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AP Biology: Chapter 53 Flashcards

Vocabulary words from the AP Edition of Campbell Biology, Chapter 53.

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208953469populationgroup of individuals of a single species living in the same general area0
208953470densitynumber of individuals per unit area or volume1
208953471dispersionpattern of spacing among individuals within the population's boundaries2
208953472mark-recapture methoda sampling technique used to estimate the size of animal populations3
208953473immigrationinflux of new individuals from other areas4
208953474emigrationmovement of individuals out of a population and into other locations5
208953475territorialitydefense of a bounded physical space against encroachment by other individuals6
208953476demographystudy of vital statistics of populations and how they change over time7
208953477life tablesage-specific summaries of the survival pattern of a population8
208953478cohorta group of individuals of the same age9
208953479survivorship curvea plot of the proportion or numbers in a cohort still alive at each age10
208953480reproductive tablean age-specific summary of the reproductive rates in a population11
208953481zero population growthoccurs when per capita birth and death rates are equal12
208953482exponential population growthgrowth of a population in an ideal, unlimited environment, represented by a J-shaped curve when population size is plotted over time13
208953483carrying capacitymaximum population size a particular environment can sustain14
208953484logistic population growthper capita rate of increase approaches zero as the carrying capacity is reached15
208953485life historytraits that affect an organism's schedule of reproduction and survival16
208953486semelparityreproduction in which an organism produces all of its offspring in a single event17
208953487iteropraityreproduction in which adults produce offspring over many years18
208953488K-selectiondensity-dependent selection19
208953489r-selectiondensity-independent selection20
208953490density independentdescribes a birth rate or death rate that doesn't change with population density21
208953491density dependentdescribes a death rate that rises as population density rises22
208953492population dynamicspopulation fluctuations from year to year or place to place23
208953493metapopulationa number of local populations linked together24
208953494demographic transitionmovement of high birth and death rates towards low birth and death rates25
208953495age structurerelative number of individuals of each age in the population26
208953496ecological footprintaggregate land and water area required by a person, city, or nation to produce all the resources it consumes and absorb all the waste it generates27

AP Biology Ch 55: Conservation Biology Vocabulary Flashcards

AP Biology Chapter 55 "Conservation Biology" Vocabulary

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94468886Adaptive ManagementThe use of the experimental method in trying several promising types of management to find out what works best. p12440
94468887Biodiversity CrisisThe current rapid decline in the variety of life on Earth, largely due to the effects of human culture. p12241
94468888Biodiversity Hot SpotA relatively small area with an exceptional concentration of endemic species and a large number of endangered and threatened species. p12392
94468889BioremediationThe use of living organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and degraded ecosystems. p12423
94468890Conservation BiologyThe integrated study of ecology, evolutionary biology, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, and behavioral biology in an effort to sustain biological diversity at all levels. p12244
94468891Declining-Population ApproachAn approach focusing on threatened and endangered populations even if they are far greater than minimum viable size. p12365
94468892Ecosystem ServicesFunction performed by natural ecosystems that directly or indirectly benefits humans. p12276
94468893Effective Population Size (Ne)An estimate of the size of a population based on the numbers of females and males that successfully breed; generally smaller than the total population. A more meaningful estimate of MVP factoring in the breeding potential of the population based on sex ratio of breeding individuals; Ne = (4NfNm)/(Nf + Nm) where Nf and Nm = females and males that successfully breed. p12337
94468894Endangered SpeciesA species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. p12258
94468895Extinction VortexA downward population spiral in which positive-feedback loops of inbreeding and genetic drift cause a small population to shrink, and unless reversed, become extinct. p12329
94468896Introduced SpeciesA species moved by humans, either intentionally or accidentally, from its native location to a new geographic region; also called an exotic species. p122910
94468897LandscapeSeveral different primarily terrestrial ecosystems linked by exchange of energy, materials, and organisms. p123811
94468898Landscape EcologyThe study of past, present, and future patterns of landscape use, as well as ecosystem management and the biodiversity of interaction ecosystems. p123812
94468899Minimum Viable Population (MVP)The smallest population size at which a species is able to sustain its numbers and survive. p123313
94468900Movement CorridorA series of small clumps or a narrow strip of quality habitat (useable by organisms) that connects otherwise isolated patches of quality habitat. p123914
94468901Population Viability Analysis (PVA)A method of predicting whether or not a population will persist. p123315
94468902Restoration EcologyA goal-directed science that applies ecological principles in an effort to return degraded ecosystems to conditions as similar as possible other natural, predegraded state. p124216
94468903Small-Population ApproachAn approach that studies the processes that can cause very small populations to finally become extinct. A population's smallness itself drives the species to extinction because of the extinction vortex p123217
94468904Sustainable Biosphere InitiativeAn research agenda in which the goal is to define and acquire the basic ecology information necessary for the intelligent and responsible development , management, and conservation of Earth's resources. Endorsed by the Ecological Society of America. p124418
94468905Threatened SpeciesA species that is considered likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. p122519
94468906Zoned ReserveExtensive regions of land that includes one or more areas undisturbed by humans surrounded by lands that have been changed by human activity are used for economic gain. p124120
94468907Sustainable DevelopmentThe long-term prosperity of human societies and the ecosystems that support them. p124421
94468908OverexploitationHarvesting by humans of wild plants or animals at rates exceeding the ability of populations of those species to rebound. p123122
94468909Biological AugmentationAn approach to restoration ecology that uses organisms to add essential materials to a degraded ecosystem. p124323
94468910Biophiliaa human sense of connection to nature and other forms of life. p124424

Chapter 12 - The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824 Flashcards

