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Salutary Neglect was the system with which Britain governed it colonies from 1607 to 1763, by leaving them to their own devices and taking a hands-off approach.
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The passengers of the mayflower wrote this document upon arriving in America, and established the first instance of self-government in the new world.
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Puritan's wishing to leave the Church of England migrated to the new world in order to establish communities that adhered to their religious beliefs.
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The House of Burgesses was the first democratic form of government established in America.
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England passed the Navigation Acts in 1651 which tightened parliament's control over the colonies and restricted who they could trade with.
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King Philip's War lasted around a year between the colonists and Native Americans, and resulted in massage damage to both parties with the natives receiving the worst end of it.
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Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion against of poor white and black people against the governor. This led to upper-class whites becoming more wary of such revolts.
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The French and Indian War lasted for 7 years and was between the French and British colonies over the acquisition of land, with each side reinforced by natives.
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The Albany Plan was a plan introduced by Benjamin Franklin to unite the 13 colonies under a unified government, which wound up being unsuccessful.
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After the victory in the French Indian War, Great Britain issued an order that colonists were restricted from expanding any further west. This angered the colonists, as they had just fought a war for said land.
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The Stamp Act was a piece of legislation passed by Britain which placed a tax on all printed goods in the colonies. This angered colonists as they believed they shouldn't be taxed when they have no say in said government.
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British soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protesters in Boston, killing 5 people. This helped spark the colonists' desire for revolution.
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The Boston Tea Party was a protest organized by the Son's of Liberty against the Tea Act, in which they dressed up as Native Americans and raided a wharf in Boston and dumped massive amounts of tea into the harbor.
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The Tea Act granted a complete monopoly of the sale of tea to the East India Trading Company.
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The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party, meant to punish the colonists with Massachusettes in particular.
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The Revolutionary War was fought between the 13 colonies and Great Britain over the colonies' independence, and resulted in victory and independence for the colonies.
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Common Sense was an extremely popular pamphlet, published by Thomas Paine, which advocated for Independence from Britain.
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The Articles of Confederation were the original constitution of the United States, however it was riddled with problems and therefore replaced with the US Constitution in 1789.
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The end of the Revolutionary War and the independence of the colonies was officially recognized with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
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Shay's Rebellion was an uprising against the imprisonment of debt-ridden citizens. The rebellion made it clear that there was change needed for the Articles of Confederation.
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The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise reached in regard to the representation of black people. Each black person would be equal to 3/5 of a white person in the representation of population.
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In 1788 the US Constitution was ratified, replacing the Articles of Confederation as the supreme law of the land.
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In 1789, George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States under the Constitution.
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The Bill of Rights constitutes the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, and is made up of what is believed to be every human's natural rights.
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The Alien and Sedition Acts were new legislation that allowed the US government to deport immigrants as well as restrict their rights.
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Gabriel Prosser was a slave who planned an uprising, however he and his allies were discovered and hanged.
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In 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition to explore the western frontier of America.
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Thomas Jefferson purchased over 800,000 square miles of land from France at an incredibly cheap price.
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Marbury v. Madison was the first case in which judicial review was utilized, declaring a law unconstitutional, which gave much more power to the judicial branch.
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The US entered a war with Great Britain over Britain's mistreatment of US maritime rights.
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The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 as well as established the boundaries between the US and Canada.
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The Era of Good Feelings was a time period after the war of 1812 in which US society had a sense of national pride and unity.
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The Missouri Compromise was a piece of legislation that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This maintained the balance of power between free and slave states.
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The Adams-Onis Treaty was between the US and Spain and ceded Florida to the United States.
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The Monroe Doctrine was a declaration that claimed the US was a national power that had no obligation to any other nation.
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In Gibbons v. Ogden the court ruled that Congress had the power to interfere with commercial business with the power to regulate interstate trade.
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A tariff that raised the price of imported goods in order to protect the United States' industries.
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Transcendentalism is a form of belief that places emphasis on self-reliance and the divinity of nature.
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Andrew Jackson forcefully relocated thousands of Native Americans from their homeland, many of which perished during the event.
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President Andrew Jackson fiercely battled to abolish the Second Bank of the United States.
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South Carolina declared the tariff of abominations null and void, pitting the will of state government against the federal.
