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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What does AD stand for?

A

Ano Domini

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2
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Who wrote the Declaration of independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin

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3
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What’s the difference between Primary and Secondary sources

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Primary- you saw/ witnessed it
Secondary- information was passed along to you

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4
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What Colony was once a Dutch Colony called New Amsterdam?

A

New York

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5
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Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important in the Revolutionary War?

A

Convinced France to join the war

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6
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Why was the literacy rate so much higher in the Colonies?

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The Puritan’s, started schools, and actually read the Bible

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7
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The Native American group that developed an early form of Democracy referenced by Ben Franklin

A

Iroquois

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8
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What is Oral History and give an example

A

Storytelling, Native Americans

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9
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How did Washington win the Battle of Trenton?

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Attacked on Christmas, crossing the Delaware River

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10
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Where was Washington forced to keep his army during the brutal winter of 1777-1778?

A

Valley Forge

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11
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What Colony started a haven for Catholics?

A

Maryland

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12
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What nation did Christopher Columbus represent when he sailed for the Americas?

A

Spain

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13
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What was the Spanish term used for Spain taking and claiming territory to establish dominance of the Catholic Church?

A

Reconquista

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14
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The Colony Pennsylvania was started as a haven for all faiths. Who started it?

A

William Penn

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15
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At the Battle of Georgetown who surrounded to Washington ending the Revolutionary war?

A

General Cornwallis

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16
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What are two challenges Jamestown faced by the Settlement? What crop saved them?

A

Disease and Starvation. Tabaco

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17
Q

What are three ways that Cortex was able to defeat the mighty Aztec empire?

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Disease, Guns, Alliances

18
Q

What are two ways that the French and Indian war created tension between Britain and its American colonies?

A

The British won, and the militia and British army did not get along

19
Q

No Taxation…

A

…Without Representation

20
Q

What French General helped Washington during the Revolutionary War?

A

General Lafayatte

21
Q

What year did slavey start in Jamestown

A

1619

22
Q

What colony started as a place for prisoners released form prisoners released from prison

A

Georgia

23
Q

What was Gullah

A

Language used by Slaves

24
Q

What are 3 advantages and 2 disadvantages of the British going into the war?

A

advantages - Navy, more soldiers, better trained
disadvantages - long supply lines, internal hate

25
Q

What are 3 advantages and 2 disadvantages of the Patriots going into the war?

A

advantages - home field, passion, guns
disadvantages - supplies, people

26
Q

Who said “Give me liberty, or give me death.”?

A

Patrick Henry

27
Q

What port in South Carolina was a key location for slave trade in the Americas?

A

Charleston

28
Q

Frustrated by losing Boston, what city did the British invade in the summer of 1776?

A

Philadelphia

29
Q

Who was the leader of the Suns of Liberty in Boston?

A

Sam Adams

30
Q

What was the Boston Massacre?

A

The event where British Soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protesters

31
Q

What was Salutary Neglect?

A

British didnt help the Colonies but still wanted their money

32
Q

What was the name of the religious movement in the early 1700s that encouraged colonials to come back to God?

A

The Great Awakening

33
Q

Where were the British soldiers headed when attacked by the militiamen in Lexington?

A

Concord

34
Q

What happened on July 4 1776?

A

The Declaration of Independence was officially ratified

35
Q

What was the document sent during the Second Continental Congress sent to King George lll?

A

Olive Branch Petition

36
Q

What Battle did the Patriots lose because of ammo but gave them confidence to win the war?

A

The Battle of Bunker Hill

37
Q

What was the British act put on all legal documents?

A

Stamp Act 1765

38
Q

What act forced the colonies to house and pay for British soldiers that would patrol the colony?

A

Quartting Act 1773

39
Q

What act was passed to punish to Boston after the Boston Tea Party?

A

Tea Act 1773

40
Q

What was Indentured Servitude?

A

Pay for 7yr worker, then go off to start their own work

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