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colonial Characteristics Flashcards

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new england , middle , southern colonical differnces ?

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new england- Purtains,Public education
Middle- Quackers, enthically diverse
southern- Plantations,salves,tobacco

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Represetatives ( virgina House of burguress ) ?

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The first legislature anywhere in the English colonies in America was in Virginia.

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limited ( magna carta )

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was the first document forced onto a King of England

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self- salutary Neglect ?

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sovereign colonies self-control.

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federalism

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the federal principle or system of government. divied National & state governemtns

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manifest destiny ( Rail Roads ?

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called GOD to move WEST . railroads ( town & markets .

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Monroe Doctrine

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Any attempts by eurpean nations to colonize land or interfere with hemisphere would view as acts of aggression.

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Amercian Rev. Decleration of indepence

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fundamateal document . thomas jefferson

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taxation without representaion ?

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seperate from England because they were not getting any say in partliament

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acts… purpose/ why ( Navigation act ) ?

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1st Act of RESTRICT TRADE in colonies. which led to stamp act , townshed act, boston tea party , and intolerable act.

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Articles of confederation stregths and weaknesses ?

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( WEAKE GOV = Not enough power to given to the governement to effectively lead. replaced with consitution) .

ACCOMPLISHMENT
Government signed a treaty of alliance with France in 1778.
Government successfully waged a war for independence against the British.
Government negotiated an end to the American Revolution in the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783.
Government granted the free inhabitants of each state “all the privileges and immunities of free citizens in the
several states.”

Government passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which allowed the Northwest Territories to organize their
own governments.
WEAKNESS
Congress had no power to coin money, therefore each state developed its own currency.
Congress was unable to regulate interstate and foreign commerce; some states refused to pay for goods they purchased from abroad.
Congress was unable to impose taxes; it could only borrow money on credit.

No executive branch was established to enforce laws.
Amendments could be added only with the approval
of all 13 states.
Approval of 9 of 13 states was required to pass a
law in Congress.
- one vote

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battle of yorktown

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War.

Battle: YORKTOWN

War: American Revolutionary War

Date: 28th September to 19th October 1781

Place: Virginia, United States of America

Combatants: Americans and French against the British

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Progressive reformers vs. robber barons ( t-chart)

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progressive reformers - to restore ecoomic opp. , and to correct injustices in american life.

RObber barons- MONOPLOLIES CREATED

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social Darwinism

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life and business was a battle for the “Survival of the fittest”,

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Reconstruction

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the action or process of reconstructing or being reconstructed.

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poll taxes/ leteracy test ?

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poll tax = TO RESTRICT BLACKS RIGHTS TO VOTING AFTER RECONSTRUCTION ENDED . - A tax levied

lieracry test = to pass test = the right to vote

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jim crow laws

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The Jim Crow laws were racial segregation laws

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soild south

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Democratic Party.

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pressy vs. ferguson

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Court case segregation in public and private institutions such as schools, public transportation, restrooms, and restaurants BUT EQUAL .

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Nativism = immgration

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fear or mistrust immgrants . started in response to immgration.

21
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Quotas

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a limited number of immgrants

22
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KKK

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group of people who used intimindation and fear as tatics against Blacks , jews , catholics and immgrants.

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Red Scare

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This “scare” was caused by fears of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution.

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japanese

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bomb put naval base in peral harbor . intermpment camps

25
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Chinese Exdusion Act

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prohibiting all immigration of Chinese coming into the US

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Civil War America system ( Henry clay)

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improved transportations , unify nation, create national currency - federal banks

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Abraham linclon ( wants)

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wanted to end slavery uphold the Union

28
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54th massachusetts

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African AMerican unit . courgegous assualts o Fort Wagner near charleston Hoping to free blacks.

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North : Popular Soveignty

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will of majority

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South ( sates Rights )

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state could refuse to inforce laws

31
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Marbury vs, madison

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judical review : delcare war uncontional

32
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spanish American war ( yellow journalism )

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world power . competing newspapers , preinted stores about the spanish abuses agaist cubans. often exaggrated and untrue .

33
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World war I Lusitania

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a german u-boat torpetoed the US crusie ship. event eventually brought americans into WW2

34
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Woodrow wilson ( 14 points)

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wilson plan to WORLD PEACE after WW2

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League of nations

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negotiate peaceful . US FAILED to join to the leguage beause of ISOLATIONISM

36
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Open Door Policy = china

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CHina open its trade with US

37
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Roaring twenties / Great depression consumerism

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goods ( MASS PRODUCTION) goods ( NEW TECHNOLOGY) services ( MECHANIZATION)

38
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US farmer 1920 = overproduction

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enconomy by mass production of food and causing overproduction and failing prices. distater = Dust bowl .

39
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causes of G.D. –> Stock market

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margin : ( Loan)

40
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Harlem Rennn.( People/What)

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put pouring of African American Literature

what ?
art , music &* literture
Who? 
African americans 
- Langston Huges 
- Zora Hurtson
- Marcus Gravey 
- louis armstrong 
-Billie Hoilday 
-Duke Elligton & his orchestra 
Where ? Harlem
When ? 1920-1930
Why ? transformed afrian amercian identity and history also transformed American culture in general. Americans read thoughts of African Americans and embraced the African- AMerican coummunity's production /
41
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World War 2

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was a global war. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945

42
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FDR = New deal

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effort to provide econmic relif and recovery &’ reform

- no more laissez-faire

43
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liberal ( D) Conservative ( R)

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liberal Pro Big government, Equal RIghts.
is nothing or pretainign to a political party advocting measures of progressive polictical reform

conservative : lassies-faire , pro big busniess disposed to perserve exsiting conditions , insutaution or to restore trantional ones, and limits.

44
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Dec, 7 1941

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peral harbor attack . day that will live in infamy .

45
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Big 3 ( NAMES )

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Roosevelt , chruchill , stalin

46
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Rosie the Riveter

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symbol of women workforce

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