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| first permanent colony in 1607 |
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| Captain from Britain, who writes all of his accounts and talks about Jamestown |
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| very first colony for Puritans |
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| first colonists to come to Plymouth, escaping religious persecution from England |
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| religion of New England, specifically Massachusetts |
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| first constitution in America, allowed religious freedom |
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| joint-stock company in MA, located on the harbor for ports |
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| settles Massachusetts Bay, governor of Massachusetts |
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| New Haven, MA (closest city to heaven) |
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| the first assembly elected in the English colony, first governing body |
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| when businesses own colonies |
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| act which states that Maryland will tolerate Catholics |
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| event in which frontiersmen led by Nathanial Bacon were angry at the governor of Virginia (Berkley) because he wasn't protecting them from Indian raids |
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| set up a legal grant for land the new settlers (proprietorship) |
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| term for people obligated to forced labor for seven years in exchange for passages to the New World |
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| term given to when people began to believe that religious laws weren't real |
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| governor of Rhode Is;and (the "gutter") as a haven for all prejudices |
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| woman who believed your faith is your law and that you don't have to listen to the church |
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| religious group that settled primarily in Pennsylvania and believed in peace and the Holy Spirit |
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| the creator of the Quakers and founder of Pennsylvania |
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| term for when one country has control over another country and they take all your stuff |
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| acts which stated that America can only trade with Britain |
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| the small but profitable trade route that linked New England, Africa, England, and the West Indies; brought slavery to America |
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| the plan by Puritan ministers to offer partials church membership through baptism |
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| the religious revival of the 1730s and 1740s, the church now teaches value not law |
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| father of the Great Awakening |
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| New England Puritan minister who started the Salem Witch Trials |
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| Witch Trials in which women were accused of being witches |
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| the act of slave owners freeing their slaves, before the 13th Amendment |
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| the first almanac which was created by Benjamin Franklin and forecasted weather |
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| publisher of the New York Weekly, who started freedom of press because people tried to shut him down and he refused |
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| war in which France allied with the Indians fight Britain, part of Seven Years War |
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| plan made after the French and Indian War that gave dominant control of Eastern United States and Canada to Britain |
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| ended French and Indian War, resulted in end of French intervention in America |
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| period in which the colonies were free to live as they please and trade with various countries |
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| stated that America is not aloud to expand past the Appalachian Mountains |
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| act in which Britain placed tax on sugar |
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| tern which stated that Americans are still British people, therefore they are represented in Britain |
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| act which stated that you had to get a stamp from Britain |
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| act which stated that you have to house British troops |
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| series of resolves passed to speak out against the Stamp Act, stated that "no taxation without representation" |
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| took place in NYC, 9 out of 13 colonies met and said that they had three major problems - trial by jury, right to self-taxation, and get rid of maritime courts |
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| Sons and Daughters of Liberty |
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| activists of the Revolution who encouraged boycott of British goods |
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| the very first search and seizure, gave government authority to search people's houses of guns and weapons |
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| act which declared that the Stamp Act was repealed |
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| series of laws passed which included small acts like the Paper Act and the Stamp Act |
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| political activist from Boston who created a pamphlet that said that everyone should come together and fight against the British |
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| event in which British troops showed up in Boston and supposedly killed innocent people who were protesting against the British people being in America |
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| person who gave the speeches about "no taxation without representation" and "give me liberty or give me death" |
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| American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia who became a militia officer during the Revolution |
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| the first person shot in the Revolution, black |
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| Committees of Correspondence |
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| underground networks of communication and propaganda organized by colonists |
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| event in which Revolutionists dressed up as Indians and threw tea in the Boston Harbor |
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| acts which were punishment for the Boston Tea Party and included the Boston Port Act |
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| act which denied Quebec a representative assembly |
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| First Continental Congress 1774 |
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| congress which made documents for getting ready for war |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| "Firm League of Friendship", have the power of commerce and foreign affairs |
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| Second Continental Congress 1775 |
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| congress which made the Declaration of Independence |
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| written by Thomas Paine and said we should remove from Britain |
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| place of the first battles of the American Revolution |
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| offered to the king before the Declaration of Independence and asked for a truce |
