History Samenvattingen, Notities en Examens

subcontinent - Answer A large land mass that is smaller than a continent monsoons - Answer sea spools and wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. Sanskrit - Answer The most important India. caste system - Answer divided Indian society into groups based on a persons wealth,birth,and occupation...

Annul - Answer undo; divorce Secular - Answer worldly Patron - Answer wealthy supported of the arts Humanism - Answer focused on human achievement Vernacular - Answer in your own words, local language (not classical) Middle Passage - Answer middle journey of the triangle trade; transportation of slaves from Africa to the Americas Capitalism - Answer Economic policy or system designed to make a profit for the home country Mercantilism - Answer Economic policy or system where the colony g...

Articles of Confederation - Answer This document, the nation's first constitution, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolution. The document was limited because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control coinage. Event that led to the Constitutional Convention - Answer Shays' Rebellion Rhode Island - Answer Only state not to attend the Convention Philadelphia - Answer city where the Constitutional Conve...

Election of 1800/ Revolution of 1800 - Answer Peaceful transfer of power; Jefferson wins; Federalist lose legislative branch Judiciary Act of 1801 - Answer law that let President John Adams fill federal judgeships with Federalists Midnight Appointments - Answer Adams appoints federalist judges right before he leaves office Marbury v. Madison (1803) - Answer Established the concept of judicial review.; judiciary act of 1789 unconstitutional Jefferson - Answer Eliminated excise taxes, lowe...

Size of Cities - Answer Growth of factories, bringing job seekers to cities. Urban areas doubling, tripling, or quadrupling in size Factories developing near sources of energy Many new industrial cities specializing in certain industries Living Conditions - Answer No sanitary codes or building controls Lack of adequate housing, education, and police protection Lack of running water and indoor plumbing Frequent epidemics sweeping through slums. Eventually, better housing, healthier diets, ...

abolitionist movement - Answer An international movement that between approximately 1780 and 1890 succeeded in condemning slavery as morally repugnant and abolishing it in much of the world; the movement was especially prominent in Britain and the United States. Creoles - Answer Native-born elites in the Spanish colonies. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen - Answer Document drawn up by the French National Assembly in 1789 that proclaimed the equal rights of all men; the declar...

Declaration Of Independence - Answer A document modeled after the political philosophies of John Locke. It altered the natural rights identified by John Locke to include "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Declaration Of The Rights Of Man And Of The Citizen - Answer A statement of political rights adopted by the French National Assembly during the French Revolution. Declaration Of The Rights Of Women And Of The Female - Answer A statement of the rights of women written by Olym...

abolitionist movement - Answer An international movement that between approximately 1780 and 1890 succeeded in condemning slavery as morally repugnant and abolishing it in much of the world; the movement was especially prominent in Britain and the United States. Creoles - Answer Native-born elites in the Spanish colonies. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen - Answer Document drawn up by the French National Assembly in 1789 that proclaimed the equal rights of all men; the declar...

Scramble for Africa - Answer Sudden wave of conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s. Britain obtained most of eastern Africa, France most of northwestern Africa. Other countries (Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, and Spain) acquired lesser amounts. Congo Free State - Answer A large area in Central Africa that was privately controlled by Leopold II of Belgium under direct rule. He was able to secretly treat the people of the colony very badly until he was forced to giv...

Declaration Of Independence - Answer A document modeled after the political philosophies of John Locke. It altered the natural rights identified by John Locke to include "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Declaration Of The Rights Of Man And Of The Citizen - Answer A statement of political rights adopted by the French National Assembly during the French Revolution. Declaration Of The Rights Of Women And Of The Female - Answer A statement of the rights of women written by Olym...