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Weeks 7-12 Flashcards

1
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How many voyages did Henry Hudson undertake?

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Four!

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2
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Over what years did Hudson take his voyages?

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1607-1611

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On what voyage did Hodson discover the Hudson River? (#)

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Third

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4
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What company did Hudson work for during his third voyage?

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The Dutch East India Company

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What colony did Hudsons third voyage cause to be established and what nations colony was it?

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The colony was a Dutch Colony called New Neatherland

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What Letter began the Thirty Years’ War?

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The Letter of Majesty

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7
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Who edicted the Letter of Majesty and when?

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King Rudolf II of Bohemia in 1609

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What Letter guarenteed that the Pordestants still had certain religious freedoms?

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The Letter of Majesty

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Who was the first king after King Rudolf died that tried to take away the Prodestants religious freedoms?

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King Matthias

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Who was the second king after King Rudolf died that tried to take away the Prodestants religious freedoms?

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King Ferdinand II

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11
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What event started the Thirty Years War?

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The Defenestration of Prague

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12
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How many people were defenestrated? From how high up?

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3; 2 Catholic officials and 1 secretary.
From the third floor.

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13
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From what building were people defenestrated?

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Prague Castle

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14
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In what country did the troubles that caused the Enlgish Civil War start?

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Scotland

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15
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Who was the Schottish market woman that led a riot against ceremonial-style worship in 1637?

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Jenny Geddes

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Which Archbishop forced the cerimonial-style worship upon the Scots?

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Archbishop William Laud

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17
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What book did Archbishop William Laud force upon the Scots.

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The Scotish Book of Common Prayer

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18
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What king’s officials were ejected by Scotland?

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His Bishops

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What was the first war (out of two) that the king launched against Scotland to try and reinstate his officials?

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The First Bishop’s War

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What was the second war (out of two) that the king launched against Scotland to try and reinstate his officials?

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The Second Bishop’s War

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21
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What army was the key to the Long Parliament’s vicotry?

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The New Model Army

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22
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The New Model Army was the key to which Parliament?

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The Long Parliament

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23
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Who led the New Model Army?

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Oliver Cromwell

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24
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What was the first battle (out of three) that was key to the First English Civil War?

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The Battle of Marston Moor

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What was the second battle (out of three) that was key to the First English Civil War?

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The Battle of Naseby

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26
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What was the third battle (out of three) that was key to the First English Civil War?

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The Battle of Langport

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27
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What was one of the key battles of the Second Enlgish Civil War?

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The Battle of Preston

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28
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Which archbishop had a large effect in causing the Puritain Migration?

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Anglican Archbishop William Laud

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29
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Which pastor became the founding father of New England’s Congregationalist churches?

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Pastor John Cotton

30
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Which pastor became a founding father of Connecticut?

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Pastor Thomas Hooker

31
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Which pastor became a founding father of Rhode Island?

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Pastor Roger Williams

32
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After the Thirty Years’ War, what treaty was established that diminihed the Holy Roman Emperor’s power?

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Peace of Westphalia

33
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What treaty enhanced the Emperor’s power?

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The Peace of Prague

34
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How many nations became indipendent of the Holy Roman Empire after the Thirty Years’ War?

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300

35
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Who built the Paliace of Versailles?

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King Louis XIV

36
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How far away from Paris is Paliace of Versailles?

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Twelve

37
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What is the significance of the Paliace of Versailles?

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The original location was King Louis’s fathers hunting lodge

38
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Who had land grants over New Hampshire and Maine

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Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason

39
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At what river did Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason devide thier grants?

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The Piscataqua River

40
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Who requested a grant/charter to establish Maryland?

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George Calvert, Lord Baltimore

41
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Who provided the grant to start Maryland to Lord Baltimore?

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King Charles I

42
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What two biblically-named ships carried the start of the colony of Maryland across the ocean?

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The Ark and the Dove

43
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After the Third English Civil War what government did Cromwell establish?

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The Protectorate of England

44
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What years did the Protectorate of England govern?

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1653-1659

45
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In what new consititution did Parliment offer Cromwell kingship?

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The Humble Petition and Advice

46
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The earliest plantations in Virginia lay laong which two rivers?

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The James and the York

47
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After the Second Anglo-Powhatan War who built a new plantation midway between the James and York rivers?

A

Dr. John Potts

48
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What was Dr. John Potts plantation called? What city did it become?

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The Middle Plantation, Williamsburg

49
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What was the most notorious misdeed of Bacon’s Rebellion?

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The Occoneeche Massacre

50
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On what river did the The Occoneeche Massacre take place?

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The Roanoke River

51
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Who did Bacon ask the Occoneechee to hunt down?

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The Susquehannock

52
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What did Bacon try to take from the Occoneechee after they defeated the Susquehannock?

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Prisoners and loot

53
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Who did Bacon and his men destroy?

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The Occoneechee Tribe

54
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The peace of Massasoit began with which two individuals?

A

Massasoit and Governor John Carver

55
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In what year did the Peace of Massasoit begin?

A

1621

56
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During the Peace of Massasoit who preached to the Massachusett?

A

John Elliot

57
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Who did John Eliot preach to?

A

The Massachusett

58
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Under Eliot’s preaching, several hundred of the Massachusett were saved and became what?

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59
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Under Eliot’s preaching, several hundred of the Massachusett were saved and became what?

A

Praying Indians

60
Q

Who founded the Quaker movement?

A

George Fox

61
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What spirit did the Quakers listen to?

A

The Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ

62
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What did quakers refuse to do?

A

Pay taxes to support a state church

63
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What did Quakers not believe in?

A

State churches

64
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What titles did Quakers not respect?

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“my lord” and “your honor”

65
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In what revolution was King James II overthrown in 1688?

A

The Glorious Revolution

66
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Who replaced King James II?

A

Mary Stuart

67
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Who did Mary Stuart become

A

Queen Mary II

68
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Who did William of Orange become?

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King William III

69
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What did Parliament pass to ensure that England would never have an absoulte monarch again?

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The English Bill of Rights

70
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What was the effect of The English Bill of Rigths?

A

England would never have an absolute monarch again

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