End Of The Year Test Flashcards

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Which country was most successful in its goals during the 1500s

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Spain-amassed with great wealth

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What was the Columbian Exchange

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Exchange of languages,goods,and culture between Europe and America

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What was impact on the Columbian exchange

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Native Americans got diases and almost got wipe out

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What did the first colony in North America face and how did they overcome them

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  • It’s was jamestown and they faced drought,starvation and trouble with the Indians
  • John smith forced everyone to work to earn food. They would not eat and it caused the death rate to drop-once John left everyone turned to cannablism
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What geographic features affected where theses colonies were established

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All colonies were put by water for resources and transportation

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What system did the countries put into place regarding trade

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Mercantilism-declared their colonies only trade with the original country

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What were the reasons British colonies were established in North America

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Plantation, Agriculture, shipping/trade,farms, and founded for religious freedom

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What impacts did the treaty of Paris have on colonies located in North America

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Britain began to impose taxes on the colonists and paged for the French and Indian war

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What were the colonies reactions to British acts

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Colonies boycotted all British goods and started smuggling

-colonies were to have representation in parliament-their wishes

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What was the chief complaints with British actions

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Colonists hated the policies of Britain and rebelled against them

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Who were the patriots

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About freedoms and wanted independence from Britain

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Who were the loyalists

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Supported king of Britain and thought they didn’t need independence

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John Burgoyne surrendered to Horatio Gates which battle lead to this surrender and what were the long term impacts

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  • Battle of Saratoga

- convinced layafette and French to help the patriots

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What officially ended the American Revolution and what were the major requirements

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  • Treaty Of Paris 1783

- British had the accept complete independence

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Who were the enlightenment thinkers and what ideas reflected in the US constitution

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John Locke

The govt should give people natural rights, life, liberty and property

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What were the major compromises made at the constitutional convention of 1787

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Created a 2 house legislature

17
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What was shays rebellion

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Showed weaknesses in articles of confederation and govt couldn’t enforce laws

18
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What was whiskeys rebellion

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Showed strength of the constitution Bc govt had power to enforce laws

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What were some of the most significant precedents that Washington established while in office

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Set the precedent that a president should only serve 2 terms 4yrs or 8yrs

20
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What benefits did the purchase of the Louisiana territory have on the US

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  • doubled the size of our country

- increased tensions w/ native Americans

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What was the name of the court case when Williams Marbury sued Thomas Jefferson and how did the precedent affected the decision

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Marbury Vs Madison

-Supreme Court had the power of judicial review over laws passed

22
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Missouri applied for statehood into the US of America and was initially denied what were the long term effects of this decision

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Set the boundary for stated above the line slave free and the stated below were slave states

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What major changes were brought with Andrew jack sons presidency

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  • Jackson set himself up as the power in govt

- people thought he made the executive branch to powerful

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What were the goals of Andrew Jacksons legislation

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Indian removal act-removed all Indians

Trail of tears removed all Indians East of Miss river over to Oklahoma

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What is Manifest Destiny
-belief that God destined the us should own all land from Atlantic to Pacific
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What were the most important inventions
Steamboat, railroads and telegraphs and it helped settle the west
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What were some of the long term impacts that extension of rail line had on the US
Completion of railroad lines helped settle the west
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What were some inventions that affected the southern states
Cotton gin and it increased demand for slave labor
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What were the underlying issues of the start of the civil war
- south didn't think the north gave them equal rights | - huge need for slave labor
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What was the opinion of most southerners in regard to slaves
-slaves were considered property
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Where was cotton production greatest
Alabama,Mississippi,Louisiana
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Lincoln issued a executive order after the battle of Antietam what was the goal of this order
Emancipation Proclamation-end all slavery in the south
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Lee launched a major assault onto US soil what long term impact did this have on the civil war
He defeat was so bad that the south would never south would never invade the north again
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What did Lincoln speak and where did his inspiration come from
"All men are created equal" from the Declaration of Independence
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What is the time period of American history referred as
Reconstruction-to reunite the USA and help the southern economy and also place African Americans in south society
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Civil war amendments
13th-banned slavery 14th-civil rights given to Africans 15th-African American Man can vote
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With he end of the civil war what was the main goal that southern states were trying to achieve
-Jim crow lawd the separated blacks and whites