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An economic crisis that was caused due to over-expansion, Jackson's policies, and decline in value overseas.
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Prigg v. Pennsylvania was a case in which the federal Fugitive Slave Law superseded Pennsylvania's anti-slavery laws.
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The Mexican American War was a conflict between the US and Mexico over the United States' westward expansion.
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The treaty ended the Mexican American War and ceded Texas to the US as well as established a boundary between the two nations.
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As part of the compromise of 1850 the Fugitive Slave Law required that slaves be returned to their owners.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel that, when published, garnered a great deal of support to said cause.
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Bleeding Kansas was a series of conflicts in the state of Kansas over whether it would become a free or slave state.
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In 1860 South Carolina was the first of many other Southern states to succeed from the Union.
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The north and south of the United States went to war with one another over a variety of issues, with the most prevalent of which being slavery.
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A series of laws by which certain citizens could acquire government land.
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The president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth.
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The 13th amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, abolishing the practice of slavery.
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After the Union victory in the Civil War, major reforms were made to Southern states as they rejoined the Union.
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William Tweed was a politician who was convicted of leading a political machine and corruption.
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The 14th amendment granted equal rights of citizenship to all US citizens, including previous slaves.
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The 15th amendment gave all races the right to vote.
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The Enforcement Acts were laws passed that protected African Americans' recently acquired rights.
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The Chautauqua Movement was a movement that sought to bring education and culture to communities.
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This compromise was made to settle the presidential election of the year before and resulted in the North withdrawing its troops from the South, ending reconstruction
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The gilded age was a period of great economic growth and rampant corruption.
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This law prevented the immigration of Chinese laborers.
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The act set requirements for government jobs and awarded positions based on merit.
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An act which attempted to assimilate Native Americans into the United States culture and society.
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A law that attempted to regulate the railroad industry and allay some of its monopolistic practices.
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A series of laws reinforcing racial segregation in the South.
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A left-wing party that supported the working middle and lower class.
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A march of protesters in response to unemployment brought on by an economic depression.
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Booker Washington stated that racial segregation was alright in exchange for education and economic security.
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A case in which the constitutionality of racial segregation in public facilities was upheld.
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Stated that the US would only help stabilize Cuba and would not retain any control over the nation.
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The US joined Cuba in conflict against Spain over Cuba's independence.
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A Chinese uprising that aimed to drive all the foreigners from China.
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A US policy that stated America and several other countries would have open access to Chinese trade.
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A movement aimed at addressing issues caused by industrialization and corruption.
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Construction of the Panama Canal, a pathway between the Atlantic and Pacific ocean, was taken over by the US.
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A war between Russia and Japan over the acquisition of land.
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This policy means that America has a great deal of military power but will only use it when necessary.
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A book that highlighted the harsh conditions of the meat industry.
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A law passed, largely due to The Jungle, which protected consumers against unsafe consumables.
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A piece of legislation that established the National Reserve as a central banking system.
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An international war that originated in Europe over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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The assassination of the Archduke by a terrorist group would rope in much larger powers into the conflict and eventually lead to WWI.
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An alliance between Britain, France, and Russia during WWI.
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An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy during WWI.
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A law that tried to prohibit the sale of goods produced in factories with children employed, but was declared unconstitutional.
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A communication between Mexico and Germany proposing an alliance. This was a large reason for the US joining WWI.
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The 18th amendment prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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The treaty that ended WW1 and held Germany responsible for starting the war. This treaty would be a large reason for why Germany would once again provoke another world war just a few decades later.
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An international government aimed at maintaining world peace.
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A worldwide influenza pandemic that killed an estimated 50 milllion people.
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An African American cultural revolution centered in Harlem.
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A major stock market crash that was one of the leading reasons for the ensuing Great Depression.
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A worldwide economic depression that lasted just over a decade.
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FDR ordered a mandatory closing of banks in order to provide more careful regulation for banks.
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A series of legislation passed by FDR aimed at recovering from the Great Depression.
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Protects the right to form labor unions and collectively bargain and protest.
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A series of legislation passed in an attempt to keep the United States out of WWII.
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Created the required minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor laws.
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European powers entered conflict, beginning what would be another worldwide war.
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Around a week after Germany's surrender in WWII, Hitler takes his own life.
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A military alliance between North American and European countries, replacing the League of Nations.