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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plymouth | 1620,Pilgrims,separated from church of england,escape religious persecution,myth 1st thanksgiving,mayflower compact-create laws and follow laws,ruled by laws and not people. |
| Virginia | Jamestown was the 1st successful colony 1607, VA Comp, James river, rich ppl that didn't want 2 work, no cntrl leader, swampy area, J. Smith became leader, John Rolfe dvloped tobacco as a cash crop, 1st rep. legis, King James 1 bcums royal colony. |
| Massachusetts | 1630, 1000 initial settlers, brought families, spun off other colonies, enveloped plymouth, second to virginia in wealth and power, purify church of england, did not want to separate from king or church, perfection, city on a hill, puritans. |
| New York | Netherlands, Dutch founded 1624, riches and empire, english blocked coastline with the navy and ordered the Dutch to GTFO in 1664, proprietary colony, duke of york, second largest only to VA |
| Pennsylvania | W. penn 1682, religious haven 4 quakers, proprietary, payment 4rm k charles 2, quakers founded by george fox, pacifists, penn joined 1667, frame of gov-penn 1682, no atheists, owned land entitled to vote, buy it 4rm indians, women = X office, inner lght |
| Navigation Acts | 1660s-1760s, enforced by William pitt 1760s, colonist mad, said that-all trade on english ships, enumerated commodities, sugar, tobacco, indigo and cotton, no direct trade, custom officers paid poorly, jobs through connections, distance difficulties. |
| Acadia | french spies, after queen annes war, so before the french and indian british kicked them out, took them to diff parts of the world, came back to french territory and new orleans, cajuns. |
| Albany Conference | 1754, meeting of rep of the 9 colonies and iroquois 2 discuss alliance for the french and indian war, plan- 1754, join or die, by ben franklin, get the col together to fight, comm. got better, set up postal service, colonies didnt want central power |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | gave english all french land E and N of the M. River and Spanish FL, spain gets all french territory W of the M. River, end of the french and indian war, 7 yrs war, kicks the french out of NA, only british now. |
| Writs of Assistance | William Pitt enforced them, heavy duty search warrant, no restrictions, step towards revolution because it angered people. |
| Stamp Act | 1765, direct tax on the colonies, printed materials, pay for troops in NA after british victory in 7 yrs war, taxation without representation |
| Declaratory Act | 1766 accompanied the repeal of the stamp act, parliaments authority was the same in america as in britain, and can make binding laws |
| Townshend Acts | 1767, raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial rule, demonstrate that parliament had the right to tax colonies, boston massacre of 1770 |
| Tea Act | 1773, tax on tea, boston tea party |
| Coercive Acts | boston port act-closed ports, justice act-moved trials to england, govt act-gave the focus of power to the gov, quartering act-housing soldiers, king and parliament, response to boston tea party, sig. final straw 2 the colonists, led to 1st continentalcon |
| 1st Continental Congress | statements of oppression, resist the townshend and intolerable acts, MA not to pay taxes and arm up, non-import or export agreements, 12 of 13 not georgia, organized meeting of the colonies to discuss coercive acts, 1774, carpenters hall phil, UNITY. |
| Lexington and Concord | MA militia men and the british soldiers from boston, first battle that starts AM, 1775, semi organized fight where they had the intent to engage fighting. |
| 2nd Continental Congress | raised $, got a general, George W, continental army, created army, unofficial govt, 1775, phil, penn, this body acted as a government to organize for the war. |
| Olive Branch Petition | sent to king george 3, colonist were still loyal to the king and wanted to settle problem, july 5 1775, americans were still wanting to stay englishmen, last ditch effort for people, king didnt listen. |
| Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson wrote it, john adams, ben frank. roger sherman revised. stated grievances and reasons for separating, 1776, philyy, the officially shifts the civil war in the colonies to become revolution of the US. |
| Common Sense | Thomas Paine in 1776, why america should break away from britian to become own country, plain language. |
| Marquie De Layfette | French general friends with washington, taught the colonist how to fight, major general in the ar, 20 yrs old, inspired by DOI, honorary US citizenship |
| Von Stuebon | Hessian soldier, general, trained american soldiers in valley forge, 1777-1778, americans became stronger and were now a legit army also taught them to be more of a cohesive unit. |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st constitution created during the American Rev, not successful, Sept 1781, national govt had little power, couldnt tax, regulate trade, start war, or call army, northwest ordinance, guidelines to become states, states had all the power. |
| Battle of Saratoga | Horatio gates(american) gentleman johnny(british) americans capture whole british army and win, 1777, North of new york, turning point in the american revolution showed the french the americans could win. |
| Battle of Yorktown | 1781 Decisive battle for the american rev war also the last battle. G washington join with french forces and siege yorktown VA, french navy block british navy from helping cornwallis, hes forced to surrender and didnt show up, not worth fighting. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | ends revolutionary war draws the boundaries for the US. north-great lakes, west-mississippi r, south-spanish fl, british recognize american independence, they agree to leave american soil, americans agree to repay debts, restore rights to tories. |
