98-148

Question 1

provided for a limited central government and most of the power was in the hands of the state

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Articles of Confederation

Question 2

had to devise a system for land sales and settlement

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Land Ordinance of 1785 /public schools

Question 3

Passed this to establish rules for how the territory would be governed and guaranteed basic rights for settlers and banned slavery there. When a free population reached 60000 the territory becomes a state

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 4

an attempt by TN settlers to create a new state out of the Watauga and surrounding settlements

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Lost State of Franklin

Question 5

a meeting of delegates to revise the articles of confederation.

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Constitutional Convention

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considered the father of the constitution

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james madison

Question 7

a combination of the new jersey plan and the Virginia plan; two house legislature.

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The great compromise

Question 8

stated that a state can count 3/5th of their slave population towards the number of delegates they receive in congress

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3/5th compromise

Question 9

outlines the purposes of the government

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preamble of the constitution

Question 10

believed in a strong central government. they also believed that the wealthy are most fit to govern the people.

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federalist

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were a series of essays written by the leaders of the federalist arguing for their point of view

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federalist papers

Question 12

advocated for a stronger state government. they also believed everyone had the right to hold office, regardless of how much money they had

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anti-federalist

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congress must apporve the proposed amendment by a 2/3 majority in both houses. then 3/4 of the states must ratify or approve the amendment for it to go into effect

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amend the constitution

Question 14

the balancing of power between the states and the federal government

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federalism

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began when the anti federalist agreed to approve the constitution if the federalists agreed to add a bill of rights

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ratification of the constitution

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a system created and used by the united states government in order to ensure one branch of government

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checks and balances

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ensures that the three branches of government have distinct authority over various government functions

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separation of powers

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the first 10 amendments in the constitution

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the bill of rights

Question 19

set many precedents as the first president

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george washington

Question 20

as part of hamiltons plan to pay back the national debt, the government imposted a tax on all whiskey

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whiskey rebellion

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George Washington voluntarily left the office and gives two pieces of advice

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george washingtons farewell address

Question 22

secretary of state and created a 3 part plan to bring the nation out of debt. he was a federalist and supported a loose interpretation of the constitution to provide for the national bank

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alexander hamilton

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the belief that the government could do some things that were not directly permitted by the constitution by the elastic

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loose construction

Question 24

draftsman of the declaration of independence and the 3rd US president and argued that national bank was unconstitutional

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thomas jefferson

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the belief that the government can only do things that the constitution specifically says.

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strict construction

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a part of hamiltons three part plan to bring the nation out of debt

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the national bank

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all free men 21 yrs and older had voting rights

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statehood of TN constitution of 1796

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was one of the founding fathers of TN and helped daniel Boone establish the WAtauga settlement, which was one of the TN earliest settments

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james robertson

Question 29

was the first territorial governor of TN from 1790-1796

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William Blount

Question 30

A short lived attempt by Richard Henderson. It ceased to exist when the virginia general assembly invalidated the purchase

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Transylvania Purchase

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was the first known attempt by the colonist to create a government that was independent and separate from Britain.

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watuaga settlement

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was a peace treaty signed by the united states government and the Cherokee nation

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treaty of holston

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succeeed the presidency after a george washing left office

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john adams

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johns adams sent 3 diplomats to france to work out any issues

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XYZ affair

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Adam was being criticized heavily by republicans for avoiding war with france

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alien act/sedition act

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also known as the election of 1800 in which vice president thomas jefferson defeated president john adams

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revolution of 1800

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the cheif justice of the supreme court in the marbury v madison case

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john marshall

Question 38

this case established judicial review , which is the authority of the supreme court to write a law unconstitutional

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marbury v madison

Question 39

these pirates began attacking American merchant ships

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defeat of the barbary pirates

Question 40

most settlers that live in the appalachian mountains , were farmers and because there were few roads in the west they relied on the Mississippi river to ship crops which spain controlled. france sold the Louisiana territory to the us for the 15 million an acre

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louisiana purchase

Question 41

the duo set off to explore the louisana territory in 1803

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lewis and clark

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served as a guide/translator on lewis and clarks expedition

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Sacagawea

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trade with Europe was essential to us' success

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causes of the war of 1812

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southern members of congress who were calling for war

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war hawks

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seizing sailors and forcing them to serve in the navy

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impressment

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the 9th president of the USA and the first to die in office

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william henry harrison

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part of the shawnee tribe and he tried to urge native American resistance to preserve and restore indian lands

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tecumseh

Question 48

fought during the war of 1812 that andrew jackson led

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the battle of horseshoe bend

Question 49

January 1815 american forces under General Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the British here

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battle of new orleans

Question 50

the British set fire to several government buildings, including the white house

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burning of washington dc

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British warships bombarded throughout the night and francis scott key wrote a poem called the star-spangled banner

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battle of fort McHenry

Question 52

after the war of 1813 relations between the USA and Great Britain were suffering. This set the western boundary between the US and what would become Canada

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convention of 1818

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Spain ceded, or gave up, Florida to the US

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Adams-onis treaty

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stated that the US would not allow European countries to create colonies in the Americas or to interfere with newly formed Latin American colonies

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Monroe doctrine