPULATION) AND SENATES (EQUAL REP)
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3/5 COMPROMISE
Definition
COUNT EVERY 5 SLAVES AS 3 FREE PERSONS FOR PURPOSE OF REP AND TAXATION
Term
WHEN WAS THE US CONSTITUTION RATIFIED?
Definition
1789
Term
FEDERALISTS
Definition
RATIFIED THE CONSTITUTION, MERCHANTS, LARGE FAMERS, BELIEVED IN STRONG GOVERNMENT
Term
ANTI-FEDERALISTS
Definition
DON'T WANT TO RATIFIED THE CONSTITUTION, SMALL FARMERS, PATRICK HENRY SIDE, WANTS WEAK GOVERNMENT.
Term
EVENS THAT HAPPENED DURING THOMAS JEFFERSON'S PRESIDENCY
Definition
3RD PRESIDEN, MARBURY VS. MADISON, LOUISIANA PURCHASE, LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, EMBARGO ACT OF 1807, NEUTRAL
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EVENTS HAPPENED DURING JAMES MADISON'S PRESIDENCY
Definition
4TH PRESIDENT, WAR OF 1812, TREATY OF GHENT, SECOND BANK OF THE US
Term
EVENS HAPPENED DURING JAMES MONROE'S PRESIDENCY
Definition
5TH PRESIDENT, ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS,  MONROE DOCTRINE, MISSOURI COMPROMISE, MCCULLOCH Vs MARYLAND, GIBBONS vs. OGDEN
Term
FEDERALIST PARTY
Definition
BELIEVED IN "LOOSE INTERPRETATION" OF THE CONSTITUTION, STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, PROTECTIVE TARIFFS, NATIONAL BANK, HAMILTON AND J.ADAMS
Term
DEMOCRACY-REPUBLICAN PARTY
Definition
BELIEVED IN "STRICT INTERPRETATION" OF CONSTITUTION, STRONG STATE GOVERNMENT, FORMERLY ANTI-FEDERALISTS, JERFFERSON & MADISON
Term
CAUSES OF WAR OF 1812
Definition
WAR WITH BRITAIN OF VER SERIZURING THE OUR SHIPS AND SAILORS, ARMING OF INDIANS IN OHIO RIVER AREA
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EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 1812
Definition
PROVED THE U.S COULD DEFEND ITSELF, NATIONALISM, GROWTH IN MANUFACTORING, WEAKEND NATIVE AMERICANS
Term
NATIONALISM
Definition

AGRESSIVE FEELING OF PRIDE AND JOY TOWARDS ONE COUNTRY. "UNITE" IS THE WORD
Term
IMPORTAN EVENTS OF WAR OF 1812
Definition
BURNING OF WASHINGTON DC, BATTLE OF FORT MCHENRY, WRITING OF NATIONAL ANTHEM, TREATY OF GHENT, BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Term
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
Definition
WROTE "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" WACHED THE BATTLE OF FORT MCHENRY.
Term
EVENTS HAPPENED DURING THE AGE OF JACKSON
Definition
ELECTION OF 1824 &1828, THE BANK WAR, INDIAN REMOVAL ACT, WORCESTER vs GEORGIA, TRAIL OF TEARS, NULLIFICATION CRISIS, INDUSTRIALIZATION
Term
ELECTION OF 1824 
Definition
DECIDED BY THE HOUSE, WHICH SELECTED JOHN QUINCY ADAMS AS PREZ. JACKSON ACCUSED HENRY CLAY AND JQ ADAMS OF MAKING A "CORRUP BARGAIN"
Term
xCORRUP BARGAINx
Definition
ASK TEACHER
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xELECTION OF 1828x
Definition
DEVELOPMENT OF TWO-PARTY SYSTEM; USED NEW CAMPAIGN TECHNIQUES. JACKSON WAS SUPPORTED BY THE "COMMON MAN". (huh? what? needa ask.)
Term
xREASON OF THE BANK WARx
Definition
Term
xPANIC OF 1837x
Definition
Term
INDIAN REMOVAL ACT (1830)
Definition
ALLOWED GOVERNMENT TO MOVE NATIVES WEST OF THE MISS RIVER. 
Term
xIMPORTANT ABOUT THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT (1830)x
Definition
ONLY WAY FOR INDIES TO MAINTAIN CUTURE AND IDENTITY WHILE CURBING JACKSON'S FAIR OF AN IDIAN ALLIANCE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRY
Term
WORCESTER vs. GEORGIA
Definition
CHEROKEE INDIES SUED GEORGIA FOR MOVING THEM FROM THEIR LAND. THEY SAID ONLY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DEAL WITH THEM, NOT SATE GOVERNMENT. JACKSON IGNORED CHEIF JUSTICE MARSHALL'S DECISION.
Term

TRAIL OF TEARS

(1838 - 1839)

Definition
FORCED MARCH OF THE CHEROKEE FROM THEIR HOMELAND TO INDIAN TERRITORY
Term
REASON OF NULLIFICATION CRISIS
Definition

PROTECTIVE TARIFFS (NORTH FAVOR - SOUTH OPPOSE)

S.CAROLINA'S BELIEVE A STATE COULD REJECT A FEDERAL LAW IF IT CONSIDERED UNSCONSTITUTIONAL.

