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The Dred Scott Decision Flashcards

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398677582In 1857 the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of an enslaved African American, what was his name?Dred Scott
398677583Scott had asked for his freedom, what did the court do?Refused him
398677584Scott was a slave of whoAn army doctor
398677585For a time they lived where?Illinois, a free state
398677586Who died?Dred Scott's owner
398677587The case moved where?To the federal system and up to the Supreme court
398677588There, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney said what?He said that ''because Scott's a slave, he had none of the rights and privileges of an American citizen
398677589Taney also described what?That congress had no right to forbid slavery in the Wisconsin Territory
398677590He felt what?That the united states constitution protected the right of people to own slaves
398677591He believed what?That the Missouri Compromise was keeping people from owning property
398677592Many people had hoped what?The the Dred Scott Decision would finally settle the disagreements among the sections of the country over slavery once and for all. instead, it made the problems worse.

The Kansas-Nebraska Bill (1854) Flashcards

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing settlers in those territories to determine through Popular Sovereignty whether they would allow slavery within each territory. The act was designed by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. The initial purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to open up many thousands of new farms and make feasible a Midwestern Transcontinental Railroad.

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3995469261The Kansas-Nebraska bill exposed the conflicting interpretations of popular sovereignty. Douglas' bill left "all questions pertaining to slavery in the Territories...to the people residing therein." Northerners and southerners, however, still disagreed violently over what territorials settlers could constitutionally do...
3995469272Moreover, the Kansas and Nebraska territories lay north of latitude 36°30', where the Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery. Thus, if popular sovereignty were to mean anything in Kansas and Nebraska, it had to mean that the Missouri Compromise was no longer in effect and that settlers could establish slavery there.
3995469283Southern congressmen, anxious to establish slaveholders' right to take slaves into any territory, demanded an explicit repeal of the 36°30' limitation as the price of their support.
3995469294Douglas' bill thus threw open to slavery land from which it had been prohibited for 34 years. Opposition from Free-Soilers (those who opposed expansion of slavery into the western territories) and antislavery forces was immediate and enduring...
3995469305Douglas eventually prevailed: the bill became law in May 1854 by a vote that demonstrated the dangerous sectionalization of American politics.
3995503236In summary, the Act had two unexpected results. Dropping the Missouri Compromise of 1820 (which said slavery would never be allowed in Kansas) was a major boost for the expansion of slavery. Overnight outrage united anti-slavery forces across the North into an "anti-Nebraska" movement that soon was institutionalized as the Republican Party, with its firm commitment to stop the expansion of slavery. Second, pro- and anti-slavery elements moved into Kansas with the intention of voting slavery up or down, leading to a raging civil war known as "Bleeding Kansas.

The Compromise of 1850 Flashcards

The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five bills, passed in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The compromise avoided secession or civil war and reduced sectional conflict for four years.

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3995249521The first sectional battle of the new decade involved CA. More than 80,000 Americans flooded into CA during the gold rush of 1849. With Congress unable to agree on a formula to govern the territories, President Taylor urged these setters to apply irectly for admission to the Union. They promptly did so, proposing a state constituion that banned slavery...
3995249532Southern politicians objected because CA's admission as a free state would upset the equal balance of 15 free and 15 slave states in the Senate. At a minimum, southerners wanted the Missouri' Compromise line extended to the Pacific.
3995249543Henry Clay (respected Whig leader) sensed that the Union was in peril. Thus, in the winter of 1850 he presented a series of compromise measures in one last attempt to preserve the nation...
3995249554The Compromise addressed these difficult problems: - Would CA become a free state? - How should the territory acquired from Mexico be organized? Texas, a slave state, claimed large portions of it as far west as Santa Fe.
3995249565The Compromise had 5 essential measures: 1. CA became a free state 2. The Texas boundary was set at its present limits and the U.S. paid Texas $10 billion for the loss of New Mexico territory 3. New Mexico and Utah territories were organized on a basis of popular sovereignty 4. The Fugitive Slave Law was strengthened 5. The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia
3995249576While many celebrated at the time, historians argue that the Compromise of 1850 was more an "armistice," delaying greater conflict, than a compromise. It had 2 basic flaws. The first concerned the ambiguity of territorial legislation: how exactly was popular sovereignty to be enforced? Southerners insisted there would be no prohibition of slavery during the territorial stage, and northerners declared that settlers could bar slavery whenever they wished...
3995249587The second flaw lay in the Fugitive Slave Act, which gave new (and controversial) protection to slavery.
3995281959The Compromise was another effort to deal with the wound of slavery that the U.S. was born with.

