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indentured servants

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traded labor for passage to the new world

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John Rolfe

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developed profitable tobacco plant that saved Jamestown’s economy

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why did slavery spread in the colonies?

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tons of land to grow cash crops

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House of Burgesses

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start of representative government in america

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James Oglethorpe

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founded Georiga as buffer colony and refuge for debtors

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stamp act, tea act, sugar act, townshend acts, intolerable acts

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taxes placed on the colonies by Britain

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what caused the French and Indian War?

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conflict over land and fur trading

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mercantilism

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make the mother country rich by importing more than exporting

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why did Puritans, Pilgrims, and Quakers leave England?

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freedom of religion

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Anne Hutchinson & Roger Williams

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banished from Puritan Church for their “radical” opinions

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“city upon a hill”

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Puritan dream to show others how the ideal Christian community looked

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Virginia Company of London

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financed settlement of Jamestown

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Roger Willams

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founded Rhode Island colony after being banished from Massachusetts Bay

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joint-stock companies

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stable way to finance new colonies because large sums of money could be raised with little risk to investors

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15
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direct effect of tea act

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Boston Tea Party

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how did slaves resist their predicament?

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rebel, slow work, sabotage tools, sue in the court system

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17
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French and Dutch settlements did what trade?

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fur trade

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18
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great awakening

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increased tolerance of other religions in the colonies

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19
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“he that does not work shall not eat”

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quote from John Smith, as he wanted an organized and safe colony

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20
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what made Quaker religious meetings different?

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women could lead and participate in meetings

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“no taxation without representation”

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meaning colonists needed to have a say in the government taxing them
rallying cry of the revolution

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22
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another name for Pilgrims

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separatists

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23
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Middle Passage

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carried enslaved people to the Americas from Africa

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what was the government system of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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theocracy

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25
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Squanto

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taught Pilgrims farming techniques, was the reason they survived

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26
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how did Quakers feel about other religions?

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tolerant

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27
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ambush at Fort Loudoun

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British officers and families were ambushed by Cherokee

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consequences of French and Indian War that led to Revolutionary War

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large amount of British debt

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29
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Lexington, Massachusetts

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first battle of Revolutionary War

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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created system to auction public land to pay off government debt

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31
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Thomas Paine

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wrote Common Sense pamphlet

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32
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who presided over the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

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33
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when was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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1776

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34
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battle of Saratoga

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turning point of the war, Continental Army got the help of the French

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35
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what did small states want?

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equal state representation
(Senate)

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36
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Shay’s Rebellion

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Americans called for a stronger national government

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37
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Articles of Confederation

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established first national government, though it was weak

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38
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“Father of the Constitution”

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James Madison

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39
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Great Compromise

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resolved conflict between Virginia and New Jersey plans for government
Virginia: population-based representation
New Jersey: equal representation

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40
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immediate consequence of Revolutionary War

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debt

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41
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commander of Continental Army

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George Washington

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42
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battle of King’s Mountain

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frontier Patriots respond to British threat - “lay waste to your land with fire and sword”

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Francis Marion

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“swamp fox” - leader of guerilla fighting (hit-and-run attacks) in the south

44
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Connecticut Compromise (aka Great Compromise)

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created bicameral legislature (House of Representatives & Senate)

45
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Battle of Yorktown

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last major battle of Revolutionary War

46
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22nd Amendment

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establish two-term rule

47
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why did Antifederalists not like the Constitution?

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no Bill of Rights

48
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5th Amendment

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protects a person from testifying against themselves
“right to remain silent”

49
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1st Amendment

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freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, petition the government

50
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Three-Fifths Compromise

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clarified how slaves would count in representative government
slaves counted as 3/5 of a person

51
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Alien and Sedition Acts

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protect the government from criticism in war time

52
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6th & 7th Amendments

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right to a speedy, impartial, jury trial

53
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2nd Amendment

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right to bear arms

54
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Federalists

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supporters of the Constitution

55
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why did Hamilton want tariffs?

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protect American businesses

56
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Whiskey Rebellion

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proved the president could enforce/carry out the laws

57
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Federalist Papers

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articles written to persuade people to support the Constitution
written by James Madison, John Jay, and ALEXANDER HAMILTON

58
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Establishment Clause of 1st Amendment

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separation of church and state

59
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who can impeach the president?