| Mount Vernon Conference | Meeting of delegates from VA and Maryland at G washingtons home 1785, issues of commerce fishing and navigation in the waters of potomac and pocomoke rivers and the chesapeake bay which werent addressed by AOC, interstate cooperation. |
| Shays Rebellion | led by daniel shays in MA, rebelling against taxes and tariff which causes banks to foreclose on farms, they beat up sheriffs, burn documents, burned courthouses, important: convinced people AOC were not working. |
| Philadelphia Constitutional Convention | 1787, address problems in governing the US, which had been under the AOC, created the Constitution instead of revising |
| Great Compromise | 1787, settled great debate about representation, Senate: 2 reps from each state, House: # of reps based on population, solution proposed by Roger Sherman |
| 3/5 Compromise | 1787, 3/5 of the slaves are counted toward their population number when deciding the # of reps. |
| Slave Trade Compromise | The slave trade would continue for 20 yrs after the constitution went into effect. then the national government would be allowed to ban importation of slaves to the US. |
| Federalists | 1787, people that wanted to approve or ratify the constitution, argued that the gov had a system of checks and balances, adding bill of rights |
| Anti-Federalists | people against the ratifying of the constitution, gave too much power to central government, and no bill of rights. |
| Bill of Rights | First ten amendments in the constitution, personal freedoms, james madison, 1789, then came into effect 1791 |
| Hamiltons Fiscal Plan | Taxed distilled liquor, leader of the feds, first secretary of treasury and created the 3 part fiscal plan, pay off entire US debt, raise revenue with high tariff, create a national bank. |
| Funding | part of hamiltons plan, accumulate enough money to pay off debts and expenses, wanted to pay off all debts to stabilize US economy and get a good reputation |
| Assumption | Federal govt assume all debts owed by the states, all states with clean slates, northern states had higher debts than southern states so bill didnt get passed, national capital would be in VA south if they would allow assumption to pass |
| Federal Revenue Plan | Tax is extra costs, tariff is tax put on imports, increase taxes and tariff, people didnt want to pay higher, whiskey rebellion raises prices on everything. |
| 1st Bank of the US | privately owned, not part of national govt, had branches, hamilton, congress gave charter for 20 years. |
| Jay Treaty | organized by John Jay, treaty regulating commerce and trade between britian and US, strongly favors british, most controversial treaties in US and was the second major divider for political parties. |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Easier to make whiskey instead of taking corn to market, more transferable and better profit, they werent paying it, burned records, govt sent army, got scared and payed tax, showed that national govt could take down a rebellion, 1794 |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | 1798 and 1799 alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and could be declared void, states had this right, states rights and strict construction of the constitution. |
| Election 1800 | Jefferson(demrp)Burr(demrp)and adams(feds),tied between jeff and burr so vote was sent to house, voted for jeff, impt: led to 12th amend: separate vote for pres and vp, first time parties change, peacefully, vote thrown to house |
| Monroe Doctrine | 1823, James Monroe, West cannot be colonized. British proposed joint declaration and Monroe refused, wanted America to be in charge. |
| Missouri Controversy/Compromise | Between N and S in 1819-1820, 22 states in union 11 free and 11 slave, senate equal. Missouri wanted slavery, NY delegate proposed tallmadge amendment no new slaves, free in 25 yrs, Comp. Missouri slave and Maine free, 36-30 line. Debate led to civil war |
| McColluch vs Maryland | 1st BUS went out of existence in 1819, the 2nd bank was created. Maryland didnt want the new BUS and though it was unconstitutional,can state tax bank,bank is implied power,solidified the power of the govt, loose construction and implied powers. |
| Manifest Destiny | Clear future, americans wanted to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific, not aggressive at first. |
| Battle of San Jacinto | 1836 Sam Houston, Santa Ana tries to escape but captured by americans, decisive battle of the war. Determined TX could win, creates a new nation. Republic of TX |
| Popular Sovereignty | Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass 1848, leave it up to the people who live there and let the settlers decide if they will have slavery or not. |
| Wilmot Proviso | 1846, would have banned slavery in all lands gained in Mexican American War. |
| Calhouns Senate Resolutions | 1847, States are the highest power, John C Calhoun, slavery is required for the states because it is said in the constitution. |
| Compromise of 1850 | Delays Civil war for 10yrs, cali is a free state, slave trade is banned in DC, stronger fugitive slave laws. Utah and New Mexico have popular sovereignty, TX gives into smaller boundaries for $10 million. |
| Mexican American War | Winfeild Scott captures Mexico city, causes:1840s people favored annex of TX, MX PO'd, TX border disputes or Rio Grande or Nueces, Treaty of G. Hildalgo: accepted Rio Grande as border of TX, US pays 15mil US pays MX debts, 525000sq miles |
