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12/10/2012

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Most Memorable of the responses to the intolerable act
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Summoning the first continental congress
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As the war for independence began
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Colonies had the advantage of many outstanding civilian and military leaders
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Olive Branch petition
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professed loyalty to the crown
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Fates of loyalists after the revolutionary war
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Fled to england, restablished themselves in america, had their property confiscated and exiled
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France came to Americas aid
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Because they wanted revenge against britain
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American revolution was an example of
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accelerated evolution than outright revolution
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Ensuring legislatures stay in touch with mood of people
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they had annual elections
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One reason the united states avoided the french revolution is
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Land was cheap and america had few aristocrats
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Tenth Amendment
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states right amendment
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Hamiltons financial program
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Received the least support in congress, because of its heavy agricultural and commercial interests
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Democratic republicans was
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The political party of the outs that provided the loyal oppposition to the party in power
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John Jays treaty
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created deeper splits between federalists and democratic republicans
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Sedition Act
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threatened first amendment freedoms
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According to federalists...
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the duty of judging the unconstitutionality of legilsation passed by congress lay with the supreme court
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Thomas Jefferson won New york because
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Aaron Burr
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John Jefferson received the most support from
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the south and west
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Once jefferson became the president he immediately
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Repealed the tax on whiskey
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British policy of impressment
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was a forced enlistment
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Performance of the united states navy could be best described as
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surprisingly sucessful
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Hartford Convention adopted resolutions that demanded
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Single term limit on the presidency, financial compensation to new england, abolition of the three fifth clause and reduction in the amount of representation the south had in congress
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Most devastating defeat suffered by the british took place at
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the battle of new orleans
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New orleas saw....
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British troops defeated by andrew jacksons soldiers
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The delegates of the Hartford Convention adopted resolutions that included..
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A call for a constitutional amendment requiring two thirds vote in congress before war was declared.
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American Writers
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Irving and cooper
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At the end of War 1812,
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British troops began dumping goods in america at extremely low prices
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New england opposed american systems federally constructed war because
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they would draina way needed population to the west
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Era of good feelings
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misnomer, because the period was a troubled one
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Monroe doctrine was
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Incapable of being enforced by the united states.
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John Quincy
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least sucessful president in american history
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Quincy weaknesses:
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Strong ideology, national university, coldness, corrupt bargain
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The force bill of 1833
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The president could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties
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Person responsable for defusing the tariff controversy that began
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Henry Clay
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Henry Clays characteristics
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50,000 campaign chest, financial support did not come from the bank of the united states, strong newspaper banking, lost both popular and electoral vote
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Govt of mexico and americans in texas clashed over
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Slavery, immigration, local rights, santa anna raising an army
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Life on the frontier was
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grim for most pioneer families
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Factory system had
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distributed its benefits mostly to the owners
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Second great awakening
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tended to widen the lines between classes and regions
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Tax supported schools were...
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Chiefly available to educate the childreen of the poor
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Excessive consumption of alcohol by americans
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stemmed from the hard and monotonous life of many
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Most white southerners
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were subsistence farmers
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True of slavery in the south
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Slave life on the frontier was harder than that of life in the more settled areas; distinctive slave cultures; "black belt"
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Result of the panic of 1837
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several states defaulted on their debts to britain
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Most americans who migrated to the oregon country
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were attracted by the rich soil of the willamette river valley
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Nomination of james polk presidential cadidated was secured by
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southern expansionists
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Wilmot proviso would have
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prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the mexican war
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Bleeding kansas
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the lecomption constituition was identified with the pro slavery element, and the new england immigrant aid society was associated with the antislavery free soilers
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Buchanan won the democratic nomination for presidency because
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he could distance himself and the democrats from the kansas nebraska act
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Know nothing party was
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nativism
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Secissionists supported leaving the union
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dismayed by the sucess of the republican party; believed the north would not oppose their departure; policial balance seemed to be tipping against them. tired of abolitionist attacks
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Billy yank
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tended to be:literate, efficient, intellectual and pratical
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France abandoned its attempt to control meico when
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the united states threateneded to force france to leave
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Merrimack
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Destroyed by confederate soldiers to keep it out of the hands of union troops
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Stop the confederate thrust into the north at antietam
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was the unions discoery of robert lee battle plans
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African americas who fought for the union army
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served bravely and suffered extremely heavy casaulties
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President johnsons plan for reconstruction aimed at
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swift resoration of the southern states
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1866 congressional eelction voters endorsed
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the congressional approach to reconstruction
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Functions provided by the black union league:
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Education blacks in their civic duties, campaigning for republican candidates, building black churches and recruiting militants
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in 1770
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taxation, self rule and trade restrictions issues helped bring about a crisis of imperial authority
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Most advanced native american cultures
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established large cities, astronomical observation, studied math and carried on in commerce
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Europeans wanted to discover a new shorter route to eastern asia in order to.....
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break the hold that muslim merchants had on trade, reduce the price of goods, gain most profits, reduce the time it took to transport goods
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Second anglo powhatan war can be described as
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ending any chance of native americans into virginia society
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1750 all southern plantation colonies
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based their economies on the production of staple crops, practiced slavery, provided tax supp[ort, few large cities
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Predestination
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belief that from the moment of creation some soulds were saved and others were damned
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• Conversion
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sign of receipt of gods free gift of saving grace
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• Antinoianism
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: belief that those whom god had marked for salvation need not obey
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• King Phillips war:
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defeat of Indians
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• Growth of English new york slowed because
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monopolistic land of rhode island
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