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AP US---Mid Term
Chapter 1-18
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01/16/2008

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Christopher Columbus
Definition
Explored north America for the Spanish
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Amerigo Vespucci
Definition
Explored South America
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John Cabot
Definition
English Explorer
Term
Henry hudson
Definition
Dutch Explorer
Term
Jacques Cartier
Definition
French Explorer
Term
Mercantilism
Definition
Setting up colonies and absorbing its profits
Mercantilists believed that the government should regulate trade
Term
Royal colony
Definition
King selected ruling officials
Direct
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Proprietary Colonies
Definition
King Selected official with all power
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Corporate Colony
Definition
Colonists worked with England on laws +
Term
Puritanism
Definition
Wanted to purify the religion
Predestination
Moral Fortitude
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Dutch West Indsia Trade Company
Definition
Joint Stock company which became New york
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Definition
attempted to colonize in Virginia--all deserted/died
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St. Augustine
Definition
First permanent European settlement
In florida
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Jamestown
Definition
First successful Colony--Virginia
John Rolfe and John Smith
tobacco allowed colony to flourish
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House of Burgesses
Definition
First Representative body
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Mayflower Comopact
Definition
First to deal with majority rules
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Act of Toleration
Definition
Gave all Christians right of worship
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Protestant revolution
Definition
took away Catholics right to vote
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MAssachussetes Bay Company
Definition
Led by John Winthrop
Protestants escaping prosecution
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Maryland
Definition
became first to aid Catholics
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Anne hutchinson
Definition
Antinomianism--Salvation through faith
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Roger Williams
Definition
Complete Religious toleration
in Rhode Island
Term
Thomas Hooker
Definition
leader of Hartford, Conneticuit
Term
Fundamental Orders of Conneticuit
Definition
First constitution
Term
Quakers
Definition
Believed in personal relationship with God
Resist violence and belittling man
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William Penn
Definition
Founded Pennsylvania
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Headwright System
Definition
Giving immigrants land in order to attract settlers
Term
Halfway Covenant
Definition
A total belief in God was not necessary
Term
King Phillip's War
Definition
War Against the Native Americans
Term
new England Confederation
Definition
early Colonies rallying to protect themselves from foreign powers
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Charter of Liberties
Definition
Constitution for Pennsylvania
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Navigation Acts
Definition
Said that if a country did buisiness with England then they had to use English Ships
ADV--Shipbuilding flourished
Dis--Prices soared
Term
Bacon's Rebellion
Definition
William Berkeley favored rich men with taxes and rights
Term
Wool Act
Definition
All wool in the colonies had to be exported to Britain
Term
Enlightenment
Definition
Movement towards rationalism and reason
Term
Georgia
Definition
Set up as a buffer from Spain
Convicts were sent here
Term
James Ogelthorpe
Definition
tried to civilize Georgia/Philanthropist
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Zneger Case
Definition
justified freedom of press
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the First Great Awakening
Definition
Religious movement-personal repentence and faith to avoid hell
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Johnathan Edwards
Definition
Spoke of an angry god
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George Whitefield
Definition
If you don't believe in God you will be cast into hell--Great Awakening
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Albany Plan Of Union
Definition
Plan for Colonies to Join in order to mass troops and money
Term
French and Indian War
Definition
Battles between France and Britain
Term
Treaty of Paris, 1763
Definition
France lost all North American Land holdings
Term
Grenville Acts
Definition
Sugar, Stamp, Quartering Acts in order to lessen Britain's debt
Term
Writ of Assistance
Definition
allowed unauthorized searches
Term
Pontiac's Rebellion
Definition
Indian rebellion against westward movement
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Proclamation of 1763
Definition
Prohibited westward movement
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Stamp Act Congress
Definition
meeting which adopted the Declaration Of Rights and Grievances
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Townshend Acts
Definition
Taxes solely for officials salary
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Boston Massacre
Definition
When trying to enforce Townshend Acts soldiers killed 5 colonists
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Boston tea party
Definition
dumping of tea into Boston Harbor
