1st Nine Weeks Flashcards
(69 cards)
1
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how did arkansas get its name
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quapaw
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highland regions
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ozark plateau, arkansas river valley, ouachita mountains
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lowland regions
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gulf coastal, mississippi alluvial plain, crowley’s ridge
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region considered the delta
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mississippi alluvial plain
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lowest point in AR
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felsenthal
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highest point in ar
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mt magazine
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built mounds for worship
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mississippian
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hunted large animals, like mastodon and wooly mammoth
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paleo
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had plaza in their housing system
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mississippian
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nomads
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paleo
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buried their dead w/care in individual graves
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woodland
12
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used the atlatl
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archaic
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trade greatly increased,!including food and rocks, minerals and salt
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woodland
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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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lived in southwestern part of arkansas
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caddo
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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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organized into complex farming society
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caddo
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close ally to french
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quapaw
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very aggressive tribe
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caddo
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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lived along mississippi river
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quapaw
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divided into sky people and earth people
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osage
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counties in AR
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75
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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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pontiac rebellion effects
* attacks on both colonists and native americans
| * passing or proclamation of 1763 which denied colonists to settle west of appalachians
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battle of quebec
* turning point of war
* brits defeated french
* quebec was capital of new france
* b gained control over most of Canada
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land claim based on treaty of paris
* 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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albany plan of union
* 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
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proclamation of 1763
prevented colonists from settling west of appalachians
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boston masscre
* 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
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stamp act
* imposed tax on documents such as wills,newspapers,cards
* costs $
* colonists didnt want to pay for something previously free
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declaratory act
confirmed brit had control over colonies no matter what
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townshend act
acts placed on colonists placing taxes on lead, glass, paint, paper, tea
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common sense pamplet
* 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
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battle of bunker hill
* inexperienced colonial militia held its own against the most power army in the world
* brits won but lost more men than colonists
* deadliest battle
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battle of saratoga
* colonists surprised british
* turning point in war
* 1st major victory for colonists
* other countries changed views and french helped colonists
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battle of yorktown
* ended war
* colonists victory shocked the world
* cornwallis surrendered to george washington bc french and colonists had trapped brits at yorktown
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Declaration of Independence
1-described rights all men have
2-lists rights violated by king george III and british government
3-declares independence from britain
4-signatures
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1787 constitution and bill of rights
* have ability to amend it
| * bill of rights for anti-federalists, wanted rights to be stated
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virginia plan
bicameral legislature based on state population
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new jersey plan
unicameral based on 1 state = 1 vote
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compromise of nj and va plans
bicameral congress, house of reps based on va senate based on nj
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george washington
president
| inaugurated april 30, 1789
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john adams
Vice President
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john jay
Chief Justice
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edmund randolph
attorney general
| advise government on legal matters
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henry knox
secretary of war
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thomas jefferson
secretary of state
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alexander hamilton
secretary of treasury
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weaknesses of articles of confederation
* 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
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land ordinance of 1785
made land parcels small and affordable
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northwest ordinance
set requirements for states
| how they are governed
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shays rebellion
* 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
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pinckneys treaty
* 1795
| * gave americans right to travel on mississippi and port of NOLA
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battle of fallen timbers
* washington sent troops to ohio valley
* native americans beat us troops twice
* site was covered w/trees that had been struck down by storm
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treaty of greenville
12 tribes gave up most of ohio and indiana
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mad anthony
* august 20, 1794
| * anthony wayne led us troops against around 2000 NA and won
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actions of george washington as president
created 3 executive branches
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federalist
supported strong central government
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antifederalist
favored state rights
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federalism
form of government where power is divided between federal government and state government
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two parties formed before 1796 election and their belief
federalist - supporters of hamiltons view believed in strong central government
democratic-republican - supporters of jeffersons view believed strong state government
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xyz affair
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
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whiskey rebellion
whiskey farmers attacked tax collectors bc of increasing taxes
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precedent
how similar cases have been decided in the past
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alien and sedition acts
* allowed president to deport anyone
| * sedition set fines and jail for anyone who makes false statements about government
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nullification
state could nullify or consider void, any act of congress they deemed unconstitutional
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3 steps of alexander hamiltons financial plan
1- pay off war debts
2- raise government revenues
3- create national bank
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americas reaction to French Revolution
supported until it became very violent
