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Early United States Influences (US Gov) Flashcards

1
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xenophobia

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fear of foreigners

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2
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when was the Athenian democracy

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500 BCE

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3
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who is the bolue

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500 people governing council

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what type of democracy was the athenian democracy?

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direct democracy

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direct democracy

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democracy where the people make decisions without a representative

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who couldn’t vote in the athenian democracy?

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women, slaves, foreigners, children

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who could vote in the athenian democracy?

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rich men who owned land

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8
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what percentage of Athens could vote?

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10-20%

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who was the king during the Magna Carta?

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King John

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where was the Magna Carta written?

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England

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when was the Magna Carta written?

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1215

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why was the Magna Carta created?

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King John did not obey the laws of feudalism

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what was the famous Magna Carta clause

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-Gave all free men the right to justice and free trial
-No man should be imprisoned/arrested except by the judgment of their equals and by the law of the land
-The due process clause:the government cant take away your life, liberty, or property

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what did the Magna Carta influence?

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-declaration of independence
-bill of rights/amendments
-the united nations declaration of human rights

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15
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when was the printing press invented?

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1450

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16
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who invented the printing press?

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Johannes Gutenberg

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17
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where was the printing press invented?

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Germany

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18
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when was the Protestant revolution/reformation?

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1517

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19
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what are the three reason Europeans went west?

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Gold, God, Glory

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20
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who started the age of exploration?

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Christopher Columbus

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21
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when did Christopher Columbus sail?

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1492

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22
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what is Christopher Columbus’ original nationality?

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Spanish

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23
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who sponsored Christopher Columbus on his journey?

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Italy

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24
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where did Christopher Columbus want to go?

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India

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25
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Where was Martin Luther born?

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Germany

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26
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what did Martin Luther create?

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Lutheran Church

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27
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what did Martin Luther write?

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95 Theses

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28
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was Martin Luther with hierarchy?

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No he was anti-hierarchy

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29
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where/when was John Calvin born?

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1509, France

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30
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what did John Calvin create?

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Calvinist Church

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31
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who believed in pre-destination?

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John Calvin

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32
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in pre-destination, who are the two groups?

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elect or reprobate

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33
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what does it mean to be an elect?

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when you are born you are going to heaven

34
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what does it mean to be a reprobate?

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when you are born you are going to hell

35
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what did John Calvin write?

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“Institutes of the Christian Religion”

36
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where was Henry VIII born?

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England

37
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what did Henry VIII create?

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Anglican Church

38
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what percent of England struggled with poverty?

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95%

39
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True/False: was theft a capital offense

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true

40
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when did the Mayflower leave?

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1620

41
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where did the mayflower want to go?

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New York

42
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where did the mayflower land?

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Massachusetts

43
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how many people were on the mayflower?

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100

44
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who was on the mayflower?

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ex cons and protestants

45
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how long did the mayflower travel?

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65 days

46
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when was the mayflower compact written?

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November 11, 1620

47
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what is the mayflower compact?

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written agreement

48
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what are the cash crops?

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cotton, tobacco, sugar

49
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when was the enlightenment?

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1600-1800

50
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what was the primary source of the enlightenment?

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reason/logic

51
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where/when was John Locke born?

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1632, England

52
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what did John Locke write?

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“An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” or “Two Treaties of Government”

53
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Tabula Rasa

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blank slate

54
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where/when was Montesquieu born?

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1689, France

55
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where/when was Voltaire born?

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1694, France

56
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where/when was Immanuel Kant born?

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1724, Prussia

57
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where/when was Thomas Hobbes born?

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1588, England

58
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where/when was Jean Jacque Rousseau born?

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1712, Switzerland

59
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what year was the declaration of independence written?

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1776

60
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what year was the declaration of the causes and necessities for taking up arms

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1775

61
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who wrote the declaration of independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

62
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what was the declaration of independence’s purpose?

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to tell King George III that they are breaking up with him

63
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*know reasons of grief within the declaration

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64
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what did the founding fathers take out of the declaration?

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“English or British citizens are partially responsible for the problem, not just the king” and “slavery was bad”

65
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what did King George III do after he received the declaration of causes & necessity of taking up arms?

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-seized American ships
-offered freedom to slaves if they joined him
-burned colonial towns
-sent british troops

66
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Causes of the American Revolution

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Stamp Act, Tea Act, Townshend Act, and Intolerable Act

67
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what was the boston massacre?

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(1770) when british soilders open fired on a mob of colonists and killed 5 men

68
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what is the Boston Tea Party?

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(1773) when Bostonians dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded british ships, and dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor

69
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who alerted the colonists that the british were coming?

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Paul Revere

70
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what was the official start of the revolutionary war?

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Battle of Lexington and Concord or the shot heard around the world

71
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what battle did the colonists lose but it was still a moral victory for them?

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Battle of Bunker Hill

72
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what battle ended the revolutionary war?

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(1781) Battle of Yorktown

73
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what battle was the turning point in the revolutionary war?

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Battle of Saratoga

74
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what officially ended the American Revolution?

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Treaty of Paris

75
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where did christopher columbus land?

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the Caribbean

76
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where did Kant study?

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University of Königsberg

77
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where did Voltair study?

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The Jesuit College of Louis-le-Grand

78
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where did Montesquieu study?

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University of Bordeaux

79
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where did Calvin study?

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University of Paris

80
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where did Hobbes study?

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University of Oxford

81
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where did Rousseau study?

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Annecy Cathedral Choir School

'22-'23 (15 decks)

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