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A document signed by King John recognizing rights of nobels in 1215 .
The Magna Carta limited the power of the King -
in the late 1500's colonies led by individuals failed miserably.
joint stock companies developed by groups of investers who brought stores to the colony. -
Colonies were finally allowed to have their own government.
Officers were elected by the citizens of the area and created the laws for their constituents -
In1618 the head right systm gave colonist 50 acres of land and most increased immigration.
Most immigrants were settled as servants. -
It was the first direct Democracy
William Bradford was elected the governer -
Last major effort by native americnas of souther new england
the first indian war -
Colonist asked for protection from the virginia government but were denied. Nathaniel Bacon led the colonist in a relebllion against the Virginia government.
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First slaves were indian captives and or prisioners of war
By the 1700's the african slave trade became flourished -
Encouraged indivdualism and individual relatioships with god.
There wa s a lot of religious tolerence in this time period -
Treaty of Paris when France lises almost all of their land in North America.
Indians in the ohio vally revoly against the british -
A radical groud in boston that fought fo the rights of citizens. This radicla group included Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Dickinson
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It was th eloyalist against the Tories and people who opsed independence for religious and political reasons many people. suppoerted the war becasue they had no ties to great britian.
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2,200 red coats charged up breeds hill to drive away minuite men.
The birish won but lost a lot of people -
The articles of confederation led to many different problems. Most of the power was distributed from the federal givernment
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John Adams, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin represente the U.S in the treaty of paris
Britain reconginized independence -
Philidelphia
All states were represented except Rhode Island. The plan was to revise the articles of confederation but that was impossible -
He set up the precedent that the president could handle an internal crisis. When George Washington was elected the whiskey rebelion began.
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He was an independent Politician
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There was a tax placed om whiskey it was the first tax placed on a good by the government.
Citizens were upset about thetax so they started the revoluntionarty war. -
The bill of rights was based on the English Bill of RIghts.
Its the first ten amendments to the U.S constitution and it promotes the righta of citizens -
John Adams defeated Thomas Jefferdon in the presidential run of 1796.
His presideny sets up the tradition of a president serving 2 terms. -
He was apart of the federalist party
John was the first lawyer president -
John Adama passed the Alien and Sedition Act to silence critism of the federlist party. He forbid people from speaking anyhting againt him and the government.
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They were temperance societies who wanted to curb drunkness and convinced mant states to ban the sale of alcohol. Some people decided that the evil society could not be changed.
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Democratic - Republician Party
College of William and Mary -
Democratic - Republician Party
Succeeded by James Monroe -
It was freedom of the seas and indepencence.
Britain and France were at war over seas and american ships were caught in the middle of fire -
Democratic- Republician Party
A founding father -
Helped over 300 slaves to freedom
40,000 boutny on her head -
Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state which would upset the balance of 11 free and 11 slave states.
Missouri entered in as a slave state and Maine comes in as a free state for the compromise -
James Monroe established 2 foreign policy ideas in this speech.
1. non- intervention- U.S would not interfere in the western hemisphere
2. non-colonization- Western hemisphere was closed to any other colinization from european nations. -
National - Republician
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Meant to help northernn industry, it taxed imported goods. It hurt the south because they werent able to produce the same goods as norhter states.
Known as the Tariff of Aborninations -
Democrat
He liked to party -
They went to the church of jesus christ of Latter Day Saints.
It was a deserted community in salt lake city Uthah -
Democrat
emigrated from holland -
There wads many abolitionists like lucertia mott, sarah grinkle, and angelina grinkle
Laws and customs limited womens rigths in society -
Whig
Son of a patriot -
Whig
He wasnt popular -
Democrat
James Knox Polk -
Mexican government invited Americans to settle and land was franted to empresarios.
Slavery became a big issue which caused them to fight. -
Treaty of guadalupe hidalgo recieved a large amount of land known as the mexican cesion agreeing ot pay 1 million
U.s made the gadsden purchase for 3 million -
Whig
nickiname: Old Rough and Ready -
Whig
He was the vice president -
Democratic Party
he was 47 when he wa selected -
Senator Stephen punished for the orginaziton
both were 36'30 N and destined to become free states -
Democratic Party
nickname"old buck" -
South has a lot of food shortages due to battle feild being on their crops and crops being set on fire.
North passed the first income to help pay for the war. -
Republican
Only president to hold a patent -
A fight between the North and the South.
Extension of slavery upset the balace of power in congress -
- homestead act, promised 160 acres of land for cultivaton 2.morrill land act, gave fedral land to states to fund andbuild agriculture colleges
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- Union pacific - used irish immigrants and veterans working west from omaha,Nebraska
- Central pacific- used chinse imingrants working east fom scarmento
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The south invadee MD hoping for a major win and support from France and Britain
In day one 2,300 people were killed or wounded -
Ulysses S. Grant bombarded the city on Mississippi river.
He took and secured the city -
A "turning point of the war".
The two armies met by accident while both sides were looking for a shoe factory -
Republican
He never attened school -
The dividing of plantatons.
Radicals promised freedmen 40 acres and a mulr but never delivered them -
Republican
He was a gifted writer -
the 13th 14th and 15th amendment freed all slaves.
The Emancipation Proclamation hlped free them -
Thomas Jerrerson became president after a fair elcetion with John Adams.
Thomas Jerrkrson had Aaron Burr become VP insteas of John Adams
