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35 Cards in this Set
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Plymouth Colony
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Who: Group of religious European separatists who would later become known as the Pilgrims. As well as many of the Native Americans.
What: Took a journey to the colonies and developed their own colony. Where: Southern part of Massachusetts. Significance: First real success story of colonies, first cooperation with Native Americans. |
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Mayflower Compact 1620
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Who: The Pilgrims in their colony.
What: One of the first important documents of America. Laid groundwork for many things in the colonies. Where: Plymouth Colony (see above). Significance: It officially discontinued the connection with the English and began the trend of documents and overall organization within the colonies. |
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Headright System
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Who: Virginia Company which granted land to settlers.
What: A system of legal land distribution which was used to not only attract immigrants but help cultivate the land. Where: Jamestown, Virginia starting in 1618. Significance: Was a system utilized all throughout the colonies to distribute land and attract immigrants. |
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639
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Who: Adopted by the Connecticut Colony. The colony’s secretary Thomas Welles transcribed the orders into the official colony records
What: a document relating to a constitution; adopted on January 14, 1638 Where: In what is now Connecticut Significance: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut set the government’s structure and powers and gave men more voting rights and opened up more men to be able to run for office positions. |
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Mercantilism
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Who: it is favored upon non-economists today but at that time merchants favored it
What: an economic theory that was the dominant school of thought throughout the early modern period. This led to significant government intervention and control over the economy Where: for nations who want to prosper and were dependent upon its supply of capital Significance: Mercantilism encouraged the many European wars of the period and fueled European imperialism |
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Triangular Trade
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Who: any nations that wanted to trade their products with each other
What: a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions Where: in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries the Transatlantic Triangular Trade manufactured goods between West Africa, the Caribbean or American colonies, and the European colonial powers Significance: provided a mechanism for rectifying trade imbalances |
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The Great Awakening
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Who: Anglo-Americans
What: several periods of rapid and dramatic religious revival in Anglo-American religious history; periodic revolutions Where: America Significance: It played a key role in developing democratic concepts and the ideals of republican government. It exerted significant influence on the politics of America |
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Iron Act 1750
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Who: introduced by the British Parliament to North America
What: one of the legislative measures to restrict manufacturing activities in British colonies, and encouraged manufacture to take place in Great Britain Where: British colonies, mainly North America Significance: it encouraged manufacture to take place in Great Britain |
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Indentured Servants
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Who: Europeans immigrants including Irish, Scottish, English, and Germans
What: a form of debt bondage worker. The laborer is under contract of an employer for usually three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities. Where: Southern American colonies mainly, but in all the colonies Significance: it helped the growth of expansion in the colonies because after they were done serving their contract they could move |
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George Washington
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Who: George Washington
What: the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first president of the United States Where: he lived in Mount Vernon, Virginia Significance: he is significant because he was considered the “father of our country” and made many contributions to America |
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Proclamation of 1763
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Who: Issued by King George III
What: The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier. Where: American Colonies; mainly northern Significance: its significance was that it would create fewer conflicts among the white settlers and the Native American Indians. |
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Salutary Neglect
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Who: British citizens who opposed the Parliament
What: An undocumented, though long standing, British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, which were meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain Where: Britain Significance: Allowed the enforcement of trade relation’s laws to be lenient |
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Stamp Act 1765
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Who: British Parliament, imposed on colonies
What: A tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies carry a tax stamp. Where: British Colonies 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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Stamp Act Congress
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Who: Delegates from 9 of the 13 colonies that discussed and acted upon the recently passed Stamp Act.
What: A meeting in the building that would become Federal Hall in New York City on October 19th, 1765 Where: In what is now New York Significance: it helped colonies “consult together on the present circumstances of the colonies". |
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Sons of Liberty
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Who: American Patriots
What: A secret organization Where: in the thirteen colonies during the American Revolution Significance: Patriots attacked the apparatus and symbols of British authority and power |
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Committees of Correspondance
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Who: Bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies; also apart of the Sons of Liberty committee
What: The committees of correspondence rallied opposition on common causes and established plans for collective action Where: In the Thirteen Colonies Significance: the group of committees was the beginning of what later became a formal political union among the colonies. |
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Boston Massacre
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Who: British military
What: An incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, Where: Boston Significance: sparked the rebellion in some of the British colonies in America; cumulated into the American Revolution |
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Intolerable Acts 1774
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Who: British colonies in America
What: a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America Where: American Colonies 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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Second Continental Congress 1775
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Who: delegates from the Thirteen Colonies
What: A convention that managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence and acted as the de facto national government of what became the United States. Also known as the Congress of the Confederation Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Significance: It helped develop independence in the United States |
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Northwest Ordinance
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Who: Congress of the Confederation
What: An act passed that empowered recognition of the importance of education and its encouragement provided for the concept of a sponsored higher education. Where: Northwest Territory; region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River Significance: Abolished state claims, allowed admission of new states, the establishment of territorial government and established civil rights. |
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Declaration of Independence
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Who: Regions wanting independence
What: an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state. Not all declarations of independence were successful. Where: Many regions Significance: It makes regions independent |
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Common Sense
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Who: The human race
What: a strict construction of the term, consists of what people in common would agree on: that which they "sense" as their common natural understanding. Where: Anywhere where there are humans Significance: Equates to the knowledge and experience which most people allegedly have, or which the person using the term believes that they do or should have. |
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Shays Rebellion
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Who: shaysites or Regulators
What: Seeking debt relief through the issuance of paper currency and lower taxes, they attempted to prevent the courts from seizing property from indebted farmers by forcing the closure of courts in western Massachusetts. Where: Massachusetts Significance: Shay’s Rebellion produced fears that the Revolution’s democratic impulse had "gotten out of hand. |
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Implied Powers (Elastic Cause)
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Who: Governments
What: powers not given to the government directly through the constitution but are implied. This document lets the government create “necessary and proper” programs/laws and retain them. Where: United States Significance: Te "general welfare clause" and the "necessary and proper" clause gave elasticity to the constitution. |
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Great Compromise
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Who: Edmund Randolph proposed it (of the Virginia delegates)
What: was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Where: United States Significance: defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. |
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King William's War
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Who: England, France and respective Indian allies.
What: First of French and Indian Wars. Where: Throughout North America. Significance: First of French and Indian Wars which set the table for the rest of the battles with a short lived peace. |
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Queen Anne's War
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Who: French, English, Indian Tribes and Spanish.
What: Second of four French and Indian Wars. Where: Throughout North America. Significance: Second French and Indian War, leads to British victory. |
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Peace of Utrecht
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Who: Louis XIV of France, Philip V of Spain, Anne of Great Britain, Duke of Savoy, United Provinces
What: Series of peace treaties which ended War of Spanish Succession Where: Europe Significance: Allowed for the sovereignty of nations in Europe. |
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War of Jenkin's Ear
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Who: Great Britain and Spain
What: Conflict between Great Britain and Spain due to a disagreement. Where: New Granada and the Caribbean. Significance: |
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Grenville's Program
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Patrick Henry
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Sons of Liberty
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