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Genetic Drift
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Random hereditary change. - Hunter/Gatherer (bands of 20-30) ...
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Olmec
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First known civilization
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Quetzalcoatl
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- Ancient American god- Teotihuacan -700AD, they all died/disappeared- Peaceful god/peaceful...
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Mayan Civilization
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- Ancient Civ.- Religiously oriented- Calendars (2012)
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Aztec
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- Very powerful empire- Dominant American civilization at the time of European contact
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Groups at New World before Columbus:
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- Leif Ericson (1001) - Vikings- Saint Brendan (500 AD) ...
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Commercial Revolution
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Age of exploration that takes focus away from Mediterranean and puts it on Western nations...
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Explorer America was named after
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Scurvy
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- Disease common in sailors/on ships. - Due to a lack of Vitamin C in a diet. - if 20% died...
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Montezuma
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40 year old ruler of Aztec Civilization in Mexico (Tenochtitlan)
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Cortez
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- Conquered Aztecs (1519)- 11 ships 553 men, 16 horses- Married Dona Marina (Aztec woman who...
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French wealth in the New World based on:
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- Fish- Furs
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Voyageurs
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Legal traders (couldn't trade alcohol)
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Coureurs de bois
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Illegal traders (could/did trade alcohol)
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Robert LaSalle
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First European/white man to set foot in Indiana
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Spanish Armada
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- (1588)- Its defeat paves the way to England's greatness
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Roanoke Island
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- Off the coast of North Carolina - The lost colony
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Jamestown
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- (1607)- In Virginia - First permanent English colony in the New World
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Mercantilism
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- An economic theory that stressed the importance of colonies- Countries power is determined...
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Captain John Smith
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Leader of Jamestown
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Pocahontas
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- Married John Rolfe, NOT John Smith- "Became" English - converted to Christianity...
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Starving Time
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- (1609-1610)- associated with Jamestown, horrible conditions, no food, turned to cannabalism
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John Rolfe
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Figured out how to cure tobacco, which saved Jamestown
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1619
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- Virginia House of Burgesses created (Parliament of sorts)- First shipload of slaves came...
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House of Burgesses
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Parliament of sorts
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Bacon's Rebellion
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- Only civil disturbance prior to the American Revolution- Nathanial Bacon- Jamestown/Virginia...
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Calvert/Lord Baltimore
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Created first proprietary colonies
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James Oglethorpe
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- Utopian- Led first settlers to savannah in 1733- Imprisoned those who didn't pay taxes
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Predestination
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Decided before you were born whether you were doing to heaven or hell
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Pilgrims/Seperatists
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Radical, wanted to break away from the Church of England
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Mayflower Compact
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An agreement that bound each member of the separatist group in Plymouth to obey majority rule...
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Puritans
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Wanted to completely separate from Church of England (associated with Massachusetts)
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John Winthrop
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Puritan associated with Massachusetts
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Roger Williams
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Kicked out of Massachusetts and went to Rhode Island
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Anne Hutchinson
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Kicked out of Massachusetts and went to Rhode Island
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King Phillip
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Leads last major Indian war in New England
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Peter Stuyvesant
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Associated with New York
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William Penn
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Founded Pennsylvania
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Primogeniture/Entail
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All land goes to oldest son
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Harvard
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First college in America
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Huguenots
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French Protestant
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Indentured Servants
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Servants who get shipped to America to be auctioned off for labor on a contract
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Georgian
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Symmetrical type of architecture
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Frompe l'oeil
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Fool of the eye
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French and Indian War
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Fought in America over who controls the Ohio River Valley (1754-1765)
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George III
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King of England during American Revolution
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Trace the Steps of Revolution:
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1. Writs of Assistance - Search warrant2. Frontier - Land...
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Pontiac
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Indian chief leading wars west of the Appalachians
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Internal Tax
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- Tax you pay upfront - Stamp Act
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External Tax
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Taxes on imports
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Crispus Attacks
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One of first blacks killed in American Revolution. Happened at Boston Massacre.
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Boston Tea Party
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Organized boycott of tea because they could sell it legally cheaper than smuggled. They made...
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Saratoga
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Turning point of the war, France came in as an ally. Upper New York state.
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Foreigners that helped America win the war:
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1. Lafayette2. Kosciusko3. Pulaski4. Von Steuben
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Lexington/Concord
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Battles of war in Massachusetts in 1775.
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Yorktown
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In Virginia. Last battle of the war (doesn't end the conflict, but marks the point where it...
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Cornwallace
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Forced to surrender. General of the war/battle of Yorktown.
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Treaty of Paris
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Independence from England 1783
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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One of the first big/good thing after Revolution. Provides for the survey and sale of government...
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Land Ordinance of 1787
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One of the first big/good thing after Revolution. Northwest ordinance. Provides for new territories...
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Shay's Rebellion
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Paves the way to constitution
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Great Compromise
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Division to Upper/Lower Houses - Upper: Senate - 2 per state ...
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3/5's Compromise
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A slave is 3/5's of a person (5 slaves = 3 people)
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Federalists
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Supported Constitution, more organized.
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Anti-Federalists
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Did not support the Constitution, less organized.
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Alexander Hamilton
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First secretary of treasury.
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Bill of Rights
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First 10 Amendments of Constitution. Certain basic rights, passed by Congress in 1791.
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John Jay
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First chief Justice of Supreme Court
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Strict Construction
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Do exactly what the Constitution says (Jefferson)
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Loose Construction
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Broad interpretation of Constitution (Hamilton)
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Implied Powers
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Going along with Loose Construction. Implies that certain things can be done in government....
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Edmond Genet
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Frenchman who makes Washington very unpopular in 2nd term.
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Reveals strength of Federal government
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Farewell Address (Washington's)
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- Avoid getting involved in foreign affairs- Avoid political parties- Avoid sectional politics...
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John Adams
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Claims his greatest achievement was the Treaty of Friendship with France.
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XYZ Affair
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Not one cent for tribute
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Serious violation of civil liberties
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