The Wilmot Proviso Flashcards

The Wilmot Proviso, one of the major events leading to the American Civil War, would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future.

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3995079791In August 1846, David Wilmot, a Pennsylvania Democrat, proposed an amendment (a proviso) to a military appropriations bill: that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist" in any territory gained from Mexico.
3995079802Although the proviso never passed both houses of Congress, it transformed the debate. Southerners suddenly circled their wagons to protect the future of a slave society.
3995079813John C. Calhoun asserted a radical new southern position: the territories, Calhoun insisted, belonged to all the states, and the deral government could do nothing to limit the spread of slavery there.
3995079824Southern slaveholders had a constitutional right footed in the Fifth Amendment (no person shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property"), Calhoun claimed, to take their slaves (as property) anywhere in the territories...
3995079835This position, called state sovereignty, was a radical reversal of history; in 1787 the Confederation Congress had excluded slavery from the Northwest Territory, and the Missouri Compromise had barred slavery from most of the Louisiana Purchase. Now, however, southern leaders demanded protection and future guarantees for slavery.
3995079846In the North, the Wilmot Proviso became a rallying cry for abolitionists. David Wilmot, ironically, was neither an abolitionist nor an antislavery Whig. His goal was to defend "the rights of white freemen" and to obtain California "for free white labor."
3995079857The Wilmot Proviso passed the House but failed in the Senate, where the South had greater representation. Thus, sectional conflict over slavery in the Southwest continued up to the Compromise of 1850.

Manifest Destiny Quiz Flashcards

Manifest Destiny Quiz

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819857355Lousiana TerritoryA territory acquired from France in 1803.Thomas Jefferson was President, it cost 15 million dollars and was bough in order to allow trade through New Orleans - It doubled the size of the U.S at the time.
819857356Florida TerritoryA territory gained in 1819 from Spain through a mix of warfare and diplomacy. Andrew Jackson invaded the territory, arrested the governor and appointed an American to the job. Spain was told "to govern or get out". It was sold to the U.S for 5 million dollars. It also helped to end the raids on Georgia farms.
819857357Texas TerritoryA territory which was ruled by Mexico but fought and became independent. It was then annexed by the United States. The President was James K. Polk and it was annexed in 1845.
819857358Oregon TerritoryA territory which was ruled by Britain and acquired by diplomacy in 1846. James K. Polk was President at the time.
819857359Mexican SessionA territory aqquired through warfare with Mexico in 1848. The President was James K. Polk. It lead to the Mexican-American War, which was largely caused by the annexation of Texas.
819857360Gadsden PurchaseA small section of land bought from Mexico in 1853 in order to build a railroad across the U.S.
819857361Manifest DestinyMeans "obvious fate" - It was the idea that America had a divine right to expand West.
819857362The Treaty of GuadaloupePeace treaty at the end of the Mexican-American war. Mexico agreed to give up half its territory and the U.S agreed to pay it 15 million dollars.

American Pageant Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards

AP US History identifications for The American Pageant Chapter 1: New World Beginnings.

