Unit 5: Founding Of A Nation

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the commander of the Bonhomme Richard who won the most famous sea battle of the war

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John Paul Jones

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The Peace Treaty that ended the French and Indian War

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The Treaty of Paris 1763

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The Peace Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

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The Treaty of Paris 1783

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The name of the 1215 A.D. document granting rights to English people

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Magna Carta

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Government in which the people rule

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Republic

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The patriot who made the midnight ride warning colonists that the British were coming

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Paul Revere

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Leaving alone in a helpful way

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salutary neglect

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an economic system that explained how to enrich treasuries

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mercantilism

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English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights

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John Locke

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Laws passed by Parliament punishing Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

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the Intolerable Acts

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Farming in which farmers chop down & then burn trees on a plot of land

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slash and burn agriculture

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A colonist who could be ready to fight in a minute's notice

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minuteman

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a religious movement that swept through the colonies in 1730s & 1740s was

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the Great Awakening

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one of the contributions Thomas Jefferson is best remembered for is the

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Declaration of Independence

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both the Mayflower Compact & the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were early colonial ...

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plans for south government

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early settlers in the British colonies benefited by adopting Native American ...

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ways of farming

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Name one major geographical barrier to the westward expansion of the British colonies

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Appalachian Mountains

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The Founding Fathers of the United States were models of civic virtue because they...

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put the interest of the country before their own

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the unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence can be described as rights that...

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cannot be taken away

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many of the colonists in New England turned from farming to industrial activities because...

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of cold climate & poor rocky soil

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although written at different times, works by both Thomas Paine & Walt Whitman expressed ideas about...

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patriotism & duty

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what colony was founded in 1607?

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Jamestown

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during the colonial period European demand for tobacco & rice, combined with the trade in African slaves, contributed to the development of ...

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plantation based economy

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in the 1600s Puritans migrated to the north because they

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wanted religious freedom

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The New England states and the Pacific states are similar in that both areas have...

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oceans

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E Pluribus Unum is a Latin phrase which means "out of many, one." Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, & Ben Franklin recommended using this motto on the national seal. What did this phrase reflect about the newly formed nation?

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One nation was formed from many people

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How did the Proclamation of 1763 increase the tension b/w the American colonies & Great Britain?

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Prohibited from traveling west

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What British policy did American colonists protest at the Boston Tea Party?

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No taxation without representation

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People in America had different opinions about the American Revolution. What was the Loyalists' perspective?

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They were loyal to the king and they didn't want war

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Why was Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense so influential with many colonists?

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It was presented in an easy to understand manner

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Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?

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The French came to the colonists' aid

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What was the significance of the defeat of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781?

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It was the end of the war

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What type of document is a document that was written at the time the event occured?

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primary source

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What colony did the Puritans form in 1630?

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Someone who traded the cost of passage to America for services they would give for the next 7 yrs

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indentured servant

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Many nationalities creating one new nation of called

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pluralism

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A law forcing colonists to house & feed British soldiers

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Quartering Act

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A common trade route b/w Europe, the West Indies, & Africa

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Triangle tradeout

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Land claimed in the name of another nation

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territory

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The right to vote

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sufferage

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A tax placed on stamps, newspapers, & documents by the British Parliament

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Stamp Act

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When a mother country establishes laws, but doesn't enforce them

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salutary neglect

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The camp in which Washington & his men camped through a treacherous winter

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Valley Forge

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A settlement made by a mother country

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colony

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The name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine declaring that it was "time to part"

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Common Sense