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| How did British policy toward its north american colonies change after the seven years war? |
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| British rule was way harder and they controlled off of north america |
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| According to lecture, how did the colonists respond to the stamp act? |
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Met up and had meetings - stamp act congress
Boycotted certain english goods
committee of correspondence - organized boycotts |
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| according to lecture, which of the following statements about the aftermath of the boston massacre is true |
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Definition
Fight broke out between citizens and soldiers and then shots were fired by the soldiers
British flocked their soldiers in boston
A black man died in it and was considered first person to die in road to revolution |
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| According to lecture, how did parliament respond to the boston tea party? |
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Intolerable act
British closed down the port until tea was paid for |
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| According to lecture, why did some politicians in new york and pennsylvania oppose a declaration of independence from England in 1776? |
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Definition
| Had questions on whether or not they should go for revolution |
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| According to lecture, how did thomas paine' common sense affect the colonists' independence movement? |
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Definition
said that if we wanted independence , we needed to make a republic
helped make america a democratic country
also gave motivation for revolution |
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| Why was the battle of Saratoga important |
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Definition
| Most important battle of revolution because it was the first great american victory in the revolution |
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| When can the governed alter or abolish their government? |
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Definition
| when government becomes destructive, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it |
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| How might one characterize the constitution's relationship to slavery? |
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Definition
Constitution could be both favoring or unfavoring slavery, it was more neutral.
Laws and acts were both for and against slavery |
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| Which group was most likely to support the ratification of the constitution |
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| Controversies over presidential levees and titles were emblematic of? |
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| Was similar to monarchies |
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| how did alexander hamilton want to deal with the post-revolution debt |
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Wanted to expand national gov.
created a bureaucracy to handle national debt and funding
wanted the gov to make more money by taxing west more than east |
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| what was thomas jefferson's position during the residency debate |
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Definition
| he said that we wanted to be neutral but more on the french side |
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| how did the st. domingue rebellion affect the US |
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Definition
Slaves heard about it and gave them hope to start their own rebellion
whites became scared |
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| how did washington resolve his western troubles |
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Definition
sent an army to attack the native americans
sent and army of 12,000 ment to attack whiskey rebels |
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| why did washington suport jay's treaty |
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Definition
to stay neutral
allowed americans to trade with england still during the french war
allowed nation to grow economically for 20 years |
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| what advice did washington give americans in his farewell address |
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Definition
americans should be united at home and independent abroad
Abroad - avoid alliances and enemies from europe
Americans should be better united as a nation
also stepped down as president not going for third term |
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| John adams began his presidency under inauspicious conditions, what is some evidence for this statement? |
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Definition
Had to deal with what washington left.
Vice president was opposite party
His own party backstabbed him |
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| What happened in the aftermath of Gabriel's rebellion |
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Definition
Had south questioning about whether or not they could get rid of slavery and blacks
People were afraid of having slaves in the city because they would learn to much |
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| why did the us have the opportunity to purchase the louisiana territory in 1803? |
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Definition
| Jefferson sent ministers to new orleans to buy city for 10 million while there napoleon offered the city and the whole territory for 15 million because he had given up on his idea of expanding his empire to the americas |
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| Why was the Marbury V. Madison decision important? |
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| First time supreme court determines whether or not law is constitutional |
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| some scholars argue that jefferson's ideals did not match his actions. For those who believe this about jefferson how does the embargo act demonstrate that jefferson said one thing but another. |
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| Embargo act stopped trading with england and france, was supposed to stopp harassment from england and france but it just ending up hurting the american economy |
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| how did the 1808 slave trade law affect slavery in america |
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Definition
south threatened to succeed
south needed more slaves due to cotton booms and so they turned to upper south for slaves |
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| Hartford convention was emblematic of disputes over this political problem |
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Definition
| New england federalist anger |
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| How did the war of 1812 affect geopolitics in North America |
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Definition
| Diminished power of native americans in america |
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| How did the Treaty of Paris 1763 affect imperial rivalries in the Americas? |
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Definition
France lost all their territories in North american Mainland
Britain gained all o the land east of the mississippi, except for new orleans.
Basically most of america remained british. |
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| how did the articles of confederation differ from the constitution? |
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Definition
| It tried not to give all the power to one person (president) |
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| Why was congress 1790 debate over antislavery petitions debate important? |
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Definition
Tried to abolish slavery with a petition sent to congress signed by people.
Southerners threaten to suceed
Congress comes up with solution saying that they had 20 years until they could do anything such as abolish slavery - 1808 |
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