Apush Unit 1 Key Terms

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PLYMOUTH COLONY

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Who: John Smith along with colonists
What: English colonial venture
Where: North America
When: 1620-1691
Significance: Discovered new lands for settlement

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MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620

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Who: Pilgrims
What: First colonial document in the Plymouth Colony
Where: Jamestown
When: 1620
Significance: Gained land North of the Hudson River, which was Massachusetts

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HEADRIGHT SYSTEM

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Who: People who were affected by having land gained or lost
What: an important means of obtaining land
Where: Virginia’s colonial period
When: In the mid seventeenth century
Significance: Distribution of land to the wealthy.

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FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639

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Who: Thomas Hooker, John Haynes, Rodger Ledlow
What: Documents issued to proclaim the significance of the Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield
Where: Connecticut Colony
When: 1639-1662
Significance: To help create the U.S government

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MERCANTILISM

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Who: Adam Smith
What: System of political economy that enriched the country by restraining imports and encouraging exports.
Where: Western Europe
When: From the sixteenth to the late eighteenth centuries.
Significance: To build a wealthy and powerful state.

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TRIANGULAR TRADE

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Who: The British, Americans and French.
What: Trade route that helped import and exports goods such as sugar and slaves.
When: The mid seventeenth century
Where: between North America, South America and Africa.
Significance: Helped the spread of goods to other countries.

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THE GREAT AWAKENING

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Who: The people of America.
What: An event that transformed the American People
Where: New England
When: Began in the 1730s
Significance: It transformed the social and religious lives of the American people.

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IRON ACT 1750

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Who: The British colony
What: An act introduced by the British Parliament
When: 1750
Where: Great Britian
Significance: Restricted manufacturing activities in British colonies

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INDENTURED SERVANT

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Who: Usually African slaves
What: A form of debt bondage worker.
Where:In the south part of America
When: The seventeenth century
Significance: To work to pay off a debt.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

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Who: George Washington
What: Was the first President of the United States
Where: United States
When: 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
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: 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: 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: Announced 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: Seeked 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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Declaratory Act

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Who: The people of the colonies
What: an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
Where: Great Britain in 1766
Significance: It stated that Parliament had the right to make laws for the colonies in all matters.

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Quartering Act

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Who: Lieutenant General Thomas Gage
What: An act given to the peoples of the colonies
Where: Great Britain
Significance: Provided that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses

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Tea Act

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Who: Parliament of Great Britain in 1767
What: An act that rebelled against taxes
Where: Great Britain
Significance: Boycotted the buying of tea to rebel against taxes that were given.

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Boston Tea Party

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Who: The colonists against the British Government
What: A protest by colonists in Boston
Where: British colony of Massachusetts
Significance: Ships in Boston Harbor were destroyed by British colonists who disagreed with the taxation policy.

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Coercive Acts

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Who: British Parliament
What: a series of laws passed in North America.
Where: Great Britain in 1774
Significance: Sparked outrage and resistance in the thirteen colonies and was relevant for the growth of the American Revolution.

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Mutiny Act

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Who: Parliament
What: An act passed yearly by Parliament for governing the British Army
Where: Great Britain
Significance: Civilians who were closely associated to the military, such as victuallers, could also be tried by courts-martial.

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Samuel Adams

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Who: Samuel Adams
What: A statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
Where: The colony of Massachusetts
Significance: As an influential official of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Boston Town Meeting in the 1760s, Adams was a part of a movement opposed to the British Parliament's efforts to tax the British American colonies without their consent.