Colonization Flashcards

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One Impact of Europeans exploration on native Americans

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Disease was brought and there was a large number of deaths

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Why did the population of Jamestown plummet?

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Famine, disease, and a harsh winter

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What did new England’s abundance of wood allow them to do

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Construct vessels to meet the demands of traders

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Europeans exploring the Americas led to (Columbian exchange)

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New diseases introduced, slave trade expanded, and the native Americans lose their land

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Represents the growth in representative democracy

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New England town meeting and establishment of the Virginia house of burgesses

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What was present in all the British colonies

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Some form of democracy

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Virginia company prefers to conquer the native Americans because

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It’s much easier than civilizing with them

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Triangle trade led directly to

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Increased importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere

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Colonist were angered by the proclamation of 1763 because

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It limited their freedom to move west

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What did Thomas Paine argue about in Common sense

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American colonist should break away from England

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The colonist were restricted by what

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Laws passed by they British government

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Redcoats

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British soldiers

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Patriots

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Wanted American independence

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Tories

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Loyal to England

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Americans showed opposition to British taxation and trade restrictions by

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Boycotting British goods

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The reason for American victory in the revolutionary war

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Aid from forge in countries

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The battle of Saratoga was important because

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It convinced French to be allies with America

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Who had good leaders that were able to inspire their men

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Patriots

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Americans at valley forge encountered what

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Cold, hunger, and poor lodging due to lack of government resources

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Government gets it power from the consent of the governed is stated in

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The Declaration of Independence

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A strong central government would threaten the rights of the people guided the creation of what

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Articles of confederation

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The US constitution established a government based on the basic concepts if

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Desperation of powers and checks and balances. They prevent any one branch from becoming too strong

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Virginia plan

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Two house legislature, seats awarded by population, three branches of government

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New Jersey plan

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One house legislature, liked by small states, tree branches of government, one vote per state

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Small states favor the New Jersey plan because

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All states had equal representation in the legislature

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The conflict between the New Jersey plan and the Virginia plan was resolved by

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The great compromise

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The great compromise resolved the issue of congressional representation by

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Creating a two house legislature

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The framers of the constitution were able to compromise on

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Important issues

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States representation in the United States house of representations was determined by

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Census numbers

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Federalism

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Division of power between federal and Tate governments

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Separation of powers

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Governmental functions divided into three branches

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Laws are effected by

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All three branches of government

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Who used to chose the president of the US

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Electoral college

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Gives congress the power to “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the forgoing power”

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The elastic clause of the US constitution

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Has often been used to allow the government to adjust to the changing times

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The elastic clause and the amending procedure

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Judicial review gave the Supreme Court the power to

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Declare laws unconstitutional

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Guarantees freedom of speech , press, right to assemble, and right to petition

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The first amendment

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Included in the US constitution to prevent tyranny

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Checks and balances

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Included in the constitution to give citizens more influence over taxation issues

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“All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives”

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to apply

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A strict or loose interpretation of the constitution

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Alexander Hamilton’s proposal to create a national bank and Thomas Jeffersons proposal to purchase the Louisiana territory were both criticized because

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Both would require a loose interpretation of the constitution

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President Washington’s warning to the us in involvement with European conflicts

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No permanent alliances

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One similarity in the forge in policies of Washington, Jefferson, and Monroe was

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Avoid involvement in European political struggles

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Washington set a precedent for all future presidents by creating a

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Cabinet of advisors