The American Pageant, 14th Edition

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517008770Problems with American Military in 1812widespread disunity; no burning national anger; the regular army was very bad and scattered and had old, senile generals, and the offensive strategy against Canada was especially poorly conceived; Americans focused on a three-pronged attack that set out from Detroit, Niagara, and Lake Champlain, all of which were beaten back0
517008771Oliver Hazard PerryUnited States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; said famous quote: "We have met the enemy and he is ours"1
517008772"Mr. Madison's War"name given to the War of 1812 by pro-British Federalists; war was opposed by the Federalists2
517008773William Henry HarrisonLed US forces in the Battle of Tippecanoe; American military leader, politician, the ninth President of the United States; first President to die in office3
517008774Battle of Thames (1813)William Henry Harrison won a victory notable for the death of Tecumseh; resulted in no lasting occupation of Canada, but weakened and disheartened the Indians of the Northwest4
517008775"We have met the enemy and he is ours"said by Oliver Hazard Perry after defeating British on Lake Erie5
517008776Battle of Lake Erie (1813)U.S. victory in the War of 1812, led by Oliver Hazard Perry; broke Britain's control of Lake Erie6
517008777Thomas Maconoughchallenged the British in 1814 on Lake Champlain and forced the British to retreat in the Battle of Plattsburgh7
517008778Battle of Plattsburgh (1814)victory of Commodore Thomas McDonough over a British fleet in Lake Champlain; secured US northern border8
517008779"Bladensburg Races" (1814)Nickname given to the battle at Bladensburg due to Americans running away as fast as they can; however this gave Pres. Madison time to evacuate White House with valuable documents9
517008780Fort McHenryFort in Baltimore Harbor unsuccessfully bombarded by the British in September 1814; Francis Scott Key, a witness to the battle, was moved to write the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner"10
517008781Francis Scott KeyUnited States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; later it became the Star Spangled Banner11
517008782The Star Spangled Bannernational anthem of the United States written by Francis Scott Key; inspired by the battle of Fort McHenry12
517008783Andrew Jacksonseventh President of the United States (1829-1837); general in the War of 1812; defeated the British at New Orleans (1815); opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers13
517008784Battle of Horseshoe BendAndrew Jackson defeated the Creek Indians, eradicating all opposition to American westward expansion14
517008785The Battle of New OrleansGeneral Andrew Jackson quickly rallied his troops and ambushed the British fleet; British army was forced to retreat; This battle was an overwhelming success for the Americans and made General Andrew Jackson a hero; was fought after the peace treaty ending the war of 1812 was signed15
517008786The Constitution ("Old Ironsides")U.S. warship; rallied American morale by defeating and sinking a British ship off the coast of Nova Scotia16
517008787Tsar Alexander I of Russiacalled the Americans and British to come to peace because he didn't want his British ally to lose strength in the Americas and let Napoleon take over Europe17
517008788Treaty of Ghent (Dec. 1814)John Q. Adams & Henry Clay sent as delegates; ended the War of 1812; set up a commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border; "Not one inch of territory ceded or lost"18
517078955"Not one inch of territory ceded or lost"quote made by John Q. Adams and Henry Clay after Treaty of Ghent was signed19
517078956Congress of ViennaMeeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon20
517078957John Quincy Adamsdelegate sent to help with the Treaty of Ghent; Secretary of State; served as sixth president under Monroe; In 1819, he drew up the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain gave the United States Florida in exchange for the United States dropping its claims to Texas; The Monroe Doctrine was mostly Adams' work.21
517078958Henry Claydelegate sent to help with Treaty of Ghent; distinguished senator from Kentucky, who ran for president five times until his death in 1852; strong supporter of the American System; a war hawk for the War of 1812; assists with Missouri Compromise22
517078959Canadian Reaction to Treaty of Ghentnot happy with Americans getting to fish off the Newfoundland Banks; felt betrayed since not even an Indian buffer state had been achieved23
517078960"Blue Light" Federalistsderogatory term used by those who believed certain Federalists to have made friendly ("blue-light") signals to British ships in the War of 1812 to warn the British of American blockade runners24
517078961Hartford Coventionheld in secret by New Englanders who wanted financial assistance form Washington to compensate for lost trade, and an amendment requiring a 2/3 majority for all declarations of embargos, except during invasion.; didn't accomplish anything b/c Treaty of Ghent was signed; last movement by Federalists25
517078962North American ReviewIntellectual magazine that reflected the post-1815 spirit of American nationalism26
517078963Result of War of 1812US gained a bit of respect from the rest of the world; American isolationism; Federalist party died out;27
517078964Second Bank of United Stateschartered in 1816 under President Madison and became a depository for federal funds and a creditor for (loaning money to) state banks; Nicholas Biddle put in charge of it; blamed for the panic of 1819; Jackson fought against this institution throughout his presidency;28
517078965Rush-Bagot Treatybetween the U.S. and Britain provided the world's longest unfortified boundary (5,527 mi.)29
517078966Washington Irvingwrote Rumpelstiltskin, The Knickerbocker Tales (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow); gained international recognition after War of 181230
517078967James Fenimore Cooperwrote The Leatherstocking Tales (The Last of the Mohicans); gained international recognition after War of 181231
517078968Nationalism After War of 1812American writers, painters, artists, etc became popular with painting & books about America; Washington DC rebuilt and better than ever, army & navy strengthened32
517078969Stephen Decaturnaval hero of the War of 1812 and the Barbary Coast expeditions; famous for his American toast after his return from the Mediterranean: "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!"33
517078970Tariff of 1816British competitors dumped their goods onto America at cheap prices; first tariff in U.S. history designed for protection, which put a 20-25% tariff on dutiable imports34
517078971American Systemcreated by Henry Clay; 3 point plan: strong banking system, protective tariff, network of roads and canals, to be funded for by the tariffs; South didn't like this35
517078972James Monroe5th president; begins expansionism including Florida and Missouri; reigns over the Era of Good Feelings36
517078973Era of Good Feelingsname for President Monroe's two terms; a period of strong nationalism, economic growth, and territorial expansion; since the Federalist party dissolved after the War of 1812, there was only one political party and no partisan conflicts37
517078974Cumberland Roadfirst highway built by the federal government. Constructed during 1825-1850; stretched from Pennsylvania to Illinois; major overland shipping route and an important connection between the North and the West38
517078975Panic of 18191st depression for the US; Biddle cuts off poorly run banks ("wildcat" banks) from federal business; results in all banks left being well run; major cause was over-speculation in land prices, where the Bank of the United States fell heavily into debt39
517078976"The Virginia Dynasty"between 1789 and 1825, four Virginians held the presidency for thirty-two of thirty-six years: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe40
517078977"wildcat" banksbanks of the western frontier; hit hard by the Panic of 1819; Biddle cut off these banks from federal business41
517078978Land Act of 1820gave the West its wish by authorizing a buyer to purchase 80 acres of land at a minimum of $1.25 an acre in cash; the West demanded and slowly got cheap transportation as well42
517078979Tallmadge Amendmentprovided that no more slaves be brought into Missouri and for the gradual emancipation of children born to slave parents already in Missouri; Angry Southerners saw this as a threat figuring that if the Northerners would wipe out slavery in all states; shot down in the Senate43
517078980"the peculiar institution"nickname that white southerners referred to slavery as, meaning that the institution was odd but that it was distinctive, special, since the South was one of the few places in the Western World where slavery still existed, and isolated the South from the rest of American society44
517078981The Missouri Compromiseproposed by Henry Clay; Missouri would be admitted as a slave state while Maine would be admitted as a free state, thus maintaining the balance; and all new states north of the 36°30' line would be free, new states southward would be slave states; Jefferson took this as a warning "like a fire bell in the night"45
517115623Chief Justice John Marshallhelped to bolster the power of the government at the expense of the states; die-hard Federalist whose decisions on the U.S. Supreme Court promoted federal power over state power; established judicial review, which allows Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional; gave the Supreme Court its powers and greatly strengthened the federal government46
517115624"like a fire bell in the night"Jefferson said this about the Missouri Compromise; saw Northern and Southern conflicts increasing47
517115625McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819)federal organizations couldn't be taxed by state institutions48
517115626Marbury vs. Madison (1803)judicial review49
517115627Cohens vs. Virginia (1821)if a federal law is in conflict with a state law, then federal law always wins/takes precedence; same as Fletcher vs. Peck50
517115628Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824)only Congress can control interstate commerce, not individual states51
517115629Fletcher vs. Peck (1810)if a federal law is in conflict with a state law, then federal law always wins/takes precedence; same as Cohens vs. Virginia52
517115630Dartmouth College vs. Woodward (1819)if you make a written agreement and all parties agree to it, it stands under law no matter how long ago it was made53
517115631Treaty of 1818put the northern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase at the 49th parallel and provided for a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon Territory with Britain, without a surrender of rights and claims by neither Britain nor America54
517115632Adams-Onis Treatyalso known as Florida Purchase Treaty; Spain ceded Florida and shadowy claims to Oregon in exchange for Texas; U.S. paid $5 million for Florida55
517115633Canning Proposal (1823)British foreign secretary, George Canning, approached the American minister in London proposing that the U.S. and Britain combine in a joint declaration warning the European despots to keep their hands off of Latin American politics; John Q. Adams sent Monroe Doctrine & pretended he never got the letter about this proposal56
517115634Russo-American Treaty of 1824treaty between Russia and America set the southern borders of Russian holdings in America at the line of 54 degrees- 40', the southern tip of Alaska; fixed the southernmost border of present-day Alaska57
517115635Monroe Doctrinea statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere; created by John Q. Adams58
517115636The National Highwayproposed as the first federal highway; construction began in western Maryland in 1811; eventually possible to take the road from Washington all the way to Indiana; extremely durable59
517115637"Butternuts"nickname for poor southern farmers who moved into the Old Northwest in the 1820's; tried to enact black codes to prevent African American settlers, while escaping the slave owner society of the south.60
517115638"Yankees"name southerners used for people of the north61
517115639"loose construction"Constitution is broadly interpreted; belief that the government can do anything that the constitution does not prohibit62

