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History Test: Historical thinking through American Revolution Flashcards

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A source from the time of the event

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Primary Source

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A source by someone who heard about, read about, or studied the event

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Secondary Source

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Looking at the past through the lens of the present

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Presentism

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The way a person thinks something happened

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Point of View/Perspective

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Why do we question things?

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To better understand what happened

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Favoring one thing, person, or group

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Bias

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Sourcing (questions you ask when sourcing a document)

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Who wrote it, where, when, why, and what is their perspective?

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To place or study in context

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Contextualization

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When multiple sources claim the same thing

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Corroboration

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Reading carefully to understand its reading

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Close reading

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Inca

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1430s-1532
Built Machu Pichu
Peru/west coast of South America

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Maya

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Advanced civilization
Astronomy and math
Yucatan Peninsula
Disappeared

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Aztec

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Built Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
Religious Sacrifices

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Eastern Woodland tribes

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Iroquois – influenced democracy
Cherokee
No horses until Spanish arrived

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Cahokia

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Agricultural (3 sisters)
Government Structure

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Great Plains Tribes

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Nomadic – followed Bison
No horses until Spanish arrived

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Hohokam

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Canals in Pheonix

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Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans

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Sophisticated dwellings

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Fall of Constantinople/Impact to Silk Road

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1453
Silk Road closed
Ottomans taxed goods

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Reasons for Exploration

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God
Glory
Gold

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Columbus

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1492
Sails for Spain to find Indies & sails West
Opened Gates for exploration West

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Biological Exchange

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plants (Americans – Corn)
Animals (Horses)
DISEASE

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Pizzaro

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Conquered Inca (1532-1534)

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Cortes

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1521 – Cortes conquers Aztecs

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Roanoke
Sir Walter Raleigh 1587 Roanoke settled John White -- Governor 1588 Spanish Armada sunk Colony disappeared "Croatoan" carved on tree
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Jamestown
1st permanent settlement in New World "gentlemen" looking for gold
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Plymouth
Pilgrims
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Mayflower/Mayflower Compact
Pilgrims too far North No rules Formed gov't before going ashore
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Southern Colonies
agriculture Tobacco & eventually cotton plantations etc
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Middle Colonies
New Netherlands - Fur Trading - New Amsterdam = NYC Pennsylvania - William Penn - Open to many faiths - initially good relations with Natives
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New England colonies
Fishing Ship-building
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Identify colonies
GA, PA, VA, MA, NC, SC, MD, DE, NY, NJ, NH, CT, RI
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Colonial Slavery
17th century import from Brazil/Carribean 18th century demand grows & import from Africa directly
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Pequot War
CT Pequot vs Colonists/Other tribes Pequots destroyed
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King Philip's War
New England Wampanoag Chief Metacomet Native Tribes weakened Bloodiest American War per capita
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Salem Witch Trials
1692 -- 100s of people in MA were accused of witchcraft 20 people killed 19 hanged Giles Corey crushed to death Over 200 people jailed/accused in 1692
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French and Indian War
WHO Britain/Natives/Colonists/colonists vs. French/Natives WHEN 1754-1763 WHY Control of North America & Ohio Valley
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Battle of Jumonville Glen
April 1754 Washington attacks French French diplomat killed Washington tricked, signed French document saying "Jumonville assassinated" War starts
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Braddock's March
July 1755 Major British Victory
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William Pitt/Impact on War
1757 Replace older officers w/ young ones Launches global war
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Treaty of Paris 1763
Ends War Gives Britain: Canada & land east of MS & FA From Spain Spanish gain LA from France
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Causes of American Revolution
Tea Act 1773 Coercive Acts 1774 Continental Congress
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Proclamation of 1763
Forbade settlements west of Appalachians
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Taxes/Acts
Tea Act 1773 Quartering Act 1774 Stamp Act
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Boston Massacre
1770 5 people died Colonists protesting Tensions increased
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Boston Tea Party
Tea Act 1773 Sons of Liberty throw Tea into Boston Harbor
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First Continental Congress
Sept. 5, 1774 12 colonies Declaration of Rights "Life, Liberty, & Property" Trial by Jury Freedom of assembly
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American Revolution (years)
1775-1783
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Lexington and Concord
British Objective: destroy weapons in Concord, MA
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Bunker Hill
June 17, 1775 Victory for British Americans prove they can fight
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2nd Continental Congress
Philadelphia Summer 1775 Washington -- Commander in Chief of Continental Army
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Olive Branch Petition
Expressed loyalty for King George III Negotiate to fix issues, fix war King George III thought they were in rebellion & Enemies
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Common Sense (author/purpose)
Thomas Paine 1776 Made case for independence
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Declaration of Independence
1776 Thomas Jefferson drafts statement July 4 Congress adopted
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American Crisis (author/purpose)
Thomas Paine "These are the times that try men's souls" Restored Morale
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Battle of Saratoga
NY, Oct. 17, 1777, major British loss Turning Point French Become American Allies
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Valley Forge
Winter Camp 1777-1778 Significant Suffering Baron Van Steuben trains army
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Battle of Trenton
army crosses the Delaware river Dec. 26, 1776 SURPRISE! Americans defeated Hessians
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Battle of Yorktown
French & U.S. trapped British under Cornwallis British surrender on Oct. 1781
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Treaty of Paris 1780s
independence of U.S.

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