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What was the reason that Jamestown failed and what later saved it? (hint: brown gold)

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Failure: 
second sons
inexperienced farmers
not ready for winter
waiting for food would not make their own
success: Tobacco
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Describe the relationship between the Powhatan Tribe and the early colonist

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  • Neutral
  • Powhatan confederacy make decisions together
  • Pocahontas tips off English men
  • English raid the tribe and burn huts
  • tensions high
  • Pocahontas and John Ralph marry to settle things
  • peace for 10 years.
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Define Headright System:

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being in someone’s servitude for 5 to 7 years

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Summarize the Triangular Trade

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The Colombian exchange fast way to make goods transport etc.

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Define the Great Awakening

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  • Enlightenment period
  • people would begin to question life and take philosophies of Socrates.
  • Rationalism
  • individualism
  • relativism
  • Questioned god.
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What were the causes of the Salem Witch Trials?

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  • No actual known cause (just theories)
  • could have been some psychedelic fungus that polluted edible products.
  • Several Salem girls accusing Tituba of witchcraft
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Economy
  • Fear
  • Family Feuds etc.
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Who wrote common sense and how did it help promote fighting for independence?

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  • Thomas Pain
  • Out sold the bible
  • People became inspired to break away from Great Britain
  • Enlightened more people.
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Why did France help America fight for independence against Britain?

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  • Because of the Battle of Battle of Saratoga (New York)

- Countries saw that Americans might acutally have a chance

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Where did Britain surrender to America?

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Battle of New Orleans was the last battle
The British surrendered in York Town
Andrew Jackson gained Presidency

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Define republic

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The people can vote on their own representatives.

Controlled by a four-year presidential power instead of a monarch

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who wanted the bill of rights added to the constitution, federalist or anti-federalist? describe their feelings about these constitutional rights.

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  • The Federalist wanted the bill of rights
  • The Anti federalist were afraid of the bill of rights and were forced to agree
  • The federalist had to agree on the amendments in order to pass bill of rights.
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Terms of Senate?

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at least 30 years old; be a citizen for the past nine years; reside in the state that the person wishes to represent.

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Lit the three branches of gov’t and describe how this created checks and balences

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Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Checks and Balances help regulate the power between each branch.

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Veto

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Constitutional right to reject a proposal by a law making body.

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Amendment I

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Freedom of Speech

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Amendment II

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Right to bear arms

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Amendment III

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No quartering of soldiers during times of peace

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Amendment IV

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Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures

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Amendment V

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Protects the rights of the accused

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Amendment VI

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Provides rights to a speedy and fair trial

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Amendment VII

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Provides right to a trial by jury in a civil suit

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Amendment VIII

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No excessive bails or cruel and unusual punishment

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Amendment IX

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Protects the rights of the people that aren’t listed in the constitution

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Amendment X

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Grants powers to states to give rights to the people that aren’t listed in the bill of rights

25
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What was the XYZ affair and why did this happen?

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-Issue with France over Britain, French agents told Americans they had to pay 181.5 million dollars, which made Americans really mad.

26
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What principle was affirmed in the supreme court case of marbury V. madison

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  • A supreme court case that increased judicial power. Expanded number of federal judges and then appointed new ones.
  • Supreme court got more power.
27
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Who did Jefferson buy the Louisiana purchase from and why were they willing to sell it?

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  • Napoleon

- He could not maintain all that land

28
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Why was the war of 1812 fought

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-Territory in Canada.

British wanted to controller American trade fearing that it -would interfere with their war with France

29
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Nationalism

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-Having a feeling of large patriotic pride in your nation (think that their nation is superior) and thinking that all other nations are inferior.

30
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What was the Monroe doctrine

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-The US would not interfere with European affairs.
Western hemisphere was not to be colonized.
If any nation does happen to colonies then it would be viewed as a hostile act.

31
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Describe the controversy over the election of 1824

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Marked the final collapse of the republican-federalist

32
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Name three major things president Jackson did that angered the american people

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Jackson opposes the bank.
Jackson told his running mate, Martin Van Buren that BUS was a “monster” that corrupted, “our statesmen.” They also were said to “destroy our republican institution”.
Jackson’s tactics and policies made many people angry. This also meant some members of his own Democratic Party.

33
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How did transportation help promote nationalism and the unity of the country

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  • Transcontinental Railroad
  • It made the American people more technologically advanced, and this boosted nationalism because the people were proud of their country. The first means of transportation across the country was the Transcontinental Railroad.
34
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when was the eri canal built and what did it link to

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The Erie Canal was built in 1817 and connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes.

35
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What did the wig party encourage?

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Economic Development

The Whig party was made up of former federalists and republicans who encouraged economic development.

36
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Philosophical movement that Ralph waldo Emerson was a leader for

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-Transcendentalist movement.

He was a poet as well

37
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Conditions of the early indisutres of the north

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Bad
long hours
no breaks
high demand for supplies
low pay
children the age of five would get jobs
38
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explain manifest destiny in your own words

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the expansion west

  • took land from mexico
  • took land from Europe
  • took land from NA
  • brought nationalism
39
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Summarize impact of finding gold in CA

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Expansion towards the west became possible

more people moved to California

40
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Who was president 11 and what war did he involve america in and what was the outcome

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President Polk was the president and he got america involved in the Mexican-American war. People question him dearly and thought he was putting america into unnecessary foreign affairs.

41
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what land did we acquire during his presidency

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Oregon Territory

42
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Who wrote uncle toms cabin

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Harriet Beecher Stowe. She was white and had no experience and it was a book about slavery and what it was like… she was white and HAD NO EXPERIENCE.

43
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what was the fugitive slave act and why did this impact the north

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If you saw a run away slave, you were obligated by the law to capture that slave and return it to it’s owner.

44
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describe the know nothing party

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ending the influence of Irish Catholics. It got it’s name and lasted for a while because when people where asked their views in politics they would say “ I know nothing.”

45
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who was john brown and what happened at Harper ferry, VA

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Abolitionist
pro-violence
friends with Fredrick Douglas
treated AA as equals
Had assembled group of slaves and robbed Harper’s ferry to steal weapons.
Used these weapons to try and kill their owners he made the idea
he was put to death in the end.

46
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List civil war generals and the side they fought for

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Ulysses Grant: Union

Robert E. Lee: Confederates

47
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name three battle for the war and the outcome

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The Battle of Fort Sumter; started war, Con won
Battle of Bull Run: Con. Won
Battle of Gettysburg: largest battle, confed won

48
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what was the emancipation proclamation

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January 1,1863, Abe Lincoln emancipated the slaves

49
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Describe changes and impact of the war

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bye bye slavery and heavy damage to south and reconstruction was needed.

50
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What war was the first battle?

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Battle of Fort Sumter 1861

51
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What was the last battle?

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battle of Palmito Ranch 1865

52
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When did the South surrender?

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Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.

53
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HOR?

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House of Representatives: at least 25 years old; be a citizen for the past seven years; be an inhabitant of the state they represent at the time of election

54
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President

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at least 35 years old; natural-born citizen; US resident for 14 or more years to date

U.S. History H (6 decks)

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