Chapter ? Flashcards
(110 cards)
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What date was the Declaration of Independence?
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1776
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What dates did the articles of confederation happen?
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1781-1789
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What date was the constitutional convention?
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1787
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When did Columbus discover America?
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1492
5
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When and what was the first permanent English settlement in America?
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1607 and Jamestown, Virginia
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Where was origin of the name Jamestown?
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King James I
1603-1625
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Where was origin of the name Virginia?
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Queen Elizabeth I
“The Virgin Queen”
1558-1603
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What was the first permanent settlement?
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St. Augustine, Florida
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Burgess=
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Representative
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What was the first Representative Assembly in America?
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Virginia House of Burgesses
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Where was the Virginia House of Burgesses held?
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Jamestown and then Williamsburg, Virginia
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Virginia House of Burgesses was first attempt of what?
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Self government
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What was the connection between the Virginia House of Burgesses?
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British parliament was the model for house of burgesses which was the model for congress
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What are the names of the war occurred in 1754-1763?
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French and Indian war
English and Colonists vs. French and Indian War
The seven years war
The Great War for the Empire
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England wins war but…..
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The British Treasury is almost empty
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After the seven years of war the British try to recover expenses from who?
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The colonists
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Why did the colonists think the taxation they received would be unjust?
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They have NO REPRESENTATION in parliament
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In 1763 King George III, to avoid future battles with Indians he did what?
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He declared colonists cannot settle west of Appalachian mountains
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What was the thing called where there was no settlements west of Appalachian Mountains
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Royal Proclamation of 1763
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What was the Quartering Act (1765)
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To save England expenses, colonists were required to house and feed (Quarter) British soldiers
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How did colonist react to the quartering act?
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They made the 3rd amendment
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3rd amendment did what?
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Prohibited the government from quartering troops in peace time
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When was the largest concentration of soldiers in private property
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In WWII in Miami beach soldiers would sleep in hotels
It was okay because it was wartime
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What did The stamp act state?
1765
What was their goal?
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All documents and papers in the colonies had to have a British stamp
Their goal was to collect money
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What was the battle cry colonists said in reply to stamp act?
No taxation without representation
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How did colonists react to stamp act?
Boycotted it
| They do not buy products made in Great Britain
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How was the stamp act repealed?
British merchants who felt the pressure of the boycott, petitioned parliament to end dispute
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After stamp act the British still needed to raise revenue so they made __________
The New British Plan
| 1767
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What was the New British Plan?
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Indirect tax (Townsend duties): parliament would take money from people who wanted to sell stuff in America
Didn't fool colonists
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When did Boston massacre occur
March 5, 1770
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Where did the Boston massacre happen?
In front of British Customs House
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How many people killed in Boston massacre?
5 people killed
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Who was the first to die in Boston massacre?
Crispus Attucks
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Where were Boston massacre victims buried?
Granary Burying Ground
Old state house in Boston today
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What did the king do to the British East India Company in 1773?
What do the colonists protest?
King gives them a monopoly for sale of tea to company to prevent bankruptcy
Protest: Boston Tea Party
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What year was the Boston tea party and what was its nickname, why?
1775
The shot heard round the world
It inspired other colonies to revolt
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Where's Paul Revere's statue?
At Old a North Church
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Where was the first place armed colonists and British began shooting eachother?
Lexington, Massachusetts
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What did the skirmish at Lexington, Massachusetts accomplish?
Colonists lost but stalled enemy so citizens of concord hid weapons
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What bridge was it where red coats met colonists and fought over bridge?
Concord Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts
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Who made the minuteman statue on one side of the concord bridge?
Daniel Chester French
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Where was "the shot heard around the world said"?
Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Why did US and USSR not attack each other in Cold War?
MAD
ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) range greater than 3,500
Air Force responsible for ICBM
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When and where was the second continental congress?
1776 and Independence hall in Philadelphia
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When did the second continental congress vote on resolution and what did they vote?
July 2, 1776
| Yes breakaway
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In what building is the painting of independence hall by John Trumball?
Rotunda on US Capitol
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What years was the revolutionary war
1781-1789
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What was the Article of Confederation?
The united state of Americas first governing rules
| 1781-1789
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In 1787 it was obvious articles of confederation wasn't working so they met at ____________
Independence hall
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1789-today= constitution
| How long did it take to ratify
2 years
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When was bill of rights made,what are they and where are they held?
1791
First 10 amendments to constitution
Rotunda of National Archives
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What "Americas birth certificate"
Declaration of Independence
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What were the influences on Declaration of Independence?
1. Magna Carta
| 2. Social contract theory
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Where was the Magna Carta (great charter) signed, by who and when?
The fields of Runnymede, England
King John of England
1215 AD
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Who made social contract theory?
John Locke?
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What's the Magna Carta?
