New Deal Part 2 Review

New Deal Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Work Progress Administration:
It put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring artist.

Describe the Social Security Act:
Provided pension for the elderly, established unemployment insurance, established insurance for work related accidents, and provided aid for poverty stricken mothers, children, the blind, and the disabled.

Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal:
He believed that to get out of the GD, the standards of living for industrial workers needed to be raised. He got the Wagner Act passed which recognized employees’ rights to join labor unions and collective bargain.

Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions.
The SC struck down many of FDR’s programs.

Describe the Effects of the New Deal:
The US changed from laissez faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy. It turned US into a welfare state. The US took an active approach to the environment. It increased the power of the President.

Great Depression Part 1 Review

Great Depression Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1828?
He had WWI accomplishments and optimism over the economy.

What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression?
Mostly everything was bought on credit (80% of radios and 60% of cars). People also poured money they did not have into stock speculation.

What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen?
Americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margin and lost everything they had.

What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US?
Black Tuesday started a chain of reactions leading to the collapse of the US economy. People became scared for the security of their money in banks which lead to a rush of withdraws. The banks had limited supply of money because the US Treasury cut money supply in effort to limit loans so there was not enough money to cover withdraws leading to collapse of banks.

How did the Depression spread globally?
International Economy had been funded largely by US loans but with collapse of bank in US loans were curtailed leading to business collapse and unemployment in Europe.

World War I Part 1 Review

World War I Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
It destabilized old empires. Europe believed the best country would come out ahead.

What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
Militarism is the arming of a country. It set off an arms race because no country wanted to be behind another.

Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, and Austria Hungary

Triple Entente- Russia, GB, and France

How does the war start?
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated which led to a chain reaction of alliances leading to war.

Why does the war become a stalemate?
Both sides moved to trenches and used machine guns to defeat attacks.

How does the US become involved in the war?
When Germany turned to unrestricted submarine warfare, they sank the Luisitania which contained US citizens. Wilson tried to keep peace by getting Germany to declare that they wouldn’t shoot at passenger ships anymore but Germany violated it when they fired at French Ship Sussex.

Progressive Part 2 Movements Review

Progressive Part 2 Movements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe what a settlement house is:
They are community centers that provided social services to the urban poor such as childcare classes, education opportunities, and art classes for adults.

Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why?
Jane Adams was the leading figure who opened Hull House located in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings and inspired many to pursue social work.

Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:
They wanted to improve children’s lives. They wanted to ban child labor laws and improve children’s education.

Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform: What was the leading cause of it?
States passed hour limits, only to have them overturned by court. It was caused by a fire that broke at Triangle Shirt Factory killing 146 workers because managers had locked most exits.

Describe gov reforms during progressive era:
Because of poor planning with the hurricane response in Galveston, Texas, city replaces mayor and alderman with 5 person commission. Many cities took up this plan because it curbed the power of political bosses and political machines and allowed the gov to purchase utilities curtailing come high rates.

Direct primary-took choice out of party leaders and handed to people

Recall-allows citizens to remove elected officials by vote

Referendum-allowed citizens to vote or reject laws

Initiative-people could propose new laws by getting enough signatures and get the law on ballot.

Jim Crow Laws- segregation laws

Plessey vs. Ferguson
Case when Jim Crow laws became reality

Describe how the NAACP started and its mission
The NAACP started over riots over possible lynching of African American prisoners. Their mission is to free African Americans from restraints.

Progressive Movements Part 1 Review

Progressive Movements Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Where did the Progressive movement come from?
It came from all walks of life with many people behind the movement coming from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers.

What were the goals of the progressive movement?
• Women’s right to vote.
• Eliminating political bosses and political corruption
• Fixing basic services in cities which were often controlled by corrupt bosses
• Wanted government to regulate big business and create opportunity for small business
• Reduce gap between rich and poor
• Change conditions of the poor

What is a muckraker?
A socially conscious journalist and artist that dramatized the need of reform.

Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing:
She wrote how Rockefeller used ruthless methods to run off competitors, charge higher prices, and reap huge benefits.

What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov?
Sinclair wrote The Jungle. It detailed horrible conditions of workers in Chicago stockyards, and the horrible conditions of the meat packing industry. Sinclair’s book influenced Congress to quickly pass the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food, and drug industries.

Bell Ringer 3/11

Why were Children allowed to work at the dangerous jobs, such as mining?
Schools werenot mandatory. Parents took their children to work with them and the children ended up helping them. By the age of 10-12 children took jobs of their own.

Inventors and Big Business Review

Inventors and Big Business Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US:
Edison created the light bulb, which now gives light in many buildings of the world. Edison made plans for Central power, which harnesses the electricity we use.

Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi:
Bell created the telephone, and in 24 years, there were over 1 million telephones in the US. Bessemer made steel, which is widely used. It leads to skyscrapers and suspension bridges. Marconi invented the wireless telegraph. His invention leads to the radio.

