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8th USH Key Events
8th Grade STAAR Review USH Key Events
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | First successful colony in the New World |
| 1607 | Year that Jamestown was founded |
| Reasons for Exploration | Social gains, political to gain new land, religious to spread Christianity, economic looking for gold, spices |
| Mayflower Compact | Document that established self-government for the pilgrims |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | First representative assembly in the colonies |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | First written constitution in North America, written by Thomas Hooker |
| Triangle Trade | Trade between Europe, Africa, and North America that involved goods, rum, slaves, molasses, and money |
| Mercantilism | Economic idea that colonies provide raw materials exclusively for the mother country |
| French and Indian War | British fought French soldiers and Native Americans which resulted in Britain gaining land from the French |
| Treaty of paris, 1763 | Treaty that ended the French and Indian War, after which the British began taxing the colonists to pay for the war |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Act that stated that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian mountains because King George could not afford to protect them |
| Townshend Acts | Tax on imported goods such as tea, glass, lead, and paint |
| Intolerable Acts | Acts that closed Boston Harbor, outlawed town meetings, ordered quartering of soldiers |
| Declaration of Independence | 1776 colonists listed grievances against King George and declared their independence |
| Lexington and Concord | First battle in the American Revolution |
| Battle at Saratoga | Turning point in the American Revolution as the victory convinced France to support the colonists |
| Battle at Yorktown | Last battle of the American Revolution where Cornwallis surrendered |
| Treaty of Paris, 1783 | Treaty in which Great Britain acknowledged the United States as an independent nation |
| Northwest Ordinance | Act that provided a method for admitting new states to the Union, no slavery was permitted |
| Articles of Confederation | First government of the US, was weak in that the government couldn't tax, there was no army to put down a rebellion, only one branch of government |
| Constitutional Convention | Delegates met in Philadelphia to write a new Constitution |
| Shays Rebellion | A rebellion over taxes that exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
| War of 1812 | War fought after Britain tried to prevent US from trading, and impressed US sailors into British Navy |
| "Era of Good Feelings" | Period of time after the US was victorious in the War of 1812, proved US could protect itself |
| Popular Sovereignty | Idea that government was created by people who have the power |
| Republicanism |
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