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Intolerable Acts
Definition
Closing of Boston harbor
Massachussets lost representation
Administration of Justice
Expanding of Quartering act
Term
First Continental Congress
Definition
how to deal with acts +
agreed to reconvene again
Term
Lexington and Concord
Definition
First Shots
Term
Second Continental Congress
Definition
Declaration of the Causes and Necesseties for Traking up Arms
Wahington Military Leader
Drafting of Declaration of Independence
Term
Olive branch Petition
Definition
Last Attept to heal with britain
Term
Bunker Hill
Definition
First Battle
Term
Thomas Paine
Definition
Common Sense agianst foreign ruler
Term
Articles of Confederation
Definition
States had a lot of power
Federal could wage war, treaties, and create new states
Term
battle of Saratoga
Definition
Battle won to help enlist Frances help
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Treaty of Paris 1783
Definition
Ended Revolutionary War
Recognized independence
Colonists had to repay debts to England
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Annapolis COnvention
Definition
meeting concerning Articles of Confederation
Term
Shay's Rebellion
Definition
First rebellion that tried the Articles
Term
Constitutional Convention
Definition
Constitution with stronger federal government
Term
New Jersey Plan
Definition
called for equal representation--small states
Term
Virginia Plan
Definition
Representation based on population--bigger states
Term
Great Compromise
Definition
Bicameral Legislation
Term
3/5 compromise
Definition
Slaves would be counted as 3/5 in a census
Term
Federalists
Definition
Stronger Federal gov
loose interpretation of constitution
Term
Anti-Federalist
Definition
Small Federal Government
strict interpretation of Constitution
Term
Washington's Cabinet
Definition
sec of state-Jefferson
sec of tres- Hamilton
sec of war- Knox
Attorney General- Randolph
Term
Judiciary Act of 1789
Definition
Established 1 supreme justice and 5 other
Term
Demo-repubs
Definition
Anti-Federalists new
Term
Eli Whitney
Definition
Interchangebale Parts and Cotton Gin
Term
Elastic Clause
Definition
Necessary and Proper
Term
Citizen Genet
Definition
From France wanted US to help France in revolution
Term
Jay's Treaty
Definition
England---moved western posts
Term
Pickney's Treaty
Definition
Spain--open New Orleans to trade
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Treaty of Grenville
Definition
Native Americans gave up land claims to the Ohio Territory
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Whiskey Rebellion
Definition
Farmers refused to pay tax on whiskey
Term
election of 1796
Definition
John Adams--second president
Term
Public Land Act
Definition
Set standards for buying and selling land
Term
XYZ Affair
Definition
Adams sent delegates to France for negotiations--they asked for bribes
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Naturalization Act
Definition
4-12 years before being naturalized
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Alien Act
Definition
Allowed Pres to deport any suspected convicts during war
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Sedition Act
Definition
In times of war--no one may speak against the president
Term
Virginia Resolution
Definition
States have the right to declare laws unconstitutional
Term
Kentucky Resolution
Definition
All unconstitutional laws are null and void
Term
Judiciary Act of 1801
Definition
allowed midnight judges
President must appoint certain officials
Term
Revolution of 1800
Definition
Jefferson took office
First time power switched parties
Term
Louisiana Purchase
Definition
15 million dollars
used the power to make treaties
Term
Marbury vs. Madison
Definition
Judicial Review
Term
Tripoli
Definition
barbary Pirates wanted tribute but jeff refused
Term
Embargo Act of 1807
Definition
Stated that colonial ships couldn't dock in foreign ports
Term
Election of 1808
Definition
Madison with jeff's blessings
Term
nonintercourse act
Definition
Trade opened with all but France and Britain
Term
Macon's Bill No. 2
Definition
Britain/France--whoever respected first would receive trade
Term
WAR OF 1812
Definition
Impressment, urging natives to fight, and exsisting legislatures did not stop the powers from hurting us
Term
Chesapeake Campaign
Definition
Burning of washington
Term
Battle of new orleans
Definition
Unnecessary jackson led an army across the South
Term
Treaty of Ghent
Definition
ended war 1812--back to past conditions
Term
hartford Convention
Definition
End of federalists
Term
Rush Bagot
Definition
Demilitarization of Lake Erie
Term
Election of 1816
Definition
Monroe won
Term
Treaty of 1818
Definition
Boundary of Canada
Term
Tariff of 1816
Definition
First protective tariff
Term
American System
Definition
Tariffs/Infrastructure/National Bank
Term
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Definition
Monopolies cannot exsist
Term
Adams-Onis Treaty
Definition
Jackson took over Florida--Spanish offered Florida for 5 million dollars
Term
Missouri Compromise
Definition
Missouri is slave
Maine is free
all states above 36 30' are to be free
Term
Lowell
Definition
Work houses
Term
Samuel slater
Definition
Factory System
Term
Transcendentalism
Definition
movement towards free thought
Term
Romanticism
Definition
The innate goodness of man
Term
Unions
Definition
never effective-
immigrant workers
outlawed by many states
Term
Monroe Doctrine
Definition
We won't interfere with east if they don't mess with us
backed by Britain
Term
election of 1824
Definition
John Quincy Adams
Term
'Corrupt Bargain"
Definition
Jackson won popular--sent to supreme court and clay used power to get quincy elected.
