Unit One Key Terms

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PLYMOUTH COLONY

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Who- English merchant
What- the citizens of Plymouth were fleeing religious persecution and searching for a place to worship their God as they saw fit
Where- Massachusetts
significance-a new religious colony

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MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620

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Who-the pilgrims who wrote it
What-the firs governing document
Where-a harbor near cape cod
significance-it was the first document to govern in America

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HEADRIGHT SYSTEM

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Who- a legal grant of land to settlers
What- an attempt to solve labor shortages due to the advent of the tobacco
Where- Jamestown, Virginia, starting in 1618
significance-brought more slaves to america

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FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT 1639

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Who- Puritans and Congregationalists
What- Fundamental Orders
Where- Connecticut Colony council on January 14, 1638
significance-it set structure and powers

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MERCANTILISM

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Who- European economists
What- economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation
Where- 1620s in Great Britain
significance-a form of government in history

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TRIANGULAR TRADE

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Who- trade evolved a region had an export that was required
What- trade among three ports
Where- West Africa, the Caribbean and American colonies
significance-if was intercontinental trade

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THE GREAT AWAKENING

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Who- Americans
What- periods of dramatic religious revival in Anglo-American
Where- Anglo-American 1730’s
significance-shaped a religion

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IRON ACT 1750

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Who- American Colonies
What- restrict manufacturing activities in British colonies
Where- North America
significance-Britain exercised their power over the colonies

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INDENTURED SERVANTS

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Who- American South 17th and 18th century
What- debt bondage worker
Where- Irish, Scottish, English, and Germans
Sig-more people came to America

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

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Who- George Washington
What- first President of the United States of America
Where- America 1732–1799
Sig-a revolutionary leader

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PROCLAMATION OF 1763

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Who- King George III
What- stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases
Where- October 7, 1763 Great Britain's
sig-tried to ease relations

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SALUTARY NEGLECT

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Who- parliament
What- British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws
Where- Great Britain
Sig-laws created in america without consent

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STAMP ACT 1765

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Who-an act put upon colonists by the British
What-a tax on many paper goods and documents
Where-America
Sig-made colonists angru

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STAMP ACI' CONGRESS

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Who-delegates from 9 of the colonies
What-discussed and acted upon the recently passed Stamp Act.
Where-Federal Hall in New York City on October 19th

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SONS OF LIBERTY

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Who- Sons of Liberty
What- a secret organization of American patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies
Where-America

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COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE

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Who- governments
What- were bodies organized by the local governments
Where- Thirteen Colonies

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BOSTON MASSACRE

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Who- Colonists
What- the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in America,
Where- American colonies

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INTOLERABLE (COERCIVE) ACTS 1774

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Who- colonists
What- a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774
Where- Thirteen Colonies

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SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1775

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Who- 56 delegates
What- managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence
Where- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

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NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

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Who- Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
What- primary effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory
Where- North-West of the River Ohio

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

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Who-the continental congress
What-announcement that the thirteen colonies were now independent states
Where-america

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COMMON SENSE

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Who-Thomas Paine
What- powerful argument for independence from British rule
Where-the British colonies

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SHAYS REBELLION

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Who-Daniel shays
What-an armed uprising
Where-western Massachusetts

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IMPLIED POWERS (ELASTIC CLAUSE)

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Who-Americans
What-not given to the government directly through the constitution
Where-the US constitution

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GREAT COMPROMISE

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Who-Philadelphia convention
What-an agreement between large and small states defined the legislative structure and representation
Where-Philadelphia, PA

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Stamp Act

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who-The British
what-law that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents
when-1765
where-America
Sig-upset americans

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Declaratory Act

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who-Parliment of Great Britain
what-stated that Parliament had the right to make laws for the colonies
when-1766
where-americas colonial period
Sig-eventually led up to the amerian revolution

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Quartering Act-

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who-British Parliment
what-ensure that British troops had adequate housing and provisions
when-1765
where-america
Sig-circumvented in all colonies

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Townshend Act

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who-British Parliment
what-raise revenue in colonies to pay for governors & judges who would be independent of colonial control
when-1767
where-the colonies
Sig-

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Boston Massacre

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who-British troops
what-incident that led to the deaths of five civilians
when-1770
where-Boston, Massachusetts
Sig-aftermath helped spark the rebellion

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Tea Act

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who-British
what-tax on tea
when-1773
where-Brithish colonies
Sig-smugglers put out of buisiness

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Boston Tea Party

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who-colonists
what-a group of colonists threw tea into the harbor
when-1773
where-Boston Harbor
Sig-iconic event, referred to in other political protests

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Coercive Acts

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who-British Parliament
what-attempt to reverse the trend of colonial resistance to parliamentary authority
when-1774
where-Brithish colonies
Sig-tensions grew

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Mutiny Act-

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who-parliament
what-response to the mutiny of a large portion of the army
when-1689
where-Britain
Sig-occured again

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Samuel Adams

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who-statesman, philosoper, founding father
what-shaped the political culture of the United States
when-1722-1803
where-Boston
Sig-