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Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point of the Revolution?
France stepped in to assist the colonists
What document ended the French and Indian War ?
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Midwest became the chief source of __________ for the rest of the U.S.
The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to:
Avoid further conflicts between American colonists and Native Americans
This act taxed almost any form of commercial paper:
Stamp Act
What 3 elements were part of Henry Clays American System?
A national bank
Tariffs to try to protect American industries from foreign competition
Federal funding for internal improvements
A state may repeal/strike down any federal law that it deems to be unconstitutional
Nullification
This invention was important because it allowed cotton to be picked and processed much more quickly, thus vastly increasing the profitability of cotton and the need for more slave labor
Eli Whitneys Cotton Gin
What rebellion proved the Constituition was strong with the new government?
Whiskey Rebellion
Massachusetts raising taxes to pay off debts caused which rebellion?
Shay's Rebellion
What political development in the early 1800s established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Attendees of the Seneca Falls Convention sought to achieve what?
Womens rights
Southerners referred to slavery by using what euphemism?
Our Peculiar Institution
What was Jacksons response to South Carolina refusing to follow the tariff?
Got congress to allow him to use military force against South Carolina.
After the French and Indian War, Britain recieved land East of the ____________.
Mississppi
What was the dominant political party during the Era of Good Feelings?
Democratic - Republicans
The Boston Tea Party caused what set of acts to be put in place?
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts
What did President Jacksons Indian policy cause?
The removal of Native American tribes from their lands to settlements west of the Mississippi River
Why did the Louisiana Purchase spark a Constitutional debate?
Because purchasing land is not an enumerated power in the Constitution
What document was the last attempt by the colonists to mend its relationship with the British?
Olive Branch Petition
This document sought to keep European nations from interfering with the newly-independent countries in the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
What 3 things led to an increase in the demand for slaves in the early to mid-1800s?
Cotton became the new southern cash crop
New land was available on which plantations could move to
New farming technologies increased production levels
What plan was offered as a proposal at the Constitutional Convention and called for giving each state in Congress representation in proportion to each state's population.
Virginia Plan
What resolved the deadlock between those who favored the New Jersey Plan and those who favored the Virginia Plan ?
The Great Compromise
"Steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world"
This sentence sounds most like George Washingtons advice in his ____________.
Farewell Address