Clay became sec of state
Term
Revolution of 1828
Definition
Andy Jackson
Term
Nominating Conventions
Definition
instead of Caucus elections
Term
Tariff of Abominations
Definition
high tariffs that hurt southerners--cause of Nullification crisis
Term
Spoils System
Definition
appointing your followers to leader
Term
Rotation of Office
Definition
No man can rule any better than another
Term
Indian Removal Act
Definition
Jackson said all Indians must move behind the Mississippi
Term
Peggy Eaton Affair
Definition
One of jackson's cabinet's wife was said to be an adultress---Jackson forced association and many quit their positions
Term
Specie Circular
Definition
jackson's way of killing the bank
made all land purchases with gold
Term
Election of 1836
Definition
Matin Van Buren
Term
election of 1840
Definition
Henry harrison>>>>>>>John Tyler
Term
Charles Finney
Definition
Burned over District
Hell and Brimestone
Term
Peter Cartwright
Definition
baptist methodist
Term
Mormonism
Definition
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
changed to Latter Day saints
Term
Millenialism
Definition
william Miller --predicted the end of the world
Term
Transcendentalism
Definition
Individual thought
Term
Henry David Thoureau
Definition
civil Disobediance
Term
Ralph Waldo Emrson
Definition
Self Reliance and independence
Term
Nat Turner
Definition
Violent Ex-Slaves set on abolition
Term
nicholas Biddle
Definition
Chairman of National bank when jackson was around
Term
Dorthea Dix
Definition
Improved Mental Hospitals
Term
Horace Mann
Definition
Public School-state financed
Term
McGuffey
Definition
Curriculum based on religious teachings
Term
Seneca Falls Convention
Definition
First Meeting for Women's Rights
declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth Stanton-Lucrietta Mott-Susan B.Anthony
Term
William Lloyd Garrison
Definition
Abolitionist--newspaper, The Liberator
Term
Manifest Destiny
Definition
Divine Right to Move West
Term
Texan Independence from Mexico
Definition
1823
Term
Moses Austin/Stephen Austin
Definition
Acquired land in Texas/Got families to move into Texas
Term
Santa Ana
Definition
Dictator of Mexico that tried to impress laws on Texas after its independence
Term
Sam Houston
Definition
Fought Santa Ana's Armies and made him recognize Texas' independence
Term
Trail of Tears
Definition
Trail Natives were made to walk when forced out of territories and westward
Term
The Whigs
Definition
remnants of the old federalist party
Term
John Tyler
Definition
took over for tippecanoe----accepted Texas
Term
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Definition
british cessions in the north setting Canadian-American border
Term
Election of 1844
Definition
James k. Polk---Manifest Destiny
Oregon Boundary dispute--Acquired California
Term
John Slidell
Definition
Rejected delegate sent by Polk to solve texan Mexican dispute
Term
Mexican War
Definition
Due to border disputes and Texas
Term
Treaty of Guadalupe
Definition
Solved Mexican War--Rio Grande southern border
Term
Wilmot Proviso
Definition
Tried to make all lands acquired from Mexico Slave-Free
Term
Ostend Manifesto
Definition
Attempted buying of Cuba for extension of Slavery
Term
Popular Sovereignty
Definition
Lewis Cass--allow People to decide Slavery issue
Term
Free Soil Party
Definition
Against Competition of free labor for the white man
Term
Election of 1848
Definition
Zachary Taylor
Term
Compromise of 1850
Definition
California free state
New Fugitive Slave Law
No Slave Trade in D.C
Term
Gold Rush
Definition
