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34 Cards in this Set
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Mercantilists
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country's wealth on gold and silver; more exports than imports
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John Locke
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leader of enlightenment
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French and Indian War
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Fought over the Ohio river valley territory
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Albany Plan
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Proposed by Ben Frank that the colonies unite to form a federal gov't
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Battle of Trenton
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Winter Surprise attack led by Washington over the Delaware River
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Treaty of Paris 1763
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Ended French and Indian War
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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Ended American Revolution
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Stamp Act
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Tax on paper; first direct tax
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Battle of Saratoga
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Led by Benedict Arnold;France enters the war
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Intolerable Acts
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Quebec and Coercive Acts
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Articles of Confederation
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1st attempt and form of creating a federal gov't; gave too much power to the people
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Federalist
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Supporters of the Constitution
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Anti/Federalists
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Concerned with whether the national or state gov't would be supreme
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Shay's Rebellion
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Erupted when gov't of massachusetts decided to raise taxes
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Constitutional Convention
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Came up with Virginia Plan & New Jersey Plan
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Virginia Plan
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Scrap Art of Conf. Large State Plan; 2 Houses; Population based representation
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New Jersey
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1 House; All equal Representation
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Great Compromise
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2 hourses; HOR based on population; Senate is equal representation
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Washington's Neutrality
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Economic
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Marbury v. Madison
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Judicial Review
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Nullification
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The right for state government to declare federal law unconstitutional
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Jay's Treaty
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Gave US most-favored nation status from Britain
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XYZ Affair
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French demanded bribes
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Missouri Compromise
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Lousiana Territory free, Missouri slave state; Maine Free state
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Abolitionist
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Immediate end to slavery
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Spoils System
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Practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and support
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Gadsden Purchase
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Territory in New Mexico bought to run the TCRR through to California
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Kansas Nebraska Act
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Undo the Missouri Compromise Nebraska free Kansas Slave
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Lincoln Reconstruction Plan
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Pardon/Amnesty to the South
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Northern Advantages
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Anaconda Plan
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Tenure of Office Act
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Challenged by Johnson
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Workingman's Party
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Denis Kearney, fought chinese immigration
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Nativists
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Extreme dislike of immigrants
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Open Door Policy
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Kept China open to all ports of trading
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