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| What is the beringa land bridge |
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| was a place that people could cross from russia to north america |
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| what are the 2 theories for the beringa land bridge |
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| island hopping and the land bridge |
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| list the three things for european exploration in the new world |
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| what motivated people to find a route to asia and begin exploration |
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| after the crusades the europeans wanted the asians goods |
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| what was the columbian exchange |
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| the exchange of animals plants goods and diseases |
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| favorable balance of trade |
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italian for spain
sailed west to reach east
discovered the carribean islands |
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sailed for portugal
sailed around the tip of africa
found a water route to asia |
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sailed for spain
south america and sailed around the world kind of
died and crew sailed around the world |
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HUDSON1
sailed for dutch
sailed up the hudson river
nothing
HUDSON2
sailed for engalnd
discovered the hudson bay
was lost out in sea |
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sailed for france
traveled through the saint lawrence river
first french colony in na |
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founded 1607
the colonists were from the joint stock company
is was founded for profit
the secret to sucess was tobacco and john smith |
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founded in 1620
founded by puritans
founded because they wanted religious freedom snd english traditions
secret to success was hard work and the mayflower compact |
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products are shipbuilding and triangular trade
the climate is bad and has rock soil
peoople are puritans and not alot of slaves
major towns are boston salem newport and providence
massachusetts
new hampshire
rhode island
conneticut |
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products are grains fur and whale oil
winters are mild and soil is rich
the society has some tolerance
major towns are new york and philadelphia
new york
pennsylvania
newjersey
delaware |
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products are plantation crops
and the weather is very mild with very rich soil
very little tolerance and slaves
major towns are jamestown norfolk charlestown and savannah
maryland
virginia
north and south carolina
georgia |
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| thought that the colonies should break away from england and he ended up making rhode island |
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| said she had direct revelation to god and that you dont need to go to church to be close to god |
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| though that the bible wasnt needed that you could have god in yourself |
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| what did the navigation acts say |
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1)all shipping had to be done in english ships
2)products such as tobacco wood sugar could only be sold to engalnd
3)european imports had to pass through england before going to the colonies
4)english taxed any colonial goods not shipped to engalndd |
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| servant who could eventually be let go |
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| what 2 mjor events happened in jamestown in 1619 |
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1)intro to slaves
2)house of burgesses |
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| name the 3 posts for the triaangular trade |
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colonies
africa
west indies |
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| what event sparked the french and indian war |
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| why did most native americans side wit the french |
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| because they were nice and they didnt take up to much land |
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| what was the albany plan of union and who made the idea up |
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| the idea to unite the colonists and the idea was made by ben franklin |
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| who won the french and indian war |
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| 4 results of hte french and indian war |
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1)england claimed all of the land north of the mississipi
2)france gave spain new orleans and louisiana
3)britain returned cuba and the phillipines t france in exchange for florida
4)treaty ended french power in north america |
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| when england interfeered very little in the colonists affairs |
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| what was the purpose of the proclamation of 1763 |
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| forbade the clonists from moving west of the appalachians |
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| what was the first battle of the revolution |
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| battle of lexington and concord |
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| the declaration of independence was based on which philosphers ideas |
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1)supported the british
2)supported the americans |
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| what was the purpose of common sense |
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| to show colonists that is was only common sense to seperate from england |
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| what was the big deal about saratoga |
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| convinced france to sign a treaty of alliance with us |
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| what were the results of the revolutionary war |
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us became independant
border were extended
americans agreed to ask the legislature to pay the loyalist back for their land |
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| what was americas first formal written plan of government |
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| articles of confederation |
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| established definite boundary lines so their would be no legal disputes |
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| northwest ordinance of 1787 |
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| set the guidelines on how to buy land and how a colony can become a state |
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| what is the purpose of the preamble to the constitution |
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| to set the goals of the constitution |
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judicial
executive
legislative |
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interpret the laws
enforce the laws
write the laws |
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| what term refers to the people who supported the constitution |
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federalists
and people who didnt were anitfederalists |
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| what is the list of the first 10 amendments in the constitution |
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| what was the main argument against the constitution |
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| it didnt provide enough safety for the individual |
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| who was the first president |
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| group of executive department heads that help advise the president |
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secretary of war
secretary of state
secretary of treasury
attorney general |
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henry knox
thomas jefferson
alexander hamilton
edmund randolph |
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| what were the 3 parts of hamiltons financial plan |
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1)pay off war debts
2)raise government revenues
3)create a national bank |
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| what were the 4 provisions of the alien and sedition acts |
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1)foriegners could not be naturalized for 14 years
2)president could deport any foreign people he believed were dangerous
3)president adams could jail foregners for any cause
4)make it a crime to question the government |
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| what were the 4 provisions of the alien and sedition acts |
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1)foriegners could not be naturalized for 14 years
2)president could deport any foreign people he believed were dangerous
3)president adams could jail foregners for any cause
4)make it a crime to question the government |
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| who wrote the kentucky and virginia resolutions |
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| thomas jefferson and james madison |
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| what did the kentucky and virginia resolutions state |
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| a state could nullify a federal law with the state |
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| the supreme court has the final say in enterpreting the law |
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| what supreme court case established the judicial review |
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| what were 3 changes during jeffersons presiddency |
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1)repeal whiskey tax
2)fired alll federal tax collectors
3)stopped persecution under the alien and sedition acts |
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| how much was the louisiana territory |
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| 4 goals of the lewis and clark expedition |
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1) explore the missouri river
2)establish good relations wwith the na
3)describe the landscape, plants and animals
4)acurate maps |
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| explain the 3 results of the exploration of the west |
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1)wealth of info
2)fur trade
3)mistaken view of the great plains |
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| to mention seperatley as if numbered |
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| from or by subsequent actions |
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| government in which one person has unlimited power |
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