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Final Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Spain’s first attempt at exploration- ___________’s voyage to the New World. | Columbus |
| The ___________ ____________ -English laws intended to prevent the transfer of resources to England’s rivals. | Navigation Acts |
| Most tribes’ social structure was based on the _________ system. | Clan |
| - Spanish noblemen who led armies to conquer the Americas | Conquistadors |
| - social custom whereby married men moved into the clan of their wives- | Matrilineal System |
| - A biological crossover of agricultural products, animals, and microbial diseases from Europe to the New World and vice versa.- | Columbian Exchange |
| - ensured the success of Jamestown | Tobacco |
| - laborers who worked the land under the feudal system | Serfs |
| The_______________ was an intellectual and artistic reconnection to the Greco- Roman age. | Renaissance |
| - wished to reform the Church of England | Puritans |
| - wanted to break completely with the Church of England | Separatists |
| Among the causes of the decline of Feudalism was: | Black Death (Mercantilism, Crusades, Hundred Years War) |
| - bound each member of the settlers in Plymouth to obey majority rule.- | Mayflower Compact |
| During the Middle Ages, the ___________ ___________ was the central religious institution in Europe.- | Catholic Church |
| The _____________ ____________ challenged the Catholic Church to return to its unornamented origins.- | Protestant Reformation |
| were laws designed to make it impossible for African Americans to live as free people.- | Slave Codes |
| New England specialized in ____________ farming.- | Diversified |
| were colonists who supported the British during the American Revolution.- | Loyalists |
| The theory that government should be based on the consent of the governed is known as _____________.- | Republicanism |
| A group of colonial women who organized boycotts were known as the ________________________________. | Daughters of the American Revolution |
| - was an influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. | Common Sense |
| The Declaration of Independence was issued on _______ _____ ________. | July 4th,1776 |
| commanded the Continental Army | George Washington |
| Millions of Africans were brought to the New World under the system known as the __________ ___________ _________. | Atlantic Slave Trade |
| The __________ ___________ was the central authority of the colonies during the Revolution | Continental Congress |
| After the Revolution, many Americans, inspired by the ideals of the Declaration, began to call for the _________ __ ________ in the North.- | Abolition of Slavery |
| The enlightenment idea that people will submit to government rule in exchange for that government protecting their property is known as the ______ _______- | Social Contract |
| For Jefferson, the ideal symbol of American democracy was the _________ __________.- | Yeoman Farmers |
| The _________ ____ __________ defined the Colonies collective sovereignty during the Revolution. – | Articles of Confederation |
| Among the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation: | Inability to raise funds Need for unanimity to make changes Lack of authority over trade |
| Jefferson paid $15 million for the acquisition of _____________. – | Louisiana |
| Members of the Constitutional Convention were from the _________ class.- | Elite Class |
| The ______ _______ ________ established the inferior status of African Americans in the Constitution.- | Three Fifth Clause |
| Under the Constitution, the president would be elected by the _________ ______. – | Electoral College |
| The ___________ _____________ established that the Constitution was supreme over state laws – | Supremacy Clause |
| The ________ __________ violated the freedom of speech provision of the Constitution. – | Sedition Act |
| The party that was opposed to the national bank were the ___________- | Democrats-Republicans |
| The _________ ________ were a series of essays written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison to sway voters to vote in favor of ratification for the Constitution – | Federalist Papers |
| The Constitution grants the president the power to execute _______________________- | Laws |
| During the Market Revolution, farmers began to shift from crops for consumption to _______ ________. – | Cash Crops |
| Texas was a colony of ________ until 1821 when it became part of the new Mexican nation- | Spain |
| American settlers in Texas disregarded the Mexican law that banned _______- | Slavery |
| _______ ________ was the commander of the Texan Army during the Texas Revolution- | Sam Houston |
| In the Jacksonian Era politics became _______ ________- | Mass Entertainment |
| The ________ allowed information to be transmitted throughout the nation in seconds- | Telegraph |
| The success of the cotton gin caused farmers to be even more dependent on ____________- | Slavery |
| By the 1860’s the South’s most important crop was _________- | Cotton |
| Under the ________ _________ of 1820, slavery in the U.S. was banned above 36’ 30 | Missouri Compromise |
| The main problem with Texas joining the U.S. was that it would enter the Union as ________ __________- | Slave State |
| By the 1830s. Southerners began to argue that slavery was not a necessary evil but rather a ________ ________- | Benefit |
| Under the ______ ______, slaves were formed into groups to perform work.- | Gang System |
| The term _______ _________ was first coined by journalist John O’ Sullivan- | Manifest Destiny |
| The ________ __ _______ referred to the forced removal of the Cherokee nation from Georgia in the 1830s.- | Trail of Tears |
| was at the center of slave society.- | Family |
| The _______ _______ ______ was the first large scale gathering of women activists who were advocating for the right to vote- | Seneca Falls Convention |
| A network of people who helped slaves escape to freedom were known as the _________ __________- | Underground Railroad |
| Southerners euphemistically referred to slavery as the ___________ institution | Peculiar |
| In Federalist Paper 10, James Madison warned of the danger of __________- | Factions |
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