Unit 1 Flashcards

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1. PLYMOUTH COLONY

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Who: Captain John Smith
What: It was the first settlement for Pilgrims that traveled to Massachusetts
Where: Plymouth Massachusetts
Significance: Were the first people to establish themselves in the New World and in the new colonies.

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2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620:

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Who: First Pilgrims of the Plymouth colony
What: First governing compact of the Plymouth colony
Where: Plymouth Massachusetts
Significance: It was the first governing compact of the New World

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3. HEADRIGHT SYSTEM:

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Who: The First Pilgrims in the New World
What: A legal grant of land to settlers who first established in the new world.
Where: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Significance: Helped the Pilgrims to encourage people to adapt to the New World and establish new colonies.

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4. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639:

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Who: John Fiske
What: It was the first written Constitution of Connecticut
Where: Connecticut
Significance: First laws and orders in Connecticut

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5. MERCANTILISM:

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Who: Thomas Man
What: An economic theory that holds the prosperity of the merchant nation
Where: Germany
Significance: The first theory to support work of the merchants

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6. TRIANGULAR TRADE:

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Who: England
What: Trade between 3 ports or regions that had the main exports and imports being slaves, sugar, and molasses.
Where: England and other colonies
Significance: It allowed people to trade and provided a mechanism for rectifying trade imbalances

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7. THE GREAT AWAKENING:

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Who: Anglo-American History
What: They were several periods of rapid and dramatic religious revival
Where: Worldwide event
Significance: It was a dramatic time for people in finding new elements of humanity and society.

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8. IRON ACT 1750:

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Who: Great Britain
What: It was one of the legislative measures introduced by the Britain Parliament
Where: Great Britain
Significance: To bring business to Great Britain to make it strive

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9. INDENTURED SERVANTS:

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Who: African slaves
What: Its a form of debt bondage worker. Servants usually worked for their entire life.
Where: North America
Significance: Was a method of increasing the number if colonists (mostly in Britain colonies)

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10. GEORGE WASHINGTON

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Who: George Washington
What: Was the first President of the United States
Where: Was born February 22, 1732
Significance: first president of the united states and was father of the United States.

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11. 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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12. 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

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13. STAMP ACT 1765:

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Who: British Parliament
What: It’s 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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14. 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

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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. NORTHWEST ORDINANCE:

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Who: Thomas Jefferson
What: It was 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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21. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:

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Who: Thomas Jefferson
What: Announce that 13 American colonies were independent states
Where: United States
Significance: They became independent states

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22. 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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23. 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: To seek debt relief and have less taxes

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24. 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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25. 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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26. Stamp Act

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Who: British Parliament
What: A tax on certain documents
When:1765
Where:Britain
Significance: Taxed any kind of document and added extra money to the British parliament

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27. Declaratory Act

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Who: Parliament of Great Britain
What: An act that was created to regulate the behavior of the colonies.
Where:Great Britain
When:1766
Significance: It gave parliament the right to regulate the colonies whenever they wanted.

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28. Quartering Act

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Who: British Troops
What: To ensure the British troops had adequate housing and provision
When:1765
Where:Great Britain
Significance:Gave British troops adequate housing

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29. Townshend Act

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Who: Charles Townshend
What:Raised revenues in the colonies to pay judges and governors
Where:Great Britain
When:1767
Significance: It lead to the Boston teas party and the American Revolution

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30. Boston Massacre

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Who:British civilians
What:British troops brutally killed innocent British civilians
Where: Boston
When:March 5th 1770
Significance:

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31. Tea Act

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Who: Parliament of Great Britain
What: Increased taxes on tea
Where:Britain
When:May 10th 1773
Significance: Started many revolts in England.

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32. Boston Tea Party

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Who: Colonist in Boston
What: Dressed up as Indians. Yankees dumped gallons of tea into the Boston harbor.
Where:Boston
When:December 16th 1773
Significance: To stop the high taxes on products

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33. Coercive Acts

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Who: British Parliament
What:Acts that limited the rights of British people in order to stop things like the Boston tea party
Where:Massachusetts
When:1774
Significance: Showed how the Parliament could take control of British people under any moment

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34. Mutiny Act

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Who: British Parliament
What:A law governing British troops.
Where:Britain
When:1689
Significance: Military Law did not apply to anyone in England since only military coops could enforce the articles of war

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35. Samuel Adams

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Who: Samuel Adams
What: Leader of the American Revolution
Where:Britain
When:Was a great political figure in the American Revolution.
Significance:

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King Williams War

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Who:France and the Native Americans
What:Battle between France and the Native Americans
Where:Canada
When:June 1689
Significance:Fought because of the tensions between the English and French

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Queen Anne's War

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Who:France and the Native Americans
What:Second series of the french and indian war
Where:North America
When:1702
Significance:Was the continuation of King Williams war

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Peace of Utrecht

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Who:Representatives of Queen Anne
What:Series of Peace treaties
Where:European states
When:1713
Significance:Established Peace Treaties

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War of Jenkins Ear

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Who:Great Britain and Spain
What:War between Great Britain and Spain
Where:Great Britain
When:1742
Significance:Also involved Australia and Spain

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Paxton Boys

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Who:Scott- Irish Presbyterians.
What:Vigilante group
Where:Pennsylvania
When:1763
Significance:Massacred Native Americans

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Grenville's Program

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Who:Grenville
What:To raise Money
Where:Great Britain
When:1764
Significance:to raise revenmue

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Patrick Henry

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Who:Patrick Henry
What:governor of Virgina
Where:Virginia
When:1736-1799
Significance:first governor of Virginia

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Sons of Liberty

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Who:The British
What:Secret organization
Where:Great Britain
When:1765
Significance:Rebel group that fought for independence

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Daughters of Liberty

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Who:Rebel Women
What:Colonial American Group
Where:United States
When:1744
Significance:Women that opposed the Townsend acts

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Crispus Attucks

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Who:Crispus Attucks
What:One of the People that was killed in the Boston massacre
Where:Boston
When:1770
Significance:One of the 5 people that was killed

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John Adams

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Who:John Adams
What:American Poletition
Where:United States
When:1735-1826
Significance:was the second president of the United States

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Carolina Regulators

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Who:Carolina Citizens
What:Took up arms to fight in the war
Where:North Carolina
When:1764
Significance:Was considered the catalyst of the American Revolution.

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Battle of the Alamance

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Who:William Tryon
What:War of Regulation
Where:North Carolina
When:1771
Significance:Catalyst of the American revolution

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First Continental Congress

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Who:British north Americans
What:A convention of Delagates
Where:British North America
When:1774
Significance:Passed many new acts

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Suffolk Resolves

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Who:leaders of suffolk
What:a declaration
Where:Boston
When:1774
Significance:lead to the declaration of independance

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Galloway Plan

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Who:First continental congress
What:Wanted to keep the colonies as a british empire
Where:Great Britain
When:1774
Significance:Lead to the Suffolk revoltes

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Lexington and Concord

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Who:Lexington and Concord
What:A battle
Where:Massachusetts
When:1775
Significance:was a result of the many acts being passed that citizens did not aprove of.

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Paul Rervere

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Who:Paul Revere
What:American Silversmith and a patriot.
Where:United States
When:1735-1818
Significance:Was in the Midnight Ride

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Second continental congress

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Who:Delegates
What:group of delegates from the 13 colonies
Where:Pennsylvania
When:1775
Significance:Created after the American Revolution started.