PHILOSOPHY 101 Test Three Vocabulary Flashcards

Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy 8th ed. by Douglas J. Soccio

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730530135A Posteriori KnowledgeEmpirical knowledge derived from sense experience and not regarded as universal because the conditions under which it is acquired change, perceivers vary, and factual relationships change.1
730530136A Priori Ideas (Innate Ideas)Truths that are not derived from observation or experiment, characterized as being certain, deductive, universally true, and independent of all experience.2
730530137A Priori KnowledgeDerived from reason without reference to sense experience. Examples include "All triangles contain 180°" and "Every event has a cause."3
730530138"Cogito, Ergo Sum"Latin for "I think, therefore I am."4
730530139Coherence Theory of TruthTruth test in which new or unclear ideas are evaluated in terms of rational or logical consistency and in relation to already established truths.5
730530140DualismAny philosophical position that divides existence into two completely distinct, independent, unique substances.6
730530141Materialism (also known as Behaviorism, Mechanism, or Reductionism)Belief that everything is composed of matter (and energy) and can be explained by physical laws, that all human activity can be understood as the natural behavior of matter according to mechanical laws, and that thinking is merely a complex form of behaving: The body is a fleshy machine.7
730530142Methodic DoubtCartesian strategy of deliberately doubting everything it is possible to doubt in the least degree so that what remains will be known with absolute certainty.8
730530143MonismGeneral name for the belief that everything consists of only one, ultimate, unique substance such as matter or spirit.9
730530144Ontological ArgumentAn attempt to prove the existence of God either by referring to the meaning of the word God when it is understood a certain way or by referring to the purportedly unique quality of the concept of God.10
730530145PluralismThe belief that more than one reality or substance exists.11
730530146RationalismAn epistemological position in which reason is said to be the primary source of all knowledge, superior to sense evidence. Rationalists argue that only reason can distinguish reality from illusion and give meaning to experience.12
730530147Bundle Theory of the SelfHuman theory that there is no fixed self, but that the self is merely a "bundle of perceptions"; a "self" is merely a habitual way of discussing certain perceptions.13
730530148Correspondence Theory of Truth (also known as Copy or Representation)Truth test that holds that an idea (or belief or thought) is true if whatever it refers to actually exists (corresponds to a fact).14
730530149Egocentric PredicamentProblem generated by epistemological dualism: If all knowledge comes in the form of my own ideas, how can I verify the existence of anything external to them?15
730530150Empirical Criterion of MeaningMeaningful ideas are those that can be traced back to sense experience (impressions); beliefs that cannot be reduced to sense experience are not "ideas" at all, but meaningless utterances.16
730530151EmpiricismBelief that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses (experience) and that all ideas can be traced to sense data.17
730530152Epistemological DualismThe view that knowing consists of two distinct aspects: the knower and the known.18
730530153EpistemologyBranch of philosophy that studies the nature and possibility of knowledge.19
730530154Esse Est PercipiLatin for Berkeley's belief that "to be is to be perceived."20
730530155Idealism (Immaterialism)Belief that only ideas (mental states) exist; the material world is a fiction—it does not exist.21
730530156Inductive ReasoningReasoning pattern that proceeds from the particular to the general or from "some" to "all" and results in generalized rules or principles established with degrees of probability.22
730530157Innate Ideas (or A Priori Ideas)Truths that are not derived from observation or experiment; characterized as being certain, deductive, universally true, and independent of all experience.23
730530158Primary QualitiesAccording to Locke, objective sensible qualities that exist independently of any perceiver; shape, size, location, and motion are examples of primary qualities.24
730530159Secondary QualitiesAccording to Locke, subjective qualities whose existence depends on a perceiver; color, sound, taste, and texture are examples of secondary qualities.25
730530160SkepticFrom the Greek skeptesthai, "to consider or examine"; a person who demands clear, observable, undoubtable evidence before accepting any knowledge claim as true.26
730530161Tabula RasaLatin expression for a "clean slate," used by John Locke to challenge the possibility of innate ideas by characterizing the mind at birth as a blank tablet or clean slate.27
730530162Categorical ImperativeAccording to Kant, a command that is universally binding on all rational creatures; the ultimate foundation of all moral law: "Act as if the maxim of thy action were to become a universal law of nature."28
730530163Critical PhilosophyKant's term for his effort to assess the nature and limits of "pure reason," unadulterated by experience, in order to identify the actual relationship of the mind to knowledge.29
730530164Hypothetical ImperativesPropositions that tell us what to do under specific, variable conditions.30
730530165ImmoralMorally wrong, bad, or not right; a moral value judgment or prescriptive claim.31
730530166Kantian FormalismTheory that knowledge is the result of the interaction between the mind and sensation and is structured by regulative ideas called categories; also known as Kantian idealism and transcendental idealism.32
730530167MoralFrom the Latin moralis meaning "custom," "manner," or "conduct"; refers to what people consider good or bad, right or wrong; used descriptively as a contrast to amoral or nonmoral and prescriptively as a contrast to immoral.33
730530168Nonmoral (Amoral)Not pertaining to moral; a value-neutral descriptive claim or classification.34
730530169Noumenal RealityKant's term for reality as it is, independent of our perceptions; what is commonly called "objective reality."35
730530170Original PositionJohn Rawls's imaginary setting in which we can identify the fundamental principles of justice from an objective, impartial perspective, as rational agents, rather than as "interested parties": similar to the "state of nature" in the social contract theories of Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and John Locke.36
730530171Phenomenal RealityKant's term for the world as we experience it.37
730530172Practical Imperative (also known as the Principle of Dignity)Kant's formulation of the categorical imperative based on the concept of dignity: "Act in such a way that you always treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, never simply as a means but always at the same time as an end."38
730530173Practical ReasonAccording to Kant, moral function of reason that produces religious feelings and intuitions based on knowledge of moral conduct.39
730530174Theoretical ReasonAccording to Kant, a function of reason confined to the empirical, phenomenal world.40
730530175Thought ExperimentA way of using our imaginations to test a hypothesis; we think rather than field-test a hypothesis, using reasoned imagination to provide the necessary conditions for the experiment, and carefully reasoning out the most likely consequences according to our hypothesis.41
730530176Veil of IgnoranceJohn Rawls's mechanism for imaginatively entering into the original position by avoiding all personal considerations in the process of determining principles of justice; the veil of ignorance is a problem-solving device that prevents us from knowing our social status, what property we own, what we like and don't like, how intelligent we are, what our talents and strengths are, and so on.42

