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Ch. 1 Flashcards

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Christopher Columbus

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Italian mariner who accidentally discovered the Americans in 1492 when looking for India

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Columbian exchange

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The global exchange of good and ideas between Europe, Africa and the Americas after Columbus had discovered the Americas in 1492

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Mayflower compact

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Framework for self-government of the Plymouth colony signed on the ship the Mayflower in 1620

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Magma carta

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English document from 1215 that limited the power of the king and provided basic rights for citizens

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English bill of rights

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Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the rights of English citizens

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Thomas Jefferson

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Drafted the declaration of independence

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George Washington

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First president of the united states of America and military leader

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Bill of rights

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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution

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Shays rebellion

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Farmers rebellion led by Daniel Shays against higher taxes in Massachusetts

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James Madison

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“Father of the Constitution” secretary of state and president for two full terms

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Ratify

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To confirm

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Federalism

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Political system in which power is shared between the national government and state governments

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Separation of powers

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Principle but divides power among the executive legislative and judicial branches of government

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Checks and balances

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System in which each branch of the government has the power to monitor and limit the actions of the other two

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Judicial review

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Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether the actions of the president or laws passed by Congress our constitutional

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Louisiana purchase

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Purchase in 1803 (from France by the US) of the territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

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Monroe doctrine

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A foreign-policy doctrine set forth by President Monroe in 1823 that discouraged European intervention in the Western Hemisphere

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Middle passage

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The forced transport of enslaved Africans from west Africa to the Americas

United States History (1 decks)

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