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49 Cards in this Set
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Why study history?
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History is interesting
History is never finished Empathy Better thinker Learn from past mistakes |
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What are the 5 American ideals?
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Liberty
Democracy Equality Opportunity Rights |
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Define the ideals.
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Liberty - Freedom
Democracy - no monarchy Equality - Being the same Opportunity - being able to choose Rights - Having the right to do something |
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What are 4 reasons Explorers came to America?
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Find riches
Claim land Adventure Fast route to Asia |
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What are 6 problems between the natives and explorers?
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Disease
Language Beliefs Culture Greed Allies |
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What are good interactions between natives and explorers?
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Technology
Farming Alliances |
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Why was Jamestown a successful British colony?
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It was the first to survive
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What crop saved Jamestown?
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tobacco
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Who became the leader of Jamestown?
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John Smith
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How did the relationship with the natives change?
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An explorer married a native
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What were the colonial regions?
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New England
Middle Southern |
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New England
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Massachusetts
Connecticut Rhode Island New Hampshire. |
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Middle
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New Jersey
New York Pennsylvania Delaware |
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Southern
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Maryland
Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia |
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What did all three regions have in common?
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All founded on or near water
Relied on trade to survive Grew some type of crops |
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What were three distinct differences in the colonial regions?
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religion
geography types of resources |
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What are the four parts of the Intolerable Acts?
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Boston Port Act
Administration of Justice Act Quartering Act Massachusetts Act |
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What were the four different viewpoints of the American Revolution?
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British Government
Loyalists Moderates Patriots |
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Explain the significance of the Olive Branch treaty.
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The treaty: affirmed loyalty to the king, asked for help with their grievances, and expressed hope for peace
King refused said, “colonist were already revolting and it was too late” |
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What was Common Sense?
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A 47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
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Besides Thomas Paine, whose ideas inspired change?
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John Locke
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What were John Locke’s ideas?
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Believed in natural rights: life, liberty and property
Governments are bound by social contracts * They have the right to overthrow their government. |
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What was the name of the group that met to decide independence?
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2nd Continental Congress
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Who proposed the resolution for independence?
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Richard Henry Lee
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Who were the 5 people on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Roger Sherman Benjamin Franklin Robert R. Livingston John Adams |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What are the parts to the Declaration of Independence?
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Statement of human rights
Grievances against the king Statement of Independence |
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When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
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July 4, 1776
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What were the 5 strengths of Britain during the war?
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Strongest Army and Navy
Strongest government Well train soldiers Experienced officers Lots of money |
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What were the weaknesses of the British?
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Fighting from 3,000 miles away
Supplies took months to reach colonies |
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What were the 5 strengths in the Americans?
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Fighting for a cause
Knew the terrain Adapted new guerrilla warfare techniques Didn’t have to beat the British, just had to hold them off until they gave up Received help from France and other countries |
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What were the 6 weaknesses of the Americans?
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Army was made up of volunteers and were poorly trained
Very few experienced officers Limited supplies and weapons New country No navy No money |
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Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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Who was known as the Swamp Fox?
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Francis Marion
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Why was Francis called the Swamp Fox?
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He would outsmart the British generals, hide in the swamps of South Carolina and Georgia, then attack
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When was the surrender of the British?
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October 19, 1781
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When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
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September 1783
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What were the main points of the Treaty of Paris?
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Britain recognized America’s independence
Britain gave up all land between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River |
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What were the 4 strengths of the Articles of Confederation?
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Coin or print money
Declare war, make peace Negotiate treaties Operate the post office system |
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What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
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States could print their own money
Federal government could not force states to obey its laws No federal court system No national army Federal government could not enforce individual laws Could not raise taxes No central government No power to regulate trade between states |
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What were the land ordinances and what impact did they have?
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Land ordinances were local regulation that established territories. The land ordnances admitted each new state as equal to the originals and set the standard to which all new states were to be admitted
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What were the differences in territories and states?
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Territories had to have 5,000 free men and they could then have their own legislature. States had to have 60,000 free men, write their own state constitutions and be approved by Congress
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What were 5 problems with other countries under the Articles of Confederation?
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No central government
Britain and Spain were supplying guns to natives and encouraging them to attack Americans Britain closed ports to American ships Other countries did not want to trade |
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What is the percentage of Loyalists?
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1/5
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What is the percentage of Moderates?
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2/5
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What is the percentage of Patriots?
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2/5
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What were the problems with the states?
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States could impose import tariffs
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How did Shay’s Rebellion lead to the writing of the Constitution?
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Summer of 1786 in Massachusetts, farmers who were upset with their debt took control over courthouses. Militias were sent in to stop the rebellion. It showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, by not having a central army to stop the uprising before it got out of hand. The businessmen and landowners feared anarchy.
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Where did delegates meet to discuss trade between states?
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Annapolis, Maryland
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