Voices of Wisdom Ch. 13 Flashcards

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112642048cosmological argumentsAn a posteriori argument from the existence of the universe (cosmos) to God as the cause, creator, or explanation of the universe's existence.0
112642049natural theologyA branch of theology which claims that knowledge of God should be based on reason alone.1
112642050omnipotentA traditional metaphysical attribute of God that means all-powerful2
112642051omniscientA traditional metaphysical attribute of God that means all-knowing.3
112642052philosophy of religionThe use of philosophical methods to study a variety of religious issues such as the relation of faith to reason, God's existence, life after death, and the nature of religious experience.4
112642053problem of evilIn the broad sense, the problem of explaining and making sense of evil. In the theological sense, the difficulty of reconciling the existence of evil with the existence of a perfectly good, all-powerful, and all-knowing creator God.5
112642054revealed theologyA branch of theology which claims knowledge about God is based on special revelations.6
112642055teleological argumentAn a posteriori argument for God's existence, which begins with the premise that the world exhibits purposeful order and concludes that this order is the result of the actions of a divine intelligence.7
112642056theismOne sort of religious notion of ultimate reality.8
112642057theologyThe study of divine reality or God, sometimes divided into natural theology, which deals with possible knowledge about God based on the use of reason alone, and revealed theology, which claims knowledge about God based on special revelations.9
112642058a branch of philosophy called the philosophy of religion.The existence of God is a metaphysical question central to:10
112642059study of GodWhat does the term "theology" literally mean?11
112642060rational theology or philosophical theology.Natural theology is sometimes called:12
112642061a priori reasoningOne purpose of the ontological argument for God's existence, as Anselm's argument has come to be called, is to show by purely ________ that God must exist outside the mind if a conception of God as that than which nothing greater can be thought exists in the mind.13
112642062the monk GauniloWho applied what he took to be Anselm's reasoning to the idea of a perfect lost island in order to show by counterexample that something was indeed wrong with the ontological argument?14
112642063They both apply a posteriori reasoning.What do cosmological and teleological arguments have in common?15
112642064argument from designWhat is another name for a teleological argument?16
112642065an islandTo what did Gaunilo refer to refute Anselm's argument?17
112642066St. Aquinas' arguments for the existence of GodThe argument from the governance of the world.The argument from motion. The argument from the formality of efficient causation.18
112642067What someone calls an invisible, intangible, eternally elusive gardener does not differ from an imaginary gardener or even from no gardener at all.What is the parable of the gardener supposed to illustrate?19
112642068blikWhat is the term that R. M. Hare uses instead of the term "assertion"?20
112642069in that neither is conclusively falsifiable.According to Mitchell, the statement "God loves men" resembles the statement "the Stranger is on our side":21
112642070J. L. MackieWho developed the deductive or logical form of the theological problem of evil?22
112642071problem of evilJ. L. Mackie's thesis is that through the ________, it can be shown, not that religious beliefs lack rational support, but that they are positively irrational.23
112642072ways to eliminate the problem of evilTo say that God is not wholly good. To say that evil does not exist. To say that God is not wholly powerful.24
112642073fallacious solutions to the problem of evil, according to MackieEvil is necessary as a means to good.The universe is better with some evil in it than it could be if there were no evil.Evil is necessary as a counterpart to good.25
112642074The paradox of omnipotence.What does Mackie call the situation when an omnipotent God creates the rules of logic or causal laws, and is then bound by them?26
112642075dualistic view of soul and bodyClassical civilizations created a ________ as an expression of their struggle to assert the ascendancy of the intellectual principle over the givenness of the human condition.27
112642076the pluralist viewAccording to what view do all religions offer valid paths to salvation?28
112642077St. AugustineWho does Ruether cite as a significant influence to the Western perspective of androcentrism and the tradition of male dominance?29
112647957TrueTrue or False. Revealed theology is a type of theology that claims that human knowledge of God comes through special revelations such as the Bible or the Qur'an.30
112647958FalseTrue or False. St. Thomas Aquinas said that natural theology provides "saving knowledge"--that is, knowledge that will result in our salvation.31
112647959TrueTrue or False. Although both philosophy of religion and natural theology rely on reason rather than on revelation, they differ in the range of topics considered.32
112647960TrueTrue or False. The Tao and Brahman-Atman both present conceptions of ultimate reality that appear quite different from theistic ideas.33
112647961TrueTrue or False. One of the strongest arguments for the nonexistence of God is the apparent incompatibility between the existence of evil and the existence of an all-powerful and infinitely good God.34
112647962FalseTrue or False. Anselm's argument for the existence of God is an example of a cosmological argument.35
112647963TrueTrue or False. Anselm of Canterbury said, "truly there is a God, although the fool hath said in his heart, there is no God."36
112647964FalseTrue or False. Anselm asserted that it was the same for an object to be in the understanding and to understand that the object exists.37
112647965TrueTrue or False. According to Aquinas, every necessary thing either has its necessity caused by another, or not.38
112647966TrueTrue or False. The denial of the truth of the negation of some assertion is logically built in to making that assertion.39
112647967FalseTrue or False. R. M. Hare sought to defend Christianity in particular through his arguments.40
112647968TrueTrue or False. R. M. Hare responded to Anthony Flew's parable with one about a lunatic.41
112647969FalseTrue or False. In Basil Mitchell's parable, the Stranger never does anything ambiguous.42
112647970TrueTrue or False. According to J. L. Mackie, a theologian can admit that no rational proof of God's existence is possible.43
112647971TrueTrue or False. The problem of evil, according to Mackie, is a problem only for someone who believes that there is a God who is both omnipotent and wholly good.44
112647972TrueTrue or False. According to Mackie, there are quite a number of adequate solutions to the problem of evil.45
112647973TrueTrue or False. According to Rosemary Ruether, Mariology has done little for the liberation of women.46
112647974TrueTrue or False. According to Rosemary Ruether, in pastoral and hunting societies, normative sexuality was defined from the perspective of male sexuality.47
112647975TrueTrue or False. According to Ruether, classical civilizations have overcome the so-called disabilities heaped upon women in hunting societies, as now mental quickness, rather than physical prowess, has became the more important power.48
112647976TrueTrue or False. According to the Dalai Lama, the whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love, compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, forgiveness, and so on.49

