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HIstory class
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cultural Borrowing | to borrow and use an idea that you got from another culture |
| 1492 | columbus discovers america |
| Fundamental Oreders of Connecticut | 1st written form of government in America; gave the right to vote to non-church members |
| Mercantilism | country controls the imports and exist for its colonies; the colonies exist for the good of the mother country |
| 1607 | 1st permanent english settlement at jamestown |
| Triangular Trade | shipping and trade routes between the colonies & africa & west indies islands |
| Virginia house of burgesses | first form of representative government in america |
| Magna carta | in 1215, king john was forced to share power with parliament; (no one was above the law & right to trial by jury |
| The middle passage | ship's voyage importing slaves from africa; many africans died |
| middle colonies | AKA the breadbasket colonies; raised lots of grain, animals, produced iron |
| Southern colonies | longer growing season, frtile soil, grew cotton and tabacco. life revolved around plantations |
| Albany plan of union | first proposal to unite the american colonies; by Ben Franklin " join or die" |
| William Bradford | leader of pilgrims at plymouth |
| New England Colonies | economy based on fishing & shipping trade. cold climate, short growing season. used town meetings to govern |
| William Penn | founder of Pennsylvania; he believed in paying indians for their land, freedom, of religion, and self-government |
| Anne Hutchinson | woman accused of heresy( false teaching); exiled from massachusetts |
| mayflower compact | written by pilgrims said they would follow the laws the wrote. ( idea: power comes from the people & self-government |
| the first great awakening | religious movement in the 1700s; increased religious toleration & more "equality in eyes of god" |
| primary source | first- hand information; eye witness account of an event |
| second source | second- hand information; heard from other sources: not an eyewitness |
| 1620 | pilgrims settle at plymouth |
| the Enlightenment | intellectual movement in 1700s; the power of REASON led to many inventions |
| Roger Williams | exiled from massachusetts; founder of colony of Rhode Island |
| John Smith | leader of Jamestown colony |
| Lord Cornwallis | commander of the british forces; surrendered at Yorktown |
| Tariff | a tax, usually on imported goods |
| Samuel Adams | leader of the sons of liberty in Boston |
| Crispus Attacks | African- American who was the first to die in the Boston Massacre |
| Boston Massacre | Brawl or fight between British Redcoats and Bostonians |
| Lexington and Concord | first battles of the american revolution; the " shot Heard round the world" |
| Benjamin Franklin | inventor, discoverer of elecrticity, negotiated peace treaty with France |
| Boston Massacre | Brawl or fight between British Redcoats and Bostonians |
| Lexington and Concord | first battles of the american revolution; the " shot Heard round the world" |
| Benjamin Franklin | inventor, discoverer of elecrticity, negotiated peace treaty with France |
| Treaty of Paris | treaty that ended the American Revolution |
| Taxation without representation | slogan of colonial grievance due to paying $ without consent |
| Valley Forge | Washington's starving, poorly equipped troops trained here during freezing winter |
| George Washington | commander of the American troops during the revolution; 1st president |
| Saratoga | turning point in the American Revolution; the 1st time that it looked like the Americans would win |
| 1776 | American declares independence from Britain |
| Inalianable rights | rigths that all people are born with, life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness |
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