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(1795) made w/ Spain which gave U.S. right of deposit to New Orleans + made 31st parallel of latitude the S. boundary of U.S.; ppl liked

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Pinckney Treaty

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intense rivalry between England and France; French and Indians sided

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French and Indian War/7 Year War

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prevented “that old Deluder Satan” from keeping people from scripture

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Old Deluder Satan Act

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list all of the New England colonies.

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  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Rhode Island
  • New Hampshire
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Patriot general who fought tories and Indians in the West

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George Rogers Clark

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colonists dressed as Indians and threw tea out of ships

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Boston Tea Party

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tax on goods such as paper, glass, paint, and tea (1767)

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Townshend Act

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lived in the East; permanent villages; hunted, fished, and planted

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Woodlands

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system established by the Constitution to elect the president

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Electoral College

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first written constitution drawn up in America

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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(lower house) representation determined by population

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House of Representation

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first institution of higher learning in the colonies

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Harvard

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rebellion due to the excise tax placed on whiskey

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Whiskey Rebellion

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ppl dislikes this treaty made by Jay w/ the Brits in which the U.S. would stop trade w/ France + pay Brits what they owed

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Jay Treaty

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English sea captains; pirates

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sea dogs

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allowed the use of the army to enforce the laws

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Force Bill

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the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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a board-like paddle that was covered with printed sheet

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hornbook

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first law college in America; only college in the southern colonies for years

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William and Mary

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the main north-south highway (Pennsylvania and New York)

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Great Wagon Road

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the time between the president’s election and leaving

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lame-duck period

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Vice president who defended states’ rights; resigned and joined the Senate

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Calhoun

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set from Massachusetts to capture Ft. Ticonderoga; traitor of the U.S; took over the outposts, seizing fts., cannons, and ammunition

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Benedict Arnold

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lived in teepees or brush shelters, hunted buffalo; harsher climate = no farming; survived by gathering wild nuts and berries

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Great Basin and plateau

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where the president opposes the bill, stating his objection

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veto

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group that took control of army at Boston and asked the colonies for supplies and troops

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Second Continental Congress

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groups that settled down in one area and were farmer; lived in stable shelters

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permanent lifestyle

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Jackson’s close friends who he consulted informally with instead of his Cabinet

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Kitchen Cabinet

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a closed meeting of party leaders

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caucus

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1539, discovered the Ms River and died there; his crew founded St. Augustine, Fl.

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Hernando De Soto

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father was head of house (family = center of life)

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patriarchy

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(upper house) 2 of these per state

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Senate

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where the British surrendered in 1781

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Yorktown

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a loose confederation of the states with a weak central government

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Articles of Confederation

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called for a unicameral legislature based on equal representation

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New Jersey Plan

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areas of 6 miles squares the ordinance divided

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township

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originally created for Indians

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Dartmouth College

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list all of the Southern colonies.

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  • Virginia
  • Georgia
  • The Carolinas
  • Maryland
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made by Phillip II; 150 ships sent to England in 1588; Half of its ships were destroyed by storm or killed by the English

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Invincible Armada

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a powerful revival in the 1720s

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Great Awakening

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another name for loyalists

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Tories

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42
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ceremony starting the President’s term

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inauguration

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list all of the Middle colonies.

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  • Delaware
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
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discovered the St. Lawrence Rv.

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Jacques Cartier

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led British troops to defeat Saratoga

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John Burgoyne

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used to teach trades to boys, they left home and lived with someone to learn the trade; lasted 7 yrs. or until they turned 21

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apprenticeship

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can be charged with treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors

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impeached

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a count of the population

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census

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colonists wrote this to King George to create a chance of peace

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Oliver Branch Petition

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approval

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ratification

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hunted buffalo; used horses, were nomadic and followed the buffalos

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plains

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led the second expedition

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Zebulon Pike

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settlers without tile to the land

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squatters

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introduces the Constitution;; states the source of governments power and the six purposes of gov.

