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US History 3rd 9 Weeks Test Flashcards

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Of the men at the Convention, half of them were of what profession?

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Lawyers

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What idea led to people’s attitudes changing from being associated with their state to being a true American?

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Nationalism

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Which plan held the idea that we should have three separate branches of government with representation in congress based upon population size?

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Virginia

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Which plan held the idea that all powers should lay in the hands of congress and keep a one state-one vote system?

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New Jersey

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Who did the 3/5’s compromise count in the state’s population?

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Blacks

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Which state did not send a representative to the convention?

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Rhode Island

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Where did the convention take place?

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Philadelphia

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In which branch of government do members serve for life?

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Judicial

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Who was our first vp?

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John Adams

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9
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What characteristics did the convention members have?

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Wealthy and well educated in politics

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Who was the father of the constitution?

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James Madison

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What is the 3rd amendment?

A

Quartering of soldiers

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12
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What is 8th amendment?

A

Punishment for crimes

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13
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What is the 2nd amendment?

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Right to bear arms

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What is the 1st amendment?

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Religious and political freedom

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What is the 4th amendment?

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Search and seizure

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What were the contents of the great compromise?

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Two houses(senate and House of Representatives),each state would only have two senators,senate=representation,3 branches,and the number representatives would based on population size. This was proposed by Roger Sherman

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What does it mean to have a “living constitution?”

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The constitution would be able with times and as society’s needs change

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Who was responsible for solving the US debt crises early in nation’s history?

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Alexander Hamilton

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What were the three major divisions of Alexander Hamilton’s plan to fix the nation’s debt?

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Taxes,capitalism,and the bank

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20
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What inspired the French Revolution?

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The American revolution

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What were the first two “political” parties in the US? Who led each?

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Federalists:Alexander Hamilton

Democratic-republican:Thomas Jefferson

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Which act made it a crime to criticize the government?

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Sedition

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Who was France’s dictator in the 1800s?

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Napoleon

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What did Jefferson say was the first principle of democracy?

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Majority rule

25
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What established the Supreme Court’s power to rule an act if congress unconstitutional?

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Marbury v. Madison

26
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What was the tribute the Barbary pirates had to pay?

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Every year the Barbary pirates would accept payments from foreign nations as a means of protection in which pirates could not attack their ships.

27
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Who did the US buy the Louisiana purchase from?

A

France

28
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Who was the first African American to cross the western frontier?

A

York

29
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Who would use the press gangs to impress citizens?

A

British

30
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What removed the restrictions on trade with England and France?

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Macon’s Bill #2

31
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How much was the Louisiana purchase?

A

$15M

32
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How did Alexander Hamilton die?

A

Shot in a duel by Burr

33
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What banned all exports from the US?

A

Embargo act

34
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Why was Jefferson against the sedition act?

A

It took away free speech

35
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What were Lewis and Clark’s achievements?

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They found the MS river’s true course,discovered passes through the Rockies,brought back many new plants,proved continent was wider than thought,and discovered many Indian tribes.

36
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What group of Indians made up the red stick confederacy?

A

Creek

37
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What was the name of our first major naval ship?

A

The constitution

38
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What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?

A

Old hickory

39
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Which US general guarded New Orleans?

A

Andrew Jackson

40
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Who had a large role in women education rights?

A

Benjamin Rush

41
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Ownership of what resource was a sign that a person was free and independent?

A

Land

42
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What accomplishment is accredited to Eli Whitney?

A

Interchangeable parts

43
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What was placed on imported goods to make American goods cheaper and increase our economy as a result?

A

Protective tariff

44
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What did Richard Ark Wright invent?

A

The water frame

45
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Who brought the factory into America by memorizing blueprints if England factories?

A

Samuel Slater

46
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What city set the standard for education in America early in the 1800s?

A

Boston

47
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What kind of economy combines agricultural production with manufacturing?

A

Diversified

48
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Who were the war hawks?

A

Political party from the south to west that supported the war of 1812.

49
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Who was Tecumseh?

A

Creek Indian who formed the red stick confederacy to oppose US expansion.

50
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What was salvaged front the White House after its burning?

A

Silverware and oil painting of George Washington

51
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What result did the burning of Washington have on the American morale?

A

Roused them to fight harder and enlist more men to fight

52
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What were two unique units of soldiers in the battle of New Orleans made up of?

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Patriotic pirates and “free” African Americans

53
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What is the monrue doctrine?

A

US policy that would not tolerate European involvement in the Western Hemisphere

54
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Why was the combined road so important?

A

It linked east to west

55
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Who made up the labor forceps the construction of the Erie coral?

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European immigrants

56
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Define the industrial revolution.

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The process of making goods by machines in factories instead of making goods by hand.

57
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What kind of jobs did women have in the colonies?

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Shopkeepers,midwives,ducturesses, and journalists

58
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Describe the transportation revolution.

A

New products like railroads,steam engines,and canals linked easterners and westerners and made everyone wealthy.

59
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Explain the burning of Washington.

A

British troops set fire to all the public buildings in Washington including the White House. This rallied the US troops to fight harder and ultimately win the war of 1812.

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