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983865766Black Legendthe mistaken belief that the conquistadors brought only misery to the New World, when in fact they also laid the foundations for nations
983865767Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Ferdinand and Isabella while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
983865768ConquistadorsSpanish conquerors in the New World, comprised of soldiers, peasants, artisans, and middle class
983865769Crusadesseries of wars fought to reclaim Christian Holy Lands, created a European interest in Asian goods
983865770EncomiendaSpanish system that gave Indians to the colonists in return for the promise to try and Christianize them
983865771Ferdinand and Isabellamarried to unite the kingdom of Spain, reconquered Spain from the Muslims, funded Columbus
983865772Magellanattempted to circumnavigate the the globe, which his crew did after he died in the Philippines (1522)
983865773Anasaziancient civilization in southwestern US, declined by about 1300
983865774CahokiaMississippian settlement near present-day St. Louis
983865775Iroquoisnortheastern Indian nation, developed an organized government and military
983865776Sugar Revolutionincrease in the European demand for sugar, fueled by its success in the Caribbean
983865777Tainonative people of Hispaniola, population was decimated by Spanish invasion
983865778Three sisters agricultureNative American method of planting corn, beans, and squash together
983865779Ponce de LeonSpanish explorer of Florida, which he thought was an island, looked for gold
983865780CortesSpanish conqueror of Mexico, destroyed Tenochtitlan (1521)
983865781Mission IndiansIndians that were adopted into Christian missions and taught Christianity and crafts
983865782Coronadosearched for fabled golden cities, explored Arizona, Kansas and New Mexico, discovered Grand Canyon and bison
983865783Tidewater regionregion of flat, low-lying plains along the coast
983865784Franciscansmembers of the Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis
983865785PizarroSpanish explorer who defeated the Incas in Peru in 1532
983865786Joint stock companiessmall investors combined their funds to pay for expeditions to the New World
983865787Marco PoloVenetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324). He brought accounts back to Europe, creating a European interest in Asia.
983865788Mestizospeople of mixed European and Native American descent
983865789Mississippian cultureNorth American civilization of mound builders with a prosperous society
983865790Montezumaking of the Aztecs when Cortez landed in Mexico
983865791Pope's RebellionPueblo uprising in New Mexico in 1680 that destroyed Catholic churches and took control for almost 50 years
983865792Queen Elizabethqueen of England, founded the Anglican Church, supported joint stock companies, pushed for discovery in the New World
983865793Spanish Armadahuge Spanish fleet that was used to protect holding in the New World, sent to conquer England in 1588, its defeat was the beginning of the end for Spain
983865794Tenochtitlancapital city of the Aztecs, conquered by Cortez, Mexico City was built on the same site
983865795Treaty of Tordesillesdivided the world between Spain and Portugal (1494)
983865796BalboaSpanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
983865797Maizeform of North American corn, staple of many Native American cultures

Cell Division Flashcards

-Somatic cell division
-Somatic (soma=body) cells (body cells)
-Mitosis (DNA in nucleus is divided among the two daughter cells)
-One diploid (2N=diploid) parent cell  two 2N (also diploid) daughter cells
-Reproductive cell division
-Germ cells
-Gametes (sperm, oocyte) and precursors
-Meiosis
-One 2N (diploid) parent cell  four haploid (1N=haploid) cells (gametes)

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1022199730Interphase-(Where G stands for growth) -G1 -S (DNA is replicating) -G2
1022199731G1 phase-Metabolic activity -Replication of organelles -Centrosome replication begins S phase (synthesis) -Replication of DNA -Double helix partially uncoils -Each strand serves as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary strand
1022199732G2 phase-Metabolic activity -Cell growth -Centrosome replication is complete
1022199733Mitotic phase includes-Mitosis -Division of nucleus (including chromosomes) between daughter cells -Cytokinesis -Division of cytoplasm (including organelles) between daughter cells
1022199734Mitosis-A continuous process but is divided into four stages for convenience -Prophase -Metaphase -Anaphase -Telophase
1022199735Interphase-Chromosomes and organelles have duplicated -Nucleus is very visible and you can see the DNA -Chromosomes in diffuse form (chromatin) -Nucleus envelope intact
1022199736Prophase-Nuclear envelopes disintegrates -Chromosomes in condensed form (chromatid pairs) -At this point, DNA has been duplicated and exists as chromatid pairs -Homologous chromatids are joined by a centromere -Centrosomes begin to produce a mitotic spindle composed of microtubules
1022199737Metaphase-Chromatid pairs line up along equator of the cell -Centromeres aligned at the center of the mitotic spindle (the line of chromatid pairs is also called the metaphase plate)
1022199738Anaphase-Centromeres split -Members of chromatid pairs (chromosomes) move toward opposite poles of the cell -Microtubules of mitotic spindle pull on centromeres of the chromosomes -Notice V shape -Early anaphase they're getting slightly pulled, but then in late anaphase they're being pulled
1022199739Telophase-Chromosomes reach opposite poles of the cell -New nuclear envelope forms -Cytokinesis involves formation of cleavage furrow (microfilaments arranged around center and pinch the separation).

