Unit 1 Test Flashcards

1
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Slave Codes

A

Laws keeping African captives from owning property, testifying against whites, receiving education or meeting in groups

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2
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Cause of French & Indian War

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Fought for dominant war for power in North America, took 7 yrs

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3
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Columbus Voyage

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Financed by Spain

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4
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Glorious Revolution

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the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)

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5
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Stamp Act

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Required a “stamp” be purchased and placed on all printed materials

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6
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Intolerable Acts

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Coercive Acts and Quebec Act

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7
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Amerigo Vespucci

A

America was named after him

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8
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Thomas Paine & Common Sense

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To declare independence

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9
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“Ideal republic”

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Choice and royal

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10
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Articles of Confederation

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first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. Congress held most power.

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11
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Bill of Rights

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The first ten amendments, ratified in 1879

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12
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Marbury vs. Madison

A

Idk

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13
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Cotton Gin

A

Removed seeds from cotton

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14
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Abolitionist Movement

A

Idk

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15
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1849 Gold Rush

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Found gold in California

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16
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Louisiana Purchase

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Louisiana territory purchased from French leader Napoleon Bonaparte for 11.25million

17
Q

Second Great Awakening

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Religious movement

18
Q

Enumerated Power

A

Power specifically mentioned in the Constitution

19
Q

Emancipation Proclamation

A

Freed all enslaved persons in states still in rebellion

20
Q

13th amendment

A

Bans slavery

21
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14th amendment

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Guaranteed full citizenship status to and rights to every person born in the U.S.

22
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15th amendment

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No make citizen can be denied the right to vote on basis of race, color or previous condition of service

23
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William Tecumseh Sherman

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Union general who cut a path of destruction through Georgia pressuring civilians into giving up the fight

24
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Jefferson Davis

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First president of the confederate states of America

25
Andrew Jackson
17th president after Lincoln's assassination
26
Battle of Antietam
First battle in northern soil, bloodiest single day battle in American history, convinced Lincoln to free slaves in the south