| Election 1824 | Jackson W, Clay National candidate, Quincy N, Crawford S, no majority, between Quincy and Jackson, goes to House, Quincy wins and picks Clay as Sec of State, Jackson pissed, splits demo rep into two parties, whigs clay and web, vs demo jackson and calhoun |
| Corrupt Bargain | Jackson claims a corrupt bargain so both Clay and Quincy could be in power. Ppl are angry at the whigs, splits the republicans in two factions, guarantees Jacksons win in the next election. |
| Nationalist(Whig) Party | Clay, Adams, and Webster, believed in 2nd BUS, protective higher tariffs, strong central government, loose construction. |
| Jacksons Bank War(7) | 2nd BUS expire in 1836, he says unconstitutional, monopoly, he got reelected, sets national banking back 70yrs Tribune of the people, the president represents the majority. |
| Northwest Ordinance | 1787, created a territory above the Ohio River, defined the process to become a state, same privileges as original 13 states, banned slavery in northwest, weakened slavery overall and sets up a system for acquiring land. |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, a cursed thing slavery was, moved the nation closer to civil war, one of americas most influential novels |
| Kansas Nebraska Act | 1854, movement to build a RR to tie the E and W together bc ppl want a faster way to Cali bc of Gold Rush, Stephen Douglas wants to set the RR in Chicago, to get the S he repealed 36-30 line, this kills the Whig party, birth of Rep leads to bloody kansas |
| Election 1828 | Jackson wins this election with a landslide, famous hero for battle of new orleans and also rallied people support with his allegations for the "Corrupt Bargain" |
| Nat Turner Rebellion | 1831, slave rebellion led by preacher, 50 slaves killed 50 white people in virginia, the bloodiest slave rebellion, one cause of radical abolitionism. |
| Texas Revolution | 1836, Stephen F Austin, he brings immigrants from US to Texas owned by Spain, MexRev tension between Amer and Mex, B of the Alamo, santa ana led army to crush rebellion in TX Santa Ana beat TX, B of Goliad: TX beat again, B of S Jacinto. |
| Compromise Tariff of 1833 | 1833, proposed by Henry Clay, adopted to reduce the rates the tariffs in 1832 gradually over 10yrs eventually reduced to a revenue tariff |
| Dred Scott Decision(Missouri) | 1857, his master took him to a free state and then went back to slave state, sued master for freedom, he cannot sue bc hes not a citizen, cannot interfere with a ppls property, 36-30 declared unconst. Led to civil war, courts can make slavery unconst. |
| Traditionalist(Democratic)Party | Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and J.C. Calhoun, suspicious of all banks, want low revenue tariffs, believe in laissez faire, strict construction. |
| Tribune of the People | He believed that the president was the tribune of the people, which meant that he was elected to represent the will of the majority. |
| Tariff of 1828 | Tariff rates go back up, SC holds a nullification convention in 1832 they decide to nullify the Tariff in 3 months giving the govt time to comply with their demands |
| Force Bill | AJ says nullification is treason, asks congress to pass the force bill says the military is allowed to invade SC to enforce tariff, compromise tariff of 1833 |
| Anti-Slavery | 1750-1830s, movement against slavery, quakers, peaceful polite quiet, gradualism: slaves set free in a # of yrs, compensation: those owners should be compensated, colonization: slaves should live elsewhere. |
| American Colonization Society | Helped former slaves create their own nation in W Africa called Liberia, 10000 slaves moved over there |
| Abolitionism | anti slavery shifts to abolitionism in 1830s, people wanted to get rid of slavery now and saw it as a threat to the union, did not believe in gradualism, compensation, or colonization. |
| War of 1812 | British impress american sailors, chesapeake fired on by leaopard, embargo act, war hawks elected to congress calhoun clay, treaty of ghent status quo ante bellum, battle of new orleans: jackson forces defeat british |
| Nullification Crisis | SC 1832 Ordinance of Nullification. Force Bill |
| John Brown Raid | Harpers Ferry, abolitionist tried to start an armed slave revolt by seizing a US arsenal in VA 1859 defeated by US Marines led by Robert E. Lee |
| Election 1860 | Abraham Lincoln got elected and SC seceded from the Union |
| Fort Sumter Crisis | 1861 Bombardment and surrender of fort sumter near charleston SC, started the Civil War, secessions by 7 states |
| Battle of Antietam | 1862 Maryland Campaign was the first major battle in the Civil war to take place on Northern soil, bloodiest single day battle in Amer Hist with about 23000 casualties. Enough victory to announce Emancipation Proclamation. No recog of the S |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Executive order issued by Abe on Jan 1 1863 during the Civil War. Proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states then in rebellion. Freed 50000 |
| Battle of Gettysburg | Battle with the largest number of casualties, turning point,Army of the potomac defeats Robert E. Lee. |
| Vicksburg Campaign | Series of manuvers and battles in the western theater of the civil war, Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this strong hold on the mississippi . |
| Battle of Chattanooga | 1st: minor artillery bombardment by union brigadier general james s against cof. 2nd:: union artillery bomb. convinced bragg to evacuate city. 3rd Ulysses S. Grant defeated Bragg |
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