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Final exam (stump) Flashcards

1
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What 5 European countries established colonies in the North America by the 1600s?

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England, Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal

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What war developed in the 1700s as a result of the French and English competition no over native Americans land?

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French and Indian war

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1) What British law told American colonist not to settle west of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?
2) what were the colonist complaints about this law?

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1) proclamations of 1763
2) they thought they could settle anywhere

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Colonial protests over taxes were common, such as boycotts over the tax of what popular colonial drink?

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Tea

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5
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Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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What European country helped the colonist by becoming allies during the revolutionary war

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France

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Along with European help what other advantages did the colonists have to win the war?

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Americans has the British by land and the French had the English cut off

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What nickname was given to the agreement between the Virginia and New Jersey plans to get representation in congress at the constitutional convention?

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The Great Compromise

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What are the first 3 words for the U.S. Constitution?

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We The people

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10
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What nickname is given to the first 10 amendment to the constitution?

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Bill of Rights

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11
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1) What 5 rights does the first amendment protect?
2) understand hoe this law would protect you today

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1) Religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly.
2) freedom of speech would protect putting up a website criticizing the local government.

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What two warnings did president Washington give in his Farewell Address?

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To remain neutral and warns against political party.

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1) what is judicial review. As allowed after the Marbury vs, Madison Supreme Court decision?
2) what is an example?

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1) Supreme Court looks over it
2) Supreme Court rules that a new law violates the constitution.

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What results came out of the war off 1812?

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Nothing, the us and Britain agrees to stop fighting but no new territory gained.

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What did the Monroe doctrine agree to do?

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Warn European nation to stay out of Latin American (our Hemisphere)

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16
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1) How do you feel about Jackson’s presidency
2) do you praise or condemn him

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1) ?
2) condemn

17
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In what industry did the Industrial Revolution start?

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Textile Industry

18
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How did the Missouri compromise resolve the issues between free and slave states?

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North: California will be a free state and will ban slave trade is Washington D.C.
South: popular sovereignty In New Mexico and includes fugitive slave

19
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What nations of the United States the Louisiana purchase?

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France

20
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Why did Mexico and the US come into conflict over Texas?

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Mexico feared losing Texas to the US

21
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What trails led to the US to its manifest destiny?

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Oregon Trail-Missouri to Pacific Ocean
Mormon trail-Illinois to Utah
Santa Fe Trail-Missouri to New Mexico

22
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What was the main purpose of the slave codes on a plantation

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Restrict slaves

23
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Which part of the compromise of 1850 or like by northern states? Southern state?

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They don’t have to return slaves

24
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Define popular sovereignty
How do this cause problems in Kansas?

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Popular sovereignty: Principle that asserts that people are primarily a source of the government authority; Rights of people to vote on issue

Kansas will have governments

25
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How did John Brown’s raid affect the south?

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Unsuccessful put to death for treason

26
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1) How did Lincolns election affect the south?
2) In his inaugural address of 1861 who are the dissatisfy countrymen he is referring to?

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1) Southern states seceded
2) Fellow countrymen/southern nurse who states they had to see the

27
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1) What advantages did the north and south have during the Civil War
2) Effects on the war?

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1) North: Factories railroads farm in population
South: Own territory and experience soldiers
2) Prices of good roads in both north and south

28
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What changes in strategy did Lincoln use during the Civil War to help bring a union victory?

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Blockade, seize, emancipate

29
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What did the 13th 14th and 15th amendment provide to phone with leaves

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13th: Abolish slavery
14th: Citizenship rights
15th: couldn’t deny the right to vote

30
Q

What is segregation and what are Jim Crow laws?

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segregation: legal separation
Jim Crow laws: allow segregation

31
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What is segregation and what are Jim Crow laws?

A

segregation: legal separation
Jim Crow laws: allow segregation

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