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