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Final 150 Test Flashcards

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Why did Europeans come to America to colonize?

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To acquire land and spread Christianity

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Virginia Company

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The Joint stock company established Jamestown

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Jamestown

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A central town created due to being easily defended and to find gold

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John Smith

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Governor of Jamestown for the 1st year, forced settlers to work and explore

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Pocahontas

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An Indian woman who married John Rolfe and saved John Smith’s life

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John Rolfe

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He learned to grow and sell in 1641 in England and married chief Powhatan’ daughter Pocahontas

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Tobacco

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The main crop of Jamestown

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Bacon’s Rebellion

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Led people to overthrow Jamestown government. These showed how the settlers were not not content with being restricted to the coast

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Plymouth Colony

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The pilgrims led this. In first winter about 50% died and then in the spring they met Squanto and Samoset

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Pilgrims

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Came to America on the Mayflower in September 1620

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Mayflower

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Pilgrims traveled on this in 1620

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Mayflower Compact

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A set of articles the pilgrims followed at Plymouth

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William Bradford

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He lead the pilgrims for about 30 years and created Thanksgiving

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Squanto and Samoset

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Two native Americans who taught the pilgrims how to grow corn, beans, and squash so they could survive

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Puritans

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Protesters who wanted to reform, monotheistic, and form Massachusetts bay colony

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Formed by Puritan group and created to be like the Bible

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John Winthrop

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Governor and leader of the Puritans

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Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams

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Two people that disagreed with the Puritans beliefs and were taken to trial and eventually formed Rhode Island

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Salem Witch Trials

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A series of trials of people being falsely accused of witchcraft where many were killed

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William Penn

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A Quaker who founded Pennsylvania and wrote their constitution

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Quakers

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A group of pacifists(refusal to fight), tolerant, slavery was wrong, monotheistic, and everyone was equal

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Pacifists

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People to refuse to fight in war or use force(Quakers were this)

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James Oglethorpe’s debtor and buffer colony

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Georgia was this. Buffer between the stronger English and Spanish colonies. Allowed English debtors and lower class people got a new place to start

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First Great Awakening

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A religious revival that swept the colonies, The belief grows due to in God’s eyes all people are equal

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Triangular Trade

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System of slaves, crops, and manufactured goods between America, the Caribbean, and Africa

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Poor Richard’s Almanack, Albany Plan of Union and Join or Die Cartoon

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Ben Franklin started these All used to spark independence in the colonists. The Almanack was a collection of witty sayings. The Albany Plan of Union was created to start a general government for the 13 colonies. The Join or Die flag was used to represent how the colonies need to be united for independence.

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John Peter Zenger Trial

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Zenger accused the governor of New York of corruption and the court ruled Zenger not guilty this sparked the freedom of the press

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Cause of French and Indian War

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They would fight over land on the Ohio River Valley, and land to control fur trade

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Proclamation of 1763

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Great Britain signed this proclamation to halt western expansion by the settlers west of the Appalachian

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30
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The Sugar Act

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An act British officers that allowed them to seize goods without a court trial

31
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The Stamp Act

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An act passed to tax almost all printed material in the colonies

32
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The Boston Massacre

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1770 a fight breaks out between towns people and British soldiers

33
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The Boston Tea Party

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1773-A group of colonists led this to spark independence in the colonists. They started a revolt in which they dumped British tea off the sides of boats as a sign of protest

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The Intolerable/Coercive Acts

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Harsh laws established to punish citizens as a reaction to the Tea Party

35
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Patrick Henry

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Famous delegate who said,”I am not a Virginian but an American”

36
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Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty

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A secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonists to fight taxation

37
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John Hancock

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1st person to sign the Declaration of Independence

38
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

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Wrote this to represent taxation without representation

39
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Declaration of Independence – Year, location, author, significance

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July 4th, 1776, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson, wrote this to declare that the colonies were separate from Britain

40
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Cause of American Revolutionary War

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Taxation of the colonies, and unfair laws regulating shipping

41
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Loyalists

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Colonists who were still loyal to the King, and 20% of colonists

42
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Patriots

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Home field advantage, Gorge Washington led

43
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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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The battle at which minutemen heard “The shot heard round world”

44
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Battle of Saratoga

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The turning point of the war, 5,700 soldiers surrendered, Benedict Arnold becomes hero, and France and Spain become allies of colonies

45
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Winter at Valley Forge

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A time of terrible suffering due to weather conditions

46
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Battle of Yorktown

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Last major battle in AR

47
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Benedict Arnold

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War hero who betrayed his side of the war

48
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Lead commander of the Patriots troops in the war

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George Washington

49
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Marquis de La Fayette

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Believed the future of America had a major influence on mankind

50
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Friedrich von Steuben

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Came to Valley Forge to train Washington’s troops

51
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Francis Marion

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Swamp Fox, the father of the guerrilla war fair

52
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guerrilla warfare

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A hit and run war technique

53
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Treaty of Paris 1783

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Great Britain recognized the US as being an independent nation

54
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Dealt with Western expansion, related territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River

55
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Articles of Confederation

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In November 1777 americas first constitution was formed

56
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Shays’ Rebellion

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A rebellion held in Massachusetts farmers had to fight the governments taxes on poor farmers

57
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The Great Compromise

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Established the model for congress, one part population(Va), other equal among states(NJ)Ben Franklin created this

58
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The 3/5 Compromise

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Allowed southern states to count slaves as 3/5 of one free person for representation

59
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The US Constitution – Father of, year, and purpose

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James Madison, 1787,one central government and supreme law of the land

60
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Bill of Rights

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First ten amendments to the constitution was created to limit power of government and protect rights of the people

61
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1

st Amendment

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Freedom of Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition

62
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2

nd Amendment

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The right to bear firearms

63
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4

th Amendment

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Protects someone from unreasonable search or seizures without probable cause

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5

th Amendment

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Natural rights can not be deprived without due process of law

65
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6

th Amendment

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The right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury

66
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Three Branches of Government and their purpose

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Executive-Carries out laws, Legislative- creates laws, Judicary- constitutional or not

67
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Whiskey Rebellion

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A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government

68
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Alexander Hamilton

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First secretary of treasury

69
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Alien and Sedition Acts

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Allowed president to deport aliens and sedition were a crime to speak against the against the government to weaken it

70
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John Sevier

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First governor of TN

71
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Natchez Trace

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Part to allow farmers to grow more crops

72
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Marbury v Madison

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The landmark case that established judicial review

73
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Judicial review

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The court can nullify the actions of other branches

74
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McCulloch v Maryland

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Court case that consider states right and the court didn’t want the states to have too much power

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