U.S. History Flashcards

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1st Amendment

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Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, speech

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8th Amendment

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Freedom from cruel or unusual punishment

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Anti-Federalist

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Against Constitution, believed it needed a bill of rights to give people more freedom

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Consent of governed

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Belief governments do what the people vote for

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France

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Claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading; rivals with Spain

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Free enterprise

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Economy driven by profit and competition

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Growth of representative government

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Due to distance from Britain

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Industrial Revolution

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America began making money from building factories; manufacturing

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Manifest Destiny

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United States desire to own land from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast

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Reasons for exploration

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Wealth, religion, expand empires, claim territory