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Social Studies~exam

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Who
What
When
Where
Why
Irrigation/Early American Societies   Native Americans   Early form of technology-bringing water to land   1400   North America   Beginning of technology- use of tools&knowledge to meet human needs  
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Christopher Columbus   Columbus   discovered the existence of North American continent, changed views of Europeans regarding world   1492-1504   Spain-Americas, Central American coastline   In search of a faster water route to Asia  
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Treaty of Torsedillas   Spain, Portugal   moved Line of Demarcation(1493) more than 800 miles farther to the west   1494   Spain/Portugal   Spain/Portugal were fighting over land claims, this treaty favored Portugal because of change eventually allowed Brazil to become a colony of Portugal  
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Mercantilism   Europeans/colonies   increase money in a country's treasury by creating a favorite balance of trade   1400's   Europe   created more imports than esports for a country, especially through colonies  
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Europe's Age of Exploration   Spain, France, England, Portugal, Italy   Water routes to Asia   1400's-1700's   Asia/Americas   Asian goods, profit from Asian trade, get away from the Italian, Muslim control of existing routes to Asia, increased wealth, led to discovery of Americas  
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Spanish Armada   Spain's fleet of ships   Sent by Philip II, King of Spain to include England and restore catholocism   1588   English channel   Eng. defeated Spanish Armada, World saw spain could be beaten. Eng. remained protestant&independent. other nations challenged spain's land claims  
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Jamestown   English citizens   1st permanent Eng. settlement in North America named after King James   1607   Jamestown, Virginia   religous freedom, beginning of settling of 13 colonies  
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Mayflower Compact   Pilgrims   agreement signed by men aboard the Mayflower   1620   Plymouth, Massachusetts   Colonists were united, established Christian heritage of colonies, laws governing colonies were put in writing  
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Magna Carta   English citizens/colonists   Great charter, property could not be seized by King officials, could not be taxed unless agreed by council, could not be put on trial w/out witnesses, punished only by a jury of peers, people of same social rank, limited powers of King   1215   England   Guaranteed rights of Englishmen  
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Royal Colony   colonies ruled by governors appointed by the King   North and South Carolina were Royal colonies   1729   13 colonies   King appointed governors to rule certain colonies  
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Slaved in Colonial America   enslaved Africans   worked Southern colonies rice, tobacco, cotton plantations   1665-1700's   Southern colonies   free labor, worked plantations, belief that some people are inferior because of their race, thousands contributed to Washington's Army  
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Great Awakening   colonists, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield   Inner religions emotion is more important than outward religous behaviour   1730's-1740's   English colonies   changed colonial culture, churches gained 20,000-50,000 new members  
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Enlightenment   began in Europe, Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Newton, John Locke   a time period emphasizing reason/science as paths to knowledge   18th century   England colonies/Europe   influenced colonists thinking about natural rights, life, liberty, property  
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Glorious Revolution   William(King)/ Mary(Queen)   William&Mary became rulers of England after James was overthrown for not respecting rights of English citizens   1688   England   changing of leadership from James to William&Mary, William&Mary upheld rights  
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English Bill of Rights   English citizens, Parliament, upheld by William and Mary   Respected rights of Eng. citizens&Parliament. King&Queen could not cancel laws, impose taxes, govt. based on laws made by Parliament NOT king   1689   England   used principles of these rights to jail Gov. Andros when he ended Massachusetts republic assemblies  
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French and Indian War   French, English, Huron, Algonquin, Iroquis   Control of fur trade. fighting between Indinan groups, English/French fighting in Europe   1754-1763   Ohio River Valley   Britain claimed all of North America east of Mississippi River.  
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Treaty of Paris(1763)   English/France   Ended French/Indian War   1763   North America   Treaty written to end French/Indian War  
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Sugar Act   Parliament/13 colonies   Law placed a tax on sugar, molasses&other products shipped to the colonies   1764   13 colonies   to help Eng. pay for war debts  
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Stamp Act   Parliament/13 colonies   law required all legal commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid   1765   13 colonies   created the Stam Act congress-this was the 1st time the colonists met to consider acting together in protest  
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Sons of Liberty   Secret societies to oppose British polocies, lawyers, merchants,craftspeople   colonists most affected by Stamp Act ,required legal commercial documents to carry stamp   1765   13 colonies   tax for colonies to raise money for Eng. to pay war debts  
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Daughters of Liberty   women in colonies   patriotic organization that joined in the boycott of British tea and other goods   1767   13 colonies   women were not allowed to participate in political life in colonies  
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Boston Massacre   1000 British soldiers, dock workers   symbol of British tyranny   1768   Boston, Massachusetts   British soldiers hired out at rates lower than American workers. Resentment grew. -redcoats, 'Lobsters 4 sale, yankees  
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Tea Act   Parliament/13 colonies   gave British East India company control over Amer. tea trade, tax had to be paid on tea   1773   13 colonies   Eng. had repealed several Acts-but passes tea act to show power over colonies  
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1st Continental Congress   delegates from all colonies except for Georgia   voted to ban all trade with Britian. Begin training troops   1774   Philadelphia   to uphold colonial rights  
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2nd Continental Congress   Adams, Hancock, Franklin, Washington, Herny, and others   To form a continental army   1775   Philadelphia   beginning to act like a government  
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Declaratory Act   British Parliament/ colonists   Parliament had supreme authority to govern colonies   1776   England>America   passed after Parliament repealed Stamp Act, was ignored by colonists, tug of war between Parliament/13 colonies  
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Decleration of Independence   Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston   document proclaiming independence from England   1776   Philadelphia   Jefferson-author-from Virginia, needed Virginia to paass decleration, decleration passed, colonies considered themselves independent  
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Loyalists   colonists in support of Britain   supported England in Revolutionary War   1763-1783   13 colonies   Most were pacifists-opposed to war, loyalists/neutral-outnumbered Patriots  
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Patriots   colonists in support of America independence from Britain   supported America as an independent country   1763-1783   13 colonies   -felt England had become too controlling, -less Patriots than Loyalists, -Were able to win Revolutionary War because the geography of colonies was too large for British Army to control  
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Albany Plan of Union   Benjamin Franklin   to unite colonies into a Grand council   1754   Albany, New York   collect taxes, raise armies, make treaties, and start new settlements  
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