Describe how big business tried to maximize profit:
Corporations worked to maximize profits by decreasing workers’ pay, paying as little as possible for raw materials, advertising widely, funding research labs for new products, and some looked to form monopolies.

Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US:
Rockefeller used horizontal integration to maximize profits which meant he consolidated all firms in the firms in the business making one giant company. Instead of breaking the law and making a monopoly, he assigned stock to board of trustees who worked companies in his favor called a trust. Carnegie and Rockefeller used vertical integration which was lowering production cost by gaining control of all businesses that went into finished product development.

Describe how the gov regulated big business:
Congress created interstate commerce commission which investigated unfairness in railroad industry. Congress also passed Sherman Antitrust act which prohibited any trust that acted in restraint of commerce, but took a long time to enforce.

reconstruction part 1 review

Reconstruction Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
1. 10% of state voters took loyalty oath
2. if states abolished slavery and provided education for African Americans, they could regain congress seats
3. was willing to pardon confederate soldiers
4. did not require rights guarantees for African Americans

Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction
Advocate full citizenship and suffrage for African Americans

Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction
1. offered pardons and restoration of land to most confederates but leaders had to apply personally
2. each state had to ratify 13th amendment and draft constitution abolishing slavery

Describe the 13th amendment
Abolished slavery

Describe the 14th amendment
Guaranteed equality to all citizens including African Americans

Describe the 15th amendment
Guaranteed African Americans the right to vote, but had loopholes

Describe Johnson’s impeachment
Congress passed Tenure of Office Act which says Johnson can’t fire certain officials without Congressional approval. He tried to fire Secretary of War House votes to impeach Johnson, but Radicals fail by 1 vote to convict in Senate.

exit ticket 2/25

Describe Three Aspeccts of Life in the North during the Civil War

1. No cotton hurt textile industry.
2. Other industries made war supplies.
3. Gov introduced income tax to pay for supplies that increased as war went on.

Civil War Part 6 Review

Civil War Part 6 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where it says from a certain number that tells you what number it is from in your notebook.

What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war?
They were either freed or put to work

What is Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed states in rebellion states but not border states or ones under Union control.

Why does Lincoln issue proclamation?
He hoped southern states would surrender before it went into effect

What effect does proclamation have?
Made the about slavery for North and convincing
South negotiated end not possible

How African Americans participated in the war:
They fought, starting with 54th Mass

Describe Life in North during War:
No cotton hurt textile industry. Other industries made war supplies. Gov introduced income tax to pay for supplies that increased as war went on. Gov raised tariffs and sold bonds.

Describe Life in South During War:
Economic demands were tough. They lacked resources. The Union’s blockade forced South to rely on farms and factories.

Describe Life of Soldiers during the War:
Many traveled for the first time. Cards, letters, and religion occupied them. Some possibly fought own families. New war technology meant harsher deaths and wounds.

Describe Life of Women during the War
Women took care of family businesses, farms, and plantations. Few masqueraded as men to join in the fight.

What I Learned today

1. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln.
2. Sherman set fire through Atlanta and Savannah
3. Booth was killed during the manhunt after him

Civil War part 5 review

Civil War Part 5 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

What two strategies does Grant use to win the war?
1. Defeat Lee wherever he may be.
2. Commit to a strategy of total war, which meant he was going to strike civilian population

Describe how Grant takes it to Lee:
He took control of the Western Army himself and fought several brutal battles with Lee

Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea:
He burned everything in his path

Describe the Battle of Petersburg:
Grant employed siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg.

Describe Lee’s surrender:
His exhausted troops were trapped at Appomattox Court House. April 9, 1865, Lee officially surrendered.

Describe the death of Lincoln:
Lincoln went to a play, and got shot by John Wilkes Booth, one of the actors.

bell ringer 2/24

Why did the future seem so bleak to Confederate soldiers returning home after the war?
Their homes were destroyed.

Civil War Part 4 Review

Civil War Part 4 Review
Describe why Lee makes the move to Gettysburg:
Lee sensed he had an opportunity to win international support, demoralize the Union, and perhaps to win the war.

Describe Gettysburg Day 1:
Lee’s men ran into Fed Cavalry to NW of Gettysburg, Feds call for support run by George Meade.

Describe Gettysburg Day 2:
Lee ordered General Longstreet to attack from the south end of the battle line.

Describe Gettysburg Day 3:
Lee tried again by opening the morning with a major cannon attack meant to Break Union troops. Known as Picket’s Charge, Union cannon and musket moved down Confeds and ended Gettysburg.

Describe the Gettysburg Address:
Lincoln gave a short speech honoring the dead, described the war as a struggle to fufill the Declaration of Independence.

