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1st Nine Weeks Flashcards

1
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how did arkansas get its name

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quapaw

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2
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highland regions

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ozark plateau, arkansas river valley, ouachita mountains

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3
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lowland regions

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gulf coastal, mississippi alluvial plain, crowley’s ridge

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4
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region considered the delta

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mississippi alluvial plain

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5
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lowest point in AR

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felsenthal

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6
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highest point in ar

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mt magazine

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7
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built mounds for worship

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mississippian

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8
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hunted large animals, like mastodon and wooly mammoth

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paleo

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9
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had plaza in their housing system

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mississippian

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10
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nomads

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paleo

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11
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buried their dead w/care in individual graves

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woodland

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12
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used the atlatl

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archaic

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13
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trade greatly increased,!including food and rocks, minerals and salt

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woodland

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14
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village life for this tribe followed rules and customs established by little old men

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osage

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15
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lived in southwestern part of arkansas

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caddo

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16
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lived mainly in missouri and hunted in north western part of arkansas

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osage

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17
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organized into complex farming society

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caddo

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18
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close ally to french

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quapaw

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19
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very aggressive tribe

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caddo

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20
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lived near saline marshes or springs and made salt for trade

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caddo

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21
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lived along mississippi river

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quapaw

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22
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divided into sky people and earth people

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osage

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23
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counties in AR

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75

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24
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pontiac’s rebellion causes

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  • increasing # of colonists moved onto native american land

* British soldiers didnt treat NA the same as french

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25
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pontiac rebellion effects

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  • attacks on both colonists and native americans

* passing or proclamation of 1763 which denied colonists to settle west of appalachians

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26
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battle of quebec

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  • turning point of war
  • brits defeated french
  • quebec was capital of new france
  • b gained control over most of Canada
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27
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land claim based on treaty of paris

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  • brits claimed all of north america east of mississippi
  • france gave spain louisiana as reward
  • brit gave spain back cuba and philippines in exchange for florida
  • ended french power in north america
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28
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albany plan of union

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  • 1st formal proposal to unite the colonies
  • grand council would collect taxes, start new settlements, and raise armies
  • defeated bc leaders didnt want to give up control of their own affairs
29
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proclamation of 1763

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prevented colonists from settling west of appalachians

30
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boston masscre

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  • mobs taunted brit soldiers caused them to shoot
  • 5 colonists were killed including black man crispus attucks
  • leading contribution to revolutionary war
  • colonists used propoganda to show that it was brits fault and vice versa
31
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stamp act

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  • imposed tax on documents such as wills,newspapers,cards
  • costs $
  • colonists didnt want to pay for something previously free
32
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declaratory act

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confirmed brit had control over colonies no matter what

33
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townshend act

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acts placed on colonists placing taxes on lead, glass, paint, paper, tea

34
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common sense pamplet

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  • pamplet for independence
  • argued monarchies were corrupt
  • believed america had its own destiny
  • influenced colonists, made them feel part of a greater whole, helped get independence from brit
35
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battle of bunker hill

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  • inexperienced colonial militia held its own against the most power army in the world
  • brits won but lost more men than colonists
  • deadliest battle
36
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battle of saratoga

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  • colonists surprised british
  • turning point in war
  • 1st major victory for colonists
  • other countries changed views and french helped colonists
37
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battle of yorktown

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  • ended war
  • colonists victory shocked the world
  • cornwallis surrendered to george washington bc french and colonists had trapped brits at yorktown
38
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Declaration of Independence

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1-described rights all men have
2-lists rights violated by king george III and british government
3-declares independence from britain
4-signatures

39
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1787 constitution and bill of rights

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  • have ability to amend it

* bill of rights for anti-federalists, wanted rights to be stated

40
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virginia plan

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bicameral legislature based on state population

41
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new jersey plan

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unicameral based on 1 state = 1 vote

42
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compromise of nj and va plans

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bicameral congress, house of reps based on va senate based on nj

43
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george washington

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president

inaugurated april 30, 1789

44
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john adams

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Vice President

45
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john jay

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Chief Justice

46
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edmund randolph

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attorney general

advise government on legal matters

47
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henry knox

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secretary of war

48
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thomas jefferson

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secretary of state

49
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alexander hamilton

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secretary of treasury

50
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weaknesses of articles of confederation

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  • congress couldnt collect taxes
  • each state had one vote regardless of population
  • no executive branch (president)
  • no national court system
  • 9/13 states needed to agree to pass any law
  • lacked national unity
  • weak central government
51
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land ordinance of 1785

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made land parcels small and affordable

52
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northwest ordinance

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set requirements for states

how they are governed

53
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shays rebellion

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  • highlighted weakness of national government
  • farmers in western Massachusetts rose up in protest over increased taxes
  • daniel shay les 1200 farmers toward arsenal in springfield
  • caused alarm throughout republic
54
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pinckneys treaty

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  • 1795

* gave americans right to travel on mississippi and port of NOLA

55
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battle of fallen timbers

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  • washington sent troops to ohio valley
  • native americans beat us troops twice
  • site was covered w/trees that had been struck down by storm
56
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treaty of greenville

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12 tribes gave up most of ohio and indiana

57
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mad anthony

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  • august 20, 1794

* anthony wayne led us troops against around 2000 NA and won

58
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actions of george washington as president

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created 3 executive branches

59
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federalist

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supported strong central government

60
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antifederalist

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favored state rights

61
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federalism

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form of government where power is divided between federal government and state government

62
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two parties formed before 1796 election and their belief

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federalist - supporters of hamiltons view believed in strong central government
democratic-republican - supporters of jeffersons view believed strong state government

63
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xyz affair

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french began seizing u.s. ships to prevent trade w/british

french sent 3 low level officers and adams referred to them as x y z

64
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whiskey rebellion

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whiskey farmers attacked tax collectors bc of increasing taxes

65
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precedent

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how similar cases have been decided in the past

66
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alien and sedition acts

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  • allowed president to deport anyone

* sedition set fines and jail for anyone who makes false statements about government

67
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nullification

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state could nullify or consider void, any act of congress they deemed unconstitutional

68
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3 steps of alexander hamiltons financial plan

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1- pay off war debts
2- raise government revenues
3- create national bank

69
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americas reaction to French Revolution

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supported until it became very violent

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