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American political leaders adopted a weak national government at the end of the Revolutionary War because they feared a strong central government like that of England.
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Time period during which the U.S was under the Articles of Confederation. 1781-1788
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During the critical period a plan for suveying the western lands was established.
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Five states showed up to settle disputes among states over commerce.
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Took place in Philadelphia, in 1787. Leaders were George Washington and James Madison. Two plans were made, the Virginia plan, and the New Jersey plan. Also consisted of key compromises.
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Debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts rebel due to high taxes.
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Created 2-house congress. The senate and House of representatives. It balanced power between large and small states.
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Said that slaves counted at 3/5ths of a person when determining a state's representation in House of Reps. This placated southern states.
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Provided the process for the creation and admission of new states.
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1789-1797, Washington was the first president of the U.S. He took part in setting up the government and 3 executive departments were created, departments of state, treasury, and war.
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This set up the court system.
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Written by James Madison, to set limits on government actions in reguard to personal liberties.
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Invernted by Eli Whitley. It made cotton-growing very profitable.
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Major issues/Events included the Alien and sedition acts and undeclared war with France. Adams ordered the American navy to start attacking French ships.
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3rd president of the U.S. Defeated John Adams. Spokesman for democracy and the rights of man.
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A court case where Marshall declared a law unconstitutional. It established the power of judicial review.
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Jefferson bought this land from France. It doubled the size of the U.S. Included land from the Mississippi river to the Rocky mountains.
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War with Britain, caused by british interference with american shipping and british aid to indians in the west.
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A court case where Marshall upheld the federal governments right to establish a bank. It said a state couldnt tax the bank due to national sumpremacy.
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This was a time period between the 1820's and the 1850's. During this period there was increased empahsis on equality of voting, a rise of interest groups, a rise of sectional tensions, new campaign styles, and increased voter participation.
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Divided the LA purchase at 36', 30'. It maintained balance of slave and free states. North of line: free
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A court case where the court overturned a steamboat monopoly. It confirmed the federal governments power over commerce.
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Written by president Monroe. It warned Europe against future colonization, interference in any independent country in the western hemisphere.
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Andrew Jackson personfied the "democratic" spirit of age. He challenged the economic elite and created the Spoils System.
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Jackson passed this law at his request. It forced all indians east of the mississippi river to move to indian territory.
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This is where texans fortified themselves. The mexican general Santa anna attacked with superior forces. They fought until their last man died.
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Indians were forced off their lands onto smaller and smaller reservations.
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A book that portrayed the evils of slavery and increased support in the North for abolition. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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A slave named Dred Scot sued for freedom after being taken into free territory by his owner.
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Main issue was slavery.Abraham, a republican, won.
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First battle of the Civil War. Confederates fired on Union ships that were there to resupply Fort Sumter.
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When Lee went north, and lost at Antietam, Maryland. The effect was Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
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A proclamation issued by Lincoln that freed slaves from "rebelling" states.
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A 3-day battle that lee pushed north into Pennsylvania. Lee had to retreat.
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May18th- July 4th, 1863. Took place in Mississippi, Grant won and it split the confederacy in half.
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the goal was to americanize the indians. It broke reservations and divided them into individual poles.
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Made by chinese "Boxers". Their goal was to remove foreign influence.
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A war in 1898 between Spain and the United states.
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The U.S, annexed Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Cuba became free.
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Cubans rebelled against spanish rule. The U.S. defeated the spanish.
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U.S annexed Puerto rico, Guam, and philippines.
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U.S. asserted the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.
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Was added to the Monroe Doctrine, reminded Europe not to interfere. It said the U.S would use force to protect its interests in Latin America.
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War betweeen the allies and the central powers.
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Panama gave the U.S the rights to build a canal, it connected the Alantic and Pacific.
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Reasons for entering were German submarine warfare, zimmermann telegram, and u.s had close ties to Great Brittain.
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Drafted 10 million men into the military.
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Woodrow Wilson's peace plan. His goal was to eliminate the causes of war.
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Spies, that gave atomis secrets to the soviets.
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Included the following main points, the punishment of germany, mandates, national bounaries were drawn, and league of nations.
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Explosion of black intellectual and culture life.
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John scopes was a teacher tried for teaching evolution.
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Time of severe economic hardship in the U.S. from 1929-1949.
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African americans moved from the rural during 1910-1930.
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Horrible drought on the Great plains.
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Protected workers rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining.
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FDR's program to deal with the depression
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Set maximum work hours and minimum wages.
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Biggest new deal prgram. Provided safegaurds people with disabilities and unemployment compensation.
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Stalin and hitler agree not to attack eachother
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most powerful force in history. 3 million germans invaded russia
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The attack on Pearl harbor by the japanse troops.
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The U.S navy beat a larger japanese force.
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The normandy invasion where the allies landed in Germany occupied France.
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German counter offense, the allies soon recovered.
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A union. Collateralized loan obligation.
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The uneasy peace after WW2 between the U.S and the soviet union.
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Victory in europe. Germany surrendered.
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An atomic bomb.
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Post war trials of nazis for war crimes in the holacaust.
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Massive U.S financial aid package to rebuild Europe's economy.
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Ghe soviets blockaded West Berlin, so the U.S flew in supplies.
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Divided korea into north- communist and south- democratic.
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President elected in 1952
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Alliance among soviet union and east european countires.
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Francis gary powers was shot down while spying over the soviet union.
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Wall that cut of west berlin from east berlin and east germany
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The soviets stationed nuclear missilles in cuba.
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Gave all nations equal trading rights in China. The goal was to end U.S/ European competition.