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| battle between British and Indian forces and the American troops, turning point of the Revolution |
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| alliance between America and France during the Revolutionary War, stated that France will be peaceful with us |
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| term given to those who opposed independence for the colonies and were loyal to Britain |
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| town in which the American Revolution was ended |
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| treaty which ends the Revolutionary War |
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| led by Daniel Shay to go up against the armory |
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| where delegates got together and called for the very first constitutional convention |
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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| the plan for the orderly admittance of new territories to the US in the Northwest |
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| Philadelphia Convention 1787 |
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| convention in which the Constitution was made |
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| father of the Constitution |
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| first Treasurer of the US, wanted national banks |
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| also called the Big State Plan, established House of Representatives and wanted one legislature |
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| also called the Little State Plan, established Senate and wanted a bicameral legislature |
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| agreement between the VA and NJ Plan, it stated that we would have two houses (House of Reps and Senate) |
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| said that blacks are 3/5s of a person |
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| party which believed in a strict reading of the constitution and that power lies with the government |
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| party which believed in a loose reading of the constitution and that power lies within the state |
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| book of essays that explain why the government has to be Federalist |
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| act which created the Federal Court System and set up the Supreme Court |
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| Report on Public Credit 1790 |
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| this was the first major analysis of America's economy |
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| Report on Manufacturers 1791 |
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| this was the first report on manufacturers in the US |
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| affair in which Americans were afraid that there were French spies in America telling France our secrets |
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| treaty between Britain and America after Britain violated the Treaty of Paris 1783, it keeps us out of another war with Britain for time being |
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| this event was caused by an excise tax which angered farmers in Pennsylvania, it was the first time President Washington used military intervention |
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| affair which occurred when three French agents came to the US and demanded money for peace |
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| Alien and Sedition Acts 1789 |
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| a series of laws passed by John Adams which limited the rights of immigrants and also limited freedom of speech |
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| written by James Madison, stated that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional |
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| written by Thomas Jefferson, stated that the Alien and Sedition acts were unconstitutional |
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| election which resulted in the change from a Federalist president to a Democratic-Republican president |
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| known as he greatest real-estate deal in history by Napoleon and Jefferson |
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| the two explorers that Jefferson sent out to scout out the Louisiana Territory and were led by Sacajawea |
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| act which established judicial review and happens because of the Midnight Judges |
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| nickname given to the judges that Adams appointed a minute before his term ended |
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| created the Judiciary Act |
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| first Supreme Court justice appointed by Adams |
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| Supreme Court case which established a precedent of judicial review |
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| court cases in which the Supreme Court ruled for the first time that a state law was unconstitutional |
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| McCulloch v. Maryland 1819 |
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| court case which said that the power to tax is the power to destroy and ruled against Maryland |
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| Dartmouth College v. Woodward 1819 |
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| court case which protected contracts from states interference |
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| court case in which the Supreme Court went against Virginia for the first time, Virginia had accused brothers of illegally selling lottery tickets |
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| court case which provided Congress the right to regulate interstate commerce |
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| best known for killing Hamilton in an 1804 duel |
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| act which stated that we are no longer going to trade with Britain |
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| term given to people who wanted to fight the War of 1812 |
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| spokesman for slavery, also a part of the Corrupt Bargain of 1824 |
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| helped o create a compromise over slavery (Compromise of 1850) |
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| the second American Revolution between Britain and the US |
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| term given for when British sailors captured US sailors and enslaved them |
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| happened in Connecticut, said that when the War of 1812 was over New England would succeed and be their own territory (working for Britain), it was against the Embargo Act |
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| treaty which ended the War of 1812 |
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| this last battle of the War of 1812 made Andrew Jackson's name known when he defeated the British out of Louisiana ports |
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| era in which there was only one political party (Democratic - Republicans) |
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| protective tariff on goods from other countries |
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| Rush - Bagot Agreement 1817 |
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| agreement between Britain and the US which kicked the British out of the area near the Great Lakes |
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| treaty in which the US purchased Florida from the Spanish |
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| the United States' first major financial crisis which occurred during the Era of Good Feelings |
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| compromise which divides territories between pro-slavery and anti-slavery states to have equal amounts of each |
