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62 Cards in this Set
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the Earliest voyage of exploration in the late 15th century were conducted primarily by the |
Spanish and Portuguese |
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Which two are the most correct associations? |
Prince Henry the navigator:oversaw and funded the charting of the western coast of Africa Vasco De Gama: first european to arrive by water in india |
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all made intensified exploration possible in the late 15th century except |
steel ship construction |
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what was the middle passage |
the way african slaves were brought from africa to the new colonies in the new world |
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which was the first permanent english settlement in north america |
jamestown |
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the identure of richard lowther granted him what |
transport to virginia, sufficient food, and sufficient clothing |
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which is the correct match for colony and type of colony |
chesapeake; primarily for profit |
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regarding the settlement of new england and the chesapeake, all statements are true except |
while new england had very few towns, towns flourished in the chesapeake |
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true false: Georgia was settled primarily by thousands of debtors chosen personally by james orglethorpe |
False |
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the most culturally and ethnically diverse of the american colonies were |
the middle colonies |
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in the first half of 17th century, virginias staple crop was _____ and the primary type of labor was _____. however, following _____ rebellion, many planters switched to _____ labor. |
tobacco; indentured servitude; slave |
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what was the largest group of immigrants to come to colonies |
african americans |
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regarding mid 18th century settlement patterns, all are correct except |
dutch; georgia |
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under the laws of ______, a wife's personal and property rights belonged to her husband. she also lost the capacity to make contracts |
coverture |
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the ______ war, which ended in 1763, was also known as the great war for empire and the first world war. the British fought the ______. |
seven years war; french |
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which 1765 act led to the colonial protest slogan "no taxation without representation" |
stamp act |
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true or false: the boston massacre of 1770 was the direct and immediate cause of the revolution |
False |
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correct order of events : tea act , saratoga, stamp act, battle at lexington, coercive act |
stamp act, tea act, coercive act, battle at lexington, stamp act |
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who did not make common sense |
george washington |
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regarding the 3 phases of the revolution, what is the correct location and order they occured |
police action- new england conventional warfare- middle colonies guerilla warfare- southern colonies |
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the american victory over the brittish at ______ in 1777 brought the french into the revolutionary war against the brittish |
saratoga |
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true or false: the first governing document of the united states was the us constitution written in 1777 and ratified in 1781 |
false |
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madisons virginia plan ... |
would create a 2 house congress |
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shays rebellion and the whiskey rebellion were led by |
farmers |
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the greatest and most divisive debates at the constitutional convention addressed the issue of |
representation |
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regarding the early formation of party's in the early 1790's the two correct associations are |
alexander hamilton: federalist James Madison: republican |
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the sedition act passed in 1798 by john adams administration during the "quasi-war" with france, endangered which right |
freedom of speech |
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true or false: whent thomas jefferson became president, he destroyed all aspects of alexander hamiltons economic program |
false |
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in october 1814, new england called the ______ to demand changes to the us constitution. in addition to a 2/3 vote for a declaration of war, they also sought to end the virginia dynasty. the convention did not result in any constitutional changes, but it did lead to the demise of the _____ party. |
hartford convention; federalist |
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what is incorrect regarding the war of 1812 |
the militia performed very well when invaded by brittish at the chesapeake |
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in the case of MAYBURY VS MADISON and FLETCHER VS PECK, supreme court justice, ______ established the important precedent |
john marshall |
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what happened in the years 1815-1840 |
the economy exeprienced unprecedented growth |
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in 1817 new york began construction on the ______ which was completed in 1825. this internal improvement was financially successful and helped make new york city an economic powerhouse |
erie canal |
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wha was true about the missouri crisis and compromise of 1820? |
maine was admitted as a free state |
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who was not a canidate for the 1824 election |
james monroe |
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true or false: the destruction of the second national bannk by henry clay led to a period of american prosperity |
false |
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regarding their beliefs which association is correct |
hamilton, john quincy adams, clay |
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which would have more than likely been a whig |
mechant |
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The _____ was the leading anti-slavery organization up to 1830. focused on transportation to _____ which was a colony established in africa for that purpose |
american colonization society; liberia |
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the compromise of 1850 admitted ______ as a free state, left the other territorial disposition to ____, ended the ______ in DC, and created a tougher_________ law |
california; popular sovereignty, slave trade; fugitive slave |
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immediatism ; william lloyd garrison |
immediatism; william lloyd garrison |
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kansas nebraska act, pottawatomie creek massacre, john browns raid on harper ferry, election of lincoln |
kansas nebraska act, pottawatomie creek massacre, john browns raid on harper ferry, election of lincoln
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the dres scott decision |
affirmed the souths argument that the constitution guaranteed the existence and protection of slavery |
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in the fall of 1862 the confederate army invaded maryland and fought the union army at_____. after linconln issued the_______ |
antietam: emancipation proclamation |
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the battle of bull run |
destroyed the illusion of a short war |
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shermans field order no.15 |
took land from white planters and gave it to newly freed slaves |
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which are examples of federal aid which helped settle the west during and after the civil war |
homestead act pacific railroad bill |
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by the dawes act of 1887 the indian bureau tried to... |
end the traditional native american religions and increase white assimilation among the tribes |
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13th- abolished slavery 14th- citizenship 15th- right to vote |
13th- abolished slavery
14th- citizenship 15th- right to vote
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which is not accurate about gilded age politics |
party system consisted of democrats and whigs |
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the "new" immigrants of the late 19th century increasingly came from _____ europe and settled in |
southern and eastern; cities |
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political aim of the progressive movement was |
use the government to deal with social problems |
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which is true regarding the panic of 1893 and the depression that followed |
it resuted in serious concerns that industrial capitalism might be a failure |
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farmers formed the ______ party. they joined with the democratic party and supported |
populist; william jennings bryan |
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in 1912 , when taft managed to win the republican nomination for president, ______ bolted the party and ran as the presidential candidate for the national progressive party , as a result the republican split ______ the democratic candidate won the election |
roosevelt; wilson |
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the teller amendment stated that the us would not annex cuba while the platt amenment established indirect control over cuba |
the teller amendment stated that the us would not annex cuba while the platt amenment established indirect control over cuba
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correct order in which nations became incolved in world war 1 |
serbia, austria-hungary, russia, germany, france |
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what about mobilixation in world war 1 is true |
job oppurtunities for women and blacks increased |
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the ______act strengthened the espionage act and made it illegal to say anything about the government or flag |
sedition |
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the main purpose of committee on public information during world war 1 was to |
disseminate pro-war propoganda and promote public support of the war in the U,s |
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what is not true about the economic boom in 1920 |
farmers benefited from the boom |
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the new deal vastly increased the size of the nations debt |
the new deal vastly increased the size of the nations debt
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