**APHG Chapter 6 Religion** the Cultural Landscape: An introduction into human geography 10th edition Flashcards

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1116197933AnimismBelief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life
1116197934Autonomous ReligionA religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally
1116197935BranchA large and fundamental division within a religion
1116197936CasteThe class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law
1116197937CosmogonyA set of religious beliefs concerning the origins of the universe
1116197938DenominationA division of a branch that United a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
1116197939Ethnic religionA religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principals are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concerned
1116197940GhettoDuring the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal, or economic pressure.
1116197941Hierarchical religionA religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control
1116197942MissionaryAn individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion
1116197944MonotheismThe doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god
1116197946PaganA follower of polytheistic religion in ancient times
1116197948PilgrimageA journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
1116197950PolytheismBelief in our worship of more than one god
1116197952SectA relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
1116197953SolsticeAstronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun's apparent position in the sky to reach it most northernmost or southernmost extreme, and resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year
1116197954Univeralizing religionA religion that attempts to speak to all people, not just those living in a particular location

APUSH Chapters 9-12 Vocabulary Flashcards

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372060781agrarianagricultural, farmer, usually JDR
372060782Alexander HamiltonWashington's Secretary of Treasury, Federalist, urged paying off national debt - whiskey tax, national treasury, financial plan
372060783Alien and Sedition ActsNaturalization Law: Feds. raised residence requirements for aliens to become citizens. Alien Act: could deport/arrest any suspicious foreigner. Alien Enemy Act: if war with country, can arrest suspicious alien citizens from that country. Sedition Act: anyone who impeded policies of gov. was liable to fine & imprisonment
372060784assumptionHamilton wanted federal gov. to assume debts of states as part of his financial plan
372060785Bank of the United Statespromoted by Hamilton, won over, Washington signed bank into law, pro-central gov.
372060786Bill of Rights1791: reason many states ratified Constitution, secured freedoms and rights of the people
372060787cabinetWashington's was diverse: Jefferson, Hamilton, Knox
372060788Citizen Genetlanded at Charleston, met JDRs, equipped privateers to fight British in Florida & Canada, went to Philadelphia, Washington rejected his ideas (they endangered neutrality), US granted him citizenship to escape possible execution in France
372060789compact theoryfederal gov. is agent of states, so states can declare laws null & void, expressed in Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
372060790Farewell AddressWashington stepped down from presidency, warned against political parties & permanent alliances with foreign nations
372060791FederalistsHamilton, national bank, financial plan, federal gov., mostly pro-British, mostly merchants, manufacturers, shippers
372060792French RevolutionFrance threw back Austrian armies, declared itself a republic, Feds. nervous that they would have to have some bloodshed in US as well
372060793Hamilton's Financial Planfederal gov. would pay state debts, national treasury, imposed duties/taxes (whiskey), national currency
372060794Henry KnoxWashington's Secretary of War
372060795implied powersrights granted to Congress, loose interpretation of Constitution
372060796Jay's TreatyWashington sent Jay to England to avoid war, Hamilton sabotaged, impressment, US had to pay off pre-Revolutionary War debts to Britain, Southern JDRs = furious, bad turnout
372060797Jeffersonian Republicansstrict interpretation, states' rights, no national bank, mostly pro-French, mostly farmers
372060798John Adamsbecame 2nd president, Jefferson = his vice, hated Hamilton, sensitive situation with France
372060799John Jayfirst Chief Justice of US, Jay's Treaty
372060800Judiciary Act of 1789created effective federal courts (including Supreme Court), did not define powers of each
