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Part 1 Final 150 Flashcards

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Why did Europeans come to America to colonize?

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Because of gold, silver, and religious freedom

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Virginia company

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Is a joint stock operation that granted a charter to start Jamestown

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Jamestown

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First lasting establishment in America

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John Smith

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Governor for 2 years- he forced settlers to work and explore. He also built a strong relationship with the Indians

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Pocahontas

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Brought peace to the village and saved John Smiths life

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John Rolfe

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Learned how to make and sell tobacco

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Tobacco

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Saved Jamestown and made Virginia

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Bacon’s Rebellion

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Wanted to set Jamestown on fire and, it showed people weren’t happy about restrictions

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Plymouth Colony

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Formed by pilgrims also had the first thanksgiving

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Pilgrims

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Were separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedoms, founded Plymouth Rock

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Mayflower

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The ship that the pilgrims came over on.

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Mayflower Compact

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Laws that all the pilgrims has to agree on

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William Bradford

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Led the pilgrims, also wrote a famous book explaining the pilgrims lifestyle.

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Squanto and Samoset

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Tribes that the pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving with

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Puritans

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Protestants who wanted to reform, strict, did not tolerate other religions.

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Formed by puritans, led by John Winthrop

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John Winthrop

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Founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams

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Kicked out of Massachusetts and formed Rhode Island

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Salem Witch Trials

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Series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft where many people were killed

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William Penn

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Founded Pennsylvania and wrote there constitution

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Quakers

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Everyone was equal in Gods eyes and no church services because they thought they were already saved

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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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Formed Georgia, formed so people could get a fresh start

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First Great Awakening

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Was a religious revival that swept through the colonies

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Triangular Trade
System in which slaves, crops and manufactured goods were traded.
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Poor Richard’s Almanack, Albany Plan of Union and Join or Die Cartoon
Franklin wrote Poor Richards Almanac which is a collection of savings and Ben also wrote the first war cartoon
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John Peter Zenger Trial
Accused the governor with corruption and was thrown in jail. This helped us lead our way to freedom
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Cause of French and Indian War
Trying to fight for the fur trade and more land for the English
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Proclamation of 1763
Ended the War and said no expansion west of the Appalachians
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The Sugar Act
Lowered tax on molasses to try and stop people from smuggling
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The Stamp Act
A tax on almost all printed materials
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The Boston Massacre
A fight between the people and redcoats.5 people were killed and the used it as propaganda
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The Boston Tea Party
A group from Sons of Liberty boarded a boat and threw all the tea over the side of the ship
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The Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Harsh laws that punished the people in result of the Boston Tea party, also shut the port down
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Patrick Henry
Famous quote of " I'm not a Virginian, but an American"
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Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty
A society founded to protect the rights of the colonies
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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 for Great Britain
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Declaration of Independence – Year, location, author, significance
Signed on July 4th 1776 in Philadelphia wrote by Thomas Jefferson. It explain why the colonies chose to reform a new nation.
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Cause of American Revolutionary War
America did not agree on the same things that Britain wanted. Mainly taxation without representation
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Loyalists
People that were still loyal to Great Britain
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Patriots
Were determined to fight for independence
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Minutemen claimed that the Battle of Lexington was the shot herd around the world. Bunker Hill where Prescott said don't fire until you see the white in there eyes
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Battle of Saratoga
Christmas Surprise attack that was the turning point of the war
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Winter at Valley Forge
A time of suffering without food, clothing or shelter for Washington and his troops.
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Battle of Yorktown
Last final battle where Cornwallis surrendered
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Benedict Arnold
Hero of the battle of Saratoga. His wife arranged him to get a higher ranking but fails and becomes a spy for GB
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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 mankind
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Friedrich von Steuben
Drilled the troops at valley forge. He is from Germany.
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Francis Marion
Know as the swamp fox, father of guerrilla warfare.
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guerrilla warfare
A hit and run technique
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Treaty of Paris 1783
3 delegates sent to Paris, to sign the treaty of Paris which ended the war.
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Created one territory out of lands north of the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi River
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Articles of Confederation
A government that failed because it could not raise taxes. It wasn't strong enough to handle all the problems of the nation
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Shays’ Rebellion
Uprising from farmers because taxes were too high and it showed that America needed a new government
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The 3/5 Compromise
Allowed southern states to count 3/5 of one free person for representation. Allowed for more delegates
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The Great Compromise
Established the model for congress that we use today
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The US Constitution – Father of, year, and purpose
Severed as the supreme laws of the land Father is James Madison Signed in 1787
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Bill of Rights
1st 10 amendments
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1st Amendment
Freedom of speech,religion,press,petition assembly
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2nd Amendment
Right to own guns
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4th Amendment
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause
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5th Amendment
Due process of law
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6th Amendment
Right to a speedy, public trial by jury
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Three Branches of Government and their purpose
Legaslative- makes laws Executive- carries out laws Judicial- enforces laws
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Whiskey Rebellion
A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government
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Alexander Hamilton
Was a federalist that ran against Thomas Jefferson.
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Allowed deportation, a crime to accuse the government
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John Sevier
Becomes the governor of the Lost State of Franklin
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Natchez Trace
Trails that allowed trade between Mississippi and Nashville
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Marbury v Madison
Marburg is a judge trying to get his job finalized but time runs out, he blames it on Madison and sues him. The court finds it unconstitutional.
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Judicial review
The court can nullify actions of other branches
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McCulloch v Maryland
Court case over states rights. The state of Maryland imposed a tax over a branch of the second bank. The court ruled this unconstitutional

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