Term
NULLIFICATION CRISIS
Definition
S. CAROLINA THREATEND TO SECEDE IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRIED TO COLLECT THE DISPUTED TARIFFS, LED BY JOHN C. CALHOUN
Term
JOHN C. CALHOUN
Definition
DEMANDED SLAVERY SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN WESTERN TERRITORIES, UNAWAY SLAVES SHOULD BROUGHT BACK TO ITS OWNER,SAID IF THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN,  THE SOUTH WILL LEAVE THE UNION
Term
FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT (1850)
Definition
PART OF THE COMPROMISE OF 1850, SAID RUNAWAY SLAVES, UPON CAPTURED, TO BE RETURNED TO THEIR MASTERS
Term
SECOND GREAT AWAKENING
Definition
REVIVAL OF STRONG RELIGIOUS FEELINGS, EMPHASIZED THE ABILITY OF EACH PERSON TO ACHIEVE SALVATION.
Term
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Definition

HELPED WITH UNDERGROUND RAILROADS, PUBLISHED JOURNALS/NEWSPAPERS

, SUPPORTED WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Term
SOJOURNER TRUTH
Definition

FORMER SLAVE,SOCIAL REFORMER,

ABOLITIONIST, SUFFRAGIST, LECTURER

Term
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
Definition
MADE "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN", INCREASED THE POPULATION OF ABOLITIONISTS.
Term
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
Definition
CREATED THE "LIBERATOR", ABOLITIONIST, JOURNALISTS, SOCIAL REFORMER
Term
HARRIET TUBMAN
Definition
DEVELOPED UNDERGROUND RAILROADS
Term
WHEN WAS THE REFORM MOVEMENTS STARTED?
Definition
MID 1800'S
Term
PRISON REFORM
Definition
CAMPAIGNED FOR BETTER PRISON CONDITIONS AND BELIEVED THAT PRISONERS COULD BE REHABILITATED
Term
xCARE FOR THE DISABLEDx
Definition
BETTER TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY ILL; PERMITTED TO WORK OUTDOORS AND ENJOY RECREATION; LED BY DORTHEA DIX
Term
HORACE MANN
Definition
LEADER OF THE EDUCATION MOVEMENTS -  PROVIDE FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION; NEED CHILDREN TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS
Term
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
Definition
MOVEMENT TO STOP THE SALE OF ALCOHOL AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE NOT TO DRINK TO CURE SOCIAL ILLS
Term
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, SUSAN B. ANTHONY
Definition
LEADERS OF WOMEN SUFFRAGE 
Term

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

(SURFFRAGE)

Definition
MOVEMENT TO PROVED EQUAL SOCIAL/POLITICAL RIGHTS, VOTING FOR WOMEN
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PURCHASE OF FLORIDA

(1819)

Definition
FROM SPAIN FOR $5 MILLION THROUGH ADAMS-ONIS TREATY
Term
xOREGON TERRITORYx
Definition
BOODER DISPUTE WITH BRITAIN SETTLED SETTING THE BORDER OF THE OREGON TERRITORY AT 49TH PARALLEL
Term
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS (1845)
Definition

1820-MEXICO INVITES US TO SETTLE TX.

1830-MEXICO LIMITS #OF AMERICANS IMMIGRANT.

1836-SANTA ANNA SLAUGHTERS TEXASN AT THE ALAMO; SAM HOUSTON FIGHTS BACK, DEFEATED SANTA AT BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO.

1845-CONGRESS VOTES TO ANNEX TEXAS.

Term
IMPORTANCE OF ANNEXATION OF TEXAS IN 1845
Definition
FEARED LETTING TX REMAIN INDEPENDENCE WOULD BLOCK FURTHER EXPANSION. BUT, ISSUES OVER THE BORDER WITH MEXICO LED TO WAR
Term

MEXICAN WAR

(1846 - 1848)

Definition

BETWEEN MEXICO &USA,

OVER THE ANNEXATION OF TX + WHERE THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN TX AND MEXICO WAS.

Term
RESULT OF MEXICAN WAR 
Definition
US VICTORY, ADDITION OF THE MEXICAN CESSION THROUGH THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE-HIDALGO
Term

GADSDEN PURCHASE

(1853)

Definition
FROM MEXICO FOR $10 MILLION, COMPLETED EXPANSION OF CONTINENTAL USA, SEEN AS POTENTIAL ROUTE FOR SOUTHERN RAILROADS.
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