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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Virginia Company sets up Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America. | 1607 |
| Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. | 1776 |
| Convention meets to revise the Articles of Confederation; The Constitution takes place of it. | 1787 |
| Jefferson purchases Louisiana Territory from Napoleon | 1803 |
| The Civil War between the United States and the Confederate States. | 1861-1865 |
| cornerstone of English law; king and government bound by same laws as other citizens | magna carta 1215 |
| system where power is held by the people; elected representatives are chosen by the people o represent the people | representative government |
| signed by pilgrims and others before reaching New World. Set forth idea of self gov. | mayflower compact |
| first written constitution in America. written by the Puritans who had settled in Connecticut. | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| first representative assembly in the colonies. Took place in the colony of Virginia in 1619. | House of Burgesses |
| economic theory where a country gains wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade. | Mercantilism |
| took place during the colonial period and was a war fought between Britain and France | French and Indian War |
| colonists respond to being taxed by saying that since thay don't have any representation in Britain's government thay should not be taxed. | No Taxation without Representation |
| 1775-1783 also know as the war of independence. britain vs. united states. united states wins. | Revolutionary War |
| july 4, 1776 written by thomas jefferson. the colonies tell king george 3 they are sick of him and the us declares its independent from britain. | declaration of independence |
| life, liberty, and pursuit-rights that can't be taken away | unalienable and alienable rights |
| men who played a major role in the revolutionary war or writing and adopting the constitution | founding fathers |
| wrote common sense and the purpose was to tell americans it made common sense to declare independence from king george 3 | thomas pain |
| king of england during the revolutionary war | king george 3 |
| the first constitution that governed the u.s. during and immediately after the revolutionary war. one branch of government only-the legislative. | articles of confederation |
| described how NW territory would be governed and set up conditions for settlers rights | northwest ordinance of 1787 |
| example of why u.s. needed a stronger federal government. rebelling farmers can't be stopped by the federal govvernment and soon afterward, the founding fathers agree we need a stronger central government in the u.s. | shays rebellion |
| met to revise the articles of confederation, but decided to throw them out and wrote the constituion. | philadelphia convetion of 1787 |
| the first 10 amendments; added to the constitutionn to further guarantee and protect the rights of the people | bill of rights |
| people against the constitution because they felt it gave the federal government too much power | anti-federalist |
| supported the constitution because they felt the people would be protected by a stronger federal government | federalists |
| written by john jay, alaxander hamilton, and james madison to persuade people to support the constitution | federalists papers |
| means the same thing as national or central government | federal government |
| distribution of power between federal and state governments | federalism |
| under washington's presidency. pennsylavania farmers reufuse to pay tax on whiskey and try to rebel. the new government under the constitution is strong enough to stand up to the protesters! laws can be enforced! | whiskey rebellion |
| speech when he leaves office as president. discusses three dangers: rise of political parties, sectionalism, and involvement in foreign affairs. | washington's farewall address |
| parties reflect the emergence of different political viewpoint within the country. | political parties |
| between u.s. and great britain; often called 2nd war of independence | war of 1812 |
| a u.s. foreign policy whereby the u.s. opposes any european interference in the western hemisphere | monroe doctrine |
| goods coming into your country from another country | imports |
| goods you are selling to another country | exports |
| tax on imported goods. purpose is to protect local industry and manufactured goods made w/i the country | protective tarrifs |
| tariffs are set up to raise operating funds for the government and generally the north supported them and south did not. | tarrif policies |
| sectional differences over the issue of protective tariffs causes the south to nullify the tariff and they refuse to enforce it. south threatens to secede if they are force to collect tax. andrew jackson forced to compromise. | nullification crisis |
| belief that the u.s. had the right and the duty to expand across the north american continent from the atlantic to the pacific ocean | manifest destiney |
| because whites want more land, many native americans indian tribes were resettled into indian territory | removal and re-settlement of native americans |
| period of rapid industrail growth. hand made goods are soon replaced by mass-produced goods. | industrial revolution |
| system of agriculture production based on large scale commercial farming and slave labor. set up in u.s. because peopple concentrated their slave labor in the south. cash crops grown were rice, tobacco and eventually cotton. | plantation system |
| 1800s, include reforms in education led by horace mann, reforms for the needy led by dorthea dix, and labor reforms and the women's rights movement, and the abolitionist movement | reform movements |
| marks the beginning of the women's rights movement | seneca falls convention |
| movement to completely and totally wipe out slavery in the united states | abolitionist movement |
| frees all slaves without compensation to slave owners. this is what outlaws slavery forever in u.s. | 13th amendment |
| all persons born or naturalized within the u.s. are citizens of the u.s. | 14th amendment |
| citizens cannot be stopped from voting "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" | 15th amendment |
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