test 3 Flashcards
the best-known missionary to the Indians
David Brainerd
he led the Green Mountain boys in the capture of Ft. Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
the first secretary of state in the U.S.
Thomas Jefferson
wrote the famous pamphlet “Common Sense”
Thomas Paine
type of government established by the Articles of Confederation
confederacy
the branch of government that interprets the laws
judicial branch
the colony that set a precedent of religious freedom
Rhode Island
the English monarch who broke with the Roman Catholic Church, beginning the English Reformation
Henry VIII
established the first town school system in America
Old Deluder Satan Act
the treaty that settled a border dispute with Spain
Pinckney Treaty
the year Columbus discovered the New World
1492
the year the Protestant Reformation began
1517
the year the British defeated the Spanish Armada
1588
the year the Declaration of Independence was adopted
1776
he year the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
1791
the year of the founding of Jamestown
1607
the year Harvard was founded
1636
the year the French and Indian War ended
1763
the year of the first shot of the War for Independence
1775
The year the Treaty of Paris was signed
1783
city of brotherly love
Philadelphia
the first capital of the United States under the Constitution
New York City
first permanent European settlement
St. Augustine
this colony established the House of Burgesses
Jamestown
first permanent French settlement
Quebec
the type of government the United States was founded as
federal republic
he preached “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Jonathan Edwards
colony founded as a haven for Quakers
Pennsylvania
the colonies known as the “bread colonies”
middle colonies
this even revived interest in trade with the East
Crusades
helped introduce the smallpox vaccine
Cotton Mather
the group that stood for a loose construction of the Constitution
Federalists
prepared England for limited government
Magna Carta
England victory in this war established English tradition and liberty in North America
French and Indian War
the reason for the colonies’ successful economy
agricultural system
the “shot heard ‘round the world” happened here
Lexington
the turning point in the War for Independence
Saratoga
where the Continental Army spend the winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
the first major battle of the War for Independence
Bunker Hill
the patriot victory that ended the War for Independence
Yorktown
the place where Washington captured Hessians on Christmas night
Trenton
why the free enterprise system is a better economic system than the common-store system
the common-store system promotes dependability; the free-enterprise system promotes responsibility
how the Great Awakening affected American History
prepared the hearts of the colonists for religious and political freedom
why the colonists fought the War for Independence
they realized that their political and religious freedoms were under attack
how the Constitution tried to guard against man’s sinful nature
called for three branches of government with separate but equal powers, providing a check and balance
the purpose of government according to the Constitution
protect the life and property of the people
wrote “Of Plymouth Plantation”
William Bradford
the French aide to George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
first governor of the Plymouth colony
John Carver
discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Balboa
founded the Philadelphia Academy
Benjamin Franklin
founded Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Count von Zinzendorf
first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamilton
discovered the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto
levied a tax on all legal documents in the colonies
Stamp Act
the American traitor who helped the British during the War for Independence
Benedict Arnold
published “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
Benjamin Franklin
the President’s advisers
Cabinet
type of colonies under direct authority of the king
royal colonies
the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
famous naval hero that shouted, “I have not yet begun to fight”
John Paul Jones
the most widely read textbook in colonial America
New England Primer
combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
Connecticut Compromise
incident in Virginia which indicated that the colonists expected the government’s protection
Bacon’s Rebellion
