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Fall 2023 Semester Exam (History) Flashcards

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Native American Tribes: …
location ~ North-East
unique ~ …

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Iroquois
People of the Long House

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Native American Tribes: …
location ~ South-West
unique ~ …

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Pueblo
Multistoried/multipurpose buildings & kivas

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Native American Tribes: …
location ~ North-West
unique~ …

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Kwakiutl
Totem poles & potlaches

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Native American Tribes: …
location ~ South-East
unique ~ …

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Choctaw
Civilized Five & written language

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Royal Colony

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Jamestown

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Located in Massachucetts and Puritans live here; John Winthrop is the governor

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“City Upon A Hill”

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Located in Pennsylvania and labeled as a Holy Experiment

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Quakers

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the middle leg of the transatlantic trade

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Middle Passage

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What were the roles of Slaves in the South?

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artisans, plantation, domestic

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Gave the US good ideas on how to set up the US government

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Enlightenment

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What were the results of the French & Indian War?

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1.) Proclamation Line of 1763
2.) Fought over Ohio River Valley
3.) Sugar Act
4.) Treaty of Paris 1763
5.) Writs of Assistance

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A boundary line created to protect natives from the Colonists but the Colonists didn’t follow this

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Proclamation of 1763

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placed taxes on tea and molasses

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Sugar Act

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required Colonists to buy an official stamp whenever buying a legal documents, playing cards, and dice

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Stamp Act

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Colonists were betrayed as defenseless during this event

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Boston Massacre

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The tea act was the reason for this event. A group of 50 Bostinians disguised themselves as Native Americans boarded the ships, ‘Beaver’, ‘Dartmouth’, and ‘Eleanor’ and then proceeded to dump 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbor. The end resulted in the Intolerable acts.

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Boston Tea Party

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What are the Intolerable acts?

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1.) Quartering Act
2.) Boston Port Bill
3.) Massachucetts Government Act
4.) Administration of Justice
5.) Quebec Act

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placed taxes tea

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Townshend Acts

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What events cause Jamestown to have a disastrous start?

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disease, famine, and violent encounters with the Natives

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What happend in the Battles of Lexington & Concord?

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Lexington: looking for John Hancock & Samuel Addams
Concord: looking for weapons
None was found

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deadliest battle

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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wrote Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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What were the acts listed in the Declaration of Independence?

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Unalienable Acts: life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

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wanted U.S. Independence

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Patriots

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wanted to keep Britain in charge of the colonies

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Loyalists

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Washington crossed the Deleware and surprised the Hessians on Christmas

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Battle of Trenton

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Describe the Battle of Saratoga

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American Victory;Turning Point;
Colonists received the French as an ally
British changed their war strategy

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last battle of the American Revolution

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Battle of Yorktown

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Describe the Treaty of Paris 1783

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Prime Minister Lord North, Parliament, and King George lll were all there and involved; This ended the American Revolution and the result was US got a new boundary line and was granted independence.

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legislative branch; who & what?

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Congress; makes the law

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executive branch; who & what?

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President; carries out the law

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judical branch; who & what?

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Supreme Court; interprets the law

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ratified 10 amendments

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Bill of Rights

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protection of freedom of speech, religion, and press

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1st Amendment

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right to bare arms

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2nd Amendment

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government can’t force US citizens to house troops

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3rd Amendment

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freedom against unlawful search and seizure

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4th Amendment

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rights of the accused (self-incrimination and double Jeopardy)

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5th Amendment

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right to a speedy and public trial

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6th Amendment

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right to a trial by jury

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7th Amendment

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limits fines and punishments

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8th Amendment

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the people’s rights are not restricted by the Constitution

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9th Amendment

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states have all the powers that the Constitution does not specifically give to the national government or deny to the states

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10th Amendment

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Court Cases: established judical review

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Marbury v. Madison

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Court Cases: established the Second National Bank

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McCullough v. Maryland

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Court Cases: determined that the Native Americans were a distinct community and led to the Trail of Tears

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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

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What states were in the New England Colony?

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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachucetts
New Hampshire

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What states were in the Middle Colony?

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New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware

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What states were in the Southern Colony?

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Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia

50
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required citizens to house soldiers in their homes

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Quartering Act

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closed the Boston Harbor to reprimand the damages after the Boston tea Party

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Boston Port Bill

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removed the Massachucetts Government and Britain chose a new king and got rid of town meetings

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Massachucetts Government Act

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allowed court Cases to be sent to Britain

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Administration of Justice

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allowed for religious freedom resulting in Protestants migrating here

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Quebec Act

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