Unit 1 Key Terms (Apush)

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1)Plymouth Colony

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Who: Captain John Smith
What: was an English Colonial journey from the late 1620 - 1691
Where: modern town of Plymouth, Massachusetts
Significance: Citizen of Plymouth were fleeing the religious persecution and Searching for a place were they can worship God as they would see fit

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2) Mayflower Compact 1620

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Who: written by the colonists who were later known as the pilgrims
What: was the first governing document of Plymouth colony
where: Provincetown Harbor
Significance: the Mayflower Compact was based on the allegiance to the king

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3) Headright System

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Who: introduced landowners
What: Is a legal grant of land to the settlers
Where: Jamestown, Virginia
significant:headright system was introduced as a mean to solve the labor shortage

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4.) FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639

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Who: Adopted by the Connecticut colony council
What: Said to be the first written Constitution and was the government set up of the Connecticut River towns
Where: The Connecticut colony
Significance: Revolving around the rights of the individual and it helped to apply principles to our United States government

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5.) MERCANTILISM

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Who: Government had control over the economy
What: Economic theory that states the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon the supply of the capital
Where: The colonies in the New World
Significance: Encouraged self production for goods and it is affected by the government

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6.) TRIANGULAR TRADE

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Who: Trade between the people in Europe, settlers in the Colonies, and laborers in the Caribbean
What: Trade between the Colonies, the Caribbean Islands, and Europe
Where: Across the Atlantic Ocean
Significance: It helped to fuel the African slave trade

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7.) THE GREAT AWAKENING

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Who: Those who believed church should be combined with state
What: Periods of rapid and dramatic religious revivals in Anglo American religious history
Where: America
Significance: It brought on the idea of combining church and state in America

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8.) IRON ACT 1750

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Who: The British government
What: It meant to stop manufacturing in the British colonies
Where: Britain
Significance: It was a useless act and was repealed in 1757

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9.) INDENTURED SERVANTS

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Who: Scottish, English, and Germans
What: Servant’s were under contract and worked for their laborer for 3 to 7 years and were treated better
Where: The Thirteen Colonies
Significance: It was a different work force that was better than slavery

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11.) PROCLAMATION OF 1763

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11.) PROCLAMATION OF 1763
Who: Great Britain and France
What: It gave the French territory in America to Great Britain
Where: The French territory in North America
Significance: The significance of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 helps to identify the legal nature of territorial and political rights of First Nations in Canada.

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12.) SALUTARY NEGLECT

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12.) SALUTARY NEGLECT
Who: The English king and parliament, American colonists
What: The English policy of interfering very little in colonial affairs
Where: North American colonies
Significance: Salutary neglect was a large contributor to the American Revolutionary War. Because Great Britain was in wars of its own, the colonies had to govern themselves, and because of this, the colonies then thought of themselves as separated from Great Britain even though they were not

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13.) STAMP ACT 1765

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13.) STAMP ACT 1765
Who: The Colonies of British America, British government
What: The act required that many printed materials in the colonies carry a tax stamp.
Where: In British America
Significance: The stamp act was basically just another way to tax the colonies

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14.) STAMP ACT 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 it

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15.) SONS OF LIBERTY

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Who: American patriots
What: 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:
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:

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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