Voices of Wisdom Ch. 11 Flashcards

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110971095behaviorismThe view that mental states are either equivalent to the behaviors of an organism or the dispositions to behave.0
110971096double-aspect theoryThe view that the mind and body are two different aspects of one substance, which is itself neither mental nor physical. (See neutral monism.)1
110971097epiphenomenalismRefers to a theory that mental events are by-products of physical events.2
110971098functionalismA theory about the mind, holding that mental states are completely defined as functions of physical processes.3
110971099identity theoryThe view that mental events are identical with brain processes.4
110971100interactionismThe theory that the mind and body, though they are two distinct and different substances, nevertheless can causally affect one another.5
110971101mindbody problemThe problem of defining what mind and body are and stating clearly how they are related. Solutions to this problem include the contrasting dualism and monism theories.6
110971102neutral monismThe view that what exists is neither mental nor physical, but neutral with respect to these properties. (See double-aspect theory.)7
110971103parallelismThe theory that mental and physical events parallel one another in a coordinated manner but do not causally interact.8
110971104mind-body problemSince we commonly think of humans as having minds and bodies, philosophers wonder what precisely are the mind and the body, and how are they related to each other.9
110971105dualistic and monisticthe proposed solutions to the mind-body problem10
110971106DescartesWith whom is the theory of interactionism associated?11
110971107SpinozaWith whom is the double-aspect theory associated?12
110971108DescartesWho thought that if he could prove that God exists, he could be certain that at least one thing outside his own mind exists?13
110971109a thinking thing.Descartes believed that his essence consisted solely in the fact that he is:14
110971110Alan TuringWho devised an operational test for deciding whether a computer can think?15
110971111the best description for the theory of behaviorismIt is a materialistic theory of the mind which asserts that so-called mental events are the same thing as behaviors or dispositions to behave.16
110971112Deeper BlueIt is a reference to the IBM computer that was an improved version of Deep Blue which was the computer beaten by the chess player, Kasparov.17
110971113The Terminal Manused by Hinrichs as an analogy for the relationship between a brain and a computer18
110971114Hinrichs' understanding about the "hardware and software" of the brainThat a brain's hardware is pivotally changed by its software -- a process that is at the heart of how a brain stores information.19
110971115the relationship between the brain and the mindMinds are not substances; they are subjective experiences which the brain creates as a window into certain aspects of its own functioning.20
110971116one problem with the identity theorymental states seem to have characteristics different from those of physical states.21
110971117slogan for functionalism"The mind is to the brain as a computer's software is to its hardware."22
110976635Falsetrue or false. You a different person every time you have a different thought, feeling, or sensation.23
110976636Truetrue or false. According to the theory of interactionism, mind and body causally interact in the sense that mental events can cause physical events and physical events can cause mental events.24
110976637Falsetrue or false. Epiphenomenalism asserts that a pre-established harmony exists between mental and physical events so that they run in parallel, like two clocks set to tick together.25
110976638Truetrue or false. Materialism, or physicalism as it is sometimes called, is a monistic solution to the mind-body problem.26
110976639Truetrue or false. The double-aspect theory is a monistic theory.27
110976640Truetrue or false. Descartes noted that mind differs importantly from body in that body is by its nature divisible while mind is indivisible.28
110976641Truetrue or false. Cartesian dualism is a refined and sophisticated version of Plato's soul-body dualism.29
110976642Truetrue or false. Eve Browning Cole argues that Descartes' theory of the self has led to sexism insofar as it has reinforced a masculine notion of the self as autonomous, detached, and dominant over matter.30
110976643Falsetrue or false. Eve Browning Cole suggests that dreams themselves are a powerful impetus toward regarding the mind as no different from the physical "container" which it "inhabits."31
110976644Falsetrue or false. According to Eve Browning Cole, Descartes asserted that he never held false beliefs.32
110976645Falsetrue or false. According to Eve Browning Cole, the feminist perspective of Cartesianism encourages the adoption of the view of the body's relationship to the mind as one of unruly bondage or servitude.33
110976646Truetrue or false. Eve Browning Cole asserts that for a genuinely liberatory philosophy of the body to be developed, women must reclaim in theory and in practice their own physicality, their own sexuality.34
110976647Falsetrue or false. Bruce Hinrichs argues that the brain, which creates the mind, is not a computing machine since the mind is immaterial.35
110976648Truetrue or false. Bruce Hinrichs tells us that the most recent contributors to the mind-body topic are computer network experts.36
110976649Truetrue or false. Bruce Hinrichs tells us that when the brain-computer analogy was presented in the 1960s, it was widely accepted.37
110976650Falsetrue or false. According to Hinrichs, brain cells and computer software are virtually identical.38
110976651Falsetrue or false. Hinrichs shows us that brain cells are not crucial for creating consciousness.39
110976652Truetrue or false. Functionalism holds that mental states are defined completely by their functions or causal relations.40
110976653Truetrue or false. Central to Searle's argument is a distinction between syntax (the grammatical rules that govern the arrangement of words in a sentence) and semantics (the meaning of a word or a sentence).41
110976654Truetrue or false. Terry Bison's science fiction fantasy imagines robots visiting a planet to study creatures that have been sending radio messages into outer space.42

Chapter 9 Amsco Terms Flashcards

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232946065sectionalismloyalty to a particular region; led to civil war in 18600
232946066Commonwealth vs. Hunta case in Massachusetts that stated peaceful unions could negotiate labor contracts with employers1
232946067Industrial Revolutiona revolution in economy in which the North manufactured and had an increased population2
232946068Daniel Webstersaid that the the divisions of the Union into North, South and West could tear apart the United States and could become dangerous3
232946069urbanization and urban lifepopulations grew in the North and attracted even more people from other countries4
232946070new citiessmall villages such as Buffalo, Chicago and Detroit became large cities because they were key transportation points5
232946071Irish and the potato faminea potato famine drove many of the Irish to the United States and moved into the Northern states, and joined many politics and parties6
232946072Germansmany came in the 40s and 50s and moved Westward; supporters of education and opponents of slavery7
232946073Old Northwestconsisted of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota; came from land ceded to the national government; was unsettled but soon people inhabited8
232946074immigrationreasons for immigration: 1) development of inexpensive ocean transportation, 2) famines and revolutions in Europe, 3) growing reputation of the United States9
232946075Nativistsnative-born Americans who didn't like the large number of immigrants10
232946076American partythe Know-Nothing party that was anti-foreign and disliked immigrants11
232946077King Cottonthe primary cash crop in the South that many people depended on; was now more affordable because of the cotton gin and slaves12
232946078"the peculiar institution"slavery; was called peculiar because slave owners knew this was wrong yet still defended it13
232946079Denmark Vesey and Nat turnertwo slaves that led slaves revolts against their slave owners14
232946080slavery and free African-Americansmany African-Americans became free and stayed free; they moved to the North but still didn't have equal rights15
232946081the Westthe definition of the West keep changing because the United States kept expanding16
232946082the frontierthe frontier constantly shifted, but the concept remained the idea of moving Westward and having a fresh start17
232946083Native American removalby 1850, the majority of Native Americans had to move West of the Mississippi River; this was only a temporary respite18
232946084Great Plainshorses helped Native Americans get to the Great Plains; improved lives19
232946085white settlersthese settlers lived on the Western frontier and in log cabins; led hardworking and boring lives20
232946086environmental damageexhausted the soil and trappers and hunters decimated the beaver and the buffalo to the brink of extinction21

Unit 1: The Beginning of Human Society (5 million-4,000 BCE) Flashcards

-14 billion years ago: the Big Bang
-5-6 billion BCE: Solar system and Earth
-6 million BCE: Likely appearance of the first human-like species
-4.4 million BCE: Ardipithecus ramidus (Ardi) earliest known bipedal hominids
-3.9 million BCE: Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy)
-2.5 million BCE: Homo habilis, the 'toolmaker' ad the beginning of the Ice Ages
-2 million BCE: Paleolithic
-1.8 million BCE: Homo erectus and migration out of Africa
-400,000 BCE: Homo sapiens and language
-135,000 BCE: Homo sapiens sapiens or modern humans
-100,000 BCE: Homo sapiens sapiens remains found over large areas
-10,000 BCE: Neolithic
-8,000 BCE: Agricultural and pastoral revolutions
-7,000-4,000 BCE: Agricultural communities in Jarmo (Iraq), Jericho (Jordan), Catal Huyuk (Turkey), Ban Po (China), Tehuacan Valley (Mexico)
Between 5 million BCE and 8,000 BCE, human beings developed physically (hominids became bipedal, increased their brain size, and developed the capability to speak), socially (hominids began to live in extended groups that worked effectively together to improve hunting and survival), technologically (humans fashioned tools to help them hunt and survive the cold weather of the ice ages), and spiritually into a from we are familiar with today (early humans developed a sense of time and learned behavior, ritual religious patterns based on animal spirits, and methods of artistic expression). This happened against a backdrop of geologic changes including four ice ages. Throughout the Paleolithic period, change was dominated by the slow process of adaption to the environment. During the Neolithic period the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture, humans began the process of changing the environment.

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801667085PangeaThe single super continent that existed whose center was present day Africa. Around 200 million years ago it broke into two large main land masses: Laurasia and Gondwanaland.1
801667086LaurasiaThe part of Pangea that went on to form the Northern continents.2
801667087GondwanalandThe part of Pangea that went on to form the southern continents.3
801667088plate tectonicsThe theory that postulates that rigid plates form the outer layer of the earth's surface, but that the plates float on a soft layer of magma or molten rock near the earth's core. The molten rock pushes continents apart and drifting plates collide, forming mountain ranges like the Himalayas.4
801667089prehistoryA time before written history.5
801667090paleontologistsScientists who study the fossils of plants and animals.6
801667091archeologistsScientists who study the remains of ancient peoples, including fossils and artifacts.7
801667092anthropologistsScientists who study the physical and cultural characteristics of people.8
801667093artifactsMan-made objects.9
801667094carbon 14 datingA method used to determine the age of various archeological objects by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon left in an object (all living things absorb radiocarbon from the air and lose it after death at a specific rate over time).10
801667095accelerator mass spectrometryA machine that can separate smaller fossil samples and counts the carbon 14 atoms in the sample.11
801667096DNAUsed to trace the evolutionary patterns of human beings.12
801667098Great Rift ValleyA valley that was formed around 12 million years ago, running from north to south between northern Syria to western Mozambique in East Africa. The location where the most early fossils have been found due to the the preservation characteristics of the volcanic ash.13
801667099Homo ErectusLived almost exclusively during the period of the most recent ice age (2.58 million years ago). They had many adaptive qualities which resulted in the expansion of territory occupied by humans, a 25% increase in brain size, a frame that was taller and narrower (suggesting that they were hunters rather than scavengers), were losing body hair that was replaced by the development of adaptive skin color. As southern Asia developed a warmer climate between 1 million and 2 million years ago, groups started to migrate to the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, China, Europe, and perhaps Australia. Their skills became more sophisticated as time went on including the use of fire, tools, clothing, and cooked foods.14
801667100bipedalismThe ability to walk upright.15
801667101Tim WhiteBeginning in 1944, his team and himself unearthed and analyzed the remains of about 37 individuals discovered in the Awash region of Ethiopia dated at 4.4 million years ago.16
801667102Ardipithecus ramidusThe most complete skeleton found by Tim White and his team of a woman known as 'Ardi'. The skeleton reveals a torso that allowed for upright walking, feet that lacked an arch but were capable of locomotion, a big toe that allowed for grasping objects and climbing, flexible fingers, and teeth that lacked dagger-like upper canines typical in apes but the skull indicated that the brain size was small. 'Ardi' lived in woodlands and lived on a diet of plants, nuts, and small animals, which downplays the importance of open grassland to human development.17
801667103Donald JohansonHe found skeletal remains of different new species in 1974, which came to be called Australopithecus afarensis.18
801667104Australopithecus afarensisThe skeletal remains found by Donald Johanson in 1974, in Hadar that date back to 3.2 million years ago (although other fossils of this kind have been dated back to 3.9 million years ago.19
801667105HadarThe Awash region of Ethiopia where Donald Johanson discovered the remains of the Australopithecus afarensis.20
801667106LucyThe most complete Austrapolithecus afarensis skeleton found by Donald Johanson in Hadar. She was between 3-4 feet tall and weighed around 110. She was capable of walking upright and she had hands, feet, and teeth that were closer to modern hominids than those of 'Ardi,' although the size of her brain was about the same.21
801667107LaetoliA place in Tanzania, where Mary Leakey found the first evidence that the Austrapolithecus afarensis actually walked upright with the discovery of foot prints of an adult and of a child dated at 3.5 million years ago.22
801667108Mary and Louis LeakeyThe couple that discovered the Homo habilis species in the Olduavai Gorge in Tanzinia in 1962-1964.23
801667109Homo habilisThis species lived around 2.5 to 1.6 million years ago and disproportionately long arms, a less protruding jaw, and a cranial capacity that was less than half the size of a modern human but over 50% larger than the Australopithecys afarensis. They are often referred to as the "handy man" because the remains are often accompanied by stone tools.24
801667110Kamoya KimeuA member of Richard Leakey's team (the son of Mary and Louis Leakey) who discovered a skeleton that dated 1.6 million years ago near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya near the Ethiopian border. The almost complete skeleton was dubbed the 'Turkana Boy' and was a Homo Erectus.25
801667111cultureLearned behavior, social organization, behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, and institutions of a group of people.26
801667112PaleolithicThe old stone age, which lasted from 2 million years ago with the appearance of Homo habilis, to 10,000 BCE. During this period tools were fashioned from stone, wood, and bone by knocking and chipping away at the core. During this period groups of hunter-gathers migrated wildly, populating the vast majority of the globe. Due to the reduced distances between land masses during the ices age groups of hunter-gatheres started to cross from Asia to North America.27
801667113NeolithicThe new stone age, which began in 8,000 BCE with the appearance if stone tools that were made by chipping. grinding, and polishing, which made them stronger and capable of cutting more deeply. Axes that were used to cut down trees to clear fields. The new tools seemed to be a response to the needs of the domestication of plants and animals that took place during the time period.28
801667114AmuriansThe first people to cross from Asia to North America.29
801667115MongoloidsThe most recent people to cross from Asia to North America.30
801667116AmerindiansAmerican Indians are descended from the Mongoloids and the Amurians.31
801667117Lascaux, FranceThe location of cave paintings made about 15,000 years ago that depict lifelike portraits of the animals they hunted and killed. The paintings are deep within the cave and were painted either to appease the spirits of the animals portrayed or to persuade the Earth Mother to be bountiful.32
801667118agricultureSeed selection and sowing of plants which seems to have developed independently throughout the world. It spread to the Nile Valley around 5,000 BCE.33
801667119Jarmo, Iraq/ Jericho, JordanOne of the fist places in Southwest Asia to develop agriculture along with the western slopes of the Zagros mountains in Iran between 10,000 and 9,000 years ago.34
801667120slash-and-burnThe first successful type of agriculture, which was a system that allowed farmers to grow grain where it didn't grow naturally by burning trees that had died from girding so the ashes could improve fertility.35
801667121girdingA technique which required the cutting the bark around trees to kill them, provide sunlight, and to keep out weeds.36
801667122Huang he/Ban Po, ChinaThe place where Chinese ancestors began farming millet in 7,000 BCE (the Yellow River).37
801667123maizecorn38
801667124root cropsBegan in 5,000 BCE in Southeast Asia, probably where hunter fishermen stayed around the same harbors, the woman began planting live shoots instead of seeds.39
801667125rice paddy farmingDeveloped in the monsoon areas of the world, it was probably developed using planting methods that had already been established. They were planted in standing water and developments in water irrigation technology made it easier as time went on.40
801667126Tehuacan Valley, MexicoThe first place were evidence of cultivated maize was found. It was cultivated around 4,500 and 4,700 years ago.41
801829784pastoralismThe domestication of animals (coincided with the development of agriculture).42
801829785Hallen Cemi, TurkeyThe location where the discovery of evidence of the domestication of the pig (the first animal to be domesticated for food) 10,000 years ago occurred.43
801829786Catal Hayuk, TurkeyAs a result of the Agricultural Revolution the city spread over 32 acres and at one time had 6,000 inhabitants in seventh millennium BCE. The houses formed defense walls of sun-dried mud brick.44

AP US History: The South and the Slavery Controversy (Chapter 16) Flashcards

The South and the Slavery Controversy

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260205625Harriet B. StoweWrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which depicted the horrors of slavery and is considered one of the causes of the Civil War0
260205626William Lloyd Garrison1805-1879. Prominent American abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator", and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.1
260205627Denmark VeseyUnited States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822), A mulatto who inspired a group of slaves to seize Charleston, South Carolina in 1822, but one of them betrayed him and he and his thirty-seven followers were hanged before the revolt started.2
260205628David WalkerHe was a black abolitionist who called for the immediate emancipation of slaves. He wrote the "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World." It called for a bloody end to white supremacy. He believed that the only way to end slavery was for slaves to physically revolt.3
260205630Nat TurnerSlave in Virginia who started a slave rebellion in 1831 believing he was receiving signs from God His rebellion was the largest sign of black resistance to slavery in America and led the state legislature of Virginia to a policy that said no one could question slavery.4
260205631Sojourner TruthUnited States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)5
260205632Theodore D. Weldone of the leading architects of the American abolitionist movement during its formative years, from 1830 through 1844.6
260205633Frederick Douglassone of the most prominent african american figures in the abolitionist movement. escaped from slavery in maryland. he was a great thinker and speaker. published his own antislavery newspaper called the north star and wrote an autobiography that was published in 1845.7
260205634Arthur/Lewis TappanIn 1826, the brothers began to import silk from Asia, and they quickly earned a sizable fortune gave money to abolistionist causes and became very stong abolitionists8
260205635Elijah P. Lovejoy1st martyr of the abolitionists movement. Editor of antislavery paper. Minister said slavery is a sin9
260205636John Quincy Adams6th President of the United States, 1825-1829, Secretary of State, He served as sixth president under Monroe. In 1819, he drew up the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain gave the United States Florida in exchange for the United States dropping its claims to Texas. The Monroe Doctrine was mostly Adams' work.10
260205637"positive good"In the South, George Fizhugh established the philosophy that slavery was "positive good." It was believed that slavery benefited slaves by providing them with food, shelter, and often Christian religion. Also, Fitzhugh argued that free laborers in northern factories were not treated any better than slaves.11
260205638Cotton KingdomAreas in the south where cotton farming developed because of the high demand for cotton, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas (partly Florida)12
260205639The LiberatorAn anti-slavery newspaper written by William Lloyd Garrison. It drew attention to abolition, both positive and negative, causing a war of words between supporters of slavery and those opposed.13
260205640American Anti-Slavery Societyan organization started by William Lloyd garrison whose members wanted immediate emancipation and racial equality for African Americans.14
260205641peculiar institutionA euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the American South. The term aimed to explain away the seeming contradiction of legalized slavery in a country whose Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created equal". It was one of the key causes of the Civil War.15
260205642Liberty Partya former political party in the United States formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 184816
260205643Lane rebelsWeld and comrades were kicked out of Lane Theological Seminary for their actions of anti-slavery17
260205644gag resolutionStrict rule passed by prosouthern Congressmen in 1836 to prohibit all discussion of slavery in the House of Representatives18

APUSH Chapter 11 Flashcards

APUSH Chapter 11

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1027403557John AdamsSecond President of the United States, a Federalist, refused to let America get into a war with France, raised a navy, allowed the Alien + Sedition Acts to pass, unpopular @ end of presidency1
1027403558Thomas Jefferson/Aaron BurrThey were running mates, but people hated Burr, so they sought moderation from Jefferson. Tie broken by House of Representatives. Burr tried to secede New England + New York, then plotted with Wilkinson to rule L. Territory, which Jefferson bought from Napoleon. After being tried for treason, he fled to France and asked Napoleon to invade America.2
1027403559Revolution of 1800Jefferson called the election of 1800 a revolution, not because of political upheaval but because he wants to restore the republic, same zeal they had in 1776. "Original spirit of the Revolution"3
1027403560three-fifths clausewhat.4
1027403561lame-duck patronageparties who are still in office but lost real power, 12th Amendment says that states will take the votes, only 1 to each state rather than 2 from before.5
1027403562Alien and Sedition ActsActs used to silence Democratic Republicans, swing people over to the Federalist side by force, no freedom of speech + 14 yrs naturalization time. Jefferson abolished both.6
1027403563Albert GallatinJefferson's financial adviser-- Just as capable as Hamilton, except he was against the national debt, worked to reduce it substantially7
1027403564Judiciary Act 1801/Midnight Judgesone of the last laws passed by Federalists, 16 new judicial offices, President Adams supposedly signed commissions for federalist judges until "midnight", last ditch effort to solidify the Federalist party. Repealed.8
1027403565John MarshallWas Jefferson's cousin, one of America's great diplomats, now Supreme Court Justice, Federalist, played important role in basing Supreme Court's powers on constitution, tremendous self-restraint in Marbury vs Madison case, Constitution>politics9
1027440009Marbury vs Madison, Judicial ReviewMarbury, a midnight Federalist judge, had his salary kept hidden by James Madison, tried to petition to sympathetic John Marshall, but says his case had no constitutional basis, dismissed, solidified power to declare what is constitutional vs not10
1027440010Samuel Chaseunpopular Supreme Court Justice, Jefferson/Republicans tried to impeach him for being an ******* + revenge for "Judicial Review" but failed, no basis for charges of "high crimes", last attempt to reshape the Supreme Court11
1027440011impeachmentofficial is accused of unlawful activity, probably results in leave of office if convicted, Attempts to impeach S.C.J. for tiny grievances, not crimes, failed, helped w/ sep. of powers in branches12
1027440012Tripolitan WarJefferson didn't pay enough to a Tripolitan basha, so he informally declared war on the US. Jefferson sent small navy and negotiated a small $60,000 ransom for his men. Peace treaty. Jefferson spent too little $ on defense13
1027440013mosquito fleetannoying set of 200 small gunboats with one unwieldy gun, used only for defense along coasts and not in wars overseas.14
1027440014Napoleon BonaparteEmperor of France, conquered many lands, military genius, decided that after conflict in Santo Domingo, that he didn't need Louisiana anymore, Better to sell it than to give it to the British, so he sold all land west of the Mississippi, 3 cents an acre to Jefferson15
1027494112Robert Livingston/James Monroe2 envoys sent to Paris to buy New Orleans at a maximum of $10 million, all land east of it, instead got West @ $15million, however, if a deal was not negotiated, then make a war treaty with Britain against Spain and France16
1027494113Louisiana Territory/Louisiana Purchase 18033 cents per acre, all land West of Mississippi + New Orleans, purchased all wilderness to double the size of America17
1027494114Santo Domingo/Toussaint L'Ouvetureled an uprising among ex. slaves around sugar plantations, put down but left the taint of unrest, Napoleon failed to reconquer them though, fully at least18
1027494115Meriwether Lewis & William Clarkpersonal secretary of Jefferson's, young army officer and Sacajawea set out on the Missouri River, from St. Louis, Rockies, and Colorado River to the Pacific, valuable maps + scientific knowledge.19
1027494116SacajaweaShoshone woman who spoke English and served as their guide through the wilderness20
1027494117Zebulon PikeAnother American explorer who trekked past the Mississippi River in 1805, Louisiana territory ---> Rockies, "Pike's Peak"21
1027494118James Wilkinsonmilitary governor of the Louisiana Territory, schemed with Aaron Burr to secede the Louisiana territory, for themselves, and to invade Mexican territory. He ditched plan once Jefferson found out.22
1027494119Battle of TrafalgarHoratio Nelson defeated Spanish and French naval troops outside of the Coast of Spain, single handedly, ensured British supremacy on the high seas.23
1027494120Battle of Austerlize and Battle of TrafalgarNapoleon crushed the Russian and Austrian armies; was the French's version of the Battle of Trafalgar, ensured French domination on land24
1027494121Orders in CouncilLondon government forbade other countries to trade in French owned ports, or else... Must stop at a British port first. France says to seize any merchant ships that entered British ports.25
1027494122Impressmentforcibly detaining sailors onto British ships, often served for life, treated harshly, 400 years in practice26
1027494123Chesapeake (ship)coast of Virginia, British wanted 4 deserters, American commander says no, killed 3 and wounded 18 by gunfire.27
1027494124Embargo Act of 1807the Embargo Act forced the United States to stop exports all together, to "peacefully coerce" France and Britain to lift their trade restrictions. negatively impacted markets @ home, extremely unpopular28
1027494125Non-intercourse Act 1809less strict version of the Embargo Act; trade resumed anywhere bt with Britain and Frane29
1027494126James Madison4th President, Democratic Republican, spineless, hated British, <3 Republican spirit30
1027494127Macon's Bill no. 2allowed Americans to trade wherever they wanted to, wanted France/Britain to repeal Orders in Council, or be embargoed against.31
1027494128war hawkscongress mostly made up of young fiery tempered men from the south very patriotic/territorial supported war with Britain (Indians)32
1027494129Tecumseh & Tenskwatawa, the ProphetShawnee brothers tiried to set up an Indian confederacy to the west of the Mississippi to halt the Westward expansion by the whites, Disbanded after the prophet losing a battle with Harrison33
1027494130William H. Harrison/Battle of Tippecanoeinvaded Tecumseh's headquarters while T. was gone, Prophet led an army opposition, lost, had homes burned. Eventually loyal to British until their deaeth.34
1027494131Economic coercionforce other countries to yield to your needs by embargoing (i.e. with Britain and France), and impressing sailors35
1027494132Mr. Madison's WarIndians are a threat to the U.S. convinced British are arming these men, an addition to impressing American sailors, Madison declared war to show the world America is not subordinate, revive republican experiment, take over and invade Canada36
10502412681. Describe the mudslinging of the Federalists and RepublicansThe Federalists, led by Hamilton, published a pamphlet that insulted Jefferson. Also, the Federalists started a whispering campaign about Jefferson, claiming that he fathered mulatto children, was an atheist, and robbed women.37
10502412692. What was the Revolution of 1800?The Revolution of 1800 was a return to what Jefferson called the era of "the original revolutionary spirit", finally a triumph for the ideals in which the war was fought over. It was also a revolution because it was the first peaceful transfer of power in American history, from Federalist to Republican parties.38
1050241270Explain how Jefferson was a moderate president?Jefferson was a moderate president because 1. he didn't fill all of the government positions with Republicans, instead, he let most Federalists keep their seats. 2. even though he despised Hamilton's financial plan, he only removed excise taxes, everything remained intact (the Bank of America grew, even).39
1050241271How did Jefferson deal with the Alien and Sedition Acts?he abolished them both, and enacted the Naturalization Law of 1802, which says immigrants only need to live in the country 5 years to become a citizen, instead of an excessive 14 years40
1050241272What did Jefferson do with Hamilton's economic policies?He kept all aspects of it (e.g. the tariffs, the funding at par, assumption of war debts, the Bank of America) and only got rid of the Excise Tax, which resulted in the loss of revenue.41
1050241273Who were the midnight judges and how did Jefferson deal with them?In the last day of his Presidency, Adams enacted the Judiciary Act of 1801 and created 16 new positions for judges and he spent time at night trying to sign commissions to "pack" the Supreme Court with Federalists42
1050241274What is the significance of Marbury vs. Madison?The significance of Marbury vs Madison is that it solidified the Supreme Court's power to review whether or not a law/case is constitutional. Marbury wanted his salary back, stolen by James Madison, back but John Marshall immediately knew that he couldn't help. Self restraint.43
1050241275What is the significance of the Samuel Chase case?Jeffersonians wanted to impeach this judge just because they didn't like him being a loudmouth. John Marshall found that he was not guilty of "high crimes". Marks the last time anyone has ever tried to question the Court's authority44
1050241276How did Jefferson feel about the military and how did he treat it?Jefferson thought that having a large navy and a standing army would harbor trouble; he feared that the military will eventually take over as a dictatorship and that they will get the Americans involved with wars. Reduced police force to 2,000 and only 200 mosquito fleets45
1050241277What was the Louisiana Purchase and its significance? Also, how did Jefferson feel about it?The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of all the land west of the Mississippi/New Orleans by James Monroe and Robert Livingston for $15 million dollars, its significance was that it doubled the United States' size and was a major bloodless acquisition of land. Jefferson was nervous because it was too costly, whole wilderness just to get one city, and nervous that Napoleon would go back on his word.46
1050241278How did the US treat the non-US citizens in the Louisiana Territory?(unclear so far), disregarded their views and took their land as American expansion needed. For example, Lewis and Clarks' brash attitude towards the Indians exemplifies the tense relations between Americans and non US citizens.47
1050241279How did the Purchase of the Louisiana Territory help the isolationist cause?The purchase of the Louisiana Territory helped the isolationist cause because, once and for all the country was free from foreign influence on its own soil. No other country can bother America from within.48
1050241280What was the Lewis and Clark Expedition (corp of Discovery)?The corp of discovery was a journey made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark while accompanied by Sacajawea to map and explore the Louisiana Territory. Brought back much geographic and scientific information49
1050241281What were the Aaron Burr conspiracies?Aaron Burr was hated by many, after being dismissed from Jefferson's cabinet, he conspired to have New England secede from the rest of the United States. Also, with Robert Livingston he plotted to break away the Louisiana Territory and crown himself a leader. He was caught in the act and fled the country after shooting Hamilton50
1050241282How was American neutrality affected by European events in 1805?Americans were thrust into war when Britain and France indirectly tried to hurt each other by barring America with trading with them. The US was caught in the middle of a war that they didn't declare nor wanted to join51
1050241283Why did Jefferson have Congress pass the Embargo Act of 1807? What was its purpose and what effected did it have on America's economy and politics?He passed it as a method of "peaceful coercion", he wanted to cut off supplies to Britain and France so that they will be forced to revoke the Orders in Council. It was extremely harmful to the American economy as there was a surplus of unsold goods, though many people ended up smuggling goods anyway. People lost faith, and New England talked of seceding52
1050241284Explain why the Embargo Act failedJefferson underestimated the belligerents' dependency on American goods, it wasn't enforced long enough or tightly enough and failed. He didn't realize Americans would be so angry53
1050241285What was James Madison's foreign policy gamble he enacted shortly after becoming President?he gambled on the fact that one of them would let go of their Orders in Council, so that the US can embargo the other country. He knew better than to trust France, but eventually the gamble failed, Britain did not repeal its acts and America had to trade with France again, ensuring warfare between the other two. No more neutrality.54
1050241286Who was Tecumseh and what was his plan?to create an Indian confederacy, free of American influence to stick together and fight back when necessary55
1050241287Why did Madison ask Congress to declare war on Britain? How did each section of the US feel about war with Britain?1. to get British to stop arming Indians, force them off the land, 2. to restore faith in a Democracy, prove to the world that their government is valid. Republicans were for it, southerners for the war, north not for it because federalists didnt want a DR majority rule, not sympathetic to french at all.56

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