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legislative branch

60
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where was the Constitutional Convention held?

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Independence Hall, Philidelphia, Pennsylvania

61
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due process

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protects the rights of those accused of crimes

62
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importance of the War of 1812

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showed other countries that America could defend itself

63
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what was the decision made after British burned Washington D.C.?

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the capitol would be rebuilt

64
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Memphis - “cotton capital of the south”

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central location on Mississippi River, productive/fertile land

65
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effects of War of 1812

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increased American pride, manufacturing, and decreased American Indian resistance

66
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effects of steam power

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move factories away from waterways, work during droughts, provide innovation in textile industry

67
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cotton gin

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increased cotton profit, increased desire for land, increased demand for slave labor

68
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XYZ affair

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French demanded a $250,000 to talk to American diplomats

69
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military campaigns fought by Tennesseans

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Horseshoe Bend, New Orleans

70
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Louisiana Purchase

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cheap and doubled the size of the U.S.
(thanks Thomas Jefferson)

71
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transportation improvements

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encouraged national unity, opened larger markets, movement of people & goods streamlined

72
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Marbury v. Madison

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started practice judicial review

73
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12th Amendment

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created after Election of 1800
Presidents and Vice Presidents run together

74
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Elastic Clause

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flexibility in interpreting the Constitution

75
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causes of War of 1812

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impressment of American sailors, desire for land, mutual trade embargos, Britain arming/encouraging Native Americans

76
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Tecumseh’s Indian Confederation

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return to the old ways, unite Indian nations to fight white settlers

77
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Francis Scott Key

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author of “Star Spangled Banner”

78
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“the Lone Star State”

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nickname for Texas; independent nation for 10 years

79
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McCullough v. Maryland & Gibbons v. Ogden

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increase of federal power

80
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David Crockett

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died at the Alamo

81
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causes of westward expansion

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gold rush in California, pathfinders opened new trails, Manifest Destiny

82
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“the People’s President”

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Andrew Jackson, because more people participated in voting

83
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Trail of Tears

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involuntary 800-mile march Cherokee Indians made in removal from Georgia

84
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Sojourner Truth

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main participant in suffrage and abolitionist movements

85
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why was Texas not annexed immediately?

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disagreements about whether it should be free or slave

86
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John Quincy Adams

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candidate elected president in the “corrupt bargain” election

87
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principles established by Supreme Court in McCullough v. Maryland

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Supremacy Clause (federal laws are generally more powerful than state laws) & Necessary and Proper Clause (Congress can make any laws that are needed for the functioning of the government)

88
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Sam Houston

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president of Texas during their period of independence, leader of Texan Army during Texan Revolution

89
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the Alamo

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Texans lost, sought revenge

90
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Susan B. Anthony

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suffragist who believed women should receive equal pay, change property rights, enter jobs that were usually for men

91
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2nd Great Awakening

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increased motivation for reform

92
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Nullification Crisis

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concerned tariffs

93
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TN’s 1834 Constitution reflects what principle?

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Jacksonian democracy (expanded voting rights)

94
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19th Amendment

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eventual outcome of women’s rights movement

95
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what was the reason Americans were generally open to a Mexican-American War?

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President Polk wanted to expand U.S. by any means necessary

96
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Henry Clay - “The Great Compromiser”

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negotiated the Missouri Compromise & Compromise of 1850

97
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Compromise of 1850

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popular sovereignty would decide whether states allowed slavery or not

98
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Dred Scott Case

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split Democratic Party in half
Dred Scott not considered a citizen

99
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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin

100
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party that opposed Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Republican party
stop EXPANSION of slavery

101
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what state was added with Missouri to keep the balance?

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Maine

102
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what began the Mexican-American War?

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Mexican troops fired on Zachary Taylor’s troops from across Rio Grande River

103
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Harriet Tubman

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conductor on Underground Railroad, Union spy, led plantation raids

104
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Fugitive Slave Act

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required all Northerners to help recapture escaping slaves

105
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Elihu Embree

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published “The Emancipator” newspaper

106
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outcome of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Mexico forced to turn over much western land

107
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Frederick Douglas

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former slave who escaped and became an abolitionist, wrote the North Star abolition newspaper

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