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35 Cards in this Set
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PLYMOUTH COLONY:
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Who: Captain John Smith
What: It was the first settlement for pilgrims that traveled to Massachusetts Where: Plymouth Massachusetts Significance: Were the first people to establish themselves in the New World and in the new colonies. Where: Plymouth Massachusetts |
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MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620:
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Who: First Pilgrims of the Plymouth colony
What: First governing compact of the Plymouth colony Where: Plymouth Massachusetts Significance: It was the first governing compact of the New World |
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HEADRIGHT SYSTEM:
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Who: The First Pilgrims in the New World
What: A legal grant of land to settlers who first established in the new world. Where: Plymouth, Massachusetts Significance: Helped the Pilgrims to encourage people to adapt to the New World and establish new colonies |
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FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639:
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Who: John Fiske
What: It was the first written Constitution of Connecticut Where: Connecticut Significance: First laws and orders in Connecticut |
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MERCANTILISM:
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Who: Thomas Man
What: An economic theory that holds the prosperity of the merchant nation Where: Germany Significance: The first theory to support work of the merchants |
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TRIANGULAR TRADE:
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Who: Thomas Man
What: An economic theory that holds the prosperity of the merchant nation Where: Germany Significance: The first theory to support work of the merchants |
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THE GREAT AWAKENING:
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Who: Thomas Man
What: An economic theory that holds the prosperity of the merchant nation Where: Germany Significance: The first theory to support work of the merchants |
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IRON ACT 1750:
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Who: Great Britain
What: It was one of the legislative measures introduced by the Britain Parliament Where: Great Britain Significance: To bring business to Great Britain to make it strive |
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INDENTURED SERVANTS:
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Who: African slaves
What: Its a form of debt bondage worker. Servants usually worked for their entire life. Where: North America Significance: Was a method of increasing the number if colonists (mostly in Britain colonies) |
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GEORGE WASHINGTON:
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Who: George Washington
What: Was the first President of the United States Where: Was born February 22, 1732 Significance: first president of the united states and was father of the United States. |
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PROCLAMATION OF 1763:
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Who: king George the Third
What: To organize Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations Where: Great Britain Significance: British were to convince the Native people that there was nothing to fear from the colonists |
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SALUTARY NEGLECT:
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Who: Oliver Cromwell
What: A policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws Where: Britain Significance: Designed to force the colonists to trade only with England |
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STAMP ACT 1765:
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Who: British Parliament
What: It’s a tax that required many documents that colonies carry a tax stamp Where: Britain Significance: It was to help for troops stationed in North America |
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STAMP ACI' CONGRESS:
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Who: Robert R. Livingston
What: A meeting in the Federal Hall In New York City Where: New York City Significance: They said it was an inappropriate document so they discarded it |
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SONS OF LIBERTY:
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Who: American patriots
What: They were loyalists’ rebels Where: Britain Significance: They were Britain’s power and authority |
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COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE:
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Who: Britain
What: Was a major role in the revolution & interpreted the actions of Britain Where: Britain Significance: Controlled the way British acted |
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BOSTON MASSACRE:
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Who: Boston
What: An incident that led to five deaths at the hands of troops on March 5 1770 Where: Boston Significance: People were killed for no reason. They were killed for just holding a riot. |
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INTOLERABLE (COERCIVE) ACTS 1774:
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Who: British Parliament
What: Series of laws that sparked the 13 colonies Where: Britain Significance: Hope it would reverse the trend of colonial resistance |
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SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1775:
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Who: 13 Colonies
What: They were moving slowly to independence Where: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Significance: It appointed diplomats and made formal treaty’s |
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NORTHWEST ORDINANCE:
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Who: Thomas Jefferson
What: It was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the Untied States Where: Northwest of River Ohio Significance: Was the most important piece of American History |
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:
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Who: Thomas Jefferson
What: Announce that 13 American colonies were independent states Where: United States Significance: They became independent states |
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COMMON SENSE:
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Who: Thomas Paine
What: Powerful argument for independence from Britain rule Where: UK Significance: To gain independence from Britain in the US |
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. SHAYS REBELLION:
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Who: Daniel Shays
What: Angry farmers mad because of debt and taxes led by Daniel Shays Where: Western Massachusetts Significance: To seek debt relief and have less taxes |
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IMPLIED POWERS (ELASTIC CLAUSE):
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Who: Alexander Hamilton
What: The document lets the government create necessary and proper laws Where: US Significance: To have everything in order and keep it under control |
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GREAT COMPROMISE:
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Who: Roger Sherman
What: Agreement that everyone would be under the United States Where: Connecticut Significance: It later wrangled the issue of the popular representation in the House |
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STAMP ACT:
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Who: American colonies
What: that taxes were presence stamped and proof tax was paid Where: America 1765 Significance: that people had to get their papers stamped |
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DECLARATORY ACT:
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Who: George III
What: the power to tax without proper representation Where: Boston 1766 Significance: that the anger of tax was to deal with people |
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QUARTERING ACT:
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Who: parliament
What: they forbid taxation Where: 1774 Significance: |
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TOWNSHEND ACT:
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King William's war
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who: king william
what: was first war against the French and Indian where: France when: 1690-1697 significance: |
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Queen Anne's war
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who:Queen Anne
what: they were naming war by reigning the monarch where: United States when: 1702-1713 significance: the Spain was allied to France, so they had a name called the theater |
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Peace of utrecht
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who: the British Empire
what: a treaty against England and France where: England when: 1713 in between March and April significance: they were signing treaties between each other |
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War of Jenkins ear
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who: Robert Jenkins
what: he severed his ear to the parliament where: Spanish America when: 1739-1748 significance: |
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Paxton Boys
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who: Paxton Boys
what: they would kill the minimum of 20 Native Americans where: Pennsylvania when: 1763-1764 significance: they were killers that killed Native Americans and that also burned tier cabinets |
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Grenville's Program
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