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was founded in 1607. First english settlement
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First elected assembly. Still operates today, but is known as the General Assembly
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Slaves were used all over the world. They were also different races, and used for working for others.
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a document that stated you were to obey the laws. it pledged loyalty to god as well as the king.
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was against the English and French. Both wanted the land weast of the Applachain and in Canada
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this prohibited colonists from going west of the applachain and in canda because troops couldnt afford to protect them from the indians. this angered colonists
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this imposed taxes on colonists to pay for troops and war debts
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englan put restrictions on tea, and closed the boston harbor . boston went under martial law
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this was when colonists and british soldiers fought against one another, and 5 colonists died
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meeting of representitives for all 13 colonies and the first time all 13 acted as one it was in philadelphia and urged colonies to start miltias
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British groups attacked colonial weapons stockpile minutemen assembled and war broke out
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this created the continental arm , andGeorge Washington was the leader
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written by thomas jefferson it was issued by continental congress
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England acknowledged american independence. The united States then had boundaries at the atlantic ocean to the Mississippi River
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was a weak government and was the first government
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This was the period the US was under the Articles Of Confederation
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Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War , was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the independent nation of the United States of America.
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Established a plan for surveying Western Iands
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This was called to settle disputes between states, but only 5 showed up
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Allowed permission for new states
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This ridden farmers in Massachusettes due to high taxes
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Was in Philadelphia and George Washington and James Madison were leaders
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this created a 2-house congress ; the senate and house of represenatives
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Slaves counted as 3/5 humans so the big states would ger more votes
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this is what set up the court system
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Was written by James Madison and was favored by Anti-Federalists
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He was the first president
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He was a federalists He also defeated Jefferson who was a Democratic Republic
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Jefferson defeated Adams this go round , He also a Democratic-Republic
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Was invention by Eli Whitney and increased the cotton growing and its industry
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This included land of Mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains
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Marshall declared a law unconstiutional in this case, and this established the judicary review
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the causes were British interferance with American shipping and thier help to aid indians
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Marshall upheld the federal gov'ts right to establish a bank and said a state couldnt tax a bank
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The court overturned the stateboats and this comfirmed the federal gov'ts powers
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This divided LA purchase and made North free of slaves and South wasn't
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This was by president Monroe, and Europe against future colonization in the America's and interferance with any independent state in the west
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made it easier for southern slave owners to recapture slaves that had escaped to the north
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Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe , it portrayed the evils of slavery. increased support in the north for abolition
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Overturned the missouri compromise by allowing slavery north of 36,30 outraged northerners
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a slave named dred scot sued for freedom after being taken into free territory by his owner. the supreme court ruled that african americans arent citizens so he had no right to sue. congress had no right to ban slavery in the territories. the case overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery
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seven stated seceded in respinse to his election , they feared that he would abolish slavery, they creaded tje confederate states of american . ( jefferson davis was president )
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indians were forced off their lands onto smaller and smaller reservations
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fort sumter was in south carolina but it remained under union (northern) ccontrol. confederatest fired on union ships that were there to resupply fort sumter . was the first battle of the civil war
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law that have free public land in the west in 160 acres plot only condition was settlers had to use it for at least 5 years. the purpose was to encourage americans to settle in the west.
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lee pushed north into pennsylvania , it was a three day battle and lee had to retreat. he lost 28000 in the south. this was the turning point of the war
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Lee surrendered , he urged southerners to accept surrender and untie as americans
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restoring sourthern states to the union , determining the position of african americans. the southh was devastated , farms, railroads and factories destroyed. their confederate money was worthless. towns and stuff they were the poorest section in the us. the north was strong and growing industrial economy .
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northern and western europe including germany , great britain, ireland, norway, and sweden
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Southern and eastern europe included : italy, greece, poland, russia , hungary, yugoslavia . In asia , it was china and japan
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republicans - rutherford b.hayes , democrat - samuel J. tilden it disputed elction results.
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deal between southern democrats and northern republicaans . hayes would be president and republicans would end military occupation of south . reconstruction ended and the white supreme was restored
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plan under which indians would be forced to adopt american culture.
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banned entry of almost all chinese
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founder : samuel gampers . an alliance of trade and craft unions
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K of L. protest in Chicago , bombs went off near police. 8 strikers convicted
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Americanize the indians, broke up reservations and diided them into individual plots . it legally abolished tribes
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by pullman railroad workers started nationwide RR boycott . federal government ended it
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s.c said " seperate but equal" did not violate the 14th amendment . it upheld jim crow laws of segregation
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the cubans rebelled against spanish rule, the united states had business and strategic interests in cuba.. yellow journalism and american ship uss maine exploded outside in cuba
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United States annexed Puetro Rico , Guam , And Phillipines and cuba became free
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founder uriah stevens ,
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Founder Eugene V. Duds . railroad workers . industrial union skilled and unskilled workers. from one industry
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the united states asserted the right to intervene in cuban affairs ,
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by secretary of state john hay , gave all nations equal trading rights in china.. it also called for fair competition the goal was to end united states and european competition . it urged foreigners to obey chinese laws
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chinese boxers , the goal was to remove foreign influence but it failed
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an amendment to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1913, authorizing Congress to levy a tax on incomes.
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an amendment to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1913, providing for the election of two U.S. senators from each state by popular vote and for a term of six years.
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Expanded Shermans Anti-trust act , outlawed price fixing exempt unions from sherman act
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TR encourgaged panama to break from columbia and it suceded panama gave the untied states the right to build a canal , the canal wash finished in 1914 and it connected the atlantic and pacific
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TR added to the monroe doctoring , it reminded europe not to interfere it also sai dthat the US would use force to protect its interests in latin America
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Used the government the reforms to fix problems caused by industrailization
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Wilsons peace plan , it was to eliminate the cause of war.
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Created FTC , investigates business practices
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an amendment to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote.
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put a quota of how many immigrants could come from each contry. allowed more from old immigrants areas than new immigrants areas. it ended immigrants for several decades
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prevented any business structre that restrained trade. the goal was to outlaw trusts( monopolies) which failed
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believed in rugged individualism , called for more individual effort. he was against direct government to the needy , he favored a limited government and he didnt do much as a president
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time of severe economic hardship in the u.s. from 1929-1942
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horrible drought on the great plains
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new union
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stock market crash
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Leader of The Woman Suffrage Movement ,
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it was roosevelts plan to deal with the depression , he had three different typres of programs relief , reform and recovery , his other programs included the wagner act , social security act and the fair labor act.
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promised a new deal, rallied a frightened nation, he also quoted "we have nothing to fear, but fear itself."
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Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation , it insures bank deposits and regulate banks
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buggest New Deal program , it provides safe guards for workers , disablility and unemployment compensation , old age pensions
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protected workers right to form unions and engage in collective
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set a maximum work hours and minimum wages
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Stalin and Hitler agree not to attack eachother
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Stalin and hitler agreed not to attack eachother
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post war trials of nazis for war armies in the holocaust . many were convicted , emphasized individual responsibility regardless of orders. it led to increaded calls for a jewih homeland
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germany invaded polan from the west in september and the soviet union invaded polan from the east and the Baltic countried. France and Britain finally declared war on Germany to stop more german expansion
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Germany invaded Poland from the west in Septl. 1939 , soviet union invaded poland fromeast and the baltic countries.France and britain declared final war on germany to stop germany expansion
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germany turned on the soviet union and invaded them in mid-1941
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FDR request to declare war on japan after the bombing at the pearl harbor
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5 million volunteers and after the selective service act the military drafted about 10 million men
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suprise air attack , targeted US naval base . crushed U.Ss pacific fleet thousands die fdr stated the date that will live in infamy
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Supreme court allowed internments camps for the japanese .
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the allies landed in germany occ\upied france. it was led by eisenhower they faced heavy casualities. the invasion was very successful and it also began liberatoon of western europe
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uneasy peace after WW11 marked by rivarly between the US and the Soviet Union . Lasting from 1945 to 1991
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soviet union had eastern and central eruope ( communist ), west germany was under the us, british and the french ( democratic )
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japanese cities , truman used atomic bombs againsted them , they had countless deaths. truman decided to do that instead of losing counless americans in an invasion of japan
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japanese cities , truman used atomic bombs againsted them , they had countless deaths. truman decided to do that instead of losing counless americans in an invasion of japan
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massive us financial aid package to rebuild economics, the goal was to prevent communism.
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The soviets blockaded west berlin , and the us flew over their supplies
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german counter offensive , the allies soon recovered
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allies from west and soviet union from east overran germany. germany surrendered
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divided north and south korea into communist and democratic , the us led the united nations force to aid south korea.
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The us navy beat a large japanese force. it iended the threat to hawaii
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North atllantic treaty organization . it was a defensive alliance among the us and western european countried the main goal was to prevent a soviet invasion of wetern europe
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alliance between the soviet union and eastern european countries
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loyalty review board , they investigated govt workers for disloyalty , the house unamerican activity committee targeted mostly hollywood;. they had spy trials such as alger hiss , julius and ethel rosenbergs. and also senator joseph mccarthy
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presudebt during the cold war, declared the massive retaliation which was where the us would use an all out nuclear attack to totally destroy the soviets if they attacked with nukes
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Francis gary power was shot down while spying over the soviet union
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the soviets launched sputnik into space
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gave atomic secrets to the soviets and were electrocuted
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JFK'S inauguration "ask not" the us would "pay any price etc"
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the soviets stationed nuclear missiles i cuba , JFK demanded their removal and blockaded cuba. the world was close to nuclear war for many days and the soviets blinked and removed their missiles
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between east and west berlin
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dallas tx, was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald , it began the period of internal strike
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Election of president Richard Nixon
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nixon and soviet leader brehnev signed the salt treaty which was strategic arms imitation talks and it limited productions of nukes
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nixon visitied china trying to get them on the us side,the moscow summit he met with soviet leader Brezhnev and sighned the SALT treaty , and also the de'tente that was a temporary thaw in the cold war tension
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exploring the rift between china and the soviets , he hoped to get china on the US side.
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the last us troops left/ vietnamization failed
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5 men from nixons reelection committee got caught breaking into demogratic campaign headquarters/ Nixon Tried to vober up his involvement
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raised oil prices
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carter gave control to panama
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worsening economy , and also foreign affairs. and many more things
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peace talks between egypt and israel
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52 americans were taken hostage in Iran
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temporary thaw in cold war tension
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"Mr.Gorbachev tear down this wall"
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he conserved comestic politics , he pressured the soviet unions .
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into russia and 14 other countried , they adopted a market economy and democradcy like the us
