History - Unit 2 and 3 Flashcards
What is a primary source?
information put together by a person present at the event.
What is a secondary source?
information put together by a person not present at event.
Example of primary source
Autobiography, speech
Example of secondary source
Textbook, biography
What is the Preamble (no date)
Introduction to Constitution; shares purpose and goals of the Constitution
What is the Constitution and year
Document that set up all laws, the government and the country itself (USA) in 1787
What was the Declaration of Independence (specific date)
letter colonists sent to Great Britain explaining why they no longer wanted to be a part of GB; July 4, 1776
The purpose of the Constitution (identified in the _____) to set up the laws and government of the USA as a new country
Preamble
Who wrote the DOI (Declaration of Independence)
Thomas Jefferson
What are the 3 G’s and meaning
God - spread their Christianity
Gold - discover new sources of raw materials. (make $)
Glory - discover/conquer new lands and earn fame from their country and king
What were the main 3 European countries that colonized what is today North and South America?
Spain, France, England
Who was living in North and South America before it was accidentally discovered
Native Americans - Indians
Spanish - conquistadors - had hostile relationship with Native Americans
Pizarro - conquered the Inca (Peru)
Cortes - conquered the Aztecs (Mexico)
Life as an explorer was ____
Risky and difficult
VA House of Burgesses
1st Representative form of govt in English colonies
Roanoke VA
Lost colony
What date range were European countries exploring/ colonizing the New World
1400-1600
What are some the the geographic FACTORS that influence patterns of settlement and distribution of population in the US
Access to fresh water and food, fertile soil for crops
What was the economic system called where the colonies served as a source of raw materials and everything benefited the mother country
mercantilism
What were some the the major industries of colonial America? (work they did)
growing cash crops and shipbuilding
What was the first permanent settlement in what is today the US; what European country started it, and in what year
St Augustine, FL; Spain, 1565
What was the first permanent English settlement and what year was it started
Jamestown, VA; 1607
Be able to match each historical figure with their contribution to the colonial time period
WILLIAM BRADFORD
1st governor of Plymouth, re-elected 30 times, created the term Pilgrims
Be able to match each historical figure with their contribution to the colonial time period
ANNE HUTCHINSON
Strong supporter of religious freedom and tolerance; lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Be able to match each historical figure with their contribution to the colonial time period
WILLIAM PENN
Quaker that founded PA in 1682; supported religious freedom for all religions
Be able to match each historical figure with their contribution to the colonial time period
JOHN SMITH
Captain that founded Jamestown, VA
Be able to match each historical figure with their contribution to the colonial time period
JOHN WISE
Preacher in MA who was arrested for leading the town resistance on taxes
Be able to match each historical figure with their contribution to the colonial time period
ROGER WILLIAMS
Preacher and farmer in Massachusetts Bay colony; views on religious freedoms were so radical he was banished; founded Rhode Island in 1636
What is the Mayflower Compact
early example of government created by the people and for the people
