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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
-Document signed by King John recognizing the rights of nobles in 1215
-The first document signed to limit the power of a monarch -
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English Civil War
-Between Parliamentarians and Royalists
-Over the manner of England's government -
Bacon's Rebellion
-Nathaniel Bacon led the colonists in a rebellion against the Virginia government
-It was the first time the colonists showed their discontent with violence. -
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Glorious Revolution
-Religious revivals
-Led to the overthrowal of King James II of England -
English Bill of Rights
-Created rights gor English citizens
-Our Bill of Rights was based off of it -
Two Treatises of Government
-Written by John Locke
-It's a two part book justifying the American Revolution -
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First Great Awakening
-It encouraged individualism (a common concept in transcendentalism)
-People became passionate in religion again which is seen by the increase from 2,000 to 12,000 pastors in the U.S. -
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French and Indian War
-History of conflict between Britain and France
-Ended with the "Treaty of Paris 1763" -
Proclamation of 1763
-Britain outlawed settlement west of Appalachian Mountains to prevent conflict with the Natives
-Settlers/colonists crossed the line anyway. -
Committees of Correspondence
-First attempt by colonies to create a government
-They met before the start of the American Revolution and discussed rebellion -
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American Revolution
-American colonists fight for independence from Britain
-France comes in at the end of the war and helps America win. -
The Wealth of Nations
-Written by economist Adam Smith
-It influenced the idea of Capitalism -
Land Ordinance of 1785
-Plan for suverying land west of Appalachians
-Planned out what was going to happen after travel west -
Constitutional Convention
-All states were represented except for Rhode Island
-The plan was to revise the Ariticles but that was impossible, so they start over. -
3/5 Compromise
-Compromise was necessary becasue the North and the South disagreed on the citizenship of a slave.
-Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person. -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
-It created a plan for dividing land into territories and admitting new states.
-First law prohibiting slavery. -
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George Washington
-Independent politician
-Founding father of the U.S. -
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Hamiltonian Policy
-Hamilton wanted the government in charge of the bank
-He supported the creation of the National Bank assuming the debts of all states -
U.S. Bill of Rights
-Based upon English Bill of Rights
-First ten amendments to the constitution that protected rights of citizens -
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John Adams
-Federalist party
-Strongly believed in independence from Great Britain -
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Marshall Court
-Marshall Court refers to the Supreme Court when John Marshall was Chief Justice
-John Marshall was the first Chief Justice -
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Thomas Jefferson
-Democratic-Republican party
-Principal author of Declaration of Independence -
Louisiana Purchase
-Sold to us by Napoleon because he needed money to finance France's war with Britain
-It was sold for $15 million, which was extremely cheap. -
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James Madison
-Democratic-Republican party
-Wrote "The Federalist Papers" -
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War of 1812
-Known as "Mr. Madison's War"
-Ended with a simple cease fire "The Treaty of Ghent" -
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James Monroe
-Democratic-Republican party
-Oversaw major westward expansion -
Missouri Compromise
-Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, and they created Maine to even it out and enter as a free state.
-Slavery was prohibited in territories north of the 36 30'N latitude line -
Monroe Doctrine
--Non-intervention: the US would not interfere in European affairs if the European powers did not interfere in the Western Hemisphere
-Non-colonization: The Western Hemisphere was off-limits for any further colonization -
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John Quincy Adams
-Federalist party
-Served as minister to Prussia while his father was president -
Tariff of 1828
-Meant to help Northern industry by taxing imported goods
-It hurt the South because they weren't able to produce the same goods as the Northern States. -
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Andrew Jackson
-Democratic-Republican party
-Enacted the First Indian Removal Act also known as "The Trail of Tears" -
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Martin Van Buren
-Democratic-Republican party
-One of the founders of the Democratic party -
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William Henry Harrison
-Whig party
-The first president to die in office -
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John Tyler
-Independent politician
-Was vice president and became president because William Henry Harrison died -
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James K. Polk
-Democratic party
-Didn't run for another term because he had "done what he wanted to do" in office -
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Mexican-American War
-Americans brought slaves into Mexican territory even though they outlawed slaves.
-The Mexican cession resulted in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo where we receive a large amount of land. -
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Zachary Taylor
-Whig party
-Died in office -
Compromise of 1850
-New lands after the Mexican War threatened the new balance of 15 free and 15 slave states.
-California became a free state and Tutah and New Mexico had no restrictions on slavery. -
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Millard Fillmore
-Whig party
-Last president not to be affiliated with either the Republican or Democratic party -
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Franklin Pierce
-Democratic party
-Against abolitionists -
Gadsden Purchase
-United States made a purchase of land from Mexico.
-U.S. paid $3 million for the area of land -
Kansas Nebraska Act
-Kansas and Nebraska were destined to become free states, but Stephen A. Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovreignty.
-This allowed the settlers to vote on the status of the territories. -
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James Buchanan
-Democratic party
-Served right before the Civil War -
Dred v. Sanford
-Dred Scott sued for his freedom since he once lived on free soil.
-The Supreme Court ruled that Scott was a slave and could not sue; therefore, he was still a slave. -
Plantation System
-division of land into smaller units under private ownership
-big in 1800s -
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Abraham Lincoln
-National Union party
-First president to be assassinated -
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American Civil War
-A war fought over the right to have slavery
-Fought between the Union and the Confederacy -
Homestead Act
-If you moved westward, you could receive a land grant for many acres of land.
-It was signed by Abraham Lincoln to push westward expansion. -
Emancipation Proclamation
-Freed all slaves in areas still in rebellion
-It didn't actually free any slaves because the south had already seceded to become the "Confederacy" -
Sharecropping
-Began after civil war
-Landowner allows a tenant to use the land for farming and in return recieves a small portion of crops -
Carpetbagger
-A person from the North who went to the south after the Civil War -Seeks profit off of Reconstruction -
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Andrew Johnson
-Democratic party
-Assumed office when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated because he was his Vice President. -
13th Amendment
-It freed all slaves
-It was the thirteenth amendment to the constitution -
KKK
-"Klu Klux Klan"
-Appeared after Civil War to reassert white supremacy through terrorism and violence -
Tenant Farming
-Landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management
-After civil war -
14th Amendment
-Gave all blacks citizenship
-Made sure due process of law was offered for everyone -
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Ulysses S. Grant
-Republican party
-General of the Union during the Civil War -
15th Amendment
-Gave all men, including blacks, the right to vote
-The fifteenth ameendment to the constitution