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| stated that there could be no foreign intervention in the Western Hemisphere and that if they did attack us we could intervene |
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| Canal which connects the Great Lakes to New York |
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| created the steamboat which allowed you to trade farther because you could now travel up-stream |
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| invented interchangeable parts and the cotton gin |
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| father of the American Industrial Revolution who built factories exactly like how they were in Britain |
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| located in New England, the first women textile industry |
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| African American who led a revolt, first slave revolt in America |
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| Tariff of Abomination 1828 |
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| this raised the price of imported manufactured goods which hurt the South's economy, starts the nullification crisis |
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| involved Quincy Adams, Calhoun, and Jackson running for president, Quincy Adams got Calhoun's votes |
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| age in which Jackson wants anybody who wants to be in the government in the government not just the elite |
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| The South's nickname for Jackson because he is doing everything that he wants to do as president |
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| social scandal that involved the rumored affair of the Secretary of War and a married woman, it was to make Jackson look bad because the man involved was in Jackson's cabinet |
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| act which removes Indians out of Georgia |
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| Cherokee Nation v. Georgia 1831 |
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| court case which found in favor of the Cherokees and stated that Georgia had no jurisdiction over them |
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| Worcested v. Georgia 1832 |
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| court case which prohibits non-Indians (unless licensed) from being present in Indian lands |
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| the forced journey of Native Americans west of the Mississippi River, created by Jackson but initiated by Van Buren |
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| to void or revoke a law, South wanted to with the Tariff of Abominations |
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| debate between two men over protective tariffs |
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| Proclamation to the People of SC |
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| issued by Jackson, was his response to the South's nullification, said that he would come down there and shoot them if they tried to nullify |
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| created by the federal government and was located in Philadelphia |
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| president of the second bank of the US |
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| term for when there were two parties in the American system, Whigs and Democrats |
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| a degrading term for a state bank |
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| Chief Justice of the US and makes the decision in the Dread Scott Decision |
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| Jackson's monetary policy that says he wants silver coins |
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| "Log Cabin & Cider" Campaign |
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| William Henry Harrison's campaign which stood for the common man |
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| called this because slavery was killing the economy of the South |
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| led a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virgina |
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| panic which was caused by Bank War and Specie Circular and destroyed the Second Bank of the US |
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| happens in the 19th century and was a Christian religious revival |
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| group which started in Kansas and moved to Utah, believed in polygamy |
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| founder and leader of the Mormon church |
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| replaced Joseph Smith after he was jailed, moved the Mormons west to Utah |
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| intellectual movement that was in the late 18th century |
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| philosophy in which a person has a direct relation with God and nature and could achieve reason |
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| American poet and a leading voice of the transcendentalists |
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| American poet, author, and abolitionist; a leading voice of the transcendentalists |
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| Utopian movement where they tried to do communal living |
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| believed in God, group was celibate and therefore died out |
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| group that lived in New York, was a Utopian society that believed in polygamy and communal ownership of property and of raising children, later made silverware |
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| leader of the Oneida Community |
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| English-born American artist and founder of the Hudson River School |
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| abolitionist and American artist who used are for abolition |
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| art and literature school founded by Thomas Cole |
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| American author who wrote "Sleepy Hollow" |
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| wrote "The Last of the Mohicans" |
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| American novelist and short-story writer, wrote "The Scarlet Letter" |
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| movement which pushed for laws on the restriction of alcohol |
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| woman who pushed for changes in the treatment of the mentally ill and founded 32 mental hospitals |
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| leader of the push to create a public school system in America |
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| the first textbook that was used widely in America, still used in some private schools and home schools today |
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| sisters for abolition and women's rights |
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| a Quaker, abolitionist, and women's rights leader |
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| Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony |
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| two women's rights advocates who helped sponsor the Seneca Falls Convention |
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| Seneca Falls Convention 1848 |
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| women's rights convention in New York where they signed the Declaration of Sentiments |
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| abolitionist who wrote "The Liberator" |
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| newspaper written by William Lloyd Garrison against slavery |
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| freed slave and abolitionist who published the "North Star" |
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| conductor of the Underground Railroads |
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| former slave who worked for women's rights and published the book call "Ain't I A Woman? |
