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Lecture Notes 1 Flashcards

1
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What was Columbus’s journal called

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Journal of the first voyage to America

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2
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Why did people travel to America

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Looking for wealth and legends

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What did Columbus record in his journals

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His findings, people he met, environment, plants and animals

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4
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Why did Columbus log his findings

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For Isabella and Ferdinand

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5
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When did Europeans want to colonize America

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End of the 16th century

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6
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Why did people want the Americas colonized

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New land, wages, religious freedom

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7
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The first pieces of literature in North America

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Pamphlets

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8
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The first newspaper in the new world was called what and created when.

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News from Virginia in 1610

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9
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What were Europeans promised if they came to North America

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Land, wages, and other benefits

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10
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What changed European culture when they came to the new world

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The Native American culture

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11
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Why did the people of New England only have practical writings.

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They had to clear the land and had no time for fun stuff

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12
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What did the New England colonies and the southern colonies have in common

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Fascination with the wilderness, desire for fair government, focus on practical matters.

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13
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What literary form did native Americans use

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Oral stories about nature and the Divine order

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14
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What was an impressive Native American writing that was used partially as a model for the U.S. Constitution

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The Iroquois constitution

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15
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What works did they write in the New England colonies

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They wrote sermons,journals, histories, prayers, and poetry

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16
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What were serious topics the New England colonies wrote about

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Sin, salvation, a lot of religion

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17
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Philadelphia was known for which political document

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Declaration of Independence

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18
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What did the southern colonies write about

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Planting aristocracy, historical narratives,journals, diary entries

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19
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The southern colonies were awarded what by the king

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Plantations

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20
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Why did southerners have slaves

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To work the plantations

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21
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What did pioneers write about

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Discovery, exploration, historical narratives

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22
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What did John smith write

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A general history of Jamestown and a historical narrative the founding of Jamestown

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23
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What three nouns could be used to describe John smith

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Adventurer egotist author

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24
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What are John smiths years

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1580-1631

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25
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What was John smith the leader of

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Jamestown, the first successful English colony

26
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What are William bradfords years

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1590-1657

27
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What was William Bradford

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Pilgrim

28
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What did William Bradford write

A

Of Plymouth plantation

29
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How many terms did William Bradford govern Plymouth

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30

30
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What is of Plymouth plantation about

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Historical narrative of the voyage to the new world and founding Plymouth

31
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What are jonathon Edwards dates

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1703-1758

32
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Who is said to have started the great awakening

A

Jonathon Edwards

33
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What is the great awakening

A

Revival of Puritanism

34
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What type of words did Jonathan Edwards use

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Scary emotional

35
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What are Edward Taylor’s dates

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1645-1729

36
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Who is the most talented poet of the colonial age

A

Edward Taylor

37
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What other occupations did Edward Taylor have

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Physician and a minister

38
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First American woman to publish a volume of poetry and got away with it

A

Anne Bradstreet

39
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Anne Bradstreet dates

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1612-1672

40
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The most important type of literature during the revolutionary period

A

Political literature

41
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When did the English start recognizing themselves as American

A

Revolutionary period

42
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Most important document of the 18 century

A

Declaration of Independence

43
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Benjamin Franklin dates

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1706-1790

44
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What do historians call Ben Franklin and why

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Renaissance man because he was so many things

45
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Thomas Jefferson dates

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1743-1826

46
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Founded the university of Virginia

A

Thomas Jefferson

47
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Wrote common sense essay and American crisis essay

A

Thomas Paine

48
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Thomas Paine

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1737-1809

49
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Phillis Wheatley dates

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1753?-1784

50
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She was a poet and a slave

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Phillis Wheatley

51
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Wrote sophisticated poetry in her second language English

A

Phillis Wheatley

52
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What historical figure did Phillis Wheatley write a poem for

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George Washington

53
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Patrick Henry dates

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1736-1799

54
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Most powerful orator of the American Revolution

A

Patrick Henry

55
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Patrick Henry s famous quote

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Give me liberty or give me death

56
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Patrick Henry could make listeners feel what

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Any emotion

57
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Michel guillaume jean de crevecoeur dates

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1735-1813

58
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Wrote about the transformation of Europeans to Americans

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Michel guillaume Jean de crevecoeur

59
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What did the American Dream turn into

A

American nightmare

60
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What happened when Michel guillaume Jean de crevecoeur returned to America

A

His family was killed and he was considered a spy

61
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Columbus kept what on his 1492 voyage

A

Journal

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