ss part 1 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Primary Sources
Original record/eye witness account of an event from the past. Ex: A diary, letter, newspaper article, picture, autobiography, etc.
Secondary Source
Created by people who did not live during or witness the event. Ex: biography, movie, textbook, etc.
How did Native Americans use natural resources to adapt to their environment?
-Trees for Houses
-Ice for Igloos
-Animal fur for clothing
-Stone for tools
Iroquois Confederacy
Council consisting of representatives form six Iroquois nations to make decisions and solve problems. Earliest form of representative government. Woman picked the representatives.
Colombian Exchange
Jamestown, Virginia
Mercantalism
Mercantilism is when one country colonizes to get goods from another area. (Mother country benefits the most from this)
Mayflower compact
A document that organized the government of Plymouth, included rules, laws, etc.
French and Indian War
War between Britain + France over Territory. (The Ohio River Valley) Indians recruited to both sides. Fought over land. American colonies had to pay those debts.
Albany Plan of Union
Goal was to put the British North American colonies under a better government. Ben Franklin suggestion a United Central government, colonies rejected his idea.
Proclamation of 1763
This was a paper signed by King George the third to avoid further conflict w/ native Americans. Signed to keep colonists from claiming more land after the French and Indian War. Application Mountains was a boundary for colonies.
What does “No taxation without representation” mean?
The colonies should not be taxed as they did not have anyone to represent them in parlament.
What were some ways that the colonists protested British Taxes?
Boston Tea Party, Sons and daughters of Liberty, Boycott, writing pamphlets, speeches
Common Sense
Supported the idea of Independence. Made many colonists support independence. It’s describes as common sense because Britain is so far away, and Britain is way smaller than America.
Stamp Act
A tax on paper goods such as newspapers, birth certificates, diplomas, playing cards, etc. To show the tax was payed, a stamp would be placed on the paper item.
Declaration of Independence
Document announcing separation of colonies from Great Britain. Contains a preamble, list of grievances, (complaints) and justification for independence. Main author: Thomas Jefferson.
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Parliament passes the coercive acts to punish the people of Massachusetts. Boston had to pay for the ruined tea. Colonists called these acts the Intolerable acts.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
-1st battled of Revolutionary war.
-AKA shot heard round the world
-Minute men faced off against British at Lexington and Concord.
-British were forced to retreat to Boston after.
Saratoga
-Turning point of the wear because the French helped America and won the war.
Battle of Yorktown
AKA siege of Yorktown. Last major battle of the war. The continental army and the French worked together. British was forced to surrender and America won.