Bell Ringer 2/23 and Video Questions

Bell Ringer 2/23 and Video Questions
What does Farley’s description tell you about what it is like to be on a battlefield?
Farley describes the chaos to be like hell itself.

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Civil War Part 1 Review

Civil War Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe how Lincoln’s election splits the Union:
Wins caused other candidates split votes, also shows politics split on regional lines.

Describe how the South reacts to the election of Lincoln:
The South felt they had no voice. The south began to secede.

Describe the founding of the Confederate government:
South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida joined together to form Confederate States of America February 1861.

Describe the breakout of the war at Fort Sumter:
The South was suspicious of Lincoln’s intentions and ordered troops at Sumter to surrender which the fed troops refused so south fired on Sumter.

Describe the Advantages of the North:
They had greater population to draw troops from, industry made them more prepared, with industry and immigrants union was able to produce better supplies and more of them, had better railroad to move troops and supplies, had better navy vs. south no navy allowing blockades, established gov with good leader in Lincoln.
Describe the advantages of the South:

Describe Northern Strategies to win the War:

Describe Southern Strategies to win the war:

Birth of a Nation Webquest Unit 2

Birth of a Nation Webquest Words

1) Articles of Confederation
a) The Articles of Confederation provided a loose federal government before the present Constitution went into effect in 1789.
2) Shay’s Rebellion
a) Shay’s Rebellion was named after Daniel Shay.
3) Great Compromise
a) The Great Compromise was a combination of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
4) federalism
a) Our government is based on federalism.
5) Three-Fifth’s Compromise
a) The three-fifths compromise is found in Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the United States Constitution
6) Whiskey Rebellion
a) The government decided to tax whiskey in order to pay off the national debt, and this infuriated the citizens and led to the Whiskey Rebellion.
7) Little Turtle
a) The exact year and place of Little Turtle’s birth are uncertain.
8) Alien and Sedition Acts
a) The Alien and Sedition Acts were signed into law by President John Adams.
9) Northwest Ordnance of 1787
a) The North Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the region.
10) Louisiana Purchase
a) At the time, the Louisiana Purchase faced domestic opposition as being possibly unconstitutional.
11) Monroe Doctrine
a) The Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Western Hemisphere was not to be further colonized by European countries,
12) Impressments
a) Impressment was strongly criticized by those who believed it to be contrary to the British constitution
13) Star Spangled Banner
a) "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America.
14) Eerie Canal
a) The Eerie Canal was the first transportation system between the eastern seaboard and the western interior of the United States that did not require portage
15) Samuel Slater
a) Samuel Slater was known as the Father of the American Industrial Revolution
16) Eli Whitney
a) Eli Whitney's invention made short staple cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation of slavery.
17) Horace Mann
a) Horace Mann served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834-1837.
18) Temperance Movement
a) Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence, or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation.
19) Seneca Falls Convention
a) The Seneca Falls Convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
20) Indian Removal Act
a) The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the "Five Civilized Tribes".
21) Alamo
a) Mexican troops under the president of Mexico General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo
22) Frederick Douglas
a) Frederick Douglass believed that education was key for African Americans to improve their lives
23) William Lloyd Garrison
a) William Lloyd Garrison is best known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator.
24) Missouri Compromise
a) In the Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress did not have authority to prohibit slavery in territories, and that those provisions of the Missouri Compromise were unconstitutional.
25) Nullification Crisis
a) The Nullification Crisis was created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification.
26) Wilmot Proviso
a) The Wilmot Proviso would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future.
27) Compromise of 1850
a) The Compromise of 1850 became possible after the sudden death of President Zachary Taylor.
28) Underground Railroad
a) Many slave escaped through the Underground Railroad.
29) Harriet Beecher Stowe
a) Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
30) Kansas-Nebraska Act
a) Douglas hoped the Kansas-Nebraska Act would ease relations between the North and the South, because the South could expand slavery to new territories but the North still had the right to abolish slavery in their states.
31) John Brown
a)
32) Nat Turner
a) Turner was hanged on November 11 in Courtland, Virginia,
33) Dred Scott
a) Dred Scott sued his owner and lost.
34) Jefferson Davis
a) Jefferson Davis resigned from the Senate in January 1861 after receiving word that Mississippi had seceded from the Union.
35) Robert E Lee
a) In early July 1863, Lee was decisively defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
36) Anaconda Plan
a) The Anaconda Plan emphasized the blockade of the Southern ports.
37) border state
a) All borders states but Delaware share borders with states that joined the Confederacy.
38) Stonewall Jackson
a) Military historians consider Stonewall Jackson to be one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US history.
39) George McClellan
a) Early in the war, McClellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union.
40) Ulysses S Grant
a) Ulysses S. Grant served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
41) Antietam
a) Antietam was the bloodiest battle of the war.
42) Gettysburg
a) The Battle of Gettysburg was the war's turning point.
43) Vicksburg
a) Vicksburg was the final battle of the Civil War.
44) Emancipation Proclamation
a) The proclamation did not name the slave-holding border states of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, or Delaware, which had never declared a secession, and so it did not free any slaves there.
45) Conscription
a) Many nations do not maintain conscription forces, instead relying on a volunteer or professional military most of the time, although many of these countries still reserve the possibility of conscription for wartime and during times of crises.
46) total war
a) During the American Civil War, U.S. Army General Phillip Sheridan's stripping of the Shenandoah Valley, beginning on September 21, 1864 and continuing for two weeks, was considered total war.
47) William Sherman
a) William Sherman burned everything in his path
48) John Wilkes Booth
a) John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln.

