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40 Cards in this Set
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1. PLYMOUTH COLONY
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Who-Pilgrims led by captain smith
What-English Colonial Venture Where-Plymouth, Massachusetts Significance-A colonial for those seeking religious freedom, said to be the birthplace of Thanksgiving |
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2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620
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Who-Written by the Pilgrims who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower
What-First Governing document of Plymouth Colony Where-Plymouth, Massachusetts Significance-Agreement for the sake of survival |
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3. HEADRIGHT SYSTEM
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Who-Virginia Company of London
What-Legal grant to settlers Where-Jamestown, Virginia Significance-Land grants consisted of 50 acres for new settlers and 100 acres for previous settlers living in the area |
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4. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639
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Who-Puritans and Congregationalists
What-Orders describing the government set up by the Connecticut River towns Where-Connecticut Colony Significance- Gave men more voting rights and opened up more men to be able to run for office positions |
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5. MERCANTILISM
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Who-An English merchant called Thomas Munn
What-Economic theory that holds a the prosperity of a nation dependent upon its resources Where-Europe then America Significance-Was favored by prominent figures in the United States |
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6. TRIANGULAR TRADE
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Who-Colonists
What-Trade route in the Atlantic Ocean Where-Pacific Significance-Route transporting slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods |
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7. THE GREAT AWAKENING
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Who- Joseph Tracy, the minister and historian who gave this religious phenomenon its name in his influential 1842 book The Great Awakening
What-Periods of rapid and dramatic religious revival Where- New England Significance- The major effect of the Awakening was a rebellion against authoritarian religious rule which spilled over into other areas of colonial life |
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8. IRON ACT 1750
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Who- British Parliament
What- seeking to restrict manufacturing activities in British colonies Where- great Britain Significance- Measure by the British Parliament to restrict the American colonial iron industry |
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9. INDENTURED SERVANTS
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Who- Servants
What- who were kidnapped for political or religious reasons Where- colonial America Significance- Indentured servants made up a large portion of the population of the Chesapeake region |
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10. GEORGE WASHINGTON
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Who- GEORGE WASHINGTON
What- The first President of the United States Where- Westmoreland County, Virginia Significance- creating and leading the United States of America in its earliest days |
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11. PROCLAMATION OF 1763
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Who- Britain
What- Proclamation by Britain Where- Britain Significance- Proclamation by Britain at the end of the French and Indian war that prohibited settlement by whites on Indian territory |
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12. SALUTARY NEGLECT
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Who- English king
What- The term "salutary neglect" refers to the English policy of interfering very little in colonial affairs from about 1690 to 1760 Where- England Significance- levying taxes and trade regulations, to the objection of the colonists |
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13. STAMP ACT 1765
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Who-British parliament
What- tax imposed Where- American Colonies Significance- The act required that many printed materials in the colonies carry a tax stamp |
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14. STAMP ACT CONGRESS
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Who- white colonial people
What- first official inter colonial gathering of the revolutionary era Where- New York City Significance- portending the First Continental Congress (1774), the Second Continental Congress (1775–1781), the Articles of Confederation (1781–1789), and debates about the U.S. Constitution (1787–1788) |
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15. SONS OF LIBERTY
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Who- Isaac Barré
What- Organization of American colonists formed in 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act Where- American colonials Significance- The group agitated for colonial resistance and helped prevent enforcement of the Stamp Act |
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16. COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE
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Who- 13 American colonies
What- to provide a means of inter colonial communication Where- Massachusetts Significance- In 1773 Virginia organized a committee with 11 members, including Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. The committees were instrumental in promoting colonial unity and in summoning the First Continental Congress in 1774 |
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17. BOSTON MASSACRE
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Who –The British troops
What- emerged from Britain's attempts to assert greater control over its North American colonies after the French and Indian War Where-Boston, Massachusetts Significance- galvanized a growing anti–standing army sentiment among Americans |
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18. INTOLERABLE (COERCIVE) ACTS 1774
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Who- British Parliament
What- names used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament Where- Britain's colonies in North America Significance-The acts sparked outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies and were impor tant developments in the growth of the American Revolution |
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19.SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1775
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Who- George III
What- directed the conflict was hardly more than a debating society, and it grew feebler as the struggle dragged on Where- America Significance- The disorganized colonist fought almost the enter war before adopting the Articles of Confederation |
