Fall Final Flashcards
Global exploration country
Portugal
Who is Virginia named after
English Queen Elizabeth 1
Roanoke - success or failure
Failure
Where did mayflower settle
Plymouth
Old name for NYC
New Amsterdam
Biggest crop in middle and south US
tobacco
What are puritans
Protestants reforming Anglicanism
What did the middle passage transport
Slaves
What did the French and Indian war lead to an increase in
Taxes
Where was the tea party
Boston
What did the first continental congress decide
Stay with England
Those who supported England
Loyalists
Quick mobilization groups in revolutionary war
Minutemen
What battle happened after revere’s ride
Lexington and concord
Which battle happened where Americans retreated due to low ammo outside of Boston but hurt the British a lot
Bunker Hill
What did the Olive Branch petition say
Loyalty to the king, need to fight
Which battle where gates surrounded Burgoyne and the Brits surrendered
Turning point
Saratoga
Nation allied with US
France
Lord north said it is all over when surrounded by French navy from the Chesapeake
Yorktown
Leader of US army
Washington
Surrendered at Yorktown
Cornwallis
Power comes from citizens
Locke
Treaty of Paris
American
Franklin
UK King
George III