Quizlet Social Studies

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  1. 2nd Inaugural Address: malice towards none, charity for all, rebuilding country after war
  2. Alamo: amreicans revolt against mexicans in mexico
  3. Aquire Land By...: negotiating, claiming, purchasing, taking
  4. Articles of Confederation: too much power in states, different currency in states
  5. Bank of New York: set up by Hamilton
  6. Battle of Monmouth: largest battle
  7. Battle of NY: save the army not the place, survive, retreats across East River
  8. Battle of Saratoga: one on one beat british and brings french into the war
  9. Battle of Trenton: crosses Delaware RIver to surprise attack Hessians, gain supplies and morale
  10. Battle of Yorktown: british had enough, end it
  11. Bill of Rights: 1st ten amendments to the constitution
  12. Checks and balances: balanced power between state and federal goverments
  13. Constitution: great compromise, new government
  14. Declaration of Independence: written by Jefferson, indpendence, democracy
  15. Dutch Colonization: new amsterdam, diversity, opportunity, tolerance, NW passage, Hudson, furs "gold"
  16. e pluribus unum: out of many, one
  17. Emancipation Proclamation: slaves are free in south, free slaves can join army
  18. expo facto: after the fact
  19. Father of Constitution: Madison
  20. Franklin: ambassador, negotiator, inventor
  21. French and Indian War: removed french from new world
  22. French Colonization: NW passage, claimed too much land that only nobles could settle, furs "gold"
  23. Gettysburg Address: all people would have died for nothing, save democracy
  24. GW: 1st pres., set precedents
  25. habeas corpus: you should have the body
  26. Hamilton: "I am persuaded that this plan is the best which our political situation...wil admit..."
  27. Hamilton calls for new gov.: needs new plan
  28. Hancock: money mann $$$
  29. Intolerable Acts: quartering of soldiers, formed militia
  30. Jackson: Indian Removal Act, trail of tears, cherokee
  31. Jamestown: 1607, famine, tobacco "gold"
  32. John Adams: "what do we mean by the revolution? The war. That was no part of the revolution..."
  33. Lexington and Concord: GW chosen to lead because he has experience from VA.
  34. Lincoln: "malice towards none, charity towards all..."
  35. Louisiana Purchase: Jefferson only wanted New Orleans, Napoleon gave him Louisiana for 3 cents an acre
  36. Madison: "...if men were angels, no government would be necessary."
  37. Manifest Destiny: spread democracy from sea to sea
  38. Mercantilism: colonies were to make $ for parent country
  39. Mexican War: dispute over texas's borders
  40. Monroe Doctrine: europe stay out of western hemisphere
  41. Patrick Henry: give me liberty, or give me death!
  42. Plymouth: religious freedom, puritans
  43. Polk: "God wants U.S. to expand to spread democracy."
  44. Result of Mexican War: we won, took all of Mexico to sea, paid 15 mills, DEMOCRACY DOES NOT CONQUER
  45. Sam Adams: "Men talk much of our obligation to GB...had she an eye for our advantage?...beasts of burden, whom the lordly masters cherish, that they may cary a greater load.
  46. Stamp Act: tax on paper goods -->boycott british goods
  47. Tea Act: tax on tea --> boston tea party
  48. thomas paine: common sense, sunshine patriots
  49. Townshend Acts: boston massacre
  50. Treaty of Paris: ended war with french, aquired NW territory, Ohio River, everything from Appalachain --> mississippi
  51. Washington: "No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did and no day was ever more clouded than the present."
  52. washington's farewell address: goodbye, im done, i love my country, couldve left earlier and now i am