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Document that sets out the laws and principles of a government
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constitution
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What is the main part of the Legislative Branch?
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Congress
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What are the 3 branches of government?
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Legislative, Judicial and Executive
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Branch of government which makes the laws
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Legislative branch
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Document that lists freedoms the government promises to protect
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bill of rights
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What was our first Constitution called?
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Articles of Confederation
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Who is the main person in the Executive Branch?
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President
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Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
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states
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The Articles of Confederation formed a __?___ alliance of states.
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The Articles of Confederation formed a loose alliance of states.
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What was the main problem of the Articles of Confederation?
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Congress was too weak
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Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws passed by Congress are Constitutional
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Judicial review
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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
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Revise the Articles of Confederation
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What is the main group in the Judicial Branch?
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Supreme Court
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In what year did the Constitutional Convention take place?
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1787
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What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
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Make sure the laws are constitutional.
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The __?__ Compromise called for a bicameral legislature and 3 branches of government.
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Great
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What was the compromise regarding slavery at the Constitutional Convention?
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3/5ths Compromise
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What were the people who supported the Constitution called?
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Federalists
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What do we call the leader of the House of Representatives?
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Speaker of the House
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What was the name of the group against the Constitution?
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Antifederalists
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Formal written change (to the Constitution)
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amendment
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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were part of which group during the ratification debate?
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Federalists
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What group wanted a bill of rights added to the Constitution?
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Antifederalists
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Patrick Henry was a leader of which group during the ratification debate?
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Antifederalists
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System of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them
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Representative government
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How long do Supreme Court justices serve for?
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life
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What did the Bill of Rights protect?
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Individual rights
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Where is the principle of popular sovereignty found?
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The Preamble
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What does popular sovereignty mean?
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The power of the government comes from the people.
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What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
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Make the laws
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Branch of government which carries out the laws
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Executive branch
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Settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement
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compromise
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System is which the power of the government is divided among separate branches
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Separation of powers
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Division of power between the states and national government
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federalism
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System set up by the constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to control the actions of the other branches
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Checks and balances
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reject
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veto
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What allows Congress to increase its power in times of emergency?
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The elastic clause
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What are similarities each state had with their government during the Revolution?
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1. Constitutions 2. Bill of rights 3. Elected legislature
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Overrule. Congress can override a President’s veto if two thirds of both houses vote to do so.
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override
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Bring formal charges against an elected official
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impeach
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change
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amend
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Right of every citizen to the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial
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Due process
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approve
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ratify
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national
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federal
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reject
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veto
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Not permitted by the Constitution
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unconstitutional
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Example set for later people to follow
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precedent
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Congress is a bicameral or two house legislature. What two houses make up Congress?
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Senate and the House of Representatives.
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Proposed law
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bill
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What word means to bring an elected official to trial?
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impeachment
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What is the head of the Supreme Court called?
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Chief Justice
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Who fought on the British side in the War of 1812. He was able to get lots of Native Americans to help fight the Americans.
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Tecumseh
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Who was the American General who won a great victory at New Orleans & Horseshoe Bend?
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ANDREW JACKSON
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What were the MAIN causes of the war of 1812?
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impressment of American sailors by the British War Hawks
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What do we call people from the South and West who wanted the War of 1812?
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WAR HAWKS
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What were the results of the War of 1812?
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Nothing…..things returned to what they were before the war began. *Called the Wasted War
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What were 3 precedents set by George Washington?
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CABINET 2 TERMS ACTED LIKE ROYALTY
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What region of the country favored protective tariffs?
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North - it protected their factories
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What was the name for the statement Washington made which warned the U.S. to not take sides in the war between France and Britain?
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Neutrality Proclamation
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Why was the Louisiana Purchase necessary?
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NEW ORLEANS WAS NEEDED AS A PORT FOR WESTERN FARMERS.
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Who was President when we did the Louisiana Purchase?
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JEFFERSON
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What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the U.S.?
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DOUBLED THE SIZE OF IT
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What country did we purchase Louisiana from?
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FRANCE
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What year did we purchase Louisiana?
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1803
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Who were the 2 people sent to explore Louisiana?
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LEWIS AND CLARK
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Who led the Democratic Republicans (Republicans)?
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
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What political party was Pro British, Pro National Bank, had a loose interpetation of the “C” and were wealthy & well educated?
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FEDERALISTS
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What political party was for strong state governments, strict interpretation of the“C”, for the common people and Pro French?
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REPUBLICANS
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What do we call a tax on foreign goods brought into a country?
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TARIFF
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protect What is a tax placed on imported goods to protect factories from foreign competition?
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PROTECTIVE TARIFF
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What term means to cancel?
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NULLIFY
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What word means taking men from a ship or village and forcing them to serve in the navy?
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IMPRESSMENT
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What word means pride or devotion in one’s country or nation?
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NATIONALISM
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What was the age of prosperity when Monroe was President called?
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Era of Good Feelings
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Who was the spokesperson for the South in the first half of the 1800’s?
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John C. Calhoun
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Who was the spokesperson for the North in the first half of the 1800’s?
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Daniel Webster
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Who was the spokesperson for the West in the first half of the 1800’s?
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Henry Clay
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What statement told Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere? (watchdog policy)
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Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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What word means that all people are equal? (this favored common people)
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democratic
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Who were the 2 most democratic presidents at this time?
