5753795937 | Puritan church | Dominant force in new england thag determined voting rights ans politics | 0 | |
5753795938 | Plymouth | Second English colony occupied by Puritan pilgrims | 1 | |
5753795939 | Stuart kings | In power in late 1600s and want absolute power in England and more control over colonies | 2 | |
5753795940 | Glorious revolution | William and Mary overthrow Stuart kings and rule with limited power | 3 | |
5753795941 | The enlightenment | Movement that emphasizes logic reason and science instead of religion | 4 | |
5753795942 | Diesm | God created the universe and allows it to unfold according to scientific laws | 5 | |
5753795943 | The great awakening | Christian revival movement by Jonathan Edwards as response to enlightenment | 6 | |
5753795944 | John coodes revolt | Protestants seize control of Maryland and Catholics are discriminated against | 7 | |
5753795945 | French and Indian war | First Major war that starts in colonies French and Indians against I British and Americans French are trying to stop American expansion | 8 | |
5753795946 | Albany plan | Written by Ben Franklin saying that colonies have to cooperate with each other or they will lose | 9 | |
5753892043 | Salutary neglect | Englands policy towards the colonies where the day to day affairs of the colonies are handled by the colonies themselves and England does not interfere as long as colonial law doesn't interfere with English law | 10 | |
5753892044 | Samuel Adams | Leader of resistance in mass. Who leads sons of Adam and constantly tries to annoy cousin John | 11 | |
5753892045 | Olive branch petition | Last attempt at peace with England written to the king by john Dickinson | 12 | |
5753892046 | Sons of liberty | Resistance group who organized boycotts use violence and threat to keep people in line | 13 | |
5753892047 | Communities of correspondence | A network of communication throughout 150 towns in mass. | 14 | |
5753892048 | John Hancock | Powerful man I'm New England who's ship was seized by English and was fined a lot | 15 | |
5753892049 | Sugar act | Tax on dozens of products Sets up vice admiralty courts- aimed at accused smugglers( guilty until proven innocent) Partly internal -starts no taxation without representation | 16 | |
5753941856 | US advantages in rev war | 1) fighting for emotional cause 2) know the land- do better on frontier 3) George Washington | 17 | |
5753941857 | Battle is lenxington and concord | First battle of rev war | 18 | |
5753941858 | Battle is saratoga | Turning point of rev war 1) us fought and won major European style battle 2) France declares war on England | 19 | |
5753941859 | Battle of Yorktown | Cornwallis surrenders and war is over When parliament hears of defeat they call for independence of Americans | 20 | |
5753945170 | Patriots/whigs vs. loyalists/torries | Patriots want independence Loyalists against independence | 21 | |
5754017820 | Second continental congress | US wartime government Declaration of Independence signed by 13 colonies | 22 | |
5753892050 | Stamp act | -Tax primarily on papre legal arguments - any legal document has to have stamp to be considered legal 100% internal tax- money goes to royal governors | 23 | |
5754017821 | Articles of confederation successes | 1) land ordinance of of 1785- divides the new western lands into territories 2) northwest ordnance- gives procedure of how a territory becomes a state, creates northwest territory 3) treaty of Paris | 24 | |
5754017822 | Articles of confederation failures | States governments are too strong and national government is too weak | 25 | |
5754017823 | Annapolis convention | 5 states meet in Annapolis to discuss AOC | 26 | |
5754017824 | Shays rebellion | Violent uprising by small farmers in mass No national army to put down revolt and shows that aoc needs to be changed | 27 | |
5754017825 | Philadelphia convention | 56 delegates from 12 states w/o RI Job is to fix aoc but it cannot be fixed Create constitution | 28 | |
5754017826 | The constitution | 3 sections: legislative executive judicial | 29 | |
5754017827 | Virginia plan | Congress should be based on population | 30 | |
5754017828 | New Jersey plan | Rep should be equal-every state has the same number of reps | 31 | |
5754017829 | Connecticut compromise | 2 houses of congress Senate: equal rep House of reps: based on population | 32 | |
5754017830 | James Madison | Father of the constitution | 33 | |
5754017831 | Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of treasury under Washington Symbolizes north | 34 | |
5754017832 | Federalist Party | Hamiltons party North oriented Business banking finance | 35 | |
5755826936 | Democratic- Republican Party | Jeffersons party Party of the common man | 36 | |
5755826937 | Hamiltons reports | Financial ideas and plans to make US modern and industrialized | 37 | |
5755826938 | Assumption | Wants national government to assume the debt of the states -problem is south has paid most of their debts but north hasn't -compromise- assumption goes through and capital gets moved to DC | 38 | |
5755827651 | Perpetual debt | We should always have some debt in the form of bonds In order to get your money back from bonds the government must survive | 39 | |
