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38 Cards in this Set
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Bacons Rebellion |
Nathaniel Bacon Fight over hog and one of Bacons men was killed So he burned down Native American tribe and goes to governor to get help Governor wouldn't help him so he burned down Jamestown 1776 Example of tension between town center and outliers |
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Boston Massacre |
English and Americans When Americans boycotted and protested, English sent troops to Boston Tension because overwhelming amount of troops 1770 |
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John Calvin |
Believed in predestination Puritans are calvinists His life 1509-1564 His followers are trying to purify the Church of England |
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Common Sense |
Thomas Paine Jan 1776 Said that we are better and England and that we need to separate England Helped influence people and create Declaration of Independence |
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Ferdinand and Isabella |
King and Queen of Spain They combined their kingdoms to create Spain 1492 Spain Hired Columbus and gave him ships which led to the Colombian exchange |
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French and Indian War |
Mainly English vs. France George Washington becomes general 1754-1763 Proclamation Line of 1763 was created and England became worlds most powerful empire Then Americans had to start paying taxes bc of the debt from the war |
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The Great Awakening |
1730s and 40s Many churches were created such as baptist, Presbyterianism etc. Methodist preacher George Whitefield encouraged people to challenge their religious leaders, leading to questioning all people in power (the King) |
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Gullah |
A culture with French and West African influence The Carolinas Storytelling tradition 1740s??? |
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Jamestown |
1607 First successful colony, Allowed people to believe we could actually be successful in colonizing |
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Anthony Johnson |
One of the first slaves Arrived in 1621 Earns his freedom and owns land. He was sued over a cow and went to court Shows that back in those days slaves had freedom to go to Ct and move |
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Anne Hutchinson |
Was a Puritan and kept saying the Reverend was wrong She went to trial for challenging church authority Banned from town Shows that women have some rights |
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William Penn |
Pennsylvania charter (1681) He was a Quaker Penn gives the people power Almost no poverty |
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George Whitefield |
He was a Methodist preacher Encouraged people to question religious leaders, leading to questioning of gov leaders 1730s and 40s |
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Stono Rebellion |
Slave rebellion where white people were killed South Carolina 1739 Then laws and restrictions were set for slaves |
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Proclamation Line of 1763 |
Resulted from Seven Years War Said people cannot go past the line into the Indian Reserve 1763 Created boundaries for states |
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Mercantilism |
Government controls trade Import more export less Triangular trade between N America,West Indies, Europe and Africa Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations in 1776 |
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Shays Rebellion |
Daniel Shays wanted to overthrow gov 1786 Massachusetts |
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Articles of Confederation |
Ratified in 1781 First draft of constitution Successes: named our country All states are equal Created a system to create new states Comity Weaknesses: no ability to tax No national army or navy No national cts |
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Thomas Paine |
Wrote Common Sense in Jan 1776 Helped make America independent by saying we are better than English and we need to separate |
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Martin Luther |
He started the Lutheran church and retranslated the Bible Worked for the Catholic Church around 1517 Luther said you can only go to heaven based only on faith Encourages people to start their own churches and be independent |
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A short account of the Destruction of the Indies |
1542 Batolomé de Las Casas Went to new Spain and discovered the massacres of Native Americans It develops the idea of the Black Legend (that Spain is evil) which helped create the colonies |
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Halfway Covenant |
Massachusetts 1662 People could be Puritan and not follow the rules but if their grandparents were Puritan they could be Puritan Did this because they wanted to try and save the church |
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City on a hill |
Was in a speech by Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts Around 1662 Idea that we are an example of how a colony should be run |
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tabula rasa |
The idea in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding that a child's mind is a blank skate because they have not learned anything 1690 John Locke |
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Stamp Act |
Tax on all official documents and stamps are like receipts 1765 English taxed Americans because of war debt Sons of Liberty were created in response and helped start revolution |
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Treaty of Paris |
End of revolution 1783 Then America created country |
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Federalist Papers |
1787-88 Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay Collection of 85 essays arguing for ratification Helped influence the ratification |
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Navigation Acts |
Passed 1651, 1660, 1663 Designed to regulate colonial trade and allowed England to collect taxes from colonists |
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Navigation Acts |
Passed 1651, 1660, 1663 Designed to regulate colonial trade and allowed England to collect taxes from colonists |
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Puebla Revolt |
1680 New Spain Uprising of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish Led to the expulsion of Spanish settlers and this showed that a revolt could be successful |
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Navigation Acts |
Passed 1651, 1660, 1663 Designed to regulate colonial trade and allowed England to collect taxes from colonists |
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Puebla Revolt |
1680 New Spain Uprising of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish Led to the expulsion of Spanish settlers and this showed that a revolt could be successful |
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Quok Walker |
American slave that went to court to earn his freedom June 1781 Massachusetts He said all men are equal according to constitution and won his freedom |
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Navigation Acts |
Passed 1651, 1660, 1663 Designed to regulate colonial trade and allowed England to collect taxes from colonists |
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Puebla Revolt |
1680 New Spain Uprising of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish Led to the expulsion of Spanish settlers and this showed that a revolt could be successful |
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Quok Walker |
American slave that went to court to earn his freedom June 1781 Massachusetts He said all men are equal according to constitution and won his freedom |
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Walker v. Jennison |
1783 Slavery was inconsistent with the Massachusetts constitution Walker won his freedom Slavery was gotten rid of in Massachusetts |
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John Peter Zenger |
1733 New York German printer who published bad thing about the governor Went to Ct Was found not guilty Helped establish the freedom of press |
