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| What two new inventions made travel to the New World possible? |
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| What treaty split up the new land for Spain and Portugal? |
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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| What was the Spanish slave system called? |
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| What was the first European Settlement in the New World? |
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| What was the main motivation for French exploration in the New World? |
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| Name three French settlements |
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| Port Royal, Quebec, New France |
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| Name two reasons for British exploration |
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religion- they had been persecuted
economy- crime and poverty at an all time high |
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| What was the main driving force behind British exploration? |
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| Colonies provide raw products and pay Mother Country for her exports |
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| What company backed both Jamestown and Plymouth Colony? |
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| What was the first British settlement? |
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| Jamestown- Sir Walter Raleigh, disappeared |
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| Why did the Puritans est. colonies in New England? |
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| to promote and practice a pure Christianity |
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| What two areas were the Puritans known for being innovators |
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| Why was Rhode Island established? |
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| for religious diessenters |
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| What ended the French and Indian War? |
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| what taxed all paper documents |
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| what taxed common items like tea, lead, glass |
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| what act lead to the Boston Tea Party? |
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| what acts punished Boston for the BTP? |
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| Where was the First Continental Congress set up? |
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| Every colony except____ attended the FCC. |
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| Which battle really started the Revolutionary War? |
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| What were two goals of the Dec. Of Independance? |
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1. find reconciliation w/ GB
2. build an army if this won't work |
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| In the war, who were the loyalists? |
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| In the war, the American sypathysers were called ___. |
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| What was the American army called? |
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| Who were the two main peole that started the constitution? |
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| kept bi-cameral legislature |
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| Who established the Bank of the U.S.? |
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| What did the Bank of the U.S. do? |
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| est. national security and controlled credit value of currency as well as interest rates. |
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| Democratic Republicans follow a _____ interpretation of the Constitution. |
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| Federalists follow a ____ interpretation of the Constitution. |
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| France wanted us to pay them off, but we wouldn't do it. |
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| allowed govt to jail Americans involved with conspiracies. |
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| bought the west, Lewis and Clark sent by Jefferson to explore it |
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| no more trading with GB b/c they were hurting U.S. sailors |
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| What were three things under the American System? |
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1. 2nd Bank of the US
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3. national transportation |
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| What did the Monroe Doctrine state? |
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| the American Continent was not under European powers |
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*Marshall's Court
-judicial review of Const. |
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*Marshall's Court
-Defending Bank of the US |
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*Marshall's Court
-Supreme Court = ultimate law |
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-Regulating interstate commerce |
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-would be in Union, but a slave state
-Maine would be free
-Drew the line of slavery |
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| Who initiated the Indian Removal Act, and what was it? |
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| Jackson, removed all Indians out of Eastern area of country |
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| wanted to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean... "enitled" to it |
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| defined Oregon at the 49th Parallel |
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| Who pushed for hospitals for people with mental diseases? |
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| owners could recapture slaves if they ran to the North. |
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| What was the major problem with the Kansas-Nebraska Act? |
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| it voided the MO Compromise |
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| people could choose to prohibit slavery |
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| Lincoln vetoed the ______ for reconstruction because it was too tough on Southerners. |
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| whites supporting republicans |
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| northerners moved to the South who liked the republicans |
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| What court case made segregation legal? |
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| tried to "civilize" native americans |
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| railroads were corrupt, price wise |
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| What act was instituted after too many monopolies took over the U.S.? |
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| What was the first immigration law? |
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| The Chinese Exclusion Act |
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| -nothing is valid unless you've experienced it |
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| What was the first philosophy developed by the U.S.? |
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| nation's attempt to control others with economy, politics, or military power |
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| What started imperialism? |
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| What made sure the U.S. woudn't claim lands once defeated by Spain? |
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| Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791) |
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| Right to Bear Arms (1791) |
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| Quartering of Troops (1791) |
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| Search and Seizure (1791) |
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| Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process (1791 |
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| Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791) |
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| Common Law Suits - Jury Trial (1791) |
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| Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791) |
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| Non-Enumerated Rights (1791) |
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| Rights Reserved to States (1791) |
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| Suits Against a State (1795) |
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| Election of President and Vice-President (1804) |
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| Abolition of Slavery (1865) |
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| Privileges and Immunities, Due Process, Equal Protection, Apportionment of Representatives, Civil War Disqualification and Debt (1868) |
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| Rights Not to Be Denied on Account of Race (1870) |
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| Election of Senators (1913) |
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| Women's Right to Vote (1920) |
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| Presidential Term and Succession (1933) |
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| Repeal of Prohibition (1933) |
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| Two Term Limit on President (1951) |
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| Presidential Vote in D.C. (1961) |
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| Presidential Succession (1967) |
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| Right to Vote at Age 18 (1971) |
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| Compensation of Members of Congress (1992) |
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| _____ were migrating ____ in the Great Migration. |
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| gave ICC power to regulate prices |
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| One of Roosevelt's claim to fame was his help to the ____. |
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| by Wilson, against child labor |
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| Which pres. was the FTC started under? |
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| Russia, France, Great Britain |
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| Germany, Italy, Austro-Hungary |
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| military buildup to prepare country for war (WWI) |
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| managed purchase of military supplies in WWI |
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| mediator for industry and workers in WWI |
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| Who started social security? |
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| What was the last meeting of the Big 3 which marked new relations with the Soviet Union? |
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| What gave federal aid to war veterans for readjustment after WWII? |
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| help western europe with communisim problem |
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| pointed fingers all over the country at in-America "Communists", and had no evidence to support his claims |
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| Which president built the "Great Society"? |
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-prohibited public prayer in schools |
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-have to have a lawyer in the court, and the state will provide you w/ one if you cant |
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-evened out representation by race |
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*Warren
-"Miranda Rights" must be read when arrested |
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*Warren
-ended law against interracial marriages |
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| Who wrote "The Feminine Mystique"? |
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| rising inflation as well as rising unemployment |
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