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Final Exam Part 1- Vocab Flashcards

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Matrilineal

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females in native societies had more rights than in comparison to European societies

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the Three Sisters

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corns, beans, squash

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Crusades, Reformation, Renaissance

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factors that drive Europeans to the new world

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Conquistadors

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people who came to the New World. they conquered the land and the people living there

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Encomienda System

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the system in which the Spanish were given land and were brutal to the Natives

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Bartolome De Las Casas

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Catholic priest who writes about how brutal the Encomienda System is and how it is bad towards the Natives.

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Critical Race Theory

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the Spanish believed they were better than anyone. these laws reinforced racial hierarchies

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the Casta System

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Spanish men would marry anyone. this system showed the rankings of their children

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Peninsulars

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those born in Spain

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Creoles

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those born in the New World to Spanish
parents

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Mestizos

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those born of Spanish men and native
women

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Mulattos

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those born of Spanish men and African
Women

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the Columbian Exchange

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result of Christopher Columbus in the New World. a trade set up between Europe and the New World.

Europe gives: pigs, horses, germs, sugar, wheat, bananas, goats, cows, chickens

New World gives: syphilis, Three Sisters

big win for Europe

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Spain in colonizing the New World

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men looking to get rich through exploration, converting Natives to Catholicism (Southeast)

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French in colonizing the New World

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men looking to make money via the fur trade. they rely on alliances with the Natives (Canada, North America)

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Dutch in colonizing the New World

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Trade Empire, limited military, struggled to be profitable (Mid-Atlantic)

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English in colonizing the New World

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economic and religious in nature, brought both men and women. settled all over America (most notable Northeast)

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Chesapeake and Southern Region

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depended on tobacco, required intense labor, the gateway for slavery

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New England Region

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families came for religious purposes, fishing and lumber is profitable

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Mid-Atlantic Region

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British, cities, trade hubs with ports

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Mercantilism

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an economic theory that the more you can export the better

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Salutary Neglect

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the Colonies have a free hand in their affairs as long as they are profitable for England

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Navigation Acts of the 17th century

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Parliament restricted colonial trade to only England

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Molasses Act

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sets of acts by Britain, tightens control over colonial exports and manufacturing

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Mayflower Compact

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signed while on the Mayflower, pledging to establish a civil government with the authority to enact laws

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Beaver Wars

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British vs. French (both had Native alliances) over fur

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27
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The Pequot War

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British colonists unite with other
native tribes to wipe out the Pequot tribes

28
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King Phillip’s War

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fighting between Colonists and Natives. the deadliest war in colonial period.

29
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Bacon’s Rebellion

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Nathaniel Bacon leads revolt in Virginia because of over-taxation. he takes over, dies shortly. everything goes back to how it was originally.

as a result African slavery becomes popular.

30
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Triangle Trade

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the flow of goods, and slaves from Europe, Africa, and the New World

31
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Middle Passage

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the name of the slave journey from Africa to the New World

32
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Stono Rebellion and Resistance

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enslaves people rebel and march South. they are killed and their dead bodies were publicly displayed to warn other slaves

33
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French and Indian War

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Britain and Colonists vs. French and Natives over to see which European Empire would control the New World

34
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Treaty of Paris 1763

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ends the French and Indian War, leaves Britain as the European Power in the New World

35
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Sugar Act

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enforced laws over smuggling. court cases were tried in British courts rather than colonial courts

36
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Stamp Act

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direct tax on anything printed in
the colonies

37
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Quartering Act

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allowed British troops to live in colonists’ houses for free.

38
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Proclamation Act

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Britain forbid colonists from
settling beyond the Appalachian
mountains

39
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Sons of Liberty

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founded by Samuel Adams, a group who caused many British rebellions

40
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The Townshend Acts

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taxes would be used to pay British government officials, private homes could be searched
for smuggled goods, led to boycott English goods

41
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Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party

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led by Son’s of Liberty, uprising against British

42
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Intolerable Acts

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the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Acts

43
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Coercive Acts

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closed the Port of Boston, reduced the power of the Massachusetts Legislature, expanded Quartering Act

44
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Quebec Acts

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organized the new Canadian lands gained in the French and Indian War, established Roman Catholicism as the official religion

45
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Enlightenment

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movement that believed most of humanity’s problems could be solved through human reason

46
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First Continental Congress

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men wrote a letter to the King protesting

47
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Declaration of Rights

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from the First Continental Congress to the King:
-colonists wanted former colonial rights
-if not boycott
-if rights were not recognized, Congress would meet again

48
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2nd Continental Congress

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met after the battle of Lexington and Concord

49
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Olive Branch Petition

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the last plea for peace by the colonists to King George

50
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Declaration of Independence

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written by Thomas Jefferson, established the the 13 colonies are no longer apart of Britain

51
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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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first battle of the Revolutionary War

52
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Continental Army

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led by George Washington, main colonial army

53
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Battle of Trenton

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saving moment for the Continental Army, turning point

54
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Battle of Saratoga

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US victory caused the French become allies with the United States

55
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Battle of Yorktown

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final battle of the Revolutionary war, Britain surrenders

56
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Treaty of Paris established:

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-ended the war
-Britain would recognize the USA as an independent nation
-the Mississippi River is the western boundary
-Americans would pay debts owed to British

57
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Articles of Confederation

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the original laws of American government, focused on state government rather than federal

58
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Land Ordinance

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organized Northwest territories so that land could be sold to pay off the national debt

59
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Northwest Ordinance

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territories would be under Federal control until population reached a certain size and then they could apply for statehood (no slaves in territories)

60
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Shay’s Rebellion

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Daniel Shay leads a rebellion over over-taxation. shows that Articles of Confederation are not working

61
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New Jersey Plan

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every state has equal number of representation

62
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Virginia Plan

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representatives wanted to tie representation to state population

63
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Great Compromise

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created the set up of Congress with a House and Senate

64
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Federal System

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government with a strong, limited central
government

3 Branches-Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

65
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Three-Fifths Compromise

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counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of determining a state’s level of taxation and representation

66
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The Bill of Rights

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were added to convince states who had not ratified the Constitution to join the Union

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