Us History Test 1

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The Starving Times

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The winter of 1609 and only about 60 of the nearly 500 settlers are alive to greet Gates in May 1610

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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Half bro to Humphrey Gilbert and wants the patent that Gilbert had, First person to plant a English colony

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Cash Crop

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Any crop which is grown for profit like cotton or wheat

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Mercantilism

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An economic theory concerning colonies, a goal of nation is self-sufficiency, colonies exist to provide for the mother country

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Richard Hakluyt

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A colonization advocate, writes on the behalf of Walter Raleigh for a patent

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Henry VIII

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English king who broke with the Roman Catholic church between 1532 and 1534

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Indentured Servant

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Colonist who serves a master for a set period of time, about 50% of Europeans arriving between 1607 and 1776

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Martin Luther

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Wrote the 95 Theses in 1517, protest abuse in the Roman Catholic Church especially the sales of indulenges

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Jamestown

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By september, about 50 are alive due to swamp area, poor water, and mosquitoes. Starving times occur and the settlers decide to leave but De La Warr arrives saving the colony

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John Calvin

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Wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion and creates Calvinism

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Roanoke

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A failed English Colony, first colony fails Francis Drake arrives and brings everyone back. Second time, John white went to get supplies but can't come back because of the Spanish Armada when he did come back after two years, they disappeared.

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Sir Francis Drake

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Famous English sea dog(steals gold from Spain ships), has a huge voyage that brings back tons of gold which made Elizabeth I interested in the new world

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John Winthrop

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Wrote "City Upon A Hill" And led 3000 settlers to Mass Bay. Uses a loophole in charter for refuge for purtians

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Slave

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Slaves mainly went to Portugal and Spanish colonies. They were worked to death.

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Scots/Scots-Irish

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Second-largest immigrant group in English colonies

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Elizabeth I

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Daughter of Anne Boleyn, had Mary and Philip as enemies, Gives Humphrey Gilbert a patent

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Mary Tudor

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Marries the Catholic king of Spain, English queen who sought to restore the Roman Catholic Church, burned more than 300 Protestants as heretics

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Backcountry

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Region along the Appalachian Mountains running from New York to Georgia

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Joint-Stock Companies

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Forerunner of the modern corporation, slave trading business

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Nathaniel Bacon

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Was an indentured servant, Leads Bacon's rebellion because he want land, revenge on Indians, costly forts, burns Jamestown

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Humphrey Gilbert

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Gets patent to go to the new world from Elizabeth I, English sea dog

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Philip II

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Believed he was the ruler of england because of marriage to Mary Tudor, supported plots to make Mary(queen of Scots) queen, launches Spanish Armada in 1588 and is defeated

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Glorious Revolution(1688)

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James removed in bloodless coup, Parliament gains supremacy in England

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Bacon's Rebellion

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Virginia civil war that results in slavery, indentured servants wanted land and distributed wealth. Bacon dies and the govt then works to turn the white and black servants against each other to never have a another rebellion

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Roger Williams

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Believed in the separation of church and state, arrives in 1631 and becomes Salem pastor. The govt wants him out and in 1636 he flees and will eventually find Rhode Island

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John Rolfe

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Developed cash crop for Virginia, 1612 tobacco

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John Smith

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Member of the governing council of Jamestown, elected president in sep 1608, and returns to England in 1609 because of a gun power accident

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Chattel Slavery

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Personal property

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Charters

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Basis of government in colonies

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House of Burgesses

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First representative assembly in New World, representatives elected by the people, 1629

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Headright System(1618)

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50 acres of land for paid passage to Virginia, awards an additional 50 for every other person with them, and promises they will have the rights of englishmen

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Stamp Act

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Parliament's first direct tax on the American colonies, they anticipated no reaction because the British were already paying that tax, the American riot and is the reason for the American Revolution

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King Philip's War

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Ended the Indian presence in eastern Massachusetts Bay

Execution of prisoners and west Indian slavery for some

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Dominion of New England

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Created a new super colony, United by King James II

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Declaratory Act

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Passed on the same day the stamp act was repealed

States that Parliament can make laws binding the American colonies in all cases whatsoever

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New England Co.

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1628- small group of purtians form the new England co and gets a land grant from the council for new England

Settlers sent to Massachusetts and the goal is to make money

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Virginia Resolves(1765)

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Proposed by Patrick Henry

Says that people living in the colonists are still englishmen

Only Americans can tax themselves

If the British do this and get away with it, they're destroying the British Constitution

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Calvinist Doctrines

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Goal of life is to know God

Predestination/the Elect