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The articles of confederation were mostly concerned with... |
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Guarded state sovereignty |
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Most important accomplishment of congress |
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Formed ordinances to distribute public lands |
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What did the NW ordinance do? |
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Defined the process by which a territory became a state |
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Who was the most brilliant political american theorist? |
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Shays Rebellion involved... |
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When was the year of the Constitutional convention? |
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In order to determine representation in the lower house, every five states in a congressional district would count as three free voters |
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What did the Constitution use for the election of the president? |
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How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution? |
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What were the people who were for the Constitution called? |
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Who were the three people that wrote the Federalist papers? |
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Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay |
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Contained in the Bill of Rights was... |
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The right to not have to quarter soilders |
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What was the very early conflict in congress? |
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Hamilton's economic goals |
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Thomas Jefferson and Madison argued against the bank because? |
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Nothing in the Constitution allowed the creation of a bank |
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The westerners did not think the government cared about them |
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What did George Washington warn about in his farewell address? |
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During the Quasi war with France, what did the federalist try to do? |
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They tried to destroy the republican party |
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What was the non-intercourse act? |
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a law passed in 1809 by the United States Congress to ban all commerce between Americans and the European nations of France and Great Britain. |
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What was Macon's Bill Number Two? |
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Reestablished trade with both France and Great Britain |
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Why was America unprepared for got the War of 1812? |
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Because Jefferson disbanded the military |
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What was the treaty of Ghent? |
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Granted trading tights for America and Canada |
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What did the major supreme cases do? |
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They strengthened the power of the federal government over states |
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The set border between the U.S and Canada |
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Who did Jefferson almost loose to in the election of 1800? |
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What was the 12th amendment? |
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The 12th amendment requires separate electoral ballots for the president and vice president. |
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Who contributed to the birth of of the factory system? |
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Where did the Louis and Clark expedition take place? |
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From St. Louis, up the Mississippi River |
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What principle did John Marshal start? |
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He reinforced the principle that federal courts are obligated to exercise judicial review |
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In this 1803 landmark decision, the Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring an act of Congress unconstitutional |
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What effective did the embargo act cause? |
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It caused economic mayhem |
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What happened at the battle of New Orleans? |
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British forces were defeated by Andrew Jackson |
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What was the Adams-onis treaty? |
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Allowed for U.S annexation of Florida |
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What are internal improvements? |
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A reliable transportation system |
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What was the first great transportation project? |
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Who created the first successful steam boat? |
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Most spectacular engendering achievement? |
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Greatest show place for American industrialization? |
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Who made up the primary source of labor? |
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What president is mostly identified with the era of good feelings? |
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What supreme court decision had to do with binding contracts? |
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What was the Monroe doctrine? |
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Declared the Western Hemisphere off limits to new European colonization |
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As president, John Quincy Adams.... |
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What was the spoils system? |
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The rotation of office holders |
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What is the Trail of Tears? |
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In the winter of 1838-1893 the Cheroke were forced to evacuate their lands in Georgia and travel under military guard to Oklahoma |
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During the nullification crises, who did Andrew Jackson have issues with? |
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What was the name of the President of the Bank when Jackson refused to restablish it? |
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What was the kitchen cabinet during Jefferson's administration. |
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was a term used by political opponents of President Andrew Jackson to describe the collection of unofficial advisers he consulted in parallel to the United States Cabinet. |
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How did he kill the bank? |
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He took out all the money |
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How did Henry Harrison get the name Tippecanoe? |
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Because of the battle of Tippecanoe |
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