372060801Neutrality Proclamation1793: nation was disunited & weak, Washington declares US's neutrality in war between Britain & France
372060802nullificationsame as compact theory
372060803Pinckney Treaty1795: gave US free navigation of Mississippi & north of Florida
372060804strict constructionJDR policy of adhering to the dictations of the Constitution, if not mentioned, not legal/constitutional
372060805Thomas Jeffersonopposed national bank, strict interpretation, Democratic-Republican, states' rights, compact theory, appeal to common man, absorbed many major Federalist programs --> smooth transition into presidency
372060806Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions1798-99: compact theory, kill Alien & Sedition Laws, KY: Jefferson, VA: Madison - (less extreme)
372060807Whiskey Rebellionfarmers revolted against Hamilton's excise tax, taxation without representation, Washington sent large army to crush it, showed gov. was strong
372060808XYZ AffairAdams sent 3 envoys to France, where they were bribed by French agents --> turned down offer
372060809Revolution of 1800thought Jefferson would make BIG changes, peaceful transfer of power, JDRs = "people's party"
372060810Aaron Burrtied with Jefferson for president --> lost, killed Hamilton in duel while scheming with Feds. to make NY & New England secede, arrested for treason
372060811Albert GallatinJefferson's Secretary of Treasury, reduced national debt while balancing budget
372060812Chesapeake incidentBritish tried to put blockade around US --> leads US toward war, British attack US ship --> anti-British sentiments
372060813economic coercionled to Embargo Act, trying to get country's attention by hurting it financially (Non-Intercourse Act)
372060814Embargo Act1807: forbade export of all goods from US to any foreign nation, thought it would hurt Britain & France --> reverse - but US becomes self-sufficient
372060815Henry Clayspeaker of the House, American System, Great Compromiser, helped guide Missouri Compromise through Congress, Tariff of Abomination, Whig party (anti-Jackson)
372060816impeachmentpower of House of Rep. to make a legal statement of charges against an official
372060817impressmentillegal seizure of men and forcing them to serve on ships, Napoleon seized US ships that entered British ports --> US = furious
372060818James Madisonbecame president in 1809, didn't appear a strong leader, tricked by Napoleon into War of 1812
372060819John MarshallChief Justice, Supreme Court Justice, Fed., pro-capitalist, helped bolster power of gov. at expense of states
372060820Judicial ReviewSupreme Court has power to determine a law's constitutionality
372060821Judiciary Act of 1801passed by Feds. on last days of congressional domination, created Fed. judges
372060822Louisiana Purchase Treaty1803: doubles size of country, achieved because of national bank
372060823Macon's Bill #21810: permitted US trade with whole world and promised US restoration of trade to France/England if either dropped their commercial restrictions --> duped by Napoleon
372060824Marbury vs. Madisonpower to Supreme Court to review all laws and declare constitutionality (Judicial Review)
372060825Meriweather Lewisexplored Louisiana territory with Clark & Sacajawea, returned with info about land & people
372060826midnight judgesAdams appoints Fed. judges before Jefferson becomes president, leaves Fed. stamp on gov.
372060827mosquito fleetJefferson sent ships to North African shore
372060828Napoleon BonaparteLouisiana Purchase, renewed war with Britain, pulled US into War of 1812
372060829Non-Intercourse Act1809: repealed Embargo Act, reopened trade with all nations except France & England --> economic coercion
372060830Orders in CouncilLondon issued to close French ports to foreign shipping (including US) unless they stopped at a British port first
372060831Tecumseh1806: organizes Confederacy against whites on their land, disorganized, good orator, thought Indians should live separate from whites
372060832the Prophetkilled by William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe, fought with Tecumseh
372060833War Hawksaggressive Western Congressmen who cried out against the Indian threat on the frontier, call for war against Britain - suspected of supplying Indians with weapons
372060834William Marburyone of Adams's midnight judges, Marbury vs. Madison - removed from his position
372060835Zebulon Pikeexplored Mississippi (1805-06), and Southern Louisiana, Pike's Peak
372060836Adams-Onis Treaty1819: transcontinental treaty, Spain gave Florida to US, settled border dispute in Texas, triumph of American diplomacy
