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official who rules an area in the name of a king or queen
viceroy
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a fort housing soldiers in the Spanish colonies
presidios
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to move from one place to another
emigrate
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willingness to let other practice their own beliefs
toleration
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person who learns a trade/craft from a master craftsmaster
apprentice
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laws stating how the colonies should be ruled and organized
Laws of the Indies in 1573
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French missionary who explored the Mississippi River
Jacques Marquette
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first Europeans to sail down Mississippi to Gulf of Mexico through Mississippi Valley and named it Louisiana
Robert La Salle
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when food ran out in Jamestown
starving time
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Puritan minister who thought the government should have limits and in Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
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Protestant reformers who settled in PA for religious freedom
Quakers
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the trade route of slaves, guns, and molasses
the Triangular Trade
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first European to sail the Great Lakes
Samuel De Champlain
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opened a printing shop in 1728 at the age of 22
Benjamin Franklin
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Virginia senator
John Smith
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banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for holding bible meetings
Anne Hutchinson
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governor of New Netherland in mid-1600s
Peter Stuyvesant
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founded Georgia in 1732
James Oglethorpe
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James Oglethorpe, William Penn, Roger Williams, and Lord Baltimore all had what in common?
all founded a colony
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laws regulating trade between England and its colonies (1716)
Navigation Acts
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the first house of representatives elected by male settlers in Virginia
House of Burgesses
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agreement signed by Pilgrims before they landed at Plymouth (1620) to work together
Mayflower Compact
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relied on fishing, trading, and ships
New England Colonies
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relied on farming and called the Breadbasket Colonies
Middle Colonies
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relied mainly on the farming of tobacco
Southern Colonies
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ocean trip from Africa to the Americas where thousands of slaves died
Middle Passage
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Where were the first schools established?
in Massachusetts
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In New England, who thought that land should be bought from the Indians, not taken
Roger Williams
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Which colony was settled by the Dutch?
New York
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to refuse to buy certain goods or services and is a good way to harm the economy
boycott
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where two-thirds of the Senate must approve a treaty
ratify
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the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
a blockade
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nation in which voters elect representatives to rule
republic
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an imaginary line settlers could not cross
Proclamation of 1763
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colonists had to provide housing, candles, bedding, and beverage to British soldiers
the Quartering Act
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the first constitution of the U.S.
Articles of Confederation
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Sherman's plan of two senators a state and a certain amount of representatives by population
Great Compromise
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the first 10 amendments giving people basic rights
the Bill of Rights
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British got all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi
the Treaty of Paris in 1763
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a group formed to protest British policies to protect colonial liberty
the Sons of Liberty
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during this, people dressed as Mohawks who dumped tea in the Boston harbor
the Boston Tea Party
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choses the president
electoral college
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Who has the power to declare war?
Congress
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first major battle of the Revolution
Bunker Hill
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a pamphlet by Thomas Paine which convinced many colonists to the idea of of independence
Common Sense
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set up a government, provided a way for territories to apply as states, and outlawed slavery there
the Northwest Ordinance
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removing the president is an example of
checking
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ban on trade with another country
embargo
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person who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
speculators
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precedent
act/decision setting an example that others follow
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people who invest in businesses to make a profit
capitalists
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a tax on foreign goods to prevent foreign competition
protective tariff
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proclamation that the U.S. would not support any European warfare
Neutrality Proclamation
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claim that a state could say a federal law was unconstitutional and not follow it
the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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a treaty that only stopped the War of 1812 and did nothing else
the Treaty of Ghent
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revolution in the way goods are produced
the Industrial Revolution
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program with high tariffs and internal improvements to help every part of the U.S. economy
the American System
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when France tried to force the U.S. to pay them to stop seizing American ships when John Adams was president
XYZ Affair
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court known for his Marbury vs. Madison decision
John Marshall
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the brother of Tenskwatawa, who was the profit; he was the spokesman
Tecumseh
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proposed the American System
Henry Clay
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What were the causes of the War of 1812?
revenge on Britain for seizing their ships and an excuse to conquer Canada
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a young Spanish rebel officer (a liberator)
Simon Bolivar
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who said that "power should be split among citizens"
Thomas Jefferson
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statement from Monroe saying that the U.S. would not interfere with European affairs and colonies or the other way around
the Monroe Doctrine
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person who wants to end slavery in the U.S.
abolition
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worst economic crisis under Van Buren and ended his career
Panic of 1837
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resigned from Vice Presidency when Jackson stated that he would not support states' rights
John C. Calhoun
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commanded the Texas army
Sam Houston
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invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
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quite womens' rights speaker who used logic to win supporters
Lucretia Mott
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woman who worked to improve mental hospital's conditions and was the supervisor of nurses during the Civil War
Dorothea Dix
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laws that controlled slaves and denied them basic rights
Slave Codes
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marked beginning of womens' rights movement
Seneca Falls Convention
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group that set up a colony in Africa for African Americans
the American Colonization Society
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the journey of Cherokee west
the Trail of Tears
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trade unions were formed by
skilled workers
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the Texas battle cry
"Remember the Alamo"
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said slavery was legal in th territories, black weren't citizens, and that slaves were property
the Dred Scott Decision
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where California entered as a free state and the slave trade ended in D.C.
the Compromise of 1850
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leader of the Radical Republicans in the house
Thaddeus Stevens
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commander of Union troops during the Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
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allowed the Confederates to surrender at Appomatax
Ulysses S. Grant
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Confederate general who helped them win Bull Run and where he got his nickname
Stonewall Jackson
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wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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when the value of money falls and the price of goods rise
inflation
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to allow each territory to decide on the matter of slavery through voting
popular sovereignty
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loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country, caused by slavery
sectionalism
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Republicans who opposed President Johnson
Radical Republicans
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plan to rebuild the South was called the
Reconstruction Plan by the Radical Republicans
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constitutional amendment banning slavery in the U.S.
the Thirteenth Amendment
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turning point of the Civil War
the Battle of Gettysburg
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Lincoln's declaration freeing all the slaves in the rebel states
Emancipation Proclamation
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Union's goal in the West
to take the Mississippi River
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Goal of the Confederacy
to fight a defensive war
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effects of Lincoln's election on the South
South thought that their say in government was disappearing and seceded
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three Confederate victories
- Bull Run
- Chancellorsville
- Fredericksburg
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date of John Brown's raid
1859
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Gettysburg Address date
1863
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when the Confederacy was formed
1861
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