AP Midterm Flashcards

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Missouri Compromise

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The Missouri comp was made to defuse the sectional and political rivalries whether slavery was permitted there or not

It brought Maine in as a free state while dividing slavery

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Salem witch trails

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Trials of people accused of witchcraft in Mass

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The first great awakening

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A spiritual revival in America

Allowed people to start anew + prosper in their own life while being able to express more emotion to God so they can connect better

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Stamp act

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Tax that was applied to most of the printed documents in the colonies b,c of the Seven Years’ War

Act was unconstitutional. Strained relations w, the colonies (causing a rebellion 10yrs later)

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Cotton gin

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A machine that separates cotton seeds from cotton fibers

Sped up process for removing seeds from cotton.

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Battle of Saratoga

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Turning point in the American Revolution.

American victory got French gov. To recognize the and to enter the war as their ally

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Louisiana purchase

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Land purchase by thom Jeff 1803 bought from France and doubled the size of the us.
Gave us control over the Mississippi River and the port city of New Orléans ! help farmers import,export profit

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Yorktown

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Last fight for independence with France,
Rouchambeau ? And Washington fight against monarchy

British surrendered American revolution

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Gag rule

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No petitions, papers etc. Talking about slavery, abolishing slavery will be read or placed on the table

Went against the first amendment freedom of petition

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Art of Con

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Had a universal understanding of state powers and how the government intertwined with everyone

First U.S constitution

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Bacons Rebellion

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Indentured servants were getting freed to much and went into Indian territories which upset the Indians causing them to attack and Bacon went to the government but they did nothing, so he went and burned down Jamestown

First act of colonial defiance

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Cult of domesticity

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Virtues which women had to abide by and their purpose

Women starting roles within society

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Interchangeable parts

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Parts were identical, can just replace broken parts

Cheaper and you didn’t have to be as skilled to make them, manufacturing system developing

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Bill of rights

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The first 10 amendment of the us

To protect the rights of citizens from governments

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Mexican American war

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Mexico wanted to protect what was their and the us found a way to start the war since the Mexicans killed Americans on “American” soil.

Attained Texas

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3/5 comp

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Every slave counted as 3/5 of a citizen toward the population

This helped solve the issue with the House of Representatives seating for every state

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Treaty of Ghent

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Peace treaty that ended the war of 1812

All conquered territory was returned

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Indenture servants

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Worked as indentured servants to come to the new country, They would have in half of the contract and once they completed all the requirements they were release

Paved the path for slaves

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Dawes Act

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Gives Indians independence from tribe. And turn them into farmers and give them allotment of land.

Took land from Indians and forced themOut of their homes

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Fugitive slave law

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Gave southerners legal weapons to retrieve slaves who ran to a free state.

Lead to the civil war

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Bleeding Kansas

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small civil war, fought between proslavery and antislavery advocates for control of the new territory of Kansas under the doctrine of popular sovereignty

Lead to civil war

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13th amendment

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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Abolished slavery

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Battle of Antietam

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Stop Confederates from advancing on Maryland for supplies

Gave Lincoln a time to deliver the Emancipation Proclamation without sounding pathetic

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Know-Nothing party

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Wanted to keep the government in the native born citizens hands

Social anxiety controlling gov actions

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Sharecropping
Former slaves taken in by former slave owners gave them little plot to work and supplied them with housing clothes etc and made their debt super high enslave them again, causing more conflict with radical republicans
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Tenure of office act
restricting the power of the President to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate Republicans hope this would get president Johnson impeached
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Bell telephone
First telephone and Bell telephone company was made Change communication forever
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Jim Crow laws
a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against black people. Restrained African Americans from being "free"
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Olive Branch Petition
colonists' last effort to make peace with the British king and avoid a war between Britain and the colonies. It gave the colonies the opportunity they needed to rebel
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Virginia-Kentucky resolutions
They were political statements in favor of states' rights and Strict Constructionism. Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional
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Burr-Hamilton duel
Burr and Hamilton had personal tensions between each other and burr ended up shooting ham in the gut near his spinal cord and hamiltons second claimed he thought it was wrong and shot sky ward and burr second claimed he shot at burr and missed Hamilton ended up dying and he was an important figure in political matters
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French and Indian War
A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America helped bring about the American Revolution.
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Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolutionary War Recognize American independence
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Trade and Navigation Acts
The triangle trade, tightening the govs control over trade and they could monitor the trades They closed of import and export for other countries as well by establishing a cut clean trading center of who to profit from
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Alien and Sedition acts
Made it harder for immigrants to become American citizens and allowed the gov to prosecute anyone who engaged in Sedition against the government Discouraged immigration and helped lower people who criticized gov and fédéralistes
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XYZ affair
involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war, replaced three French agents names with X, Y and Z. Lead to Quasi war
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Whig party
organized a new party to contest Jacksonian Democrats nationally and in the states. Guided by their most prominent leader, Henry Clay Second Party System
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Mayflower compact
first written framework of government established first agreement for self-government to be created and enforced in America
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Social Darwinism
Survival of the fittest was used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform.
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Star-Spangled Banner
Inspired by the sight of the American flag flying over Fort McHenry the morning after the bombardment The nations national anthem