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65 Cards in this Set
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Reasons for Exploration?
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God, Gold, and Glory
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When was Jamestown founded?
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1607
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What happened in 1620?
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Plymouth was founded
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What was the document that was signed by many pilgrims and helped establish the idea of self-government.
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Mayflower Compact
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What were the reasons for establishing colonies?
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Religious and political freedom and Economic oppourtunity
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What was the 1st representative assembly in North America?
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Virginia House of Burgesses
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What were the New England colonies?
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In the North...Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
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What were the middle colonies
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New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
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What were the Southern colonies?
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Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
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Why was slavery established in the colonies?
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The need for cheap laborers to grow cash crops
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Who created the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney
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What kind of economy were there in the north and south
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North-Industrial
South-Agricultral |
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How did the invention of the cotton gin effect slavery?
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The need for more labour to produce the cotton
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Who was Thomas Hooker?
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Founder of Connecticut, "Father of American Democracy"
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What was considered the first constitution
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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Who founded Pennsylvania?
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William Penn
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Why was Pennslvania established?
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As a refuge for Quakers
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Who was Anne Hutchinson
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She was banished from Massachusetts colony and one of the founders of Rhode Island
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What were the reasons for the French and Indian War?
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Britian wanted to take over French land in North America
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Who fought the french and indian war and which side were the Indians on?
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British soldiers fought againist French soldiers and Native Americans. Native Americans joined the British to keep them from taking over their land.
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What ended the French and indian War?
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Treaty of Paris 1763
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Why did the British start taxing the colonist?
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To help pay for the expenses from the French and Indian War.
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What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
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This was established to keep colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
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What was the Sugar Act?
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A tax on sugar and molasses
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What was the Stamp Act?
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Tax on documents or printed materials, also dice and cards
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What was the Townshend Act
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Tax on imported goods
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What did the coloinist start saying after the Sugar Act?
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Taxation without Representation
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What did the Americans do in response to the Stamp Act?
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Protest and boycotts, the Sons of Liberty was formed
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What did the Americans do in response to the tea act
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Boston Tea party
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Was was the tea act?
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Tax on Tea
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What was the Intolerable Act?
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Closed Boston ports, British officials had to go to Britian to be tried in court, placed Boston under military rule and placed a stronger quartering act.
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What did the Americans do in response to the intolerable act?
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The Americans formed the first continental congress
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What was written in 1776?
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Declaration of Independence
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas jefferson
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What was the Declaration of Independence?
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It claimed U.S. independence from Great Britan
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Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
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Lexington
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What was the 2nd battle of the American Revolution
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Concord
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What was the Turning Point of the War of the American Revolution?
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Battle of Saratoga
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Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the American Revoltution?
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It influenced France to join in and support America
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What was the last major battle of the war?
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Battle of Yorktown
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What treaty ended the American Revolution?
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Treaty of Paris 1763
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Who was John Locke
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His writings on the nature of government influecnce the founding fathers. Government is developed by the consent of the people and inalienable rights.
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Who was Charles de Montesquieu?
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French political philosopher who defined the principle of seperation of powers and checks and balances in government.
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Who was William Blackstone?
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Gave the 1st University lectures on English Common Law
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Who was George Mason?
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Writings influenced new government. he believed in the need to restrict government power and refused to ratify the constitution till the Bill of Rights was added.
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What was the Magna Carta?
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It limited the power of the king and guaranteed the right to trial by jury
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What was the English Bill of rights?
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It called for frequent elections, guaranteed right to bear arms, forbade cruel and unusual punishment, restated trial by jury.
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Who was the commander in chief of the continental army?
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George Washington
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Who was the Boston Patriot who opposed the British taxation. He established the committee of correspondence and was the leader of the Sons of Liberty.
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Samuel Adams
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Who was Benjamin Franklin?
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An author, publisher, inventor, and diplomat
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He was author of many of the Federalist Papers, he was the first secretary of treasury and leader of the Federalist Party.
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Alexander Hamilton
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Who was Patrick Henry?
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A patriot from Virginia, opposed ratification of constitution because it limited states rights. Known for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death."
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Who was the Father of the Constitution?
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James Madison
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Who wrote Common Sense
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Thomas Paine
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Who was Abigial Adams
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Wife of John Adams, known for her stance on women's rights in letters to her husband.
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Who was Mercy Ottis Warren
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Patriot writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the American Revolution
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Who was James Armistead
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African American spy during the American Revolution
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Who was Bernardo do Galvez
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Spaniard who held off British in New Orleans but allowed Americans use of the port
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Who was Crispus Attucks
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American hero and African American who was killed at the Boston Massacre.
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Who was Marquis de Lafayette
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French Noble who helped Americans during the Revolutionary War.
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Who was John Paul Jones?
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Founder of the US navy, and famous for yelling "I have not yet begun to fight"
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Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
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King George III
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What was the document that the colonist tried to establish their government but was viewed as a very weak document because it lacked a strong central government.
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Articles of Confederation
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What was the Philadeophia Convention ?
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aka Constitutional Convention; delegates met in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to revise the Articles of Confederation, instead they wrote an entirely new constitution and formed an new government.
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What was Ben Franklin's plan for the colonies to work together to defeat the French called?
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Albany Plan of Union
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