372060837American System1824: Henry Clay, strong banking system, protective tariff to promote manufacturing in North, roads & canals
372060838Andrew Jacksonkilled Indians & British accused of assisting Indians in Florida
372060839Cohens vs. Virginia1821: right of Supreme Court to review decisions of state supreme courts in all questions involving powers of the federal gov.
372060840Daniel WebsterDarmouth vs. Woodward, renowned constitutional scholar & lawyer
372060841Dartmouth College vs. Woodward1819: state legislature of New Hampshire took over Dartmouth College, college sued to regain control, Dartmouth Charter was protected by Constitution - state couldn't alter
372060842Era of Good Feelings3 presidents: Jefferson, Madison, Monroe; no party opposition, after war of 1812, patriotism, US = completely independent, American System
372060843Fletcher vs. Peck1810: Sanctity of Contracts over state laws - boost private business, corrupt Georgia legislature, federal law supersedes state law --> GA can't interfere with contract
372060844Gibbons vs. Ogden1824: shipping rights on Hudson, Congress can regulate interstate commerce over state rights, power of federal gov. over states
372060845Hartford Conventiondeath of Fed. Party, wanted to secede from union, Monroe became president
372060846internal improvementsresult of American system, network of roads & canals
372060847isolationismWashingtonian policy of avoiding foreign affairs & entangling alliances
372060848James Monroevery popular, Era of Good Feelings, Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine
372060849John Quincy AdamsMonroe's Secretary of State, wrote Monroe Doctrine
372060850McCulloch vs. Marylandimplied powers, national bank was necessary to fulfill the gov.'s duties to manage $, creating bank was constitutional, states can't tax a federal institution
372060851Missouri CompromiseMissouri would be admitted as slave state, Maine admitted as a free state --> maintain balance, new states north of 36°30' line = free, south of the line = slave
372060852Monroe Doctrine1823: non-colonization, nonintervention, no trading of colonies in US or Latin America
372060853nationalismafter war of 1812, art & literature flourished
372060854non-colonizationMonroe Doctrine - US protected Latin America from imperialist powers
372060855noninterventionMonroe Doctrine - US protected Latin America from military intervention
372060856Ohio Fevermovement of many immigrants after war of 1812 to Ohio Valley - available cheap land, elimination of Indian threat, and need for land by tobacco farmers who exhausted their land
372060857Rush Bagot Agreementagreement with England, non-proliferation, limits number of warships in Great Lakes
372060858sectionalismSouth didn't like Tariff of 1816 - only benefited North, same with roads & canals (American System in general)
372060859Tallmadge Amendmentno more slaves would be brought into Missouri, gradual emancipation of children at age 25 born to slave parents already in Missouri
372060860Tariffs of 1816protective tariff on dutiable imports, part of American System, upset the South
372060861TippecanoeWilliam Henry Harrison burned town, killed the Prophet
372060862Treaty of Ghent1814: a draw in the war, return to pre-war arrangements, end to hostilities, did not mention impressment!
372060863William Henry Harrisonattacked Tecumseh & Prophet at Tippecanoe, 1813: brings partial victory, British confederacy crushed, 1814: defeat Napoleon --> Britain goes offensive, Battle of Thames --> defeat British, morale boost
372060864Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia1831: federal gov. over state legislature
372060865Samuel AdamsThe "Engineer of the Revolution" who opposed the Constitution because he now distrusted change.
372060866VirginiaThe state in which John Marshall supported the ratification of the Constitution.
372060867Annapolis ConventionThe meeting called by Virginia in 1786 for the purpose of revising the rules of commerce.
372060868Anti-FederalistsThe name that was given to opponents of the Constitution who feared that states' rights would be swallowed up by the new government.
372060869Articles of ConfederationThe first constitution of the U.S. which was passed by Congress in 1777.
372060870Allen BrothersAlong the northern frontier in the post-Revolution era, Britain conspired with these men in hopes of annexing Vermont.
372060871Church Disestablishment in VirginiaThe post-Revolution struggle to separate religion and government in Virginia.
372060872Benjamin FranklinThe 81-year-old elder statesman who contributed some of the leadership for the Constitutional Convention.
