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What happened in the elctions of 1800s?

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Revolution Election

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What happened in the election of 1824?

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Corrupt Bargain

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What happened in the election of 1828?

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Jacksonian Democracy/more people voted

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What happened in the election of 1860?

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Lincoln elected/Starts Civil War

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What happened in the election of 1875?

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Ends Reconstruction

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What are the 3 branches of government and what do they do?

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Executive: enforces laws
Legislative: passes bills, makes laws , declares war, regulates interstate and foreign trade , and controls taxes
Judicial :declares an action /law unconstitutional / constitution

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What was the cause of the American Revolution?

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Break away from England

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What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

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Gain Ohio River Valley

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What was the cause of the War of 1812?

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Kick England out of the Ohio River Valley

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10
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What was the cause of the Mexican-American War?

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Mexican Cession

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What was the outcome of the First and Second Great Awakening?

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1) religious toleration

2) Reform gov. and society as a whole

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What was the Pennsylvania Religious Experiment?

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Also known as “The Holy Experiment”, Quaker William Penn started Pennsylvania to welcome all religions - except Catholics

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What is the colonial geography of the north?

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cold, harsh winters, rocky soil

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What is the colonial geography of the middle?

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cold winters, war summers, some fertile land

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What was the colonial geography of the south?

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Hot summers, warm climate year round, and fertile soil

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What was the north’s economy?

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shipbuilding and manufacturing

17
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What was the middle’s economy?

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manufacturing and substance farming (wheat)

18
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What was the south’s economy?

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commercial farming

19
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Which president:

  • set 2 term president
  • put down the whiskey rebellion and pardoned revolters
  • established a cabinet?
A

George Washington

20
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Which president:

- established the Alien and Sedition Act

A

John Adams

21
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Which president:

  • bought Louisiana Purchase
  • Barbery Wars
  • Embargo Act and Non Intercourse Act
A

Thomas Jefferson

22
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Which president:

- War of 1812

A

James Madison

23
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Which president:

  • Era of Good Feelings
  • Monroe Doctrine
A

James Monroe

24
Q

Which president:

  • Corrupt Bargain
  • Build infrastructure
A

John Q. Adams

25
Q

Which president:

  • Jacksonian Democracy ( more people allowed to vote)
  • Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
  • Nullification Crisis ( South Carolina an Tariff of Abominations )
A

Andrew Jackson

26
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Which president:

- 54,40 or fight ( how we got Oregon Territory )

A

James K. Polk

27
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Which president:

- Won election of 1860 which started the Civil War

A

Abraham Lincoln

28
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Which president:

- Agreed to end Reconstruction is elected ( Election of 1876)

A

Rutherford B. Hayes

29
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What are the 4 trails and why were they created?

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Santa Fe Trail : To trade with Mexico
The Oregon Trail : To spread Christianity
The Mormon Trail: to escape persecution
The 49ers/ Gold Rush : To find gold

30
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What was Marbury v. Madison about?

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Gave the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review

31
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What was McCullah v. Maryland ?

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Ruled that state can not tax a federal institution

32
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What was Gibbons v. Ogden ?

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Gave the power of interstate trade to the federal government , thus, giving it more power

33
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What was Dred Scott v. Sanford?

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Ruled that a slave who went to a free state is still a slave and the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional

34
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What was Worchester v. Georgia?

A

Ruled in favor of the Cherokee and Native Americans that they did not have to leave their land

35
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What is Federalism?

A

the balance of power between the federal government and state government

Social Studies Study Guides ( 8th ) (26 decks)

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