history exam Flashcards by Roogoona Z.

(1795) made w/ Spain which gave U.S. right of deposit to New Orleans + made 31st parallel of latitude the S. boundary of U.S.; ppl liked

Pinckney Treaty

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intense rivalry between England and France; French and Indians sided

French and Indian War/7 Year War

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prevented “that old Deluder Satan” from keeping people from scripture

Old Deluder Satan Act

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list all of the New England colonies.

Connecticut
Massachusetts Bay
Rhode Island
New Hampshire

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Patriot general who fought tories and Indians in the West

George Rogers Clark

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colonists dressed as Indians and threw tea out of ships

Boston Tea Party

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tax on goods such as paper, glass, paint, and tea (1767)

Townshend Act

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lived in the East; permanent villages; hunted, fished, and planted

Woodlands

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system established by the Constitution to elect the president

Electoral College

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first written constitution drawn up in America

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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(lower house) representation determined by population

House of Representation

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first institution of higher learning in the colonies

Harvard

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rebellion due to the excise tax placed on whiskey

Whiskey Rebellion

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ppl dislikes this treaty made by Jay w/ the Brits in which the U.S. would stop trade w/ France + pay Brits what they owed

Jay Treaty

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English sea captains; pirates

sea dogs

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allowed the use of the army to enforce the laws

Force Bill

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the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

Bill of Rights

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a board-like paddle that was covered with printed sheet

hornbook

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first law college in America; only college in the southern colonies for years

William and Mary

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the main north-south highway (Pennsylvania and New York)

Great Wagon Road

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the time between the president’s election and leaving

lame-duck period

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Vice president who defended states’ rights; resigned and joined the Senate

Calhoun

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set from Massachusetts to capture Ft. Ticonderoga; traitor of the U.S; took over the outposts, seizing fts., cannons, and ammunition

Benedict Arnold

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lived in teepees or brush shelters, hunted buffalo; harsher climate = no farming; survived by gathering wild nuts and berries

Great Basin and plateau

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where the president opposes the bill, stating his objection

veto

group that took control of army at Boston and asked the colonies for supplies and troops

Second Continental Congress

groups that settled down in one area and were farmer; lived in stable shelters

permanent lifestyle

Jackson's close friends who he consulted informally with instead of his Cabinet

Kitchen Cabinet

a closed meeting of party leaders

caucus

1539, discovered the Ms River and died there; his crew founded St. Augustine, Fl.

Hernando De Soto

father was head of house (family = center of life)

patriarchy

(upper house) 2 of these per state

Senate

where the British surrendered in 1781

Yorktown

a loose confederation of the states with a weak central government

Articles of Confederation

called for a unicameral legislature based on equal representation

New Jersey Plan

areas of 6 miles squares the ordinance divided

township

originally created for Indians

Dartmouth College

list all of the Southern colonies.

- Virginia - Georgia - The Carolinas - Maryland

made by Phillip II; 150 ships sent to England in 1588; Half of its ships were destroyed by storm or killed by the English

Invincible Armada

a powerful revival in the 1720s

Great Awakening

another name for loyalists

Tories

ceremony starting the President's term

inauguration

list all of the Middle colonies.

- Delaware - New York - Pennsylvania - New Jersey

discovered the St. Lawrence Rv.

Jacques Cartier

led British troops to defeat Saratoga

John Burgoyne

used to teach trades to boys, they left home and lived with someone to learn the trade; lasted 7 yrs. or until they turned 21

apprenticeship

can be charged with treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors

impeached

a count of the population

census

colonists wrote this to King George to create a chance of peace

Oliver Branch Petition

approval

ratification

hunted buffalo; used horses, were nomadic and followed the buffalos

plains

led the second expedition

Zebulon Pike

settlers without tile to the land

squatters

introduces the Constitution;; states the source of governments power and the six purposes of gov.

preamble

people who died here were called Patriot "martyrs"

Boston Massacre

an increase in the money supply that causes a corresponding rise in prices

inflation

organized groups of politicians who sought to control the government

political machine

oldest permanent city

St. Augustine

king had direct control

royal colonies

taxes on all paper products (documents, newspaper, and playing cards); special stamps for taxed items

Stamp Act

(1791) could hold tax revenue in one place, and the nation's financial dealings could be handled here

National Bank

chosen by Lewis to aid him with the expedition

Clark

divided the government's powers between the National government and the states

Federal

organized by villages and hired teachers (4-7 yrs)

Grammar school

called for three branches with a Bicameral legislature based on population

Virginia Plan

favored fighting the Brits

patriots

tariffs cannot be more than 20%; gave the infant industries in the North time to grow before they lost protection

Compromise of 1833

was bounded on the E. by the 13 colonies, on the W. by the Ms. Rv., on the N. by the Great Lakes, + S. of the Ohio Rv.

Northwest Territory

leader of the green Mountain boys

Ethan Allen

bicameral legislative w/ the Senate based on equal representation + the House of Representatives based on population (Connecticut Compromise)

Great Compromise

the undeveloped area at the edge of the settled land; Americans could claim property and improve it

frontier

allowed Squatters to buy western land once up for public sale

Preemption Act of 1847

laws created by the British Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party (1774)

Intolerable Acts

bill that said Indians who left their lands east of the MS would be given land west of the MS

Indian Removal Act

public policy for western lands, provided for setting 1 section of land in each township for public education

Land Ordinance of 1785

proclamation that claimed that the colonists couldn't settle East of the Appalachian Mountains

Proclamation Acts

first Whig president; longest inaugural speech; died after a month in office

William Henry Harrison

work for 4-7 years to get land; worked with white servants

indentured servants

colonies were called this since so many people from other countries came

melting pot

malicious statements about opponents

mudslinging

a tariff designed to raise money

revenue tariff

constantly on the move in search of game and wild plant

Nomadic lifestyle

mercenary troops who fought for the British

Hessians

British general who surrendered at Yorktown

Charles Cornwallis

travelers on the Great Wagon Road often used this to carry belongings

Conestoga Wagons

the right to vote

suffrage

given by the king

proprietary colonies

wave of immigrants from England and other countries to Massachusetts Bay Colony

Great Migration

as more families came, population population grew faster

natural increase

first president; 1st to be voted unanimously twice

George Washington

act of handing out government jobs to loyal followers

Spoils System

most famous of the new ships

USS Constitution

a state could declare a deferral law unconstitutional by reinforcing to enforce it

nullification

founded when New England Puritans saw that Harvard had been infected with liberal ideas

Yale

led the first two expeditions to explore the west

Lewis

required colonists to house troops in their homes; to wash their clothes and freed them (1765)

Quartering Act

biggest American victory of the war (of 1812)

Battle of New Orleans

naval officer who went against the Brits in the North Sea and won

John Paul Jones

Secretary of Treasury who suffered a stroke in 1823; opposed federal support; disliked tariffs; democratic-Republican

William Crawford

permanent villages; water = food; totem poles

west coast

guaranteed religious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity

Act of Toleration

elected representatives govern the people

Republic

first European to see the Great Canyon

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

slaves would count as 3/5 person for the House of Representatives and for tax purposes

3/5 Compromise

raised the price of foreign goods

Protective Tariff

joint-stock companies

charter colonies

one of the first people to openly challenge the Puritan leaders and founded Rhode Island; ministered to the Indians

Roger Williams

Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico; earmed the deserts, gathered wild plants, and hunted small animals; architects and masons

southwest

powers are divided between separate branches of government

Separation of Powers

Indians called the relocation this

Trail of Tears

powers of each branch are checked and balanced by other branches

Checks and Balances

history exam Flashcards

chapters 1-10 (111 cards)