hist Flashcards

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One of the odd facts about General Andrew jacksons victory over the British at new orleans in jan 1815 was that

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it happened after Britain and the United states signed the treaty that ended the war in 1812

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to encourage industrial development in the us after the war of 1812 president James Madison signed into law the first

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protective tariff

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Before the war of 1812 the faction within the democratic rebulican party most eager to fight the birtish and conquer canada were the

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War Hawks

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the waterway that first connected New York City with the Great Lakes and the Old Northwest in the 1820s was the

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Erie canal

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5
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Which of the following was a former English apprentice hired by Rhode Island idustralists WIlliam AShley and Moses Brown to build a textile mill in pawtucket

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Samuel Slater

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To Improve the Nation’s Fiances, extend credit to entrepeanueer and hold federal monterary depsosits after the war of 1812 congress charterted the

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second bank

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in the early public, citizens and politicians under the phrase “internal improvements to mean

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a system of roads and canals built to facilitate the movement of goods and people around the nation

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recently elected first president in the United states, George washington took oath of office in

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New york

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once elected to congress, James Madison of Virginia immediately submitted amendments for a bill of rights because

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he wanted to keep his promise to the constitution opponents that he would introduce such a measure once elected

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10
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states such as penn and virginia opposedALexander Hamilitons :assumption plan because

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all of the above

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11
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Hamiltons bank of the United States most closely resembled the

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Bank of Englad

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Thomas Jeff argued that hamiltons fianacial plan was unconstituional bc there was no mention of it in the con

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the bill was constituional because of the implied powers of the necessary and proper clause

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13
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hamilton proposed to pay for the economic program in party by imposing

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excise taxes

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14
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the first vice president of the us was

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john adams

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in 1794 president Washington demonstrated both justice and mercy in his handling of the Whiskey Rebellion by

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crushing the rebellion but pardoning two rebels who received death sentences

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16
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Southern cotton production boomed after the introductiion of Eli Whitneys

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cotton gin

17
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Of the following which event divided Americans into hostile fractions and set the stage for the creation of the political parties

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french revolution

18
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As part of the Missouri Compromise, by which Missouri entered in a slave state who entered in as a free state?

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Maine

19
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Antebellum period

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Cotton it was king

20
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The Tremendous growth of the souths slaves pop of after 1808 was due to

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natural increase

21
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southern planters declined to invest in industrial enterprises because they knew that

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slavery was more profitable

22
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in the task system

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slaves had a specific job that they had to do in the fiedl every day

23
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of the following which was as method of passive resistance for slaves?

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All of the above

Malingering, breaking tools and singing on the job in the field

24
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the series of safe houses and stations where escaped slaves could rest , eat and spend the night before moving onto the north was called

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the underground railroad

25
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of the following slave revolts the one that actually happened was

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Nat Turners revolt

26
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the worst trauma for slaves occured when

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families were seperated from one another and sold

27
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southerns justified slavery as

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“positive-good”

28
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Members of the house of reps served terms of

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two years

29
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when a federal officer is impeached, the trial occurs in the

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Supreme court

30
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how old must a person be to become president?

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atleast 35 years old

31
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presidents recieve a salaruy for their service, but cannot otherwise profit from holding the office. This principle is specified in the

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Emoluments clause

32
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how many states had to ratify the constiution before it could go into effect?

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nine states

33
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the Sumpreme court and the federal court were established in what article of the consitution

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Third article

34
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According to article 5, section 1 of the constitution, public acts, records, and judicial proceedings in one states must be recognized and respected in every state. This principle is usually referred to as the

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full faith and credit clause

35
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to serve in the United states you must how old?

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at least 30 years old

36
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which of the following has the power to approve treaties with foreign nations or native groups

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house of reps

37
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of the following who has the power to declare war/

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the president