Us History Test #1 Review

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Roger Williams

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banished dissenter seen as a threat to the New England Way; went on to found dissenter welcoming Rhode Island

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Anne Hutchinson

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banished dissenter feared not only for her theology but also because she challenged gender roles

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John Winthrop

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had the vision of the city on a hill

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Thomas Paine

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very vocal and influential about his ideas of why America should part from England

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Why did Thomas Paine think America should part from England?

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1) should be politically isolated yet economically involved
2) wont get caught up in Britain's wars
3) more export opportunities

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Old Deluder Act

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required Puritan towns to establish schools for religious purposes

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Half-Way Covenant

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admitted non-saints to church membership; major blow to the New England Way

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Intolerable Acts

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intended to punish MA for the Boston Tea Party and to strengthen royal authority

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Boston Port Bill

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part of the Intolerable Acts; ordered the Navy to close off Boston Harbor

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Massachusetts Government Act

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part of the Intolerable Acts; revoked Massachusetts charter

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Administration of Justice Act

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part of the Intolerable Acts; permitted anyone charged with murder while enforcing royal authority in MA to be tried in England or another colony

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New Quartering Act

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part of the Intolerable Acts; allowed the governor to requisition empty buildings for quartering or housing troops

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Original Quartering Act

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required the colonial legislatures to provide supplies to British troops

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Declaration of Independence

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stated that America was no longer under Britain's control

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Townshend Duties

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more parliamentary attempts to raise revenues from the colonies; originally intended to pay the Royal governor so the Assembly didn't have power of the purse

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Constitution

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protected property and individual rights

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Paris Peace Treaty

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when France ceded virtually its entire North American empire to Britain and Spain

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Articles of Confederation

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the new government

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Bacon's Rebellion

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an uprising in Virginia that showed the common people's dissatisfaction with the elites running the colony

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New England Way

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puritan orthodoxy that was supposed to govern the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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King Philip's War

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las major war between Indians and New Englanders

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Salem Witch Trials

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hysteria delivered final blow to New England Way, revealing social divisions

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William Penn

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Quaker who tried to establish Pennsylvania as a "peaceable kingdom" that reflected Quaker ideals of tolerance

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Mercantilism

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political/economic theory that self-sufficiency was the way to national prosperity

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Navigation Acts

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series of laws meant to make colonies conform to ideas of mercantalism

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Stono Rebellion

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failed South Carolina slave uprising

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John Peter Zenger

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central figure in a trial that opened the way for freedom of the press

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Enlightenment

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intellectual revolution that elevated reason, science, and logic

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Sir Isaac Newton

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British scientist whose ideas lay at the heart of the Enlightenment

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Benjamin Franklin

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American who embodied Enlightenment ideas

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John Locke

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explained how reason functions; "pursuit of property"

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French and Indian War

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Britain's war against the Indians and the French in America

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Proclamation of 1763

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an attempt to end Indian problems by preventing westward movement by colonists

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Writ of Assistance

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a general search warrant of questionable legality

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Sugar Act

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placed new taxes and restrictions on colonist's trade

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Stamp Act

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revenue measure that provoked open opposition by colonists

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Sons of Liberty

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groups to resist Stamp Act

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Stamp Act Congress

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assembly where representatives from nine colonies met to discuss resistance to Stamp Act

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Declaratory Act

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parliamentary assertion of right to legislate for the colonies

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Board of Customs Commissioners

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people sent by Britain to collect taxes

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Boston Massacre

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confrontation between colonists and British troops in which five colonists were killed

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Committees of Correspondence

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local committees established throughout colonies to coordinate anti-British actions

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Lord Dunmore

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royal governor of Virginia who promised freedom to slaves who fought to restore royal authority

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State Constitutions

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written frameworks of government that defined the people as soverign

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Democracy

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mob rule

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Republicanism

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government should be untrusted to leaders chosen for wisdom

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Shays's Rebellion

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uprising by Massachusetts farmers that convinced many Americans their government was too weak