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20.NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Who- Northwest Territory-Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota
What- established the basic framework of the American territorial system Where- Northwest Territory Significance- boundary provisions for three to five new states |
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21. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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Who- Thomas Jefferson
What- résumé of American constitutional theory that justified the struggle for independence Where-united states Significance- the Declaration of Independence endures as the basic statement of the principles of American government |
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22. COMMON SENSE
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Who-by everyone
What- native good judgment. Where-every where Significance- Sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge |
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23.SHAYS REBELLION
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Who-Daniel Shays
What- they received could be exchanged only at an enormous discount, and the very states that had approved their issue did not accept them as payment of taxes Where-Central and western Massachusetts Significance- create a central U.S. government better equipped to deal with similar economic and social problems |
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24.IMPLIED POWERS(ELASTIC CLAUSE)
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Who- Congress
What- The doctrine of implied powers allows Congress to exercise authority that is implied by these specific grants of power Where-united states Significance- the doctrine of implied powers became firmly established as a significant source of federal authority |
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25.GREAT COMPROMISE
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Who- Senate and House of Representatives
What- who wanted representation in both houses of Congress according to the size of a state's population Where- Connecticut Significance- Yet both states elect two senators apiece |
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26-jamestown
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Jamestown, located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14, 1607.[1] It is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States of America,
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27-john smith
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Admiral of New England was an English soldier, sailor, and author. He is remembered for his role in establishing the first permanent
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28-massachusetts bay company
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was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century,
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29-roger willams
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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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30-anne hutchinson
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was a pioneer settler in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Netherlands, and the unauthorized minister of a dissident church discussion group
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31-pequeot war
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The Pequot War was an armed conflict in 1634-1638 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies
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32-bacons rebellion
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Bacon's Rebellion was 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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33-declaratory act
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The Declaratory Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1766, during America's colonial period, one of a series of resolutions passed attempting to regulate the behavior of the colonies. It stated that Parliament had the right to make laws for the colonies in all matters.
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34-quartering act
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what-Quartering Act is the name of at least two acts of the Parliament of Great Britai
who-by the British forces in the American colonies when-colienal times where-american colonies significance-ensure that British troops had adequate housing and provision |
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35-townshend act
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who- by the Parliament of Great Britain
what-The acts are named for Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the program. when-The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed beginning in 1767 where-english parliment significance-Historians vary slightly in which acts they include under the heading "Townshend Acts", but five laws are frequently mentioned |
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36-tea act
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who- parliment
what-The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain when-May 10, 1773. where-britian significance-An act to allow a drawback of the duties of customs on the exportation of tea to any of his Majesty's colonies or plantations in America; to increase the deposit on bohea tea to be sold at the East India Company's sales; and to empower the commissioners of the treasury to grant licences to the East India Company to export tea duty-free. |
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37-boston tea party
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The Boston Tea Party was a direct action protest by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government. On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. The incident remains an iconic event of American history, and has often been referenced in other political protests.
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38-coercive acts
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Properly known as the Restraining Acts, the Coercive Acts, as they were popularly known in England, were introduced in 1774 by the new government of Lord North, who acted with the direct encouragement of George III. Several voices of caution had been raised in Parliament, particularly those of Edmund Burke and Lord Chatham, who feared that stern measures were charting a course no one really wanted to follow; their advice, however, was not heeded.
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39-muntiny act
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The Mutiny Act was an act passed yearly by Parliament for governing the British Army. It was originally passed in 1689 in response to the mutiny of a large portion of the army which stayed loyal to the Stuarts upon William III taking the crown of England
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40-samuel adams
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amuel Adams (September 27 .1722 – October 2, 1803) was a statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to John Adams
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