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1. PLYMOUTH COLONY-
-who-ran and named by captain john smith

-what-first permantent colony in the new world

-where-plymuth massachutsetts

-significance- very first permanent US settlement in the new world
2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620
-who-john carver

-what- a document pledging allegiance to the king

-where- provincetown harbor

-significance- the original governing document of plymouth
3. HEADRIGHT SYSTEM
-who-available to any settlers

-what-legal grant of land to settlers

-where-jamestown

-significance-this kept the poor poor and the rich rich
4. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639
-who-Roger Ludlow headed it

-what-describes the government set up in connecticut river towns

-where-connecticut

-significance- had details that were used in the american constitution
5. MERCANTILISM
-who-merchants theorized this from the 1500s

-what-a system where national prosperity depends on the amount of capital

-where-Europe

-significance-led to the first government involvment in economics
6. TRIANGULAR TRADE
-who- west africa, europe. and americas

-what-a triangular trade route with slaves, sugar, and rum

-where- atlantic ocean

-significance-profitable enterpirse for buissness men
7. THE GREAT AWAKENING
-who-Anglo Americans

-what-a US revival of religious thought

-where-America

-significance- resulted in the revival of religious faith over fate in America
8. IRON ACT 1750
-who-Great Britian

-what-limited iron manufacturing in colonies

-where-American Colonies

-significance- intised americans to rebel against Great Britian
9. INDENTURED SERVANTS
-who-anyone in any kind of debt

-what-a form of debt bondage worker

-where-europe and americas

-significance-was not a slave because worked for limited time
10. GEORGE WASHINGTON
-who-george washington

-what-general of us army and first president of united states

-where-America

-significance-father of the united states
11. PROCLAMATION OF 1763
Who- The king of England
What- the English acquisition of land from the French after he French Indian War
Where- The French lands of Canada and the western America
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12. SALUTARY NEGLECT
Who- the British army
What- undocumented British policy of avoiding parliament laws, which were meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain
Where- the British colonies
Significance- the trade economy was more lenient and they didn’t enforce the Navigation Acts
13. STAMP ACT 1765
Who- British parliament
What- was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies required
that many printed materials in the colonies carry a tax stamp
Where- the British Colonies in America
Significance- the colonists gained a sense of opposition against the British government
14. STAMP ACI' CONGRESS
Who- delegates from all the colonies
What- a meeting of delegates from the colonies to discuss the unfair stamp acts
Where- New York City
Significance- The delegates wrote a letter to the British parliament
15. SONS OF LIBERTY
Who- Organization of patriots in America who wanted the revolution
What- Organized rebels to fight for the revolution against the British
Where- The American Colonies
Significance- They were the first rebel army and fought for their freedom
16. COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE
who: local government
what: bodies organized by the local government ;
where: first formal committee was formed in Boston in 1764
significance: purpose for coordinating written communication outside the colony
17. BOSTON MASSACRE
who: british troops and civilians
what: incident that led to the deaths of 5 civilians at the hands of british troops.
where: boston march 5th 1770
significance:legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellionin some of the british colonies in America .
18. INTOLERABLE (COERCIVE) ACTS 1774
who: britans colonies in north america
what: names used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774
where:colonies in north america
significance:the acts sparked out rage and resistance in the thirteen colonies and were important developments in the growth of the American revolution
19. SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1775
who: second constitutional congress ; was a convention of delegate from the 13 colonies that met.
what: the congress became known as the congress of the condederation.
where:phildelphia and pennsylvania
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.
20.. NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
who: congress of confederation
what:was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States
where:united states july 13th 1787
significance: The primary effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States
21. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
–Thomas jefferson
-13 colonies declaring themselves independent from Britain
-coninental congress
-July 4, 1776
22. COMMON SENSE
-Thomas Paine
-knowledge held by people "in common"
-January 10, 1776
-Enlightenment era
23. SHAYS REBELLION
-Daniel Shays
-a veteran of the American Revolution
-they attempted to prevent the courts from seizing property
-Springfield Armory
24. IMPLIED POWERS(ELASTIC CLAUSE)
- Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution
- government create “necessary and proper” programs/laws
- implied powers are the powers exercised by Congress
25. GREAT COMPROMISE
- Philadelphia Convention of 1787
- resulted in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
- was an agreement between large and small states
- bicameral legislature
Samuel adams
who: Samuel Adams
what: politician and a founding father of America.
when:1722 to 1803
where:the original 13 colonies
significance:he was a leader
of the revolution and helped
declaratory act
who:parliament of great britan
what: gave Britain the right to make laws for the colonies.
when : 1766
where: American colonies
significance: increased the hate of the Americans to the british
quartering act
who:British parliament
what:Americans must allow the brutish troops to live in their houses
where: the 13 colonies
when: 1765
significance:the americans hated the british parliament
town shed act
who: British parliament
what: it gave the governers and judges more money
where: the 13 colonies
when:1765-1776
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King William’s War:
who-fought between England, France, and their respective American Indian
what-the first French and Indian war
where-north America
when- 1688-1697
significance-treaty of ryswick
Queen Anne’s War:
who-was the second in a series of four French and Indian Wars fought between France and England
what-fought between England, France, and their respective American Indian
where-north America
when-1702–1713
significance- treaty of Utrecht
Peace of Utrecht:
who- signed by the dutch
what-that established the Peace of Utrecht
where-Dutch city of Utrecht
when-March and April 1713.
significance- end of the war Spanish Succession.
War of Jenkin’s Ear:
who- great Britain and Spain
what-conflict between Great Britain and Spain
where- New Granada and the Caribbean; Florida-Georgia border, Pacific and Atlantic
when-lasted from 1739 to 1748
significance-the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Paxton Boys:
who-a vigilante group
what-murdered at least twenty Native Americans
where-Pennsylvania
when- 1763- 1764
significance-One leader of the Paxton Boys was Lazarus Stewart who would be killed in the Wyoming Massacre of 1778.
Grenville’s Program:
who- American colonists
what-reform of the customs service
where- north America
when- 1763
significance-began to raise concerns among American about the lessening of their rights as Englishmen.
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