372060873Conservative CounterrevolutionThe term used by Bailey to describe how the Constitutional Convention delegates had restored the political and economic stability of the colonial years.
372060874Electoral CollegeThe group designated by the Constitutional Convention to elect the president on behalf of the people.
372060875Empress of ChinaThe U.S. ship that led the way in 1784 to opening East Asian markets.
372060876Episcopal ChurchThe church that grew from the demise of the Anglican Church after the Revolution.
372060877The FederalistThe essays written in support of the Constitution that remain the most penetrating commentary ever written on the subject.
372060878FederalistsThe name given to supporters of the Constitution in 1787 who wanted a strong central government.
372060879PennsylvaniaThe state whose ratification of the Constitution saw opponents forcibly seated in order to ensure quorum.
372060880Great CompromiseThe agreement at the Constitutional Convention that resulted in the Senate for small states and the House for large states.
372060881Alexander HamiltonThe youngest of the "Founding Fathers" who at age 32 was advocating a powerful central government.
372060882Loyalists or ToriesThe group of individuals who had many of their holdings confiscated and cut up into smaller parcels after the Revolution.
372060883John JayThe Federalist author who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court.
372060884Land Ordinance of 1785The document of 1785 which provided the land of the Ohio River area should be surveyed and divided into townships and sections.
372060885James MadisonThe "Father of the Constitution" who helped author The Federalist.
372060886Patrick HenryThe Famous but skeptical Virginian who was selected but refused to.
372060887MassachusettsThe large state whose ratification of the Constitution was secured after assurances that a bill of rights would be added.
372060888Gouverneur MorrisThe Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention who spoke more frequently than all others and served as principal draftsman of the document.
372060889Mutiny of Pennsylvania TroopsThe event in 1783 which proved that the new congress could not even protect itself from gross indignities.
372060890New HampshireThe state whose ratification of the Constitution was made possible by adjourning their convention until enough opponents' minds could be changed.
372060891Western LandThe first major dispute our nation had occurred near the end of the Revolution when six states complained about large holdings of this by seven other states.
372060892New JerseyThe state that proposed a plan at the Constitutional Convention that provided equal representation by states regardless of size or population.
372060893North African PiratesThe group of people who ravaged American commerce and enslaved Yankee seamen in the Mediterranean during the post-Revolutionary years.
372060894Northern Border of U.S.The location of a chain of trading posts held by Britain after the Revolutionary War, presumably because of the failure of American states to carry out treaty requirements with regard to debts and Loyalists.
372060895Northwest Ordinance of 1787The post-Revolutionary document that spelled out how new territories could become states equal to the original thirteen.
372060896Dey of AlgersThe African who Bailey called a "Founding Father" because his actions helped give the Constitutional Convention of 1787 a greater urgency.
372060897PrimogenitureThe name for the ancient right of the eldest son to inherit all the property of the father.
372060898New YorkThe only state that permitted a manhood suffrage vote for members of the convention ratifying the Constitution.
372060899Shays' RebellionImpoverished farmers demanded cheap paper money, lighter taxes, and a suspension of mortgage foreclosures. To enforce their demands in 1786-1787, they grabbed their muskets and challenged local authorities in this event.
372060900Lord SheffieldThe Englishman who argued in the post-Revolution era that seeking American trade was not necessary but that trade would naturally follow.
372060901Slavetrade CompromiseThe argreement in the Constitutional Convention whereby the importation of slaves would cease in 1807.
372060902Three-Fifths CompromiseThe agreement at the Constitutional Convention whereby a slave could be counted as less than one person for purposes of representation.
372060903VirginiaThe state that proposed the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for representation in Congress based on population.