bell ringer 2/8

What was unusual about Andrew Jackson’s Inauguration? Why might he have been call the people’s president?
There was violence. The people loved him.

Age of Jackson Review

Age of Jackson Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency:
After losing in the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson became a strong critic of John Quincy Adams where he pushed an aggressive program of fed spending for improvements and science. By the mid1820s Jackson had become a symbol of democracy by projecting himself as a down to earth common man. Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams in the election of 1828.

Describe the Indian Removal Act:
When Jackson came to office people in the South wanted him to remove Indians in the area. Congress passed Indian Removal Act which sought to peacefully get Indians to trade land in the South for land in the West. Several Tribes agreed, but some did not. Those tribes were forcibly removed.

Describe the Bank Crisis:
Congress passed charter for Second Bank of US in 1816. Jackson and his supporters opposed because they saw it as being corrupt with special interest that favored the rich,

Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies:
Banks supporters denounced Jackson and formed new political party known as Whigs. The Whigs challenged Jackson’s democrats on all levels.

Industrial Rev Review

Industrial Rev Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe advances in road construction:
In an effort to improve roads some states started turnpikes which were to pay for road improvements. Countries lone decent road was National road maintained by fed gov.

Describe advances in water transportation:
The steam boat made transport on water faster through powering paddles with steam. The canals connected farms with cities by water.

Why is the Eerie Canal important?
It connected the Hudson River with Lake Eerie and funneled goods through NYC making it industrial center.

Describe advances in railroads:
They began to appear in US in 1820’s. They cost less than ships, moved faster than ships, and could carry more weight.

Describe advances in industry including Samuel Slater:
Samuel Slater sneaks out of England and builds fist water powered textile mill from memory.

Describe the inventions of Sam Morse and Eli Whitney:
Eli Whitney allowed factories to use identical parts in place of one another. Principal also became part of muskets.
Sam Morse invented electric telegraph allowing communication over distances.

Why did the Cotton Gin expand slavery?
It made cotton more profitable, increased production, and increased need for slavery in order to pick cotton.

Bell Ringer 2/4

Why do you think that the British targeted Washington DC?
Washington DC is the nation's capital

Chart of the three branches of Government

House of Representatives
1. length of one's term is 10 years.
2. Must be 25 years or older to join
3. proposes tax laws
4. can impeach
Senate
5. 6 year term
6. must be 30 years or older to join
7. approves pres. appointments
8. approves treaties.
9. sole power to try all impeachments
Both Together
10. votes on final passage (bill)
11. power to declare
12. can override president's veto with 2/3 vote
13. propose amendments to constitution
President, Vice President, Cabinet
14. must be 35 years or older to be president
15. 4 year term
16. power to veto laws
17. make treaties wih foriegn goverment
18. nominate judges to the supreme court
19. nominates judges, ambassadors, etc.
20. commander in chief of US military
Supreme and federal Courts
21. no specific length of time served
22. can reveiw laws and treaties of the US
23. settles all disputes involving the US
24. settles all disputes between the states
25. presides over impeachment trials

Territorial Expansion Review

Describe the Northwest Ordinance:
It provides government for western territories based on Jefferson's ideals

Describe Jefferson's plan to expand the US:
Jefferson wanted to expand Pacific even though colonists and indians lived there.

Describe the Louisianna Purchase:
Jefferson reasoned that he could only buy territory from Napolean. With other problems in Carribean, Napolean agrees and sells territories in 1803.

Describe the Lewis and Clark Expidition:
They explored territory and were guided by Sacagawea.

Describe the Monroe Doctrine:
1823 - foriegn policy doctrine formulated saying Europe should not become involved in Latin American affairs.

A New Nation Part 1 Review

A New Nation Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Why did Congress want to revise the Articles of Confederation?
Most Americans wanted Congress to have the power to regulate trade and to be able to tax.

Describe the characteristics of the Constitutional Convention:
1. It was held in secret.
2. windows were closed
3. Included leading statesman except Jefferson and Adams who were diplomats

Describe the VA Plan:
It gave power to tax and regulate trade; proposed Gov with three branches.

Describe the New Jersey Plan:
It was originally intended to make modest changes to Articles. It gave power to tax and regulate trades.