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preamble

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people who died here were called Patriot “martyrs”

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Boston Massacre

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an increase in the money supply that causes a corresponding rise in prices

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inflation

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organized groups of politicians who sought to control the government

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political machine

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oldest permanent city

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St. Augustine

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king had direct control

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royal colonies

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taxes on all paper products (documents, newspaper, and playing cards); special stamps for taxed items

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Stamp Act

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(1791) could hold tax revenue in one place, and the nation’s financial dealings could be handled here

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National Bank

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chosen by Lewis to aid him with the expedition

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Clark

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divided the government’s powers between the National government and the states

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Federal

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organized by villages and hired teachers (4-7 yrs)

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Grammar school

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called for three branches with a Bicameral legislature based on population

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Virginia Plan

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favored fighting the Brits

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patriots

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tariffs cannot be more than 20%; gave the infant industries in the North time to grow before they lost protection

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Compromise of 1833

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was bounded on the E. by the 13 colonies, on the W. by the Ms. Rv., on the N. by the Great Lakes, + S. of the Ohio Rv.

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Northwest Territory

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leader of the green Mountain boys

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Ethan Allen

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bicameral legislative w/ the Senate based on equal representation + the House of Representatives based on population (Connecticut Compromise)

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Great Compromise

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the undeveloped area at the edge of the settled land; Americans could claim property and improve it

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frontier

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allowed Squatters to buy western land once up for public sale

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Preemption Act of 1847

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laws created by the British Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party (1774)

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Intolerable Acts

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bill that said Indians who left their lands east of the MS would be given land west of the MS

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Indian Removal Act

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public policy for western lands, provided for setting 1 section of land in each township for public education

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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proclamation that claimed that the colonists couldn’t settle East of the Appalachian Mountains

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Proclamation Acts

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first Whig president; longest inaugural speech; died after a month in office

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William Henry Harrison

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work for 4-7 years to get land; worked with white servants

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indentured servants

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colonies were called this since so many people from other countries came

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melting pot

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malicious statements about opponents

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mudslinging

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a tariff designed to raise money

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revenue tariff

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constantly on the move in search of game and wild plant

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Nomadic lifestyle

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mercenary troops who fought for the British

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Hessians

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British general who surrendered at Yorktown

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Charles Cornwallis

85
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travelers on the Great Wagon Road often used this to carry belongings

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Conestoga Wagons

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the right to vote

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suffrage

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given by the king

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proprietary colonies

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wave of immigrants from England and other countries to Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Great Migration

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as more families came, population population grew faster

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natural increase

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first president; 1st to be voted unanimously twice

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George Washington

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act of handing out government jobs to loyal followers

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Spoils System

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most famous of the new ships

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USS Constitution

93
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a state could declare a deferral law unconstitutional by reinforcing to enforce it

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nullification

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founded when New England Puritans saw that Harvard had been infected with liberal ideas

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Yale

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led the first two expeditions to explore the west

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Lewis

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required colonists to house troops in their homes; to wash their clothes and freed them (1765)

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Quartering Act

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biggest American victory of the war (of 1812)

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Battle of New Orleans

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naval officer who went against the Brits in the North Sea and won

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John Paul Jones

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Secretary of Treasury who suffered a stroke in 1823; opposed federal support; disliked tariffs; democratic-Republican

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William Crawford

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permanent villages; water = food; totem poles

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west coast

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guaranteed religious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity

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Act of Toleration

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elected representatives govern the people

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Republic

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first European to see the Great Canyon

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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slaves would count as 3/5 person for the House of Representatives and for tax purposes

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3/5 Compromise

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raised the price of foreign goods

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Protective Tariff

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joint-stock companies

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charter colonies

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one of the first people to openly challenge the Puritan leaders and founded Rhode Island; ministered to the Indians

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Roger Williams

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Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico; earmed the deserts, gathered wild plants, and hunted small animals; architects and masons

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southwest

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powers are divided between separate branches of government

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Separation of Powers

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Indians called the relocation this

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Trail of Tears

111
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powers of each branch are checked and balanced by other branches

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Checks and Balances

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