Misc Flashcards

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Who was the famous Norse explorer from Iceland who established the Vinland colony? (Also discovered Newfoundland and Finland)

A

Leif Eriksson

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Who was the Italian Explorer who is credited for “discovering America” but never really made it to North America

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Christopher Columbus

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3
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What was the royal charter of political rights given to King John by rebellious English barons in 1215 (first formal type of Constitution ever made)

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Magna Carta

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4
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Name the 4 New England colonies

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Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

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What were the name of the people that settled in the New England colonies?

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Pilgrims

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What were the 4 Middle Colonies? Who originally owned them?

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Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Originally owned by the Dutch

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What were the 5 Southern Colonies?

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Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland

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What were the main cash crops?

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Tobacco, Cotton, Indigo, Sugar

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What were the three legs of the Triangular Trade

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America Colonies to Europe to West Africa

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What was the Outer Passage?

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Europe to West Africa. They sent guns and alcohol to West Africa

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What was the Middle Passage?

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West Africa to America. Slaves were mainly sent on the middle passage

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What was the Inward Passage?

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America to Europe. Sugar, Rum, and Tobacco made in America and exported to England

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What was the big religious revival called that happened in the 1730s where people attended big religious parties led by John Edwards

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The Great Awakening

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Who was John Edwards?

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Famous Puritan Preacher during the Great Awakening known for his fiery, passionate sermons

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What is the type of government where you elect delegates or representatives to make decisions on your behalf?

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Representative Government (or a republic)

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What was the name of the Puritan leader who was kicked out of Massachusetts and went on to found Rhode Island

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Roger Williams (famous rebel!)

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What was the Toleration Act of 1649

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  • Granted Protestants and Catholics the right to worship freely
  • Passed by Lord Baltimore in 1649, in Maryland
  • Protected Catholics from any attempt to make Maryland a Protestant colony
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18
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Who was William Penn

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A Quaker who established PENNsylvania

19
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What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

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First first formal written Constitution written by Thomas Hooker in Connecticut

20
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What is the definition of a pilgrim?

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A person that goes on a journey for religious reasons

21
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What is the significance of Plymouth Rock?

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Pilgrims land at Plymouth, Massachusetts on their trip over from England

22
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What was the Mayflower Compact?

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Formal Plan for the Plymouth Colony’s government

23
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What is an indentured servant?

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Someone that worked to pay off the price of their trip on the boat from England to America

24
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What was the House of Burgesses

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Early form of representative government in the Virginia colonies (2 representatives from each community gathered to discuss and vote on issues)

25
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What was Vinland?

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The first settlement made in Canada. Discovered by Leif Eriksson

26
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What was Columbus’s goal?

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To find a quicker route to Asia

27
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Where did Christopher Columbus actually land and when?

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He landed in the Caribbean in 1492 and he thought it was America

28
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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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The exchange of ideas, goods, and people between Europe and the Americas during Columbus’s exploration

29
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What was the Berengia Land Bridge

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The land bridge that the Indians crossed to get from Asia to the Americas (aka The Bering Strait)

30
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Who was the Virgin Queen?

A

Queen Elizabeth I

31
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How did Queen Elizabeth I help establish the colonies?

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She granted the charter for the Roanoke settlement (the settlement that totally vanished!)

32
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Who was Amerigo Vespucci?

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An explorer that the Americas are named after

33
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What was the Roanoke Settlement?

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FIrst attempt at a European colony

also known as the “Lost Colony”

34
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Charter

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A document that grants land to a certain group

35
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Who was John Smith?

A

English Captain that was captured by Powhatan but was saved by Pocahontas

Leader of Jamestown settlement

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Who was Pocahontas?

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  • Daughter of Chief Powhatan
  • Contributed to the early survival of Jamestown
  • allegedly saved John Smith
  • important supplier of food and information for Jamestown
37
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Who was John Rolfe?

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English sailor who came over to Jamestown. Married Pocahontas and had a son with her named Thomas

38
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What was the French and Indian War?

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A war between France and England that erupted in 1754 Albany, New York due to the British and French rivalry

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What was the Proclamation of 1763?

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law forbidding english colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

40
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What was the First Continental Congress?

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56 men sent as delegates to Philadelphia in 1774 to discuss what to do about Britain and the redcoats

41
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What were Minutemen?

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Civilian Soldiers who were ready at a minute’s notice

42
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Militia

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a group of civilian soldiers trained to fight in emergencies

43
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Redcoats

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British soldiers in the Revolutionary War