Describe the Connecticut Compromise:
It called for the gov having power to tax and regulate trade, bicameral leg: 1, by pop, 1 equal, and one executive.

Describe the 3/5 compromise:
It forbade Constitution from blocking slave for 20 yrs, slaves count 3/5 of pop. count, required all states to return slaves to slave owners, and slaves count 3/5 of person in amount of tax state pays to fed.

Exit ticket 1/28

Bell Ringer 1/28

Why did Madison say the nation's political condition was gloomy?
The nation's condition was bad. The nation did not have money for the war.

unit 1

The Patriot Essay Question
After viewing he military tactics of the colonial army, why do you think the traditional tactics of the battle were ineffective against the British? How does Benjamin Marin change these tactics when he joins the army? Why are his new battle tactics effective? Why did tactics similar to Martin’s become the way of the colonial army?
The British already knew their tactics. Benjamin Martin has the militia form at the center. The British were caught off guard by their technique.

New England Settlement Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World:
They came to set up their ideal society.

Describe Puritan Society:
They wanted to purify the Anglican Church.

Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:
They saw them as savages.

Describe King Phillip’s War:
It was a massive Indian rebellion in 1675.


Other Settlements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:
The Spanish were looking for gold.

Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:
In 1539 De Soto pushes into modern day south eastern states starting with Florida. He struggles to find riches so he becomes frustrated and massacres Indians.

Describe French Exploration of the New World:
They were more interested in finding the Northwest Passage than making colonies.

Describe French founding of New Orleans:
Robert De La Salle was hoping to find Northwest Passage instead made way on the Mississippi River. When he got to the Gulf of Mexico, he claimed the t land around the river and established New Orleans.

Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
By 1614, the Dutch formed a permanent settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlands.

Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania began as a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Pennsylvania. The King gave Pennsylvania the land as a proprietary colony.


Colonial Life Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
They were similar, but different. Most had govs but differed on the way they were appointed and most had some type of elected leg. James II took control in England combined colonies by revoking charters and replaced assemblies with crown appointed bodies.
Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:
Europeans participated in triangle trade in the 1700s were they carried goods from Europe to Africa to trade for slaves who were then shipped to the Americas.

Describe colonial trade and taxes:

Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:

Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:

Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
That is when the people gave speeches on how they felt on religion.


Wars of Empire Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?
They were territorial.

When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
They tried to get the Indians on their side. The Indians knew the land better.

Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
To keep the British out, the French built Fort Duquesne .

How do British turn the tide of war?
They cut off French shipping to Americas which caused many Indians to shift to British.

Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
.During the summer of 1763 many Indian groups affected rebelled in Pontiac’s Rebellion capturing several British forts.

Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
The British wanted colonist to pay some war debt and cost of guarding territories. In 1754 because of bickering between colonies, Ben Franklin created Albany Plan of Union to unite colonies, but colonies would not agree cause feared loss of autonomy and British rejected cause feared too hard to manage. In 1760, British imposed new taxes and restrictions on trade which angered colonists.


The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs:
Most colonies had executive and two house leg just like British. British gov. not a formal document but series of law and tradition while colonies had formal document. Most colonists owned enough property to qualify to vote while most British did not.

Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies:
The British saw the colonists as British citizens.

Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s:
In 1764, new prime minister set up formal system in sugar act. In 1765, Parliament passed Stamp Act which required colonists to pay taxes on printed material.

Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it:
In 1765, Parliament passed Stamp Act which required colonists to pay taxes on printed material. The colonists protested because they did not think Parliament could tax colonies directly without representation in Parliament.


The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:
The Stamp Act.

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
Colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress were they agreed on a boycott of British goods. Parliament backed off, but they thought they would accept indirect taxes so they passed Townshend Acts

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
The Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonies, which culminated in the American Revolution.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
All British troops left Boston.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
In Dec 1773 colonist took matters in own hands and dressed as Indians dumping British tea into Boston Harbor. British leaders were enraged by the act so closed Boston port until tea was paid for and sent troops and warships to take action.

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it:
At convention passed boycott of all British goods and created a system to enforce them


Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
April 19, 1715, war erupted at Lexington and Concord. Governor of Mass. sent troops to arrest John Hancock and Sam Adams.

Describe the battle of Lexington:
One Morning the British showed up in Lexington and ordered militia to disperse. Militia did but shots were fired.

Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
Rest of the Colonies joined New Englanders and jointly took control of war forming army under Washington. Some wanted to declare independence but many wanted to stay part of Britain.

Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
In June 1776 book Common Sense by Thomas Paine swings opinion to independence. In the book, Paine argued for independence from Britain, republican government, and union of states.

Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
On July 4, 1776, Congress approves the Declaration of Independence written mostly by Jefferson which denounced the king of England as a Tyrant and declared people have unalienable rights.


Web Quest Unit 1 Words

1. missionary
a. A missionary is a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
b. Catholic friars served as missionaries.
2. viceroy
a. a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign
b. During the 1530s and 1540s, the Spanish Crown divided the American empire into two immense regions, known as viceroyalties, each ruled by a viceroy appointed by the king.
3. Northwest Passage
a. A sea route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through northwestern America, often sought by early explorers.
b. Explorers in the early 1500s were more interested in finding the Northwest Passage than establishing colonies.
4. Samuel De Champlain
a. French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor.
b. Samuel De Champlain traded with the Montagnais, Algonquin, and Horon Indians.
5. charter
a. A certificate of permission.
b. You need a charter to start a new colony.
6. joint stock company
a. A business venture founded and run by a group of investors who were to share in the company’s profits and losses.
b.
7. Powhatan
a. North American Indian chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas and founder of the Powhatan Confederacy.
b. Powhatan ate my corn.
8. House of Burgess
a. was the elected lower house in the legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619
b. Modeled after the English Parliament, the House of Burgesses was established in 1619
9. Royal Colony
a. a colon , as New York, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown, and having a representative assembly elected by the people.
b. The 13 original American colonies were considered royal colonies.
10. Proprietary Colony
a. any of certain colonies that were granted to an individual or group by the British crown and that were granted full rights of self-government
b. Maryland and Pennsylvania were proprietary colonies.
11. Puritan
a. a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
b. The Puritans wanted to purify the Catholic church.
12. Separatist
a. a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
b. Separatists are known to separate from things.
13. Pilgrim
a. A traveler
b. The Pilgrims traveled here on the Mayflower.
14. Mayflower Compact
a. an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
b. The Mayflower Compact bound the Pilgrims to live in a civil society according to their own laws.
15. John Winthrop
a. A Puritan political leader of the seventeenth century, born in England.
b. Winthrop was sent to America as the first governor of Massachusetts
16. Pequot War
a. a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians.
b. The Pequot War resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
17. King Phillip’s War
a. an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies
b. The King Phillip’s War took place for a year.
18. Bacon’s Rebellion
a. an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter
b. Bacon’s Rebellion was a protest against Native American raids on the frontier.
19. Pocahontas
a. The daughter of chief Powhatan
b. Pocahontas married John Rolfe.
20. Walter Raleigh
a. was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer.
b. Walter Raleigh was beheaded at Whitehall
21. Indentured servant
a. a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time
b. Indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers.
22. Triangular trade
a. a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought
b. The Triangular trade went through England, Africa, and the Americas.
23. Magna Carta
a. the “great charter” of English liberties
b. The Magna Carta was forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede
24. English Bill of Rights
a. an act of the Parliament of England
b. The English Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament in December 1689
25. Habeas corpus
a. a legal action, or writ, through which a person can seek relief from their unlawful detention or that of another person.
b. The Habeas corpus protects individuals from harming themselves or from being harmed by the judicial system.
26. Salutary neglect
a. an undocumented, though long-standing British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws.
b. Salutary neglect was meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain.
27. Mercantilism
a. an economic theory that holds the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital
b. Mercantilism was the dominant school of thought in Europe throughout the late Renaissance and early modern period.
28. Navigation Act
a. any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
b. The Navigation Act bill was passed in October 1651 by the Parliament.
29. Enlightenment
a. the state of being enlightened
b. The book, Common Sense, brought about much enlightenment.
30. Benjamin Franklin
a. American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor.
b. Benjamin Franklin’s numerous scientific and practical innovations include the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove.
31. George Washington
a. The first president of the United States.
b. George Washington was the commanding general of the victorious American army in the Revolutionary War.
32. French Indian War
a. the war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England
b. The French Indian War was ended by the Treaty of Paris.
33. Pontiac’s Rebellion
a. a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes
b. Pontiac’s Rebellion began in May 1763 when Native Americans, offended by the policies of British General Jeffrey Amherst, attacked a number of British forts and settlements.
34. Proclamation of 1763
a. proclamation to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier.
b. The Proclamation of 1763 continues to be of legal importance to First Nations in Canada.
35. Albany Plan of Union
a. The plan Benjamin Franklin had to unify the colonies.
b. The Albany Plan of Union was denied.
36. Stamp Act
a. an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles
b. The Stamp Act met with extreme opposition.
37. John Adams
a. 2nd president of the U.S. 1797–1801: a leader in the American Revolution.
b. John Adams was also the first vice president of the United States.
38. Patrick Henry
a. American patriot, orator, and statesman
b. A member of the House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress Patrick Henry spurred the creation of the Virginia militia with his words "Give me liberty, or give me death."
39. Sons of Liberty
a. any of several patriotic societies, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
b. The Sons of Liberty were originally secret.
40. non-importation agreement
a.
41. Boston Massacre
a. a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.
b. The British fired into a crowd that was threatening them, killing five, during the Boston Massacre.
42. committee of correspondence
a. an intercolonial committee in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British anticolonial actions and to plan colonial resistance or countermeasures.
b. The committee of correspondence was organized by Samuel Adams in 1772
43. Boston Tea Party
a. a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company.
b. The Boston Tea Party was an act of defiance toward the British government by American colonists.
44. Intolerable Acts
a. A series of laws passed by the British in 1774in an attempt to punish Mass. for the Boston Tea Party.
b. Resentment of the Intolerable Acts contributed to the outbreak of the American revolution.
45. First Continental Congress
a. a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.
b. The First Continental Congress met briefly to consider options, including an economic boycott of British trade; publish a list of rights and grievances; and petition King George for redress of those grievances.
46. Militia
a. An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
b. The history of militia in the United States dates from the colonial era, such as in the American Revolutionary War.
47. Loyalist
a. a person who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution
b. Some of the loyalists eventually moved to Canada
48. Second Continental Congress
a. a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun.
b. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776.
49. George Washington
50. Thomas Paine
a. an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
b. Thomas Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 in time to participate in the American Revolution.
51. Declaration of Independence
a. a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire.
b. Primarily, the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson.
52. Thomas Jefferson
a. the third President of the United States
b. Thomas Jefferson envisioned America as the force behind a great "Empire of Liberty" that would promote republicanism and counter the imperialism of the British Empire.
53. Natural Rights
a. any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
b. The Declaration of Independence of the United States lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as natural rights.
54. Cornwallis
a. British general and statesman
b. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, October 19, 1781.
55. Yorktown
a. a village in SE Virginia
b. Yorktown's place in history was assured by the siege and surrender there of British forces under General Lord Cornwallis in 1781, an event that virtually assured an American victory in the American Revolution.
56. Saratoga
a. A former village of eastern New York on the west bank of the Hudson River east of Saratoga Springs.
b.

Bell Ringer

Why does the speaker think the fight for independence should continue?
He believed they already angered the king, so why not go ahead and improve their government?

Am Rev Part 1 Review

Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
April 19, 1715, war erupted at Lexington and Concord. Governor of Mass. sent troops to arrest John Hancock and Sam Adams.

Describe the battle of Lexington:
One Morning the British showed up in Lexington and ordered militia to disperse. Militia did but shots were fired.

Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
Rest of the Colonies joined New Englanders and jointly took control of war forming army under Washington. Some wanted to declare independence but many wanted to stay part of Britain.

Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
In June 1776 book Common Sense by Thomas Paine swings opinion to independence. In the book, Paine argued for independence from Britain, republican government, and union of states.

Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
On July 4, 1776, Congress approves the Declaration of Independence written mostly by Jefferson which denounced the king of England as a Tyrant and declared people have unalienable rights.

The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:


Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
Colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress were they agreed on a boycott of British goods. Parliament backed off, but they thought they would accept indirect taxes so they passed Townshend Acts

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
The Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonies, which culminated in the American Revolution.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
All British troops left Boston.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
In Dec 1773 colonist took matters in own hands and dressed as Indians dumping British tea into Boston Harbor. British leaders were enraged by the act so closed Boston port until tea was paid for and sent troops and warships to take action.

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it:
At convention passed boycott of all British goods and created a system to enforce them

The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review

The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs:
Most colonies had executive and two house leg just like British. British gov. not a formal document but series of law and tradition while colonies had formal document. Most colonists owned enough property to qualify to vote while most British did not.

Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies:
The British saw the colonists as British citizens.

Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s:
In 1764, new prime minister set up formal system in sugar act. In 1765, Parliament passed Stamp Act which required colonists to pay taxes on printed material.

Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it:
In 1765, Parliament passed Stamp Act which required colonists to pay taxes on printed material. The colonists protested because they did not think Parliament could tax colonies directly without representation in Parliament.

Wars of Empire Review

Wars of Empire Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?
They were territorial.

When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
They tried to get the Indians on their side. The Indians knew the land better.

Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
To keep the British out, the French built Fort Duquesne .

How do British turn the tide of war?
They cut off French shipping to Americas which caused many Indians to shift to British.

Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
.During the summer of 1763 many Indian groups affected rebelled in Pontiac’s Rebellion capturing several British forts.

Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
The British wanted colonist to pay some war debt and cost of guarding territories. In 1754 because of bickering between colonies, Ben Franklin created Albany Plan of Union to unite colonies, but colonies would not agree cause feared loss of autonomy and British rejected cause feared too hard to manage. In 1760, British imposed new taxes and restrictions on trade which angered colonists.

Colonial Life Review

Colonial Life Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
They were similar, but different. Most had govs but differed on the way they were appointed and most had some type of elected leg. James II took control in England combined colonies by revoking charters and replaced assemblies with crown appointed bodies.

Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:
Europeans participated in triangle trade in the 1700s were they carried goods from Europe to Africa to trade for slaves who were then shipped to the Americas.

Describe colonial trade and taxes:

Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:

Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:

Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
That is when the people gave speeches on how they felt on religion.

Other Settlement Review

Other Settlements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:
The Spanish were looking for gold.

Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:
In 1539 De Soto pushes into modern day south eastern states starting with Florida. He struggles to find riches so he becomes frustrated and massacres Indians.

Describe French Exploration of the New World:
They were more interested in finding the Northwest Passage than making colonies.

Describe French founding of New Orleans:
Robert De La Salle was hoping to find Northwest Passage instead made way on the Mississippi River. When he got to the Gulf of Mexico, he claimed the t land around the river and established New Orleans.

Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
By 1614, the Dutch formed a permanent settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlands.

Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania began as a debt paid by King Charles II to Quaker William Pennsylvania. The King gave Pennsylvania the land as a proprietary colony.

web quest unit 1

Web Quest Unit 1 Words

1. missionary
a. A missionary is a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
b. Catholic friars served as missionaries.
2. viceroy
a. a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign
b. During the 1530s and 1540s, the Spanish Crown divided the American empire into two immense regions, known as viceroyalties, each ruled by a viceroy appointed by the king.
3. Northwest Passage
a. A sea route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through northwestern America, often sought by early explorers.
b. Explorers in the early 1500s were more interested in finding the Northwest Passage than establishing colonies.
4. Samuel De Champlain
a. French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor.
b. Samuel De Champlain traded with the Montagnais, Algonquin, and Horon Indians.
5. charter
a. A certificate of permission.
b. You need a charter to start a new colony.
6. joint stock company
a. A business venture founded and run by a group of investors who were to share in the company’s profits and losses.
b.
7. Powhatan
a. North American Indian chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas and founder of the Powhatan Confederacy.
b. Powhatan ate my corn.
8. House of Burgess
a. was the elected lower house in the legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619
b. Modeled after the English Parliament, the House of Burgesses was established in 1619
9. Royal Colony
a. a colon , as New York, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown, and having a representative assembly elected by the people.
b. The 13 original American colonies were considered royal colonies.
10. Proprietary Colony
a. any of certain colonies that were granted to an individual or group by the British crown and that were granted full rights of self-government
b. Maryland and Pennsylvania were proprietary colonies.
11. Puritan
a. a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
b. The Puritans wanted to purify the Catholic church.
12. Separatist
a. a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
b. Separatists are known to separate from things.
13. Pilgrim
a. A traveler
b. The Pilgrims traveled here on the Mayflower.
14. Mayflower Compact
a. an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
b. The Mayflower Compact bound the Pilgrims to live in a civil society according to their own laws.
15. John Winthrop
a. A Puritan political leader of the seventeenth century, born in England.
b. Winthrop was sent to America as the first governor of Massachusetts
16. Pequot War
a. a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians.
b. The Pequot War resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
17. King Phillip’s War
a. an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies
b. The King Phillip’s War took place for a year.
18. Bacon’s Rebellion
a. an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter
b. Bacon’s Rebellion was a protest against Native American raids on the frontier.
19. Pocahontas
a. The daughter of chief Powhatan
b. Pocahontas married John Rolfe.
20. Walter Raleigh
a. was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer.
b. Walter Raleigh was beheaded at Whitehall
21. Indentured servant
a. a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time
b. Indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers.
22. Triangular trade
a. a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought
b. The Triangular trade went through England, Africa, and the Americas.
23. Magna Carta
a. the “great charter” of English liberties
b. The Magna Carta was forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede
24. English Bill of Rights
a. an act of the Parliament of England
b. The English Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament in December 1689
25. Habeas corpus
a. a legal action, or writ, through which a person can seek relief from their unlawful detention or that of another person.
b. The Habeas corpus protects individuals from harming themselves or from being harmed by the judicial system.
26. Salutary neglect
a. an undocumented, though long-standing British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws.
b. Salutary neglect was meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain.
27. Mercantilism
a. an economic theory that holds the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital
b. Mercantilism was the dominant school of thought in Europe throughout the late Renaissance and early modern period.
28. Navigation Act
a. any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
b. The Navigation Act bill was passed in October 1651 by the Parliament.
29. Enlightenment
a. the state of being enlightened
b. The book, Common Sense, brought about much enlightenment.
30. Benjamin Franklin
a. American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor.
b. Benjamin Franklin’s numerous scientific and practical innovations include the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove.
31. George Washington
a. The first president of the United States.
b. George Washington was the commanding general of the victorious American army in the Revolutionary War.
32. French Indian War
a. the war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England
b. The French Indian War was ended by the Treaty of Paris.
33. Pontiac’s Rebellion
a. a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes
b. Pontiac