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27 Cards in this Set
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In American, where was the first Spanish fort built?
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St. Augustine, Florida
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What European country fought against France in the French and Indian War?
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Great Britain
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What was the Renaissance?
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Intellectual and economic changes in Europe from 1500s to the 1700s
Renaissance is a French word for "rebirth" |
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Who was Johann Gutenburg?
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He developed the printing press in 1450
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Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation?
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Martin Luther
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I was one of the Patriots who helped organize the Boston Tea Party and later I signed the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?
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Samual Adams
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
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Global transfer of goods that began in 1492 with the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
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What was the Great Awakening?
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Renewed interest in religion between 1730s and 1770s. People held revivals to spread the gospel
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What is a conquistador?
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Spanish conqueror
Example: Hernan Cortes |
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I wrote the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
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Jamestown, Virginia
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What was known as the first representative government in the English colonies?
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Virginia House of Burgesses
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What event happened on March 5, 1770?
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Boston Massacre
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What was the first English settlement in America?
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Roanoke, Virginia
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angreifen
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to attack
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Who fought in the Crusades?
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Christians v. Muslims
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What are 2 documents that influenced the writing of the US Constitution?
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1. Magna Carta
2. English Bill of Rights |
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Who was Baron Montestuieu?
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Enlightenment thinker that developed the idea of 3 Branches of Government and the System of Checks and Balances
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What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
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representatives from 12 colonies (not Georgia) drafted a petition to King George III which asked for him to repeal the Intolerable Acts
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What were the Intolerable Acts?
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Passed by the English Parliament as a punishment to the colonists in Boston for the Boston Tea Party
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In American, where was the first Spanish fort built?
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St. Augustine, Florida
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What European country fought against France in the French and Indian War?
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Great Britain
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What was the Renaissance?
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Intellectual and economic changes in Europe from 1500s to the 1700s
Renaissance is a French word for "rebirth" |
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Who was Johann Gutenburg?
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He developed the printing press in 1450
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Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation?
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Martin Luther
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Who was the President of the Second Continental Congress?
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John Hancock
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Who was elected Commander of the Continental Army at the Second Continental Congress
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George Washington
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