Principle of limited government
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What word makes the resolution a resolution and not declaration?
Word "ought"
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What did Richard Henry Lee of Virginia create and when?
Resolution of Independence and June 7,1776
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What's the social contract theory?
Principle of Popular Sovereignty
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What are means a nation must have?
People
Territory
Sovereignty
Some sort of government
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What is popular sovereignty?
Free elections and frequent elections
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When's "America's Birthday"?
July 4, 1776
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What are the five parts of the Declaration of Independence?
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I. Introduction
II. Contemporary American Philosophy
III. Indictment against King George III
IV. Acceptance of Richard Henry Lee's resolution of Independence
V. Signatures
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What's the introduction to Declaration of Independence?
It is necessary to declare our independence from Great Britain. Out of respect for mankind we will write down the reasons for our separation
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Four parts of contemporary American philosophy?
A. Equality
B. Unalienable Rights
C. Democracy
D. Right to revolution
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(DI) What does equality mean?
all men are created equal...but some are more equal than others
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(DI) in what context is equality used?
All men are created equal
- under God
- under law
- in opportunity
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(DI) what are unalienable rights?
- Life
- Liberty
- Pursuit of happiness
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What's the simple difference between conservatives and liberals?
Change
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What is conservative view of change?
Like same stuff
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What's the liberal view of change?
Aren't opposed to change and go with it
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How do you distinguish a liberal vs. conservative in politics?
Conservative-
Life, liberty and protection of property
Liberal-
Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
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Who's the classic conservative and who's the classic liberal
Conservative- John Locke
| Liberal- Thomas Jefferson
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Who supports military and why?
Conservatives support military because military keeps country safe.
Liberals say how can we pursuits happiness with fear of invasion but they do support it because it keeps them safe
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Most difficult word I'm English language to define?
Enough
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Who though we didn't have enough nuclear weapons because they didn't feel safe and who did?
Conservative didn't think we had enough
| Liberals did
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(Eisenhower interstate system)
| Who supports roads?
Both
| Roads are a good idea
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What's welfare?
A group asking the government for some consideration
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Who might vote no and yes in welfare?
Conservatives might vote no
| Liberals might vote yes because it helps the pursue their happiness
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What's a stimulus?
When wealthy business owners get tax cuts
| (Call it welfare) business want ppl to think its poor ppl welfare
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What are 5 ways to pay for college?
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You pay for it
Your parents pay for it
Scholarship
Student loan
Ask government for loan
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What do conservatives say to college loan?
Would say no because the students are taking their money and don't feel like it's their responsibility
They want them to take virtue of self reliance
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What do liberals say to college loans?
Yes because it helps them reach pursuit of happiness
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What was the GI bill?
Liberal notion that help soldiers after WWII go to college by paying for their education
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What was the Family medical and Leave act?
You (pregnant women, men if they need to see fam etc) can leave job and few weeks later still have job
No pay if not working
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Why did Bush veto Family medical and leave act?
Because conservatists told him too
He didn't get re elected
Clinton got elected and passed bill
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When does Supreme Court begin work?
First Monday in October
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When does congress begin?
January 3rd every 2 years
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When does the president begin?
January 20th every 4 years
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Who became the 17th Chief Justice of the U.S. in September 29,2005?
John Roberts
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Who was Justice Sonia Sotomayor?
The courts 111th Justice
First Hispanic Justice
Third female Justice
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Who are the 6 Roman Catholic justices in the Supreme Court
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Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
John Roberts
Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor
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Who said "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society"
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Who was the liberal president and who was the conservatist
Liberal- Franklin Roosevelt
| Conservative- Ronald Reagan
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3 promises Reagan made in 1983 campaign
Cut taxes
Social welfare programs gotta go
Scare USSR by expanding military
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Virtues of liberal?
Compassion
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Virtues of conservative?
Self reliance
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What's the problems if there is too much liberalism?
The "have nots" become dependent on government.
| To much government spending will bankrupt economy
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What the problem if too much conservatism?
The haves become insensitive
| Riots will break out demanding basic goods
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What's a dictatorship?
Government are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the military
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What the right to revolution?
That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter and abolish it
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Where did Jefferson make mistake in right to revolution?
When he wrote "these" because it's pronoun and we don't know what it refers to
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"These" refers to:
| American political philosophy
A. Equality
B. Unalienable rights
C. Democracy
D. Right to revolution
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What are the examples of indictments against King George III?
Taxation representation
Interfering with trade
Quartering troops
Trial without jury (judge worked for King)
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What's John Hancock's signature?
The ultimate example of American defiance
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Hancock was president of what?
Second continental congress
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The Declaration of Independence is held where?
The National Archives
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What's democracy?
Government are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed
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Look at chart in pics
S
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What used to be in independence hall?
The liberty bell
