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Magna Carta
King john had to sign this to limit this power. He was forced to sign this -
salutary neglect
unofficial and long-term 17th & 18th-century British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. -
Pilgrims
pilgrims coming from england to the new lands. For religious freedom and freedom. -
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists in the Kingdom of England over, principally, the manner of its government -
Navigation Acts
began in 1651 ended 200 years later.Navigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies. -
plantation system
The division of the land into smaller units under private ownership became known as the plantation system. Starting in Virginia the system spread to the New England colonies. Crops grown on these plantations such as tobacco, rice, sugar cane and cotton were labor intensive. -
bacon's rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkele -
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England .By a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau. -
Glorious Revolution
was the overthrow of King James II of England, VII of Scotland and II of Ireland by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau -
Two Treatises of Government
Two Treatises of Government is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke. -
Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech -
first great awakening
First Great Awakening. The Great Awakening, was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America. -
Great Awakening
During the 18th century. Series of emotional religious revivals that spread across the American colonies. -
French and Indian War
The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War. The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military . -
Proclamation of 1763
by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War -
American Revolution
The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783 .During which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. -
The Wealth of Nations
A book written by John Adams. Talking about the cause of wealth of a nation. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
The ordinance established a systematic and ubiquitous process for surveying, planning and selling townships in the western frontier. -
3/5 compromise
a plan offered by James Madison determining a state's representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. The issue of how to count slaves split the delegates into two groups. -
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George Washjington
Geogre washington wasnt a rebublican or a demoratic. He was the firt president of the Unite States. -
judiciary act of 1789
Established in the first session of the First United States Congress.It established the federal judiciary of the United States. -
second great awakening
was a Religious revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States. Preachers led the movement -
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John Adams
Second U.S presidnet. He served as the First Vice presidnet too. He was a Federalist. -
Marshall Court
The Marshall Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States between 1801 and 1835, when John Marshall served as Chief Justice. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Third President, and was a democratic Repulican. He was the second vice president. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million dollars. -
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James Madison
Fourth Presidnet, was a Democratic Republican. His nickname was Father of the Bill of Rights. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict, lasting for two and a half years, fought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Its North American colonies, and its Native American allies -
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James Monroe
Fifth Presidnet, and was Democratic Republican. He was the last presudnet to be a Founding Father. -
new harmony
It was another Utopian Society in the 1800's. The population wa 726. -
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John Quincy Adams
Sixth President, was a Democratic Republican. Also served as a dipolmat. -
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Andrew Jackson
seventh president, was a democrat. one of the craziest president we ever had. -
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Martin Van Buren
eight president, was a democrat. not really a common known presidnet. -
brook farm
was a utopian experiment in communal living in the United States in the 1840s. It wa the most known about Utopian Society. -
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William Henry Harrison
ninth presidnet, was a whig. Died while he was in office. -
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John Tyler
tenth president, was a whig. was vice president for william Henry Harriosn. -
manifest destiny
term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico -
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James K. Polk
11th President, was a Democract. His vice president was Geprge M. Dallas. -
Mexican War
In the United States, the conflict lasting from 1846-1848 is termed the Mexican–American War. U.S. invaded Mexico -
Mexican War
A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from spring 1846 to fall 1847. The war was initiated by the United States and resulted in Mexico's defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north -
Mexican War
The war between U.S. and Mexico, which spanned to 1846 to 1847, was initiated by the United States and resulted in Mexico's defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. -
Free Soil Party
short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. Founded in Buffalo, New York, it was a third party and a single-issue party that largely appealed to and drew its greatest strength from New York State -
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Zachary Taylor
12th president, was a whig. Died while president. -
compromise of 1850
was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War -
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Millard Fillmore
13th presidnet, was a whig. He was the last whig president. -
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Franklin Pierce
14th presidnet, was a democract. Saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement. letting white males go and voted to have slaves or not -
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James Buchanan
15th presidnet, was a Democract. Serving before the American Civil War. -
dred scott v sandford
a court case that was about seeing if Dred Scott could get his freedom, since his owner dead. He did not get free -
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Abraham Lincoln
16th president, wasa republican. President during the Civil War. -
Civil War
Widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. -
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Andrew Johnson
17th president, was a Republican. Johnson became president as he was vice president at the time of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. -
KKK
The Ku Klux Klan, or simply "the Klan", is the name of three distinct past and present movements in the United States that have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy. Againist black or any race that isnt white. -
14th amendment
Granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.” Including former slaves recently freed. -
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Ulysses Grant
18th presidnet, was a Republican. As Commanding General, Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. -
Naturalization Act of 1870
that controls the naturalization process. Non white were not included.
