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| motivations for exploration |
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Gold,God,Glory
Merchantalism(raw materials)
Crusades(religion)
Rennaissance
search for route to Asia |
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was made out to be the founder of the americas
was cruel to Natives
received exagerated recognition |
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| Spanish english and french efforts to colonize |
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=south and central america
=latecomer to exploration settled New England
=Canada
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| Colonial wars(king Phillips war) |
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was a relashionship of reciprocity
but colonists wanted more land
=end of Native american in colonial life |
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French and indian war and its implications
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Fight betwenn british and french over North America.
Albany congress(colonies united)
Debt
french out of NA
coloniss get a "dose of reality" |
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Roots of representative government
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| Roots of political,religious and social intstitutions |
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=seperate local governments
=puritanism some more extreme than others
=lives dominated by religion |
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| Puritanism and the role of religion i nthe early colonies(great awakening) |
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puritan seperatists
goal of religious freedom
Mass Bay, Plymouth, Rodger Williams
=puritanism revisited,emotion,anger,charismatic preacher(sinners in the Hands of an Angry God)
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house of burgesses
African american endentured servitude
integration of women into society
goal;$(gold)
starving time
coexisting w/ natives |
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colonies provide raw materials for mother country who will then produce products for the colonists to sell
navigation acts-no smuggling, (buy mother countries products) |
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| development of slave culture |
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as a result of laws seperating the two races
most southerners DID NOT have slaves(only the rich ones did) |
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British to colonies
GB allowed colonies to funstion on their own "day to day" affairs
Parliment would handle the "bigger decisions"
End=British make colonies pay for the French and Indian war |
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| political,ideological and economic origins of the Aerican revolution |
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| proclamation act,sugar act,quartering act,stamp act,sons of liberty,commitees of correspondence,nonimportation,declaratory act,townshend acts,Boston Massacre,intolerable acts,Gaspee incident,first continental congress, |
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| Arguments over independence |
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the British did not take the colonists seriously
was not willing to let it go easily |
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| Declaration of independence and it's priciples and implications |
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List of greivances
stating that America was independent
debt
no one ot trade with
other countries ready to take over if they slip
would they stay unified |
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| Role of propaganda in the revolution |
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exagerated the offenses of the British
the declaration was a big piece
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| Reasons for american victory |
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british struggle; far from home not passionate about their cause
Morale
French join at Saratoga
no support from other European powers in NA |
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war officially ends
independent!
got all land east of the Miss. river
GB=generous |
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| Articles of confederation(successes) |
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"brokered peace at Paris and ended rev. war"
set method for westward expansion(NW land ordinance)
centralized gvt
could;declare war, rasie armies, sign treaties |
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| Articles of confederation(failures) |
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weak central governent(no executive branch, no judicial branch)
couldn't raise an army
No $(no taxes )
proved bad by Shays rebellion |
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| The Philadelphia convention |
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1787
battle for ratification federalists v. anti-federalists |
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| Principles of the constitution |
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| checks and balances for the 3 parties, separation of powers,federalism,republicanism,limited government,individual rights, popular sovereignty |
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| Bill of rights and its continuing signifigance |
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if it were not on the constitution the anti-federalists would not have ratified the constitution, gave personal and states rights
apply in many situations today |
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| George Washington and precedence |
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Cabinet, Hamiltons' financial plan,mr. president, two terms, veto,foreign policy, inaugural address.
warnings;Parties, sectionalism,foreign alliances |
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Support constitution and strong central government.Hamilton, Washington, Adams, john jay, Madison
federalist papers |
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| Patrick Henry."leery of constitution"states rights,Bill of rights |
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| XYZ,Alien and sedition acts,Quasi war |
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| American delegations were sent to france where they were approched by three unknown french official(X,Y Z)asked for a bribe to see french leader. America said no ! |
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laws on immigration
laws putting limits on newspaper(and such)criticing the government |
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| France seized american good and ships and Americans. Adams protested which resulted in the XYZ affair |
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| Louisiana purchase,Trade embargo(Barbary pirates),Slavery, Marbury v. Madison |
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Secure trade on the Miss. river
French sold it to us so they were out of NA for good
The constitution does not specify whether or not the president can purchase land...Jackson did it anyway |
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| Trade embargo (Barbary pirates) |
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| Raids on American shipping leads to NO trading with British and french until they stop. British and French ignore it and it just causes more problems |
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growing "concern"
invention of the Cotton Gin made plantation life more profitable
Would it spread west into LA territory??? |
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Tensions with Native Americans in the west
impressment
Country was not devoted"Mr. Madison's war" only the war hawks wanted it? |
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Canada Campaign
Hartford convention-we want the war to end!
White House burned
Treaty of Ghent(end of war)
New Orleans(Jackson) |
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Era of Good feelings
extreme Patriotism
proves america is a "formidable foe" |
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Nationalism
only one political party
(still expansion slavery, the rights of Native Americans,and sectionalism existed) |
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Western Hemisphere Closed to European colonization
"gutsy" |
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| Jackson and Native American policy |
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| when Americans wanted to moved west Jackson ordered____________ to be "removed"to lands west of the Miss. river. lead to the trail of tears. |
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| Annexation of Texas,Oregon Territory,Gadsden Purchase |
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| annexed after American settlers establish the Lone Star republic.Kinda leads to the Mexican American war |
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stated purpose:to defend Americans living in disputed territories
Actual purpose:to secure territory presumably for westward expansion of cotton plantations;anti-Mexican racism |
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| Transportation and Market revolutions |
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canals,trains,turnpikes,highways to facilitate trade
CT RI and MA become hubs of textile manufacturing |
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workers from Europe come ot work in cities in the East
many workers
low wages |
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as America expand so does slavery
"gag rule" no abolishion inlfluence in the Deep South b/c it will supposedly contribute to sectional tension
Texas doesn't want to become part of the "southern culture" wants to remain Mexican(ish) |
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How democratic was Andrew Jackson?
he was one the the "masses" and man of the people
Spoils system- rewarding political supporters with government positions |
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| Development of sectionalism |
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| tariff,national bank,liberal land policy,slavery, |
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| Prison reform,Education,Women's Rights-Seneca falls,Religion-second great awakening,Temperance(alchohol),Abolition |
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| Seneca Falls Declaration and 19th-century Feminism |
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property rights
@ the Seneca falls convention the right to vote was proposed |
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| ideology of north(economic, cultural, social |
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factories,textile mills etc.
immigrants
divided due to different races and class
little to no slavery |
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| ideology of the south(economic, cultural,social) |
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lives centered around planations
slaves were their economy
white religious plantation owners |
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Missouri enters a slave state; maine enters as a free state;balance maintained
slavery is prohibited in the west north of the Missouri boundry |
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California=free state
popular sovereignty in Utah, NM
Fugitive lave act
slave trade abolished in D.C. but slavery still exists |
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How will they enter the union?popular sovereignty
led to bleeding Kansas b/c the two parties fought for the higher population |
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| Slae who was taken to live in the North then was taken back to become a slave . would not give him a trial and proved that slaves were not citizens and could not sue in court |
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wrote Uncle toms cabin
sympathetic to slavery
spread all over the country |
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| John Brown raid on Harper's Ferry |
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Goal;seize guns and start a revolt
armed slaves
Pt down by Lee
John Brown exectuted |
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regonalized election- Lincoln not on the ballot in the south
Lincoln vs. Douglas
Licoln wins and SC secedes |
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| Secession of southern States |
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SC is first after Licoln is elected
MISS,FLO,ALA,G,LOU,TX secede after inaguration |
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| Union entering the war(strengths) |
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| strengths-population,established w/ army navy,trading partners,and financial system,industry,infrastructure(telegraph,railroad) |
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| Union entering the war(weaknesses) |
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| poor generals,dived motivation, |
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| Confederacy entering the war(strengths) |
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| Defensive war, unified mission,strong military tradition, better knowledge fo the land |
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| Confederacy entering the war(weaknesses) |
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| not established, anaconda plan weakens them, no $, no navy,no infrastructure |
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| Innovations during the war |
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| railroads,telegraph,mine ball,better firearms |
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1st shots of the war
not casualties |
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| The union thought they could knock out the Confederacy with one shot but no... |
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| Anaconda plan/naval blockade |
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| wants to cut off the Souths trade along the coasts |
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Bloodiest single day
Led to Emancipation proclamation |
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| Freed slaves in all rebellious states...confederacy |
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Bloodiest 3 day battle
turning point b/c last time confederacy goes on the offensive |
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| We must continue to fight for what the men who died in the battle were fighting for |
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| Sherman's march to the Sea |
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burns everything
totally demoralizes south and shows citizens that their gvt cannot protect them |
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| Lincoln takes it as approval of what hes done for slavery leads to 13th ammendment |
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end of war
Lee surrenders
Lincoln wants reconciliation. |
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| Reasons for union victory |
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| Had more troops and outlasted south |
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