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Articles of confederation

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written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain

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Shay’s rebellion

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A rebellion by farmers who didn’t want to pay the debts they owed to creditors this illustrated the weakness of the articles of confederation and led to a constitution

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Constitution

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Basic framework or blueprint of government written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain

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New Jersey plan

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Called for gov rep to be equal by state each state has same # of representatives

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Virginia
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Each state will have representatives based on state population

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Bill of rights

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First 10 amendments to constitution. Added list and guarantee rights of individuals

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George wash

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Leader of continental army established executive cabinet

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Precedents

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Any act of decision that serves as a guide for justification for later situations

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Executive cabinet

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Group of educated advisors chosen by the president to help make important decisions

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Marburg vs Madison

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Court case that expanded the power of judicial branch by giving the Supreme Court the power to declare laws as unconstitutional through judicial review

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John adams

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President of us passed alien and sedition acts to restrict negative comments about government and limit immigration

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Xyz affair

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Perceived insult from France, resulted in strong anti-French feelings in the US and fears of sedition. Led to alien and sedition acts

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Alien and sedition acts

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Laws put in place under John Adam’s that restrict negative comments about the government

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Virginia and Kentucky resolutiosm

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A conflict between state governments and national governments in which the state governments said they would not follow federal laws they felt were unconcstitutional

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Democratic republicans

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Started of Thomas Jefferson supported in south and favored states rights and a small central govern,est that was representative of the people mostly farmers

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Federalists

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Starter by Alexander Hamilton. It supported in the north, didn’t trust the people to make good decisions wanted a strong central government led by elites.

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National bank

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Proposed by Alexander Hamilton. A federal bank that had greater monetary power and helped nationalize debt. Opposed by democratic republicans

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Loose interp

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Government of us holds all power not specifically denied by the constitution

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Strict interp

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Gov of us holds only powers specifically granted by us constitution

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Jusicial review

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Established by Marbury and masdisom. Allows Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

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War of 1812

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War vs Britain, led to national unity and nationalism, burning of the White House,

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Impressment

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British seized American ships and forced soldiers into service in the British navy

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War hawks

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Supporters of the war of 1812, encouraged president Madison to fight British

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Colonies responses to new taxes

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Boycott, petition parliament, increased smuggling

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Underneath mercantilism and navigation acts colonies did what

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Paid low prices for British raw materials

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Salutary neglect

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Britains policy towards early colonies

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No taxation without representation

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Us catchphrase to describe how they resented taxes being levied against them when they had no representation in parliament

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Intolerable acts

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Passed after Boston tea party, stopped all trade in British harbor

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Natural rights

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Something given to all people, born with it, no need to earn it

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Dec of independence was a..

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List of grievances

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Virtual representation was a theory that..

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Suggested parliament,est represents British subjects as a whole

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Patriots

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1/3 populatipn, farmers artisans merchants, saw economic opportunities in early America

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Loyalists

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Opposite of patriots

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Problem after Americans won imdependance

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Struggled to form a new government

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British had a strong

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Navy army

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Salutary neglect led concord Boston tea party writs of assistance in chronological order

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Salutary neglect , writs of assistance, Boston tea party, Lexington and concord

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Treaty of Paris granted..

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Us land from Atlantic to Mississippi river

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Purpose of 2nd continental congress was to

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Govern colonies during the revolutionary war

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Shay’s rebellion

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Showed weakness of articles of confederation, led to a new constitution

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Authors of the articles of confederation feared a..

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Strong national government

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George Washington’s examples set..

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Enforcing federal laws, having an executive cabinet, stepping down after 2 terms

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federalism means.

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State and national governments have different amounts of power

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What happened 1787-1814

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Us expanded borders, central govern,ent power increased, stood up to euro power

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3 conflicts after us signed constitution

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Settling conflicts with European powers, enforcing/organizim new constitution dealing with naive Americans in Ohio river valley

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Whose party was ha,hamiltona party

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Federalist Party

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federalist party

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Supported strong federal govern,ent, feared mobs going against them. Snap
Envisioned government of wise elites and shipping and Manufacturing based econmy

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Whose party was demo-republicans parry

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Jefferson

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Democratic republicans partty

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Farmers and trade people, small federal govern,ent that shared power, envisioned farming based economg

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Sedition act

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Allowed national governments to jail people for talking shit ab government

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Xyz affair

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Resulted in strong anti French feeling in us,, also fears of sedition

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Virginia Kentucky resolutions illustrated a conflict between

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State and national government

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Election of 1800

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Peaceful transfer of power from one party to another

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Louisiana purchase and significance

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Doubled size of us

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Principle of the judicial review established in us

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The decision in Marburg vs Madison Case vs Madison case

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3 things about Lewis and Clark expidition

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President Jefferson had hoped to learn about native Americans who inhabited the land , expedition collected items of national interest , Sacajawea carried

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Three causes of war of 1812

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American soldiers sent into British navy without consent British incited Native American attacks on frontier British seized us ships headed to france

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