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| The articles of confederation were mostly concerned with... |
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| Guarded state sovereignty |
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| Most important accomplishment of congress |
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| Formed ordinances to distribute public lands |
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| What did the NW ordinance do? |
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| Defined the process by which a territory became a state |
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| Who was the most brilliant political american theorist? |
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| Shays Rebellion involved... |
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| When was the year of the Constitutional convention? |
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| In order to determine representation in the lower house, every five states in a congressional district would count as three free voters |
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| What did the Constitution use for the election of the president? |
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| How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution? |
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| What were the people who were for the Constitution called? |
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| Who were the three people that wrote the Federalist papers? |
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| Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay |
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| Contained in the Bill of Rights was... |
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| The right to not have to quarter soilders |
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| What was the very early conflict in congress? |
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| Hamilton's economic goals |
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| Thomas Jefferson and Madison argued against the bank because? |
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| Nothing in the Constitution allowed the creation of a bank |
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| The westerners did not think the government cared about them |
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| What did George Washington warn about in his farewell address? |
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| During the Quasi war with France, what did the federalist try to do? |
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| They tried to destroy the republican party |
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| What was the non-intercourse act? |
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| a law passed in 1809 by the United States Congress to ban all commerce between Americans and the European nations of France and Great Britain. |
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| What was Macon's Bill Number Two? |
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| Reestablished trade with both France and Great Britain |
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| Why was America unprepared for got the War of 1812? |
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| Because Jefferson disbanded the military |
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| What was the treaty of Ghent? |
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| Granted trading tights for America and Canada |
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| What did the major supreme cases do? |
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| They strengthened the power of the federal government over states |
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| The set border between the U.S and Canada |
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| Who did Jefferson almost loose to in the election of 1800? |
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| What was the 12th amendment? |
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| The 12th amendment requires separate electoral ballots for the president and vice president. |
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| Who contributed to the birth of of the factory system? |
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| Where did the Louis and Clark expedition take place? |
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| From St. Louis, up the Mississippi River |
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| What principle did John Marshal start? |
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| He reinforced the principle that federal courts are obligated to exercise judicial review |
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| In this 1803 landmark decision, the Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring an act of Congress unconstitutional |
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| What effective did the embargo act cause? |
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| It caused economic mayhem |
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| What happened at the battle of New Orleans? |
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| British forces were defeated by Andrew Jackson |
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| What was the Adams-onis treaty? |
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| Allowed for U.S annexation of Florida |
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| What are internal improvements? |
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| A reliable transportation system |
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| What was the first great transportation project? |
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| Who created the first successful steam boat? |
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| Most spectacular engendering achievement? |
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| Greatest show place for American industrialization? |
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| Who made up the primary source of labor? |
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| What president is mostly identified with the era of good feelings? |
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| What supreme court decision had to do with binding contracts? |
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| What was the Monroe doctrine? |
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| Declared the Western Hemisphere off limits to new European colonization |
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| As president, John Quincy Adams.... |
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| What was the spoils system? |
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| The rotation of office holders |
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| What is the Trail of Tears? |
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| In the winter of 1838-1893 the Cheroke were forced to evacuate their lands in Georgia and travel under military guard to Oklahoma |
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| During the nullification crises, who did Andrew Jackson have issues with? |
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| What was the name of the President of the Bank when Jackson refused to restablish it? |
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| What was the kitchen cabinet during Jefferson's administration. |
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| was a term used by political opponents of President Andrew Jackson to describe the collection of unofficial advisers he consulted in parallel to the United States Cabinet. |
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| How did he kill the bank? |
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| He took out all the money |
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| How did Henry Harrison get the name Tippecanoe? |
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| Because of the battle of Tippecanoe |
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