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Test 2 Review : General Flashcards

1
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50000 act as spies or physically fight for the British, more than that moved to Canada during the revolution.

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Loyalist

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2
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George Washington; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson; Alex Hamilton

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Dream Team

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Hamilton places 25 cent tax on whiskey, George Washington leads army of 13,000; Pennsylvania decides to pay first direct tax of America

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Whiskey Rebellion

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30000 soldiers of fortune; German; Washington defeats them while drunk at Trenton and Princeton

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Hessians

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5
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Argued by Hamilton; established necessary and proper; America needed a federal reserve.

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National Bank

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6
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General Howe posted in NY with largest contingency of soldiers; Battle of Brooklyn: Howe vs. Washington; Americans get wrecked 3 times in a row; Cocky Howe lets them retreat.

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Occupational of New York

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Congress can do anything “necessary and proper”; elastic clause

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Necessary & Proper Clause

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8
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Thomas Paine: “These are the times that try men’s souls”; bolster morale during revolution

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American Crisis

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9
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Made our own currency based on nothing to fund the Revolution; IOUs

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Currency for Revolution

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France sides w/ America, will fight England until peace is met; England forced to spread forces; Howe Replaced by Clinton

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Britain vs. France

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GW holds off Howe in Philly; American troops wreck shop and Quebec and Montreal armies; England offers everything short of independence

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Saratoga

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12
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GW retreats here after losses in Pennsylvania; lowest point in the revolution

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Valley Forge

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13
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“Pointless/Powerless”- Hamilton; Brits promise to evacuate troops from Northwest

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Jay Treaty

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14
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British move war south in search of loyalist aid “Southern Gentry”; slighted by patriots

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Southern Campaign

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1795; Pinckney’s Treaty - 31st parallel is Southern border to Spanish empire; Spain will control Indians and allow navigation of Mississippi.

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Treaty with Spain

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16
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Adams sends new diplos to france to improve relations; France only send x y z, wanted 12 mil and an apology.

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XYZ Affair

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17
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President can deport aliens by himself even during peace time; President can imprison you for saying mean stuff about him

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Alien & Sedition Act

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18
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States can declare alien and sedition acts null and void (which violated rights); makes republicans look like good guys

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Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions

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19
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Corn Wallace retreats to this peninsula to restock from Navy; English are cornered and pounded by Americans and allies; surrenders

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Yorktown

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20
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Jefferson wins against Adams; 1st president inaugurated in D.C.

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Election of 1800

21
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John Jay, Franklin, Adams; American Independence; Lots of land; U.S. can fish in Canada; Removal of Brit troops and Navy; Miss. River; Britain gives Florida to Spanish; U.S. pays debts to Brit merchants; Restoration of Loyalist property

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Treaty of Paris

22
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Adams tries to fill court systems with federalists; Intro of Marshall; # of Justices cut from 6 to 5

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Midnight Appointees

23
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1777 (Ratified 1781); Amendment required all states; Few federal powers, lacking power to tax; POSITIVE: all public land belonged to federal govt.

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Articles of Confederation

24
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1786; uprising of debt ridden farmers led by Daniel; broke up share of sales on property w/ tar and feather threats

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Shay’s Rebellion

25
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separate ballots for separate parties; no longer will second runner up be vice president

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12th Amendment

26
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Virginia; We need to separate church and state (notion failed)

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Jefferson Religious Freedom

27
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1803; Judicial review - court can limit congressional power by declaring laws unconstitutional

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Marbury vs. Madison

28
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From Canada to New Orleans; was momentarily closed by Spain

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Mississippi River

29
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Offered to U.S. by Napoleon for $15 million; doubled size of U.S.

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Louisiana Purchase

30
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James Madison; Large States; representation based on size

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Virginia Plan

31
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William Patterson; Small States; representation equal regardless of population.

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New Jersey Plan

32
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1787; Connecticut; Roger & Oliver; What we have today.

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Great Compromise

33
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Impressment of sailors; Britain blockades Europe, and France blockades Britain from America;

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American Shipping

34
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blacks are 3/5; 20 more years of tax free slave trade

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Northern & Southern Disagreement

35
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British Leopard fires on American Chesapeake in U.S. waters; Jefferson starts embargo in 1808 which hurts America a lot.

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Leopard & Chesapeake

36
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People’s House; very diverse; all taxes start here.

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House of Representatives

37
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Young congressmen ready to war with England; Henry Clay & John C. Calhoun

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Warhawks

38
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poor people; preferred state sovereignty; demanded bill of rights; fear of standing army

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Antifederalist

39
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England is: impressing sailors, blocking ports, violating rights, inciting natives; Only victory for America is on the Great Lakes by the Navy

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War of 1812

40
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newspapers to simplify constitution to end assumptions; emphasized checks and balances

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Federalist Papers

41
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Britain burned down white house and TJ’s work; ran out by uneventful tornado

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Invasion of Washington

42
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must be ratified by 9/13 states; Small states came first (except RI); eventually all 13 join

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Constitution

43
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Last to sign Constitution

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Rhode Island

44
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Americans slaughter Britain’s best soldiers…after war has ended

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Battle of New Orleans

45
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Declaration of war and embargo require 2/3 vote congress; Each president can only serve one term, can’t be from same state; repeals 3/5 clause.

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Hartford Convention

46
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Ends war 1812; returns pre-war status quo; troops will eventually be removed from America

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Treaty of Ghent

47
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10th- powers not given to federal govt belong to states; 5,6,8 are crime related

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Bill of Rights

48
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improved trade w/ England; great migration west; manufacturing; isolation; death of federalists party

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Consequences of War of 1812

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