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| What was Jamestown, and who did they rely on in order to survive? |
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| First English colony in North America 1639; the colonists required the help of the local indian tribes in order to survive |
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| What were the economic differences between the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies that led to problems in the future? |
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New England - mixed economy
Mid-Atlantic - mixed agriculture and industry
South - total agriculture |
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| What was the Middle Passage? |
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| The journey from Africa to North and South America that the slaves were forced to endure. |
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| In our case, the King of England ignored small issues as long as the colonies were benefitting him for the most part. |
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| period of religious fervor during mid 1700s that helped entrench the importance of faith in the colonies/soon to be states |
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| What was the issue that led to the French and Indian war? |
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| British colonists kept moving into French territory |
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| How did the British plan to pay the cost of the French and Indian War lead to the Revolutionary War? |
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| After British victory, the British expected the colonists to pay for the war through new taxes, but the colonists didn't want to pay increase in taxes without more say in their government |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Largely written by Thomas Jefferson with the help of others; official declaration of colonies intent to seperate from England |
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| What purpose was served by Thomas Paine writing ""Common Sense""? |
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| To help colonists understand why they should no longer accept the way they were being treated by England. |
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| What was the importance of the Colonial victory at Saratoga? |
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| It was battle of Revolutionary War that proved to other countries that the colonies had a chance to win which gave those countries the incentive to help the colonial army. |
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| What was the Articles of Confederation? |
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| The first form of government the United States used following the Revolutionary War. In this form of government, the states had most of the power leaving a weak central government. This lack of central power led to states arguing and finally the need for a new form of government. |
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| What is the definition of federalism? |
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| being a form of government in which a union of states recognizes the sovereignty(power) of a central authority(Washington, D.C.) while retaining certain residual powers (state's powers) of government. |
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| What are the Bill of Rights? Why were they included in the Constitution? What types of rights did they give US citizens? |
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| Bill of Rights - First 10 Amendments of US Constitution dealing with individual's rights
They were put in Constitution in order to stop the fears of those afraid of abusive big government
Freedom of speech, freedom to assemble, right to bear arms, etc... |
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| What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase? |
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| Doubled the size of the United States and lessened the importance of the French in North America. |
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| US vs. England; nobody wins; proves US is a world power |
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| What is the importance of the case of Marbury v. Madison? |
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| This case gave the Supreme Court the right to Judicial review or the right to view the actions of the other branches of government to see if what they were doing followed our Constitution. |
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| What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? |
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| President Monroe told the rest of the world to stay out of North or South America if they didn't already have holdings in that area or the United States would become physically involved |
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| Henry Clay's American System |
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| Period of national pride following the War of 1812 leading to investment in the growth of the country |
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| belief that God supports our country's goals of expansion to the point that we have his permission to do whatever we feel necessary to make this happen |
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| love for your country to the point that you are bullying others |
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| What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention? |
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| A Woman's Rights convention held in 1848 |
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| 1846-1848; starts with Mexican attack on Alamo; US wins; purpose was to take land from Mexico that will become Texas |
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| Supreme Court said that Dred Scott had no rights since he was a slave, not a citizen and could not have his case heard by court |
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| US decided to let the settlers vote to determine if the new territories would be pro or anti slavery; led to bloodshed - term "bleeding Kansas" |
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| Nat Turner and John Brown |
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Nat Turner - slave who led only large slave revolt in US history
John Brown - thought God had told him to lead the fight to end slavery by violence if necessary; he and his men were caught and killed |
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a) Southern states secede to form the Confederate States of America
b) First shots fired when Confederate troops fired upon Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.
c) Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg in 1863 turned war in North's favor
d) Sherman's March to the Sea brought war to an end |
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| Emancipation Proclamation / Gettysburg Address |
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Emancipation Proclamation - Lincoln proclaimed
all slaves in South to be free. He had no way of making this happen, but psychologically, it was effective.
Gettysburg Address - when Northeners began questioning their involvement in the war, Lincoln went to the site of the Battle of Gettysburg and told the American people there was no way that we could stop now with all of the bloodshed that had occurred. The job had to be completed. |
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| The program developed by the North to help freed slaves enter society; also set rules which southerners had to live by due to their losing the war |
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| What purpose was served by the Freedmen's Bureau? |
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| The Freedmen's Bureau provided services for the newly freed slaves to help them succeed in their new setting. |
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| What changes did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments bring to the country? |
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13th - abolished slavery
14th - made freed slaves US citizens
15th - gave newly freed slaves right to vote |
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| rules set in place after Civil War to restrict rights of newly freed slaves |
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