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Common Sense

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written by Thomas Paine advocating for Independence from Great Britain

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Albany Plan of Union

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was to create a unified gov for the 13 colonies

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1619

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the first kidnapped slaves were brought to America to be sold

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Indentured Servants

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signed a contract in which they agree to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation to Virginia

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Stamp Act

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the British parliament said that any printed document must be taxed with a stamp

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Boston Massacre

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confrontation with British soldiers which shot/killed many Patriots

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Alliance with France

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creating a military alliance with U.S and France against Britian

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Battle of Saratoga

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a decisive win to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War

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judicial review

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review by the Supreme Court

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Northwest Ordinance

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once the lands were surveyed the land could be sold to buyers

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checks and balances

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which separate branches make sure to keep other branches in check

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popular sovereignty

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the authority of a state is created by the people

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Marbury v. Madison

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established judicial review

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Federalist

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supported the constitution and strong national republic (people who came from G.B)

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Anti Federalist

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did not share an uniformed idea on a government (G.B)

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Monroe Doctrine

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opposed European colonialism in the Americas

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Indian Removal Act

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a signed law by Jackson that west of the Mississippi Indian lands without borders were removed

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Andrew Jackson

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7th president

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Louisiana Purchase

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acquiring of Louisiana by america from france

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Seneca Falls women’s convention

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first women’s convention

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Frederick Douglass

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after escaping slavery he became an abolitionist

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Uncle Tom Cabin

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anti slavery book - written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Cotton Gin

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easily separate the seeds from cotton, many slaves were kicked to the curb with still no rights

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Gettysburg

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turning point in the Civil War

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Scott v. Sandford
Supreme Court held that the constitution was not intended for black people
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Mexican American War
steamed from the annexation of Texas
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Frederick Douglass
after escaping slavery he became an abolitionist
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Uncle Tom Cabin
anti slavery book - written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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13 amendment
abolishes slavery
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14 amendment
citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S
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15 amendment
the right to vote should not be denied by any form of race or job
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Scott v. Sandford
Supreme Court held that the constitution was not intended for black people
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Mexican American War
steamed from the annexation of Texas
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Tenement
land held by an owner
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Segregation
separating something
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The Jungle
a book about the experiences of immigration in america
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Muckraker
expose writing
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Tenement
land held by an owner
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Slum
inhabited by poor people
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city
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Meat Inspection Act
prohibited the sale of bad meats
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Urbanization
cities grow
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Hull House
a settlement for European immigrants started by Jane Adams
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city
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political machines
a political group in which a leader takes charge
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Spanish American War
conflict because of the blowing up of the USS Maine
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populism
a political approach that strives to the ordinary people
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18 amendment
prohibition
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19 amendment
women the right to vote
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14 points
a statement for peace negations in WW1
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white mans burden
white people to take control of other nationalities land and colonize
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Roosevelt Corollary
in addition to the Monroe doctrine
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14 points
a statement for peace negations in WW1
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cause of ww1
unfair sea battles with germany
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Zimmerman telegram
intercepted from germany about the U.S
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schenck v. United States
enforcement of the espionage act
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20's
large scale development of technology
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Harlem Renaissance
cultural revival of African cultures
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hoover dam
eletrical power; america the story of us
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Hooverville
homeless houses blammed after the president of the time Hoover

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