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What explorer’s journey began the prolonged contact between Europe and the Americas? What year did it occur in?
Christopher Columbus, 1492
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The conclusion of what conflict caused the British to incur a lot of debt, causing them to increase taxation on the colonies and causing greater support for rebellion in the colonies?
French and Indian War
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What is an example of the president checking and balancing a power of congress?
Vetoing a bill after congress approves it
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In what presidential election did power peacefully transfer from one political party to another? What did Thomas Jefferson privately refer to it as?
Election of 1800 (John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson), Revolution of 1800
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What 1793 invention cause a huge increase of slavery in the United States?
Eli Whitney's cotton gin
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Who led the Jamestown colony? What crop allowed it to become a success?
John Smith, tobacco
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The map pictured above banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. What was this law called?
Proclamation of 1763
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What was the name of the nation’s first governing document? Why did it ultimately prove to be ineffective?
Articles of Confederation, created an overly weak central government
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What Supreme Court case gave the court the power of judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
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How did voting rights change for white men during the 1800s?
States dramatically lowered or eliminated voting requirements (specifically property ownership)
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What Native American rebellion drove the Spanish out for 12 years, and led to them getting somewhat greater religious freedom afterwards?
Pueblo Revolt
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How did the above law increase colonial dislike of Britain?
Enraged farmers and speculators who felt entitled to the land
300
What compromise of the Constitutional Convention settled the issue of how to count slaves as part of a state’s population?
3/5 Compromise
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The above map depicts the Louisiana Purchase. What president authorized this purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
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How did the Second Great Awakening lead to an increase of reform movements in the nation?
Encouraged power of individuals to improve society rather than simply having the government make or change laws
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What are the three major reasons slavery overtook indentured servitude in the colonies?
1 - Less people willing to be indentured servants 2 - Slaves never had to be freed 3 - Slaves were considered property, not people
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Why did the American colonists dislike the fact that the British Parliament imposed taxes on them?
They had no representation in parliament, gave them no say on the taxes
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What rebellion was nonviolently put down by George Washington and the military? How did that ease concerns over the new Constitution?
Whiskey Rebellion, showed that the new Constitution created a government strong enough to solve problems
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How did the Louisiana Purchase increase arguments between the North and the South over the issue of slavery?
Caused arguments over whether slavery should be allowed in the new territories, and how it should be implemented (which territories to allow slavery, keeping balance of power, etc.)
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What treaty gave the United States a huge amount of new land and accomplished the goal of Manifest Destiny? What nation did we sign the treaty with?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico
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What was the Enlightenment? Where did it begin before spreading to the colonies?
A scientific movement that emphasized applying logic and reason to society; Europe
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The ending of what battle caused France to officially ally with the colonists in the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
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Based on this excerpt, what does Washington fear will lead to an individual seizing absolute power over the government?
The creation of political parties
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What is the definition of a free-market economy?
1 - Private ownership of businesses 2 - Minimal government involvement in the economy (no minimum wage, health codes, safety laws, etc.)
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Despite his promises that he wouldn’t, what did many Southern states fear Lincoln would begin to do after the 1860, leading to increased calls to secede from the United States?
They feared he would eventually end slavery, despite his promises not to.