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11th Grade
04/09/2011

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the era of good feeling meant what and who was president?
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there was only one powerful political party and monroe was president
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henry clay's american system
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make an economic system that interlocked the north, south, and west parts of the country
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which group of writers found their inspiration from nature?
Definition
transcendentalists
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battle of vicksberg had what effect?
Definition
split the confederacy in two
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shay's rebellion
Definition
mini-rebellion in massachuceuts in 1786 that was a wake-up call for a stronger central gov (no articles of confederation)
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erie canal
Definition
connected western rivers to hudson, dropped prices of shipping, caused western cities to boom
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what were some agencies that helped america during the great depression?
Definition
public works admis.
share the wealth proposal
agricultural ajustment act
national recovery act
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good neighbor policy
Definition
FDR's policy that we should help latin america and not just pay atention to american military interests. when mexico tested FDR to see if he would take the side of american oil companies, FDR stood by his word
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what gave the earliest factories in new england an advantage?
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water power
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Fedrick Jackson Tuner's idea
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the frontier was american, and after it was gone we needed a new frontier
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Rhode island conlony was for who?
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people fleeing religious prosecution
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pendleton act
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ended spoils system, response to garfeild's assinastion
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what was response to garfield's assination?
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pendleton act
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dollar dimplomacy
Definition
taft/wilson supported it, investments in foerign countries were encouraged, U.S. money supported foeign govs, U.S. spent less on military overseas and more in buisness
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implied power in terms of constituion
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loose interpretation
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impressment
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british forcing americans to serve on thier ships, provoked us to go to war in war of 1812
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Creel committee
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in charge of propoganda during ww1
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gag rule in senate
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shut down discussion of abolition before Civil war
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pan-american union
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made in 1889 to support all american republics and provide informational services to them
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force bill
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jacksons response to south carolina not paying his tariff, would let gov. collect tariff
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hartford convention
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when the federalists demanded things, marked the death of the federalist party
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taft-hartley act
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anti-union law
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the soveriegnty and goodness of god or narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
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book written by colonists about indians
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what subject in books was popular amongst colonists
Definition
native americans.
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mcCoullach vs. Maryland
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under loose interpretation of the constitution. states cannot tax federal agancies
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schechter vs. U.S.
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declared NIRA invalid b/c FDR was trying to control interstate commerece
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plessy vs. feurgeson
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upheld seperate but equal, was over segregated trains
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munn vs. illinois
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upheld law limiting maximum grain storage
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meuller vs. oregon
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uphled law limiting maximum working hours for women
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frank norris
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wirter who critizied america
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treaty of terdesillas in 1494
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spit up new world between spain and portugal
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was hamilton for the national debt or agaisnt it and why
Definition
he was for it because it meant people who wanted to see the country do well
Term
what did hamilton want?
Definition
a protective tariff, federal bank, tax liquior sales
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hamilton and jefferson: who wanted a tight interpretation of the constitutiona and who wanted a loose one
Definition
hamilton wanted a very loose interpretation of the consitiution, he used the part that says necessary and proper to justify his ideas
jefferson wanted a tight, or exact reading of the consitution
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where did the war hawks get thier support
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everywhere but north (south and west)
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who did ben franklin want the colonies to unite agasint during the albany congress
Definition
the french, b/c of the french indian war
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who did the gov. want to give 40 acres and mule to
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freedmen after the civil war, but they never did
Term
dawes severality act was created when?
Definition
1887
Term
alger hiss was accused of what
Definition
being a russian spy
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conscription act was made by who
Definition
lincoln, it forced northerns to fight
Term
what was the magna carta for labor
Definition
clayton act trust act
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who was the clayton act very beneficial to
Definition
unions, it protected them from anti-monopoly laws and it legalized striking
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the square deal was a lot like who else's policies
Definition
teddy roosevelt (protection of natural resources, regulation of big buisness, and protecting the consumer)
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olive branch petetion was made during which continental congress
Definition
made during second continental congress, they wanted the colonies to stay british and not to have war, just for the king to stop being unfair/hostile
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