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Jefferson and Jackson (remember DJ – democratic Jackson and democratic Jefferson)
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Who was the famous Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the first half of the 1800’s?
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John Marshall
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What principle of the Constitution says that the Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress illegal?
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Judicial review
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What court case established judicial review?
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Marbury vs. Madison (1803)
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Who was the guide for Lewis and Clark?
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Sacajawea
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Who was the leading War Hawk?
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Henry Clay
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Who was the President during the War of 1812?
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James Madison
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What was the name of the battle which was fought after the war was over?
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New Orleans
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Who became president as a result of the ”corrupt bargain?”
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John Quincy Adams
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What canal linked Buffalo (and the Great Lakes) to Albany (and New York City)?
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Erie Canal
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In what year was the Erie Canal built?
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1825
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What do we call traders from New England?
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Yankee Traders
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What was the name of the political party led by Jefferson? It favored the common people.
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Democratic- Republicans (commonly referred to as the Republicans)
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What was the name for the party of the common people when Jackson was President?
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Democrats
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What was the political party called which favored the rich and business people?
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Federalists
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What was the name for the change in the ways goods were made and produced?
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Industrial Revolution
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What were some of the changes during the Industrial Revolution?
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1. Cities grew 2. Machines replaced hand tools 3. New sources of power
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What invention made growing cotton profitable, changing the way of life of the South?
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Cotton gin
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Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?
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Eli Whitney
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Who brought the ideas for factories from Britain?
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Samuel Slater
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What is the name given to machine made parts that were exactly alike?
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Interchangeable parts
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Who came up with the idea of interchangeable parts, allowing assembly lines to revolutionize factories?
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Eli Whitney
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What are channels dug by men and filled with water called?
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canals
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During Jackson’s Presidency the former Federalists became known as the...
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Whigs (these were previously called the Federalists) FeW
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What was Jackson’s political party?
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Democrat (these were people who would have belonged to the original Republican Party) ReD
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What do we call it when supporters are rewarded with government jobs?
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Spoils system
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What do we call the advisors that Jackson actually listened to?
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Kitchen cabinet
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After the Bank War Jackson put government money into banks owned by his friends called
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Pet banks
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Congress passed a high protective tariff in 1828. What did the South call this tariff?
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The tariff of Abominations.
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Calhoun said that states could declare a federal law illegal. What is this called?
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nullification
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Calhoun believed that states had the power to limit the power of the national government. What is this called?
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States’ rights
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What did South Carolina threaten to do in the nullification crisis?
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Secede or withdraw from the United States
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What tribe used legal means to keep their land?
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Cherokee
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Did the Supreme Court led by John Marshall support the Cherokee? (1828)
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yes
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What act forced Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi?
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Indian Removal Act (1830)
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What was it called when the Cherokees were forced to move west at gunpoint?
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Trail of Tears
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What Native American War took place in Florida between 1835 and 1842?
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Seminole War
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What do we call the idea that the United States should stretch from sea to shining sea?
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Manifest Destiny
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What was the name of the area that both Britain and the United States controlled in the first half of the 1800’s?
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Oregon (Oregon Country)
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What was the name of the missionaries who went to Oregon to convert Native Americans to Christianity?
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Narcissa and Marcus Whitman
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What was the name of the battle the people of Texas lost that became a rallying cry for the Texans.
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The Alamo
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How did Texas become a state?
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It was annexed or added on.
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Who won the election of 1844 on the slogan of “Fifty-four forty or fight!”
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James K. Polk
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How was Oregon acquired?
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By an agreement with Britain.
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What were prospectors who moved to California during the gold rush called?
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49ers
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What was the name of the religious group who moved to Utah from upstate New York?
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Mormons
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What immigrant group came to work on the transcontinental railroad and ended up staying in California?
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Chinese
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What culture group was found in all lands gained by the United States during Manifest Destiny?
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Native Americans
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Does the North or South Have more industry?
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North
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Does the North or South Have more slaves?
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South
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Is the population of the North or South more spread out?
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South
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Does the North or South Have more abolitionists?
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North
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Does the North or South have a more agricultural economy?
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South
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Does the North or South Have more railroads?
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North
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Does the North or South have more immigrants settling in its cities?
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North
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Does the North or South have a greater population?
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North
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What were laws called which were designed to keep slaves under control?
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Slave codes
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What region of the country was famous for its traders?
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North
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Where did Northern factories get their cotton?
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South
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Who did the South get manufactured goods from?
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The North and Britain.
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What was the rich ruling class of the South sometimes known as?
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The cottonocracy
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What do we call people who worked to correct the problems of society?
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reformers
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What was the slavery reform movement called?
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abolition
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What was the alcohol reform movement called?
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temperance
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Who was the best known African- American abolitionist?
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Frederick Douglass
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What was the name of Frederick Douglass’s newspaper?
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North Star
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What was the name of the network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape to freedom?
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Underground railroad
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What escaped slave woman made 19 trips to help slaves escape on the underground railroad?
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Harriet Tubman
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Who was the abolitionist who published the Liberator?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Who was the women’s rights advocate who later had her picture on a dollar coin?
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Susan B. Anthony
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What was the name of the convention designed to bring attention to the problems women faced?
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Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
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