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STAAR Facts Test 1

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Jamestown   1607; first permanent English colony in North America  
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Virginia House of Burgesses   the first representative assembly of elected representatives in North America.  
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Mayflower Compact   1620, first document with form of self- government in North America  
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Geography of New England colonies   rocky, rivers, harbors, forests, cold,  
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Industry (jobs) of New England colonies   ship building, fishing, trading, commerce, whaling, small farming.  
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Roger Williams   man kicked out of Massachusetts Bay, founded Rhode Island for religious freedom  
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Anne Hutchinson   woman kicked out of Massachusetts Bay, founded Rhode Island for religious freedom  
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Thomas Hooker   Minister who leaves Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut for religious freedom, helped frame the FOC  
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Fundamental Orders of Connecicut   first written constitution in the colonies. Example of a representative government.  
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What was the Geography of the Middle Colonies like?   moderate weather, rich soil, small farms  
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What was the Economy of the Middle Colonies like?   "breadbasket" colonies, grew grains for the colonies, ironworks  
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William Penn   A wealthy Quaker who founded Pennsylvania  
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What is the geography of the Southern colonies like?   rich fertile soil, long growing seasons, hot  
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Georgia   colony founded by James Oglethorpe for debtors  
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Maryland   colony founded for Catholics  
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First Great Awakening   religious movement of the 1700s that emphasized the importance of reading the Bible and religious feelings  
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Mercantilism   an economic system to increase a nation''s wealth by sending natural resources from colonies to the mother country.  
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Triangular Trade   trade between England, the Americas, and Africa in which slaves, rum, and manufactured products were exchanged  
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Samuel Adams   Leader of the Sons of Liberty and Patriot who established the committees of correspondence in Boston & is thought to have planned the Boston Tea Party  
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George Washington   Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, President of the Constitutional Convention and first President of the United States.  
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Bernardo de Galvez   Spanish military leader who held off British in New Orleans, but allowed Americans the use of the port  
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Marquis de Lafayette   French noble who served under George Washington in the American Revolution and helped train the American troops  
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Thomas Paine   Author of the revolutionary pamphlet, Common Sense and The American Crisis, urged Americans to support the Patriot cause  
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John Paul Jones   Founder of the US Navy, Continental navy commander and privateer known for yelling "I have not yet begun to fight"  
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Benjamin Franklin   Author, printer, inventor, scientist, and colonial ambassador to France during the American Revolution  
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Abigail Adams   Wife of John Adams, known for her stance on women's rights  
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Mercy Otis Warren   Patriot writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the Americans Revolution, published plays, books, and poetry.  
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Wentworth Cheswell   Educated African American Patriot, made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere warning that the British were coming.  
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James Armistead   African American spy during the American Revolution. Spied on British General Cornwallis' camp  
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Crispus Attucks   African American, First person killed in the Boston Massacre, martyr of the American Revolution  
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Haym Salomon   Polish Jew who spied for Americans and was held as a translator for the Germans by the British, helped finance the Revolution  
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Proclamation of 1763   Closed off the region west of the Appalachian mountains to colonial settlement  
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French and Indian War   war between England and France over land in North America.  
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Quartering Act   Law requiring colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.  
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Stamp Act   Act which places a tax on almost all printed materials.  
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Boston Tea Party   led by the Sons of Liberty, destroyed cases of tea into Boston harbor  
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Boycott   Organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products.  
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Intolerable (Coercive) Acts   act passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party (cancelled town meetings, closed the port of Boston)  
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Boston Massacre   British soldiers fire on mob and kill 5 colonists  
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Date for the DOI   July 4, 1776  
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unalienable rights   life, liberty, pursuit of happiness  
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unalienable rights (definition)   rights given to you at birth that cannot be taken away  
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Battle of Lexington and Concord   first shots of the American Revolution, "shot heard round the world"  
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Valley Forge   winter camp where Washington's men die of cold, starvation , and disease.  
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Battle of Saratoga   turning point in the American Revolution, France joins the American side after this battle  
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Battle of Yorktown   last battle of the American Revolution, helped by the French navy  
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Treaty of Paris 1783   Agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War  
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*Religion (God) *Wealth (Gold) *Fame and International recognition (Glory)   Reasons for European exploration  
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Thomas Jefferson   author of the Declaration of Independence  
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French   Which colonizing nation established a good relationship with the Natives and came to the Americas in search of furs to trade?  
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