APUSH Ch 8 Vocab

Olive Branch Petition (July 8, 1775) The colonies' final offer of peace to Britain, agreeing to be loyal to the British government if it addressed their grievances (repealed the Coercive Acts and ended the taxation without representation...

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apush ch 5

All of the following are reasons the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies sought independence Distinctive social structure, Distinctive economic structure, Distinctive political structures, and The appearance of a recognizably American way...

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APUSH Amendments

1st Amendment Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, & religion. And, government cannot establish any official religion, i.e., separation of church and state. 2nd Amendment Right to bear arms....

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APUSH 1968

Gulf of Tonkin Incident American Destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy claimed to have been attacked by North Vietnamese gunboats. A couple days later, they reported having been attacked again, a claim that raised questions on its accuracy, but...

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APUSH 1960- Present

Miranda v Arizona Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police. Huey Newton ...

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APUSH 1920’s

red scare fear of the new immigrants, from South Eastern Europe, and communism; partly a reaction to the Russian revolution harding scandals many of the people Harding put in office behaved corruptly and were...

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APUSH 1763-1775

proclamation of 1763 issued of October 7, 1763 and was created to alleviate relations with natives after the French and Indian War and started that Americans were not permitted to passed the Appalachian Mountains. Thomas...

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APUSH 484 CH 13

In the 1820s and 1830s one issue that greatly raised the political stakes was slavery. The new two party political system that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s became an important part of the nation's checks and...

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APUSH 40

In the 1980 national elections, Edward Kennedy challenged incumbent President Carter for the nomination of the Democratic party. Liberal Democrats complained that Jimmy Carter had failed to control inflation. ...

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apush 37

IBM International Business Machines, was part of the historic shift to a mass consumer economy after World War II, and symbolized another momentous transformation to the fast-paced "Information Age." Strategic...

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