Gold Struck in California--1849
Term
Hilton R. Helper
Definition
Iimpending Crisis of the South-
Discussed how Slavery hurt th eSouth's economy
Term
nebraska-Kansas Act
Definition
Stephen Douglas' promise to Endorse Popular Sovereignty in territory above 36'30'
Term
Election of 1852
Definition
Franklin Pierce
Term
Election of 1856
Definition
James buchanan
Term
Bleeding Kansas
Definition
Rush to Kansas for popular Sovereignty
Became violent
Term
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Definition
Property can't sue
Missouri Compromise was Unconstitutional
Term
Freeport Doctrine
Definition
Stephen Douglas going back on his word for endorsement of Popular sovereignty
Term
Millard Fillmore
Definition
took over after Zachary taylor died
Term
Rebulican Party
Definition
New Whig Party as well as Free soilers
Term
John Brown
Definition
Radical Abolitionist
Term
Election of 1860
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Term
Secession
Definition
At Lincoln's election the south began secession--
South Carolina was the first
Term
South Adv--Civil War
Definition
better Leadership
United Cause
Defensive
Term
North Adv.--Civil War
Definition
Economy
Numbers
Moral Justification
Term
Anaconda Plan
Definition
NOrth Strategy--
Take Richmond
Divide the South
Cut off Southern ports
Term
Total War
Definition
William Tecumseh Sherman-Drove Through Georgia-----BURNED
Phillip Sheridan
Term
Homestead Act
Definition
Gave land to people that agreed to farm for 5 years
Term
Emancipation Proclamation
Definition
Cut off hopes of foreign intervention
made War moral
Did not free any slaves
Term
Treaty of Paris--land
Definition
1783--middle section
Term
Louisiana Purchase---LAnd
Definition
1803--Above Texas
Term
Florida-LAnd
Definition
1819--Adams Onis
Term
Texas--land
Definition
Annexation--1845
Term
Oregon---land
Definition
1846
Term
Mexican Cession--land
Definition
1848
Term
Gadsen Purchase
Definition
1853
Term
Monitor vs. Merriac
Definition
Battle of ironclad ships
Term
Lincoln "10% Plan)
Definition
10% of citizens must swear loyalty
State must ratify new constitution
Term
Johnson's Reconstruction
Definition
Lincoln's plus disenfranchise of Confederate generals and high ranking officials
Term
Wade Davis Bill
Definition
Called for 50% sworn citizens
Term
Freedman's Bureau
Definition
Government program to help Blacks adjust to Citizen life
Early welfare
Term
Civil War Amendments
Definition
13-Abolition
14-Citizens born in the US got citizenship
15-Voting cannot be barred due to color
Term
Black Codes
Definition
Cannot persecute Whites
Need work permits
Can't borrow money for Land
Term
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
Definition
Determined Separate but equal
Term
Jim Crow Laws
Definition
series of laws separating races
Term
Booker T. Washington
Definition
realist for abolition
Term
Election 1868
Definition
Ulysses S. Grant
Term
Credit Mobilier Scandal
Definition
scandal during Grant's term
Term
Election of 1876
Definition
Rutherford B. Hayes
Term
Compromise of 1877
Definition
Rutherford became pres
Military was to be removed from south
Term
Gilded Age
Definition
Industrialization, immigration, urbanization
Term
Election of 1880
Definition
James Garfield
Term
Death Of Garfield
Definition
Chester Arthur
Term
Chinese Exclusion Act
Definition
stopped Chinese immigration because it hurt american jobs
Term
Election of 1884 and 1892
Definition
Grover Cleveland
Term
Interstate Commerce Act
Definition
railroad tolls must be fair and just
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