5755922073 | Bank of the US | A depository for federal funds Makes loans and sell bonds | 40 | |
5755922074 | Jay treaty | Send John jay to work out problems with British Solves nothing and is seen as failure | 41 | |
5755922075 | Pinckneys treaty | Treaty with Spain that opens up new Orlenas to US- success | 42 | |
5755922076 | Whiskey rebellion 1794 | Violent revolt by Angry small farmers who were upset about federal tax on whiskey First serious challenge to constitutional gov | 43 | |
5755922077 | Genet affair | French ambassador travels around the US trying to enlist help and ignores washingtons neutral stance | 44 | |
5756000269 | XYZ affair | 3 anon French officials demand bribes from US Leads to quasi war(unofficial naval war) | 45 | |
5756000270 | Battle of tippecanoe | Lead up to war of 1812 William Henry Harrison defeats Native American general tecumseh | 46 | |
5756000271 | Embargo act | Cuts off all US foreign trade Jefferson thinks it will hurt Europe Fails miserably | 47 | |
5756000272 | Non intercourse act | Us will do business with Europe but will not do business with nations at war Fails bc Europe is always at wat | 48 | |
5756000273 | Babary Pirates | Pirates from Libya who seize ships and do kidnappings for ransom | 49 | |
5756041303 | Warhawks | Southern and western congressmen who are pushing for war with England | 50 | |
5756041304 | Peaceful coercion | Embargo act and non intercourse act together Trying to force countries to peacefully to do business with us | 51 | |
5756041305 | High federalists | Unhappy group of federalists within the party | 52 | |
5756100474 | Quids | Unhappy group of dem reps angry at party and scandal | 53 | |
5756100475 | Marbury v. Madison | Gives Supreme Court judicial review- they have final say on the constitutionality of any and all laws passed | 54 | |
5756100476 | McColluch v. Maryland | 1) the bank is constitutional 2)states cannot interfere w the exercise of federal power | 55 | |
5756176114 | Missouri compromise | Missouri enters as slave state and Maine enters as a free state Slavery is banned north of the southern border of Missouri Neither aside is happy | 56 | |
5756176115 | War of 1812 | War with England under Madison bc Of impressment | 57 | |
5756176116 | Strict interpretation of constitution | If power is not given to the federal government in constitution they can't do it | 58 | |
5756176117 | Loose interpretation of the Constitution | Wants to expand power of federal government | 59 | |
5756176118 | Era of good feelings | Nationalism expansion European wars stop for short time US is one party system | 60 | |
5756176119 | Era of hard feelings | After Adams beats Jackson Sectionalism returns Dem rep party splits Begginning of antebellum period | 61 | |
5756259359 | John marshall | Chief Justice who supports nationalism | 62 | |
5756259360 | Monroe doctrine | Written by John Quincy Adams -No new European colonies in Western Hemisphere - the US will not interfere in europes affairs - any European attack on Western Hemisphere will be seen as attack on US | 63 | |
5756259361 | Corrupt bargain election | Election of 1824 between Adams and Jackson Henry clay helps Adams win election in return for being sec of state | 64 | |
5756259362 | Depression of 1837 | Worst depression UP to that point North factories close and southern cotton prices plummet | 65 | |
5756259363 | Andrew Jackson | Creates Democratic Party Kills bank by withdrawing all funds and putting it into pet banks | 66 | |
5756371517 | Whig party | Anti Jackson party Too many different ideas Henry clay is leader | 67 | |
5756371518 | Martin van burren | Blamed for depression on 1837 that Jackson started | 68 | |
5756371519 | Indian removal act | Forced relocation of Cherokee, Seminole, and other Indians from southern states to territory west of Mississippi | 69 | |
5756371520 | Henry clay | Great compromiser Has notherrn pov | 70 | |
5756371521 | John c Calhoun | Mouth of the south Enemy of of Jackson | 71 | |
5756371522 | Reform movement | Begins during jacksons presidency | 72 | |
5758896796 | Spanish new world empire | Largest world empire Reason for empire: God gold and glory Located in southwest US and West Indies | 73 | |
5758896797 | French new world empire | Largest North American empire Reason for empire: get wealth from fur trade Best relationship with Native Americans | 74 | |
5758896798 | English new world empire | Smallest empire Reason for empire: business Have most people in small area Very poor relations with Native Americans | 75 | |
5758896799 | New England (3) | Most religious Puritan church is dominant No separation of church and state | 76 | |
5758896800 | Chesapeake | Anglican Church is dominant Aristocracy government Separation of church and state | 77 | |
5758896801 | West Indies | Everything about New England but worse Few people control all power Most slaves Driven by sugar | 78 | |
5758896802 | Jamestown | First permanent US colony Tobacco crop brings wealth First representative gov in new world | 79 |
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