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Chapters 4-6 (US History) Flashcards

1
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duty

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import tax

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2
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Sugar Act 1764

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placed a tax on sugar and molasses

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Stamp Act 1765

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placed a tax on anything that was printed

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4
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Writs of assistance

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search warrants

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5
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Sons of Liberty

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secret committee was was formed to protest the Stamp Act

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Townshend Acts 1776

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tax on common items (tea, lead, glass, dyes)

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Boston Massacre

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a group a soldiers fired at colonists who were gathered in front of a customs house

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shot heard around the world

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began the revolutionary war

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patriots

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colonists who supported independence from Britian

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Boston Tea Party

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a group of colonists who was protesting the Tea Act by dumping 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor

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First Continental Congress

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colonial delegates that gathered to discuss grievances against Parliment

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Common Sense

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written by Thomas Pain, stirred up public support for the revolution

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13
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Loyalists/Tories

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colonists who sided with the British

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14
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Declaration of Independance

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document declaring the US to be free of Great Britian

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15
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John Locke

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said that all people are born with natural rights

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16
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natural rights

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life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

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17
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Articles of Confederation

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document creating an association of states guaranteeing each state sovereignty, freedom, and independence

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separation of powers

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sharing of power among the branches of government so one branch cannot become too powerful

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checks and balances

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sharing of power among the branches of government so one branch cannot become too powerful

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20
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reserved powers

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powers retained by the state government

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21
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delegated powers

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powers granted to the federal government

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22
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elastic clause

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aka a necessary and proper clause, allows congress to adapt to changing times

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23
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veto

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rejection, to say no

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24
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override

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overriding a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote by Congress

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concurrent powers

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powers that are shared by federal and state governments

26
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strict construction

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when the government can only do what the Constitution specifically allows

27
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loose construction

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when the government can do anything the Constitution does not specifically forbid

28
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Bill of Rights

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the first 10 amendments in the Constitution

29
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1st amendment

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freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly

30
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Battle of New Orleans

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won by Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812

31
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Bank of the United States

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national bank that was created to support the US economy

32
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hessians

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mercenaries of the British

33
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mercenaries

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someone who fights for money

34
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Battle of Trenton

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American victory that raised moral for the troops

35
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Saratoga

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the turning point for Americans in the Revolutionary War

36
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Baron von Steuben and Marquis de Layfette

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military leaders who helped Washington

37
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guerrilla warfare

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hit and run tactics

38
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Battle of Yorktown

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when the French cut General Cornwallis off

39
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who did the American victory inspire ?

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The French and the South Americans

40
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impress

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to kidnap a ship, men, contents and to force the captured men into their army

41
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Britain’s violation of the Treaty of Paris (3)

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1) providing Native Americans with arms
2)engaged in fur trading
3)remained on American soil

42
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sectionalism

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loyalty to a particular part of a country

43
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what did sectionalism lead to ?

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the creation of two political parties

44
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federalist

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led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. made up of rich, wealthy, merchants/lawyers

45
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democratic-republicans

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led by Thomas Jefferson. made up of the middle class, farmers/artisans/tradespeople

46
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similarities between political parties

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they both were for the french, state’s rights, and individual liberties

47
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differences between political parties

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federalists were for loose construction while democratic-republicans were for strict construction

48
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positives of the Louisiana Purchase

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doubled the size of US, removed the French from US soil, opened up more land to go West, promoted national identity

49
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negatives of the Louisiana Purchase

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extended slavery and many Americans ignore the Native American’s rights

50
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Federalist Papers

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written by Hamilton, Jay, and Maddison. a collection of 85 essays to promote the ratification of the Constitution

51
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undeclared war between US and France

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Quasi War

52
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people who supported the War of 1812

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hawks

53
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wrote the Star Spangled Banner

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Francis Scott Key

54
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sold Louisiana to the US

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Napoleon

55
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led the Federalist

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Hamilton

56
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in 1800s, Americans are moving ….

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West

57
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US declared freedom from him

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King George III

58
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Louisiana purchase ____ the size of the US

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doubled

59
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unalienable rights

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rights that cannot be taken away

60
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XYZ Affair

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bribery by 3 French men to US representatives

61
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effects of War of 1812

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nationalism and only one party in control

62
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what US hoped to get by getting Louisiana

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new markets

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