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Why did Europeans come to America to colonize?

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1- To acquire more land

2- To spread Christianity

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Virginia Company

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The joint-stock company that established Jamestown

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Jamestown

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The settlement started by Virginia company

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John Smith

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Governor of Jamestown for its first two years.

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Pocahontas

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Powhatan Chiefs daughter, who married John Rolfe, died in England.

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John Rolfe

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Married Pocahontas, know for saving John Smith, sold first crop of Jamestown in 1614

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Tobacco

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Saved Jamestown, was Americas best know crop.

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Bacon’s Rebellion

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Showed that the settlers were not content with being restricted to the coast Carolinas, lead by Nathaniel Bacon

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Plymouth Colony

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The colony of the Pilgrims

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Pilgrims

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Separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom

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Mayflower

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The ship that the pilgrims traveled on to get to the Americas

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Mayflower Compact

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Document that the pilgrims signed and follow,first set towards government

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William Bradford

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Was governor of Plymouth colony in 1621.

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Squanto and Samoset

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Befriended the pilgrims and showed them how to grow corn, beans, and squash. Also showed them how to hunt and fish.

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Puritans

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Protestants who wanted to reform

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Formed by puritans in 1629

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John Winthrop

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Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, was the groups governor

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Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams

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We’re both taken to trial over disagreeing with Puritans and were kicked out of Massachusetts. They formed Rhode Island .

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Salem Witch Trials

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A series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft where many who were falsely accused, were killed.

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William Penn

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Founded Pennsylvania Colony wrote their constitution, was a Quaker

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Quakers

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Were tolerant of other religions, were pacifists lived in Pennsylvania.

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Pacifists

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People who refused to fight in wars or use force

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James Oglethorpe’s debtor and buffer colony

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Georgia

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First Great Awakening

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A religious revival that swept through the colonies, the belief grows that to God, all people are equal.

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Triangular Trade
A trades system in which slaves, crops, and manufactured goods were traded between Africa, the Caribbean, and the American Colonies.
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Poor Richard’s Almanack, Albany Plan of Union and Join or Die Cartoon
Ben Franklin
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Cause of French and Indian War
France and GB wanted control of the Ohio River Valley, for fur trade
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Proclamation of 1763
Halted westward expansion by the settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains to appease the Native Americans
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The Sugar Act
Lowered the tax on molasses to try and convince people to stop smuggling
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The Sugar Act
Lowered the tax on molasses to try and convince people to stop smuggling
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The Sugar Act
Lowered the tax on molasses to try and convince people to stop smuggling
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The Stamp Act
Placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies.
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The Boston Massacre
A fight breaks out between townspeople and British soldiers, 5 killed, used as propaganda
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The Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists led by the Sons Of Liberty board an EITC ship when it is set to be unloaded and they destroy the tea by drowning it in Boston harbor
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The Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Intended to punish Massachusetts citizens as a reaction to the Boston tea party, called this bc these acts closed Boston Harbor until tea was paid for
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Patrick Henry
Persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act and is the most Anti-British political action from the colonist up to this point
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Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty
A secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonists and fight taxation by the British and was founded by Samuel Adams
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John Hancock
First person to sign the Deceleration of Independence
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Called for the colonies to have complete independence from GB
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Declaration of Independence – Year, location, author, significance
1776, Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson, to explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation
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Loyalists
Believe the colonies should remain under British rule.
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Patriots
Believed the colonies should become an independent nation
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
First fight in revolutionary war
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Battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the war
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Winter at Valley Forge
A time of terrible suffering without decent food, clothing or shelter for Washington and his troops
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Battle of Yorktown
Last major battle of RW
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Benedict Arnold
Hero of Battle at Saratoga,shot in leg combat career over.
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Lead commander of the Patriots troops in the war
George Washington
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Marquis de La Fayette
Believed that the future of America had a great influence on the future of mankind.
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Friedrich von Steuben
Prussian born officer, taught the continental army the essentials of military and discipline
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Francis Marion
Was also known as swamp fox, father of guerrilla warfare
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guerrilla warfare
A hit and run war technique
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Treaty of Paris 1783
Ended the RW, recognized that the US was an independent nation
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio Valley and East of the Mississippi River, contained Bill of rights for the settlers.
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Articles of Confederation
America's first constitution, November 1777,
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Shays’ Rebellion
Revealed the need for a stronger central government, uprising by Massachusetts farmers to fight gov taxes on poor farmers.
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The Great Compromise
Established the model for congress used to this day
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The 3/5 Compromise
Allowed Southern States to count slaves as 3/5 of one free person for representation
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The US Constitution – Father of, year, and purpose
James Madison, March 9, 1789 or 1787 idk created the branches of government, divided powers, and separated state and national governments
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Bill of Rights
1st 10 Amendments to the constitution
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1st Amendment
Guaranties freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press and petition the gov't
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2nd Amendment
The right to bear arms
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4th Amendment
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause.
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5th Amendment
Natural Right can not be deprived without due process of law.
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6th Amendment
You have the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury
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Three Branches of Government and their purpose
Legislative- makes laws Executive- carries out laws Judicial- Interprets laws and declares a Laws or Presidential Acts Unconstitutional
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Whiskey Rebellion
A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal gov't
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Alexander Hamilton
Federalist- - favored a strong Federal gov't - ruled by wealthy - loose interpretation of the Const.
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Alien- allowed president to deport aliens | Sedition- A crime to speak or write false criticisms to try and weaken the gov't
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John Sevier
First governor of Tennessee
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Natchez Trace
Became an important route for trade between Mississippi and Nashville
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Marbury v Madison
The landmark court case that established judicial review
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Judicial review
The court can nullify actions of other branches
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McCulloch v Maryland
Supreme Court case over states rights

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