APUSH CHAPTERS 6-8 Flashcards

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613775591Quebec, 1608Founded by Samuel de Champlain because of its strategic location with all of it rivers; first French colony
613775592Iroquoisthe tribe who allied with the British in the French and Indian War
613775593LouisbourgFirst significant British victory of the Seven Years' War
613775594Fort DuquesneThe scene of a humiliating British defeat, whose forces were ill-disciplined militiamen. French and Indian army hid in the foliage, and fired into the ranks of the British, leading to a resounding defeat
613775595Fort NecessityThe fort which George Washington built in the Ohio Valley to protect the English from the French.
613775596Albany Plan of Union, 1754Plan that would have set up an intercolonial government and a system for recruiting troops and collecting taxes. None of the colonies accepted it.
613775597General BraddockCommanded forces sent by Great Britain to support American colonists; defeated and killed by French and Indian troops
613775598French and Indian WarWas a war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley-- English defeated French in1763. Historical Significance: established England as number one world power and began to gradually change attitudes of the colonists toward England for the worse.
613775599Battle of Quebec, 1759One of the most significant moments in British/American history - Montreal fell in 1760, and the French empire in Canada was over. The French turned over Mississippi/Louisiana to its ally Spain to compensate for its losses, including the viable New Orleans Port.
613775600Treaty of Paris, 1763Ended French and Indian War, France lost Canada, land east of the Mississippi, to British, New Orleans and west of Mississippi to Spain
613775601Pontiacfamous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769)
613775602Proclamation of 1763A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.
613775603Republicanisma form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws
613775604Radical WhigsA group of British political commentators. They were very nervous about the power of Parliament and the arbitrary powers of the monarch. They warned the colonists to be always on the lookout for a violation of their rights.
613775605mercantilisman economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
613775606Sugar Act, 1764An act that raised tax revenue in the colonies for the crown. It also increased the duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies.
613775607Quartering Act, 1765Act forcing colonists to house and supply British forces in the colonies; created more resentment; seen as assault on liberties..
613775608Stamp Act, 1765Was issued in order to raise revenues to support the new British military force. Mandated the use of stamped paper certifying the payment of taxes. Colonist were angrily aroused and felt that this act was jeopardizing the basic right of the colonists as Englishmen.
613775609admiralty courtsin British law, special administrative courts designed to handle maritime cases without a jury.
613775610Stamp Act Congress, 1765Delegates from 9 colonies met to draw up a list of declarations and petitions against the taxes imposed by England
613775611non-importation agreementsAgreements not to import goods from Great Britain. They were designed to put pressure on the British economy and force the repeal of unpopular parliamentary acts.
613775612Sons of LibertySecret societies formed to protest new taxes passed by Parliament. Led the Boston Tea Party and threatened tax collectors.
613775613Declaratory Act, 1766Passed at the same time that the Stamp Act was repealed, the Act declared that Parliament had the power to tax the colonies both internally and externally, and had absolute power over the colonial legislatures.
613775614Townshend Acts, 1767Taxed luxury items imported into the colonies; colonists outraged and started another movement to stop importing Br. goods
613775615Boston Massacre, 1770conflict between colonists and british soldiers in which four colonists were killed
613775616Sam AdamsA member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence.
613775617Committees of Correspondence, 1772Colonial radicals formed committees in each town and colony to spread word of any new English aggression.
613775618Tea Act, 1773Allowed East India Company to avoid navigation taxes when exporting tea to colonies and gave them power to monopolize tea trade; this angered colonists and threatened merchants and the colonial economy.
613775619Intolerable ActsA series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
613775620Quebec Act, 1774Established Roman Catholicism as the official religion of Quebec, set up a government for Quebec and set the border at the Ohio River
613775621First Continental Congress, 1774Convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that convened in Philadelphia to craft a response to the Intolerable Acts. Delegates established Association, which called for a complete boycott of British goods.
613775622The Association, 1774Non-importation agreement crafted during the First Continental Congress calling for the complete boycott of British goods.
613775623Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775First battles of the Revolutionary War, fought outside of Boston. The colonial militia successfully defended their stores of munitions, forcing the British to retreat to Boston.
613775624Second Continental Congress, 1775They organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the comittee to draft the Declaration of Independence
613775625Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775Revolutionary battle near Boston that resulted in more than 1,000 British casualties and fewer than 450 Patriot casualties.
613775626Continental Armythe American army during the American Revolution
613775627Olive Branch PetitionOn July 8, 1775, the colonies made a final offer of peace to Britain, agreeing to be loyal to the British government if it addressed their grievances (repealed the Coercive Acts, ended the taxation without representation policies). It was rejected by Parliament, which in December 1775 passed the American Prohibitory Act forbidding all further trade with the colonies.
613775628Common Sense, 1776a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain.
613775629Thomas PaineAmerican Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
613775630Toriesa person who supported the British cause in the American Revolution; a loyalist
613775631Battle of Saratoga, 1777A battle that took place in New York where the Continental Army defeated the British. It proved to be the turning point of the war. Caused France to openly support the colonies with military forces in addition to the supplies and money already being sent.
613775632Franco-American Treaty of Alliance, 1778-France would send shipments of arms which were vital Americans -Ben Franklin forged this alliance - After this alliance, France openly sent troops to fight
613775633Battle of Yorktown, 17811781 Oct 19 Final Battle Cornwallis surrenders to Washington
613775634Treaty of Paris, 1783This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, recognized the independence of the American colonies, and granted the colonies the territory from the southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River
613775635Iroquois Confederacya powerful group of Native Americans in the eastern part of the United States made up of five nations: the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondoga, and Oneida
613775636Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1784Treaty signed by the United States and the pro-British Iroquois granting Ohio country to the Americans.

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