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History Test: Historical thinking through American Revolution Flashcards

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A source from the time of the event

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Primary Source

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A source by someone who heard about, read about, or studied the event

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Secondary Source

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Looking at the past through the lens of the present

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Presentism

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The way a person thinks something happened

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Point of View/Perspective

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Why do we question things?

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To better understand what happened

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Favoring one thing, person, or group

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Bias

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Sourcing (questions you ask when sourcing a document)

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Who wrote it, where, when, why, and what is their perspective?

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To place or study in context

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Contextualization

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When multiple sources claim the same thing

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Corroboration

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Reading carefully to understand its reading

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Close reading

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Inca

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1430s-1532
Built Machu Pichu
Peru/west coast of South America

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Maya

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Advanced civilization
Astronomy and math
Yucatan Peninsula
Disappeared

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Aztec

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Built Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
Religious Sacrifices

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Eastern Woodland tribes

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Iroquois – influenced democracy
Cherokee
No horses until Spanish arrived

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Cahokia

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Agricultural (3 sisters)
Government Structure

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Great Plains Tribes

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Nomadic – followed Bison
No horses until Spanish arrived

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Hohokam

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Canals in Pheonix

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Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans

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Sophisticated dwellings

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Fall of Constantinople/Impact to Silk Road

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1453
Silk Road closed
Ottomans taxed goods

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Reasons for Exploration

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God
Glory
Gold

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Columbus

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1492
Sails for Spain to find Indies & sails West
Opened Gates for exploration West

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Biological Exchange

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plants (Americans – Corn)
Animals (Horses)
DISEASE

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Pizzaro

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Conquered Inca (1532-1534)

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Cortes

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1521 – Cortes conquers Aztecs

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Roanoke

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Sir Walter Raleigh
1587 Roanoke settled
John White – Governor
1588 Spanish Armada sunk
Colony disappeared
“Croatoan” carved on tree

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Jamestown

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1st permanent settlement in New World
“gentlemen” looking for gold

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Plymouth

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Mayflower/Mayflower Compact

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Pilgrims too far North
No rules
Formed gov’t before going ashore

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Southern Colonies

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agriculture
Tobacco & eventually cotton plantations etc

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Middle Colonies

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New Netherlands
- Fur Trading
- New Amsterdam = NYC
Pennsylvania
- William Penn
- Open to many faiths
- initially good relations with Natives

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New England colonies

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Fishing
Ship-building

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Identify colonies

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GA, PA, VA, MA, NC, SC, MD, DE, NY, NJ, NH, CT, RI

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Colonial Slavery

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17th century import from Brazil/Carribean
18th century demand grows & import from Africa directly

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Pequot War

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CT
Pequot vs Colonists/Other tribes
Pequots destroyed

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King Philip’s War

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New England
Wampanoag Chief Metacomet
Native Tribes weakened
Bloodiest American War per capita

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Salem Witch Trials

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1692 – 100s of people in MA were accused of witchcraft
20 people killed
19 hanged
Giles Corey crushed to death
Over 200 people jailed/accused in 1692

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French and Indian War

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WHO
Britain/Natives/Colonists/colonists vs. French/Natives
WHEN
1754-1763
WHY
Control of North America & Ohio Valley

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Battle of Jumonville Glen

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April 1754
Washington attacks French
French diplomat killed
Washington tricked, signed French document saying “Jumonville assassinated”
War starts

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Braddock’s March

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July 1755
Major British Victory

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William Pitt/Impact on War

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1757
Replace older officers w/ young ones
Launches global war

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Treaty of Paris 1763

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Ends War
Gives Britain: Canada & land east of MS & FA From Spain
Spanish gain LA from France

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Causes of American Revolution

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Tea Act 1773
Coercive Acts 1774
Continental Congress

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Proclamation of 1763

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Forbade settlements west of Appalachians

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Taxes/Acts

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Tea Act 1773
Quartering Act 1774
Stamp Act

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Boston Massacre

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1770
5 people died
Colonists protesting
Tensions increased

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Boston Tea Party

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Tea Act 1773
Sons of Liberty throw Tea into Boston Harbor

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First Continental Congress

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Sept. 5, 1774
12 colonies
Declaration of Rights
“Life, Liberty, & Property”
Trial by Jury
Freedom of assembly

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American Revolution (years)

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Lexington and Concord

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British Objective: destroy weapons in Concord, MA

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Bunker Hill

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June 17, 1775
Victory for British
Americans prove they can fight

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2nd Continental Congress

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Philadelphia Summer 1775
Washington – Commander in Chief of Continental Army

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Olive Branch Petition

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Expressed loyalty for King George III
Negotiate to fix issues, fix war
King George III thought they were in rebellion & Enemies

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Common Sense (author/purpose)

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Thomas Paine
1776
Made case for independence

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Declaration of Independence

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1776
Thomas Jefferson drafts statement
July 4 Congress adopted

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American Crisis (author/purpose)

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Thomas Paine
“These are the times that try men’s souls”
Restored Morale

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Battle of Saratoga

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NY, Oct. 17, 1777, major British loss
Turning Point
French Become American Allies

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Valley Forge

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Winter Camp 1777-1778
Significant Suffering
Baron Van Steuben trains army

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Battle of Trenton

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army crosses the Delaware river
Dec. 26, 1776 SURPRISE!
Americans defeated Hessians

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Battle of Yorktown

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French & U.S. trapped British under Cornwallis
British surrender on Oct. 1781

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Treaty of Paris 1780s

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independence of U.S.

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