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| the eighth governor of Florida who opposed Florida's succession, he was also a Southern Unionist |
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| women's rights advocate who created the bloomers |
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| name for the pre-Republican party who was against slavery |
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| the term for the God-given right for American to move West |
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| president of the Republic of Texas who leads the rebellion in Texas |
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| leader of Mexico during the Mexican-American War |
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| Webster - Ashburton Treaty 1842 |
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| ended border issues between the US and British North America (Maine and the Great Lakes) |
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| name given to the rapid migration to California for gold |
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| invented the first successful telegraph |
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| ended the DC slave trade, admitted California as a free state, contained the Mexican Cession, the federal government forgave Texas for their debt, contained Fugitive Slave Law |
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| stated that if slaves run to the North they are aloud to be taken back to the South |
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| how Harriet Tubman helps slaves escape |
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| abolitionist who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" |
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| wrote "The Impending Crisis of the South" |
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| American social theorist who justified slavery by saying that black people were just children and needed to be in slavery |
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| Kansas - Nebraska Act 1854 |
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| act which stated that Kansas is a free state and Nebraska is a slave state |
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| party of people who don't do anything and are neutral |
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| his job was to go to the harbors of Japan and open up trade |
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| Polk's campaign of taking over the entire Oregon territory |
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| war over the Texas boundary dispute |
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| first candidate of the Anti-slavery Republican party |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 1848 |
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| treaty which ended Mexican-American Wat |
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| bands slavery from the states that we got from Mexican War |
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| political party who did not want slavery in the Midwest and got absorbed in the Republican Party |
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| Clayton-Bulwer Treaty 1850 |
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| treaty between US and Britain to not build the Nicaragua Canal, US later builds Panama Canal instead |
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| purchase of Southern New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico |
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| term for the majority rule on slavery |
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| event in which popular sovereignty voted 50/50 on Kansas, then there was a battle between the North and South on whether it was slave or free, ended up being free |
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| anti-slavery man who raids Harper's Ferry and later becomes a martyr for the North |
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| the town in Virginia which John Brown raided in attempts to take it over and start a slave revolt |
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| Brooks beats Sumner because Sumner bad-mouthed slavery, Sumner becomes mentally retarded and Brooks becomes very popular in the North |
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| Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857 |
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| Dred Scott's master died in a free state so Scott says that he is free, Chief Justice Roger Taney says that Scott has no rights, is not a citizen, and cannot even be in court because he is black |
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| Lincoln - Douglas Debates |
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| debates over the economy that gets involved in slavery, Douglas wins the debates, the debates increase sectionalism in the states |
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| A House Divided Cannot Stand |
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| Name of Lincoln's platform to rebuild the Union |
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| Doctrine which says that popular sovereignty will decide whether territories are slave or free |
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| unsuccessful proposal compromise to resolve the succession crisis |
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| fort which the South illegally blockaded, the South then fired the first shot of the Civil War |
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| president of the Confederacy |
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| first battle of the Civil War, South won |
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| battle towards the end of the Civil War in which the North wins and starts the demise of the South |
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| Union's plan to wrap around the Mississippi River and block out ports so that the South won't have supplies but it did not work |
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| Union General in the battle of Antietam who was fired because he was weak as a leader |
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| the single, bloodiest battler in the Civil War, and also the battle in which the South gets closest to DC |
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| the Southern ironclad ship, one of the two metal ships used in the Civil War |
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| the Northern ironclad ship, the other metal ship used in the Civil War |
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| battle of the Civil War which was the turning point in which the North wins and begins to win for the rest of the war |
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| Amendment under Andrew Johnson's presidency which said that blacks are free |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| under Lincoln's presidency, stated that slaves in territories fighting against the Union were free |
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| Sherman's "March to the Sea" |
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| name for when Sherman led a march to the South and on the way destroyed anything of military value (scorched-earth policy), this becomes the new Northern policy of war |
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| town in which the Civil War ended |
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| name for the Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War |
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| name for the group of people who federally supported currency |
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| protective tariff which contributed to the cause of the Civil War |
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| act which stated that you get 60 acres of land if you stay there for 10 years |
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| suspended the military from setting up a Court to try someone, you must go to civilian courts |
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| stated that 10% of voters in the 1860 election had to take an oath of allegiance and accept emancipation, excluded African American from voting, purpose was to get Southern state to come back to the US |
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