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54 Cards in this Set
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1. PLYMOUTH COLONY
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Who: Puritans , English settlers .
What: Migrated to America Where: Northern Part of America Significance: Came to America for religious freedom. |
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2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620
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Who: Created by the Puritans
What: Laws Where: In the Mayflower before they landed. Significance: The Mayflower Compact gave some governmental control. |
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3. HEADRIGHT SYSTEM
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Who: Introduced landowners
What: Stop labor shortage Where: In 1618, Virginia Significance: Headright system was introduced as a means to solve the labor shortage. |
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4. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639
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Who: Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield, chose representatives and held a general court at Hartford.
What: Reverend Thomas Hooker preached a powerful sermon on the text that "the foundation of authority is laid in the free consent of the people." Where: In the spring of 1638 , Connecticut Significance: This appears to be the first written constitution in the Western tradition which created a government |
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5. MERCANTILISM
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Who: favored in the United States by such prominent figures as Alexander Hamilton
What: Economic ideology Where: Mercantilist ideas were the dominant economic ideology of all of Europe in the early modern period Significance: Mercantilism is an economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital. |
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6. TRIANGULAR TRADE
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Who: Trade between countries.
What: It raised the economy of different countries. Where: Europe, America , Africa . Significance: Depiction of the Triangular Trade of slaves, sugar, and rum with New England instead of Europe as the third corner. |
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7. THE GREAT AWAKENING
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Who: the Great Awakenings have exerted significant influence on the politics of America.
What: periodic revolutions in U.S. religious thought Where: beginning in the 1730s , America Significance: The Great Awakenings were several periods of rapid and dramatic religious revival in Anglo-American religious history, generally recognized as beginning in the 1730s . |
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8. IRON ACT 1750
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Who: American Colonies
What: legislative measure Where: British colonies, particularly in North America Significance: encouraged manufacture to take place in Great Britain. |
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9. INDENTURED SERVANTS
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Who: An indentured servant is a form of debt bondage worker.
What: Worked to get out of debt. Where: The labor-intensive cash crop of tobacco was farmed in the American South by indentured laborers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Significance: Indentured servitude was not the same as the apprenticeship system by which skilled trades were taught, but similarities do exist between the two mechanisms, in that both require a set period of work. |
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10. GEORGE WASHINGTON
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Who: George Washington .
What: 1st President of the United States Where: United States . Significance: He helped the U.S get its independence. |
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11. PROCLAMATION OF 1763
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Who: King George III
What: The proclamation also established or defined four new colonies, three of them on the continent proper. Where: issued October 7, 1763 in North America Significance: The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, for it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists. |
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12. SALUTARY NEGLECT
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Who: Prime Minister Robert Walpole
What: A British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws which were meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain. Where: North America , Great Britain Significance: Salutary neglect was a large contributing factor that led to the American Revolutionary War. Since the imperial authority did not assert the power that it had, the colonists were left to govern themselves. |
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13. STAMP ACT 1765
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Who: George III
What: The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America. Where: North America Significance: The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America following the British victory in the Seven Years' War |
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14. STAMP ACI' CONGRESS
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Who: Delegates from different North American colonies met .
What: The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting in the building that would become Federal Hall , consisting of delegates from 9 of the 13 colonies that discussed and acted upon the recently passed Stamp Act. Where: In New York City on October 19th, 1765 Significance: This Congress is viewed by some as the first organized American action in the prelude to the American Revolution; however, lack of unity plagued the colonies up to and including the beginning of the Revolution. |
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15. SONS OF LIBERTY
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Who: The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization of American patriots.
What: Rebelled against the crown . Where: Boston. Significance: Patriots attacked the apparatus and symbols of British authority and power such as property of the gentry, customs officers, East India Company tea, and as the war approached, vocal supporters of the Crown. |
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16. COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE
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Who: The committees of correspondence were bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies.
What: The committees of correspondence rallied opposition on common causes and established plans for collective action. Where: Different North American Colonies. Significance: These served an important role in the Revolution, by disseminating the colonial interpretation of British actions between the colonies and to foreign governments. |
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17. BOSTON MASSACRE
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Who: British troops and civilians .
What: The Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops. Where: Boston , March 5, 1770 Significance: The legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the British colonies in America, which culminated in the American Revolution. |
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18. INTOLERABLE (COERCIVE) ACTS 1774
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Who: Britain's colonies in North America.
What: The Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts are names used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament Where: Colonies in North America. Significance: The acts sparked outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies and were important developments in the growth of the American Revolution. |
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19. SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1775
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Who: The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met .
What: The Congress became known as the Congress of the Confederation. Where: In Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in May 10, 1775 Significance: The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. |
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20.NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Who: The Congress of the Confederation
What: The Northwest Ordinance was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. Where: United States, July 13, 1787. Significance: The primary effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States out of the region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. On August 7, 1789, the U.S. Congress affirmed the Ordinance with slight modifications under the Constitution. |
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21 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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Who: Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson
What: The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 Where: United States. Significance: The Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. |
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22.COMMON SENSE
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Who: Thomas Paine.
What: Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. Where: January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. Significance: Common Sense presented the American colonists with a powerful argument for independence from British rule at a time when the question of independence was still undecided. |
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23.SHAYS REBELLION
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Who: Daniel Shays
What: Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts Where: Central and Western Massachusetts. Significance: Stop debtors prison. |
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24 IMPLIED POWERS(ELASTIC CLAUSE)
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Who: U.S government
What: Implied powers are powers not given to the government directly through the constitution, but are implied. Where: United States Significance: These powers fall under the Elastic Clause in Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. This document lets the government create “necessary and proper” programs/laws and retain them, such as creating the Air Force |
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25. GREAT COMPROMISE
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Who: Delegates
What: Made a compromise combining the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. Where: in Philadelphia , June 29th, 1787 Significance: Many believe that the compromise that has been reached is a major progression towards the unification of the States under a Federal System and has solved the problem of state representation. |
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26. JamesTown
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founded on May 14, 1607 in Virginia
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27. John Smith
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Captain John Smith Admiral of New England was an English soldier, sailor, and author. He is remembered for his role in establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virginia
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28. Bacons Rebellion
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An uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part
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29 . Massachusetts Bay company
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An English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, centered around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston.
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30 . Roger Williams
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Roger Williams was an English theologian, a notable proponent of religious toleration and the separation of church and state and an advocate for fair dealings with Native Americans
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Anne Hutchinson
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a pioneer settler in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Netherlands, and the unauthorized minister of a dissident church discussion group.
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Pequot War
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an armed conflict in 1634-1638 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies .
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King William’s War
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Who: It was fought between England, France, and their respective American Indian allies in the colonies of Canada
What: The first of the French and Indian Wars Where: North America Significance: Treaty of Ryswick |
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Queen Anne’s War
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Who: it was fought between England, France, and their respective American Indian allies
What: Queen Anne's War was the second in a series of four French and Indian Wars fought between France and England Where: North America Significance: British victory ,Treaty of Utrecht |
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Peace of Utrecht
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Who: signed by the Dutch
What: The Treaty of Utrecht, that established the Peace of Utrecht, rather than a single document, comprises a series of individual peace treaties Where: city of Utrecht in March and April 1713 Significance: End the War of the Spanish Succession; Sovereignty of national states established. |
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War of Jenkin’s Ear
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Who: Great Britain and Spain
What: The War of Jenkins' Ear was a conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748 Where: New Granada and the Caribbean; Florida-Georgia border; small raids in the Pacific and Atlantic Significance: Uti possidetis by Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) |
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Paxton Boys
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Who: A group of men
What: The Paxton Boys was a vigilante group that murdered at least twenty Native Americans in events sometimes called the Conestoga Massacre. Where: Philadelphia in January of 1764 Significance: One leader of the Paxton Boys was Lazarus Stewart who would be killed in the Wyoming Massacre of 1778. |
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Grenville’s Program
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Who: American colonies
What: reform of the customs service Where: New England colonies. Significance: began to raise concerns among American about the lessening of their rights as Englishmen. |
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Patrick Henry
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Who: Patrick Henry
What: served as the first post-colonial Governor of Virginia from 1776 to 1779. A prominent figure in the American Revolution Where: Hanover County, Virginia Significance: he is remembered as one of the most influential (and radical) advocates of the American Revolution and republicanism |
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Daughters of Liberty
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Who: Colonial American group that consisted of women
What: The Daughters of liberty was a successful Colonial American group that consisted of women who displayed their patriotism by participating in boycotts of British goods following the passage of the Townshend Acts Where: American Colonies Significance: They were recognized as patriotic heroines for their success, making America less dependent on British textiles |
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Crispus Attucks
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Who: Crispus Attucks
What: one of five people killed in the Boston Massacre in Boston, Massachusetts Where: Boston, Massachusetts Significance: He has been frequently named as the first martyr of the American Revolution and is the only Boston Massacre victim whose name is commonly remembered. |
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John Adams
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Who: John Adams
What: an American politician and the second President of the United States Where: United States Significance: He is regarded as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. |
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Carolina Regulators
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Who: North Carolina
What: a North Carolina uprising Where: Both Carolinas Significance: a catalyst to the American Revolutionary War. Contents |
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Battle of the Alamance
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Who: North Carolina
What: a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over issues of taxation and local control Where: North Carolina Significance: the opening salvo of the American Revolution, although the rebellion was against local government, and not against the king or crown |
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Suffolk Resolves
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Who: the leaders of Suffolk County
What: a declaration made by the leaders of Suffolk County, Massachusetts Where: Suffolk County, Massachusetts Significance: The Resolves were recognized by statesman Edmund Burke as a major development in colonial animosity leading to adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence from Great Britain |
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Galloway Plan
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Who: Joseph Galloway
What: the creation of an American Colonial Parliament to act together with the Parliament of Great Britain Where: the First Continental Significance: Galloway's plan would have kept the British Empire together, while allowing the colonies to have some say over their own affairs, including the inflammatory issue of taxation. |
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Paul Revere, William Dawes
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Who: Paul Revere
What: helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military. Where: North America Significance: He was glorified after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, and Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol |
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Slavery clause in the Declaration of Independence
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Who: Slavery
What: a clause in the Declaration of independence Where: North America Significance: Thomas Jefferson cited the African slave trade as one of the examples of British oppression. |
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Somerset Case (in Great Britain)
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Who: English Court of King's
What: slavery was unlawful in England Where: England Significance: a famous judgement of the English Court of King's Bench in 1772 which held that slavery was unlawful in England |
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Quock Walker case- Mass
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Who: Quock Walker
What: The case is credited with abolishing slavery although the 1780 constitution was never amended to prohibit it. Where: North America Significance: was an American slave who sued for and won his freedom in 1780 by using language in the Massachusetts Constitution that declared all men to be born free and equal |
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Benedict Arnold
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Who: Benedict Arnold
What: a general during the American Revolutionary War Where: American Colonies Significance: originally fought for the American Continental Army but switched sides to the British Empire. |
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Continental Army
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Who: American colonist
What: an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War Where: United States of America Significance: formed the nucleus of what was to become the United States Army. |
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War
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Who: Native Americans
What: Fought against other countries with their allies Where: North America Significance: Native Americans helped colonist in wars but they still had their land taken away |
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Black Americans in the Revolutionary War
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Who: Black Americans
What: Fought in the revolutionary war Where: North America Significance: Many helped America get independence |
