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1
Q

Christopher Columbus

A
  • negative

- started columbian exchange

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2
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Barolome de las casas

A
  • historian

- realized how horrible the spaniards were treating the local

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3
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Columbian Exchange

A

Trade between hemispheres

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4
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Popes rebellion

A
  • pueblo revolt

- natives fought off spaniards

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5
Q

Black Legend

A

Myths and fabrications about the spanish

Focuses on their cruelty

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6
Q

King Phillips War

A

Indians v colonists

Over land

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7
Q

New englands live _____ then other places

A

Longer

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8
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New England colonies

A

Plymouth

Massachusetts

Rhode island

Connecticut

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9
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Chesapeake Region

A

Virginia

Maryland

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10
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Navigation Acts

A

Mercantilism

Other companies would directly benefit from “mother country”

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11
Q

1st great awakening

A

Puritans lost touch with calvinist teachings

More people move west

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12
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Declaration of independence

A

Announced themselves free from Britain

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13
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CommonSense

Thomas Paine

A

Advocates independence from Britain

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14
Q

Role of Women in American Revolution

A

Nurses
Clothing
Food

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15
Q

Cause of American Revolution

A

No taxation without representation

7 yrs war

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16
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Republican Motherhood

A

Educated women to teach their sons how and what to vote

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17
Q

Articles of Confederation

A

1t American Constitution that Fails

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18
Q

Elastic Clause

A
  • do whats proper and necessary to carry out enumerated powers
  • hamilton wanted (national bank)
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19
Q

Checks and Balances

A

Branches have power to check eachother

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20
Q

Federalist

A

Hamilton

Rich and educated

Educated should lead

Strong federal govt

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21
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Anti Federalist

A

Jefferson

For people

Strong federal

22
Q

George Washington’s Farewell Address

A

Warns against long term alliances

23
Q

Radical Republicans

A
  • wade Davis bill

Vocal towards black suffrage

Freedmens bureau

24
Q

Free Soil Movements

A

Short lived

Antislavery (no spread)

States rights

For working man/farmer

25
Q

Cause and effects of american Revolution

A

Gain territory

Addresses slave issues over new land

26
Q

Causes of Manifest Destiny

A

God spread christinianity

Spread democracy

Population growth

New raw materials

27
Q

Transportation Revolution

A

Canals to railroads

Waterways

Starts market revolution

28
Q

Immigration

A

Germans and Irish -80s/90s

Polish/Italians - 60s

West Coast = chinese

29
Q

Missouri Compromise

A
  • 36/30 line

- even out senate

30
Q

Cult of Womenhood

A

Women belong to household not for public eye

31
Q

Abolition Movement

A
  • garrison
  • Liberator
  • tied to womens rights movement
32
Q

Education Movement

A

Schools teach moral protestant views

33
Q

2nd Great Awakening

A

Protestant religious revival

34
Q

Evangelism

35
Q

Nullification Crisis

A

South Carolina believes they have right to nullify federal laws

36
Q

Whiskey Rebellion

A

Regarding tax on whiskey

37
Q

Barbary Wars

A

Tripoltan War

Undeclared war between barbary pirates

Blocking entrance to Mediterranean

38
Q

Louisiana Purchase

A

Given from France

Nearly doubles territory

39
Q

Kentucky Resolution

A

Idea that Alien and Sedition Acts are unconstitutional

40
Q

Effects of French and Indian War

A

Ruined relationship with the indians

41
Q

Strict Interpretation

A

Elastic clause

Republica/ democrat

42
Q

Loose interpretation

A

Hamilton

Better for his businesses

43
Q

Alien Act

A

President can remove any immigrant from country he deems unsafe

44
Q

Sedition Act

A

Cant say anything bad about govt

45
Q

Dred Scott decision

A

Missouri compromise is unconstitutional

Black cant sure in first place cause they arent citizens

46
Q

Emancipation Proclomation

A

Freed slaves from states in rebellion

Not border

Black man can enlist in army

47
Q

Reconstruction Amendments

48
Q

13th amendment

A

Abolishes slavey and involuntary servitude

49
Q

14th amendment

A

Equal protection under law no matter what color

50
Q

15th amendment

A

Cant dent right to vote b/c of

Color
Race
Caste

51
Q

Plessy V Ferguson

A

Seperate but equal

1896- education + public facilities

52
Q

Compromise of 1850

A

CA free state

Strict Fugitive Law

Popular Sovereignty

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