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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 west of the Applachain, and in Canada
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England won the war, and gained the land west of the Appalcian, and in Candad
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This prohibited colonists from going west of the appalachian and in Canada because troops couldnt afford to protect them from the indians. This angered colonists.
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This imposed taxes on colonists, to pary for toops and war debt.
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England put restrictions on tea, and closed the Boston harbor. Boston went under martial law.
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This was when colonists, and Britsh soldiers fought against one another, and 5 colonists died.
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British groups attacked colonial weapons stockpile. Minutemen assembled, and war broke out.
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This created the Continental army, and George Washington was the leader
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Meeting of representitives for all 13 colonies, and the first time all 13 acted as one. It was in Philidelphia, and urged colonies to start militias.
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Written by Thomas Jefferson, it was issued by continental congress.
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England aknowledeged American independence. The united then had boundaries at the atlantic ocean, to the mississippiriver
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Washington was the first president. This was the starting of washingotn presidency.
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This set up the the court system. The three executive departments were created.
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The inventor was Eli Whitney. Made cotton frowing very profitable.
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This marks the end of washingtons term
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John Adams presidency started. John Adams was a federalist and defeated Thomas Jefferson.
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This is the end of Adams presidency.
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Thomas Jefferson (Dem- rep) defeated John Adams (federalists)
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Marshall declared a law unconstitutional. This established the power of judicial review.
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Jefferson bough this land from France. This doubles the size og the U.S.
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Jefferson bough this land from France. This doubles the size og the U.S.
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His term ended.
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Th cause was the British interference with american shipping. The british aided indians in the west
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Marshall upheld the federal gov't right to establsh a bank.
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Divided LA purchse @ 360, 30
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This was by President Monroe, Warned Europe against future colonization in the americas, interference in any indepentent country in the western hemisphere
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The court overturned a steamboat monopoly. This confimed the federal govt's power over commerce
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The cubans rebelled against spanish rule. The U.S had business and strategic interests in cuba.
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US annexed puerto rico, guam and phillipines. Cuba became free.
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This gave all nations equal trading rights in China. It called for fair competition.
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The goal was to remove foreign influence. This failed.
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U.S asserted the right to intervene in Cuban affairs. U.S put down filipino rebellion against the U.S.
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When many african americans moved from the rural south to northern cities. Were seeking jobs in Northern industries
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This reminded Europe not to intefere. It said that the US would use force to protect its interest in latin america.
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The allies were France, russia and britain. Stalemate developed.
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This connected the atlantic and pacific. In 1914 the canal was completely done.
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US had close ties to Great Britain. It suggested German/Mexican alliance against the US.
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This drafted many men to the military.
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Goal: Eliminate the causes of war. This leads up to the league of nations.
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This was the punishment of germany. They had to pay reparations.
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This banned alcohol use. Many broke the law such as bootleggers and speakeasies
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Explosion of black intellectual and cultural life. Ex/ Langston Huges
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John Scope was tried for teaching evolution. Trial sparked at at national debate over evolution.
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He believed in rugged individualism. He was against direvt govt aid to the needy.
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The Great Depression was a time of severe economic hardship in the u.s.
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The stock market crashed on this day and was known as black tuesday.
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The stock market crashed because of overspeculation, excessive expansion of credit, business failures set off a panic.
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Cause of GD
The stock market crash, failure of the federal reserv, high protective tarrifs, unequal distibution of wealth. -
It was a horrible drought on the great plains. It caused migration.
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He was a democratic. He promised a new deal
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This was Roosevelts way to deal with depression. It involved three different programs : Recover, Relief and Reform.
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The FDIC was a program under reform. This insured bank deposits. Itt also regulated banks.
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This insured bank deposit. It also regulates banks.
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This was FDRs program to deal with depression. The types of programs were recovery, relief, and reform.
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This protected workers rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining.
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The Dust Bowl was a horrible drought on the great plains.
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This was the biggest new del program. It provides safeguards for workers.
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It set maximum work hours and minimum wages.
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Stalin and Hitler agreed not to attack eachother.
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It vwas a surprise air attack. Tha target was the US naval base. Thousands died that day.
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The allies landed in german occupied france. it was led by eisenhower and they faced heavy casualities.
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Thos was the german counteroffensive. The allies soon recovered.
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Suprem court allowed internment.
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This was the uneasy peace after WWII marked by rivalry b/w thwe US and the soviet union. This eneded in 1991
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Allies from west and soviet union overran germany. Germany surrendered.
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It brroke into 2. East germany becam communist while west germany was democratic.
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These were Japanese cities. Truman used atomic boms against them.
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Postwar trial of nazi war crimes in the holocaust. There were may convictions.
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Defensive alliance among the us and western european countries
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North Vietnam and South Vietnam were fighting, America got involved
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Temporary thaw in cold war tension
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He helped end Americans involvment in Vieatnam.
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South Vietnam could not resist invasion by soviet supplied North Vietnam. South Vietnam fell.
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He pressured the soviet union and challenged the moral legitamacy of the soviet union.
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It collapsed into Russia and 14 other countries. It adopted market economy and democracy.
