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What is a major reason ​the​ ​American​ ​colonists​ ​of​ ​the​ ​1600's​ ​chose​ ​to​ ​settle​ ​along​ ​the​ ​seacoast and​ ​rivers?​   Carry out trade  
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Foundations of American Democracy   Mayflower Compact House of Burgesses Albany Plan of Union New England town meetings  
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Thomas Paine and Common Sense   Thomas Paine argued that the American colonies should break away from England. Tried to convince the colonists to declare their independence  
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Declaration of Independence   “all​ ​men​ ​are​ ​created​ ​equal,​ that​ ​among​ ​these​ ​are​ ​life, liberty,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​pursuit​ ​of​ ​happiness.​ ​Declared independence from Britain  
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Shay’s Rebellion   exposed​ ​fundamental​ ​weaknesses​ ​in​ ​government​ ​under​ ​the​ ​Articles​ ​of Confederation  
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Louisiana Purchase   ​President​ ​​Jefferson​ ​got​ ​Louisiana​ ​Territory​ ​from​ ​France, he changed his​ ​belief​ ​that the​ ​Constitution​ ​should​ ​be​ ​strictly​ ​interpreted. Led to westward expansion.  
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Missouri Compromise   Settled conflicts of the North and South over Admission​ ​of​ ​states​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Union  
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Compromise of 1850   Settled conflicts of the North and South over Admission​ ​of​ ​states​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Union  
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Manifest Destiny   First used as a support of Westward​ ​expansion​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Pacific​ ​Ocean. It was first used in the Mexican War to justify the U.S. government actions.  
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Economic differences of the North and South prior to the Civil War   Transportation​ ​systems​ ​were​ ​more​ ​developed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​North​ ​than​ ​in​ ​the South. The South had more agriculture based while the north was more industrial based.  
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Lincoln’s goal in the Civil War   Preserve​ ​the​ ​Union  
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Seneca Falls Convention   Is often seen as the beginning of the Women’s​ ​rights​ ​movement  
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Reconstruction Period   The period after the Civil War of reconstruction and where former slaves became citizens.  
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President Andrew Johnson and the Reconstruction Period   During reconstruction, differences​ ​between​ ​Congress​ ​and​ ​President​ ​Andrew Johnson​ ​about​ ​how​ ​to​ ​handle​ ​Reconstruction​ ​led​ ​to​ ​the​Impeachment of President Johnson.  
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Result of the Civil War   the​ ​power​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Central​ ​government​ ​was​ ​strengthened  
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Black Codes   Following the Civil War, many Southern States enacted Black Codes to restrict​ ​the​ ​rights​ ​of​ ​formerly​ ​enslaved​ ​persons.  
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Native Americans   After the Civil War, life was different, as well as​ their​ ​means​ ​of​ ​support​. It ​broke​ ​up​ ​their mode​ ​of​ ​living,​ ​their​ ​habits​ ​of​ ​life,​ and​introduced​ ​disease​ ​and​ ​decay​ ​among​ ​them.  
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Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882   Is an example of actions​ ​that​ ​reflected​ ​widespread​ ​nativist​ ​sentiment  
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Indian Wars between 1860-1890   Were a result of the​ ​movement​ ​of​ ​settlers​ ​onto​ ​the​ ​Great​ ​Plains  
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Homestead Act of 1862   provided​ ​free​ ​land​ ​to​ ​settlers Contributed to the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Great​ ​Plains  
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Transcontinental Railroad   Contributed to the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Great​ ​Plains  
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Three-Fifths Compromise   Related to slavery and that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person in respect to representation.  
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Reconstruction goals after the Civil War   Heal​ ​wartime​ ​bitterness​ ​by​ ​quickly​ ​bringing​ ​the​ ​South​ ​back​ ​into​ ​the​ ​Union.  
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Economic impact of the Civil War   The​ ​South​ ​was​ ​left​ ​embittered​ ​and​ ​devastated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​war. The​ ​South's​ ​factories,​ ​farms,​ ​railroads,​ ​and​ ​major​ ​cities​ ​were destroyed​ ​and lay​ ​in​ ​ruins.The​ ​south​ ​remained​ ​a​ ​backwards​ agriculture-based​ ​economy​  
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Tenements   ​Were​ ​first​ ​built​ ​in​ ​the​ ​nineteenth​ ​century​ ​to house​ ​the​ ​poor​ ​as​ ​cheaply​ ​as​ ​possible.  
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Women Suffrage Movement   resulted​ ​in​ ​the​ ​passage​ ​of​ ​the​ ​19th​ ​Amendment​ ​in​ ​1920. was​ ​led​ ​by​ ​Elizabeth​ ​Cady​ ​Stanton​ ​and​ ​Susan​ ​B.​ ​Anthony​ ​before​ ​and​ ​after the​ ​Civil​ ​War  
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Battleship Maine   Because of the sinking of the Battleship Maine off the coast of Cuba, ​America​ ​became​ ​eager​ ​and​ ​willing​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​war​ ​against​ ​Spain.  
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Why was the North worried about Great Britain during the Civil War?   ​North​ ​fear​they ​might​ ​become​ ​an​ ​ally​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Confederacy  
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Impressments   ​The​ ​practice​ ​by​ ​which​ ​men​ ​were​ ​forced​ ​to​ ​serve​ ​as​ ​British​ ​sailors​  
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Women Suffrage Movement   developed​ ​a​ ​declaration​ ​of​ ​women’s​ ​rights​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Seneca​ ​Falls​ ​Convention in​ ​New​ ​York was​ ​another​ ​reform​ ​movement​ ​established​ ​during​ ​Jacksonian​ ​Democracy.  
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Trail of Tears   The​ ​forced​ ​expulsion​ ​of​ ​Indians​ ​from​ ​the​ ​eastern​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States  
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Why did the South secede from the Union?   The first Southern States seceded from the Union after the Wilmot Proviso (The Wilmot Proviso proposed an American law to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.)  
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Emancipation Proclamation   declared​ ​that​ ​slaves​ ​in​ ​"rebelling"​ ​Southern​ ​states​ ​were​ ​free made​ ​the​ ​destruction​ ​of​ ​slavery​ ​a​ ​Northern​ ​war​ ​aim. discouraged​ ​any​ ​interference​ ​from​ ​foreign​ ​governments  
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Why could Lincoln not carry out his plan of Reconstruction?   assassination​ ​a​ ​few​ ​days​ ​after​ ​Lee's​ ​surrender  
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Muckrakers   Writers who exposed​ ​social​ ​conditions​ ​in​ ​need​ ​of​ ​reform. (Child Labor, tenement housing, factory working conditions….)  
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Who had great job opportunities during WWI when they did not before the war?   Blacks​ ​and​ ​women  
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Treaty of Versailles   France​ ​and​ ​Britain​ ​insisted​ ​on​ ​punishing​ ​Germany​ ​for​ ​the​ ​war. A​ ​League​ ​of​ ​Nations​ ​was​ ​created​ ​to​ ​prevent​ ​future​ ​wars​ ​and​ ​aggression. National​ ​boundaries​ ​were​ ​redrawn,​ ​creating​ ​many​ ​new​ ​nations.  
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League of Nations   was​ ​objected​ ​to​ ​by​ ​Americans​ ​because​ ​United​ ​States​ ​foreign​ ​policy decisions​ ​would​ ​be​ ​made​ ​by​ ​an​ ​international​ ​organization  
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Why did US enter WWI?   To​ ​make​ ​the​ ​world​ ​safe​ ​for​ ​democracy To​ ​protect​ ​American​ ​lives​ ​and​ ​shipping To​ ​uphold​ ​international​ ​law.  
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Americans reaction to WWI?   they​ ​wanted​ ​insurance​ ​that​ ​the​ ​U.S.​ ​could​ ​stay​ ​out​ ​of​ ​the​ ​conflict  
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Lusitania sinking   In response to the Lusitania Sinking…the​ ​U.S.​ ​demanded​ ​that​ ​Germany​ ​cease​ ​unrestricted​ ​submarine​ ​warfare  
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Zimmerman Telegram   proposed​ ​an​ ​alliance​ ​between​ ​Germany​ ​and​ ​Mexico​ ​to​ ​conquer​ ​the​ ​U.S.  
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Progressivism   ​use​ ​the​ ​government​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​just​ ​society,​ ​a​ ​political​ ​response​ ​to​ ​industrialism​ ​and​ ​its​ ​social​ ​by-products  
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Populism vs. Progressivism   it differed​ ​from​ ​populism​ ​by​ ​progressivism​ ​was​ ​more​ ​urban​ ​and enlisted​ ​more​ ​journalists,​ ​academics,​ ​and​ ​social​ ​theorists  
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Rapid growth in cities caused what?   need​ ​for​ ​public​ ​services,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​water​ ​and​ ​sewage shortage​ ​of​ ​housing​ ​facilities rise​ ​of​ ​slums​ ​and​ ​tenement​ ​houses  
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​The​ ​Missouri​ ​Compromise   ​provided​ ​that​ ​Missouri​ ​be​ ​admitted​ ​as​ ​a​ ​slave​ ​state​ ​ Maine be​ ​admitted​ ​as​ ​a​ ​free​ ​state all​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Louisiana​ ​Territory​ ​north​ ​of​ ​36°30'​ ​except​ ​within​ ​Missouri​ ​itself​ ​to be​ ​closed​ ​to​ ​slavery  
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Anti-federalists   opposed​ ​ratification​ ​of​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States Constitution​ ​in​ ​1787​ ​was​ ​because​ ​the​ ​Constitution​ ​failed​ ​to include​ ​a​ ​bill​ ​of​ ​rights.  
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