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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First Continental Congress | convention of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies that met on Sept. 5, 1774 |
| Second Continental Congress | convention of delegates from all 13 colonies that met on May 10, 1775. Appointed a committe to draft the Articles of Confederation. |
| U.S. Declaration of Independence | adopted by the continental congress on July 4th 1776. |
| Articles of Confederation | First Constitution of the U.S. legally established the union of the states. |
| Constitution of the U.S. | supreme law of the U.S. |
| Federalist Papers | series of 85 articles or essays advocating the ratification of the U.S. Constitution |
| Monroe Doctrine | U.S. Policy in 1823 stating that efforts by European Countries to colonize land or interfere with states in the U.S. would be viewed as acts of aggression requining U.S. intervention. |
| Nullification Crisis of 1832 | S. Carolina refused to pay the tariffs that president Andrew Jackson had set up.. Army was called in, S. Carolina gave in and crisia was over. |
| The Mayflower Compact (1620) | first case of colonial self-government in America.It was written by the colonists, later known to history as the Pilgrims, who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower |
| Popular Sovereignty | principle that the people create the government and all political power comes from the people. |
| Louisiana Purchase | acquisition by the U.S.of 828,000 square miles of France's territory of Louisiana in 1803. Thomas Jefferson was president. |
| Three-Fifths compromise | between North and South during Philadelphia Convention ~ 3/5 of slaves counted for taxes and appointment of members of congress to House of Representatives. |
| The Virginia Company | formed with a charter from King James I in 1606. Joint stock corp. charged with the settlement of Virginia. |
| King George III | King of England during the American Revolutionary War. |
| WWI Allies (1914-1917) | England, France, U.S., Russia |
| WWI Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire |
| Russian Revolution | Beginning of Communism 1917 |
| WWII Allies (1939-1945) | England, France, U.S., Russia |
| WWII Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Northwest Ordinance 1789 | opened up Western land to development by U.S. States accelerating western expantion |
| Patrick Henry | Gov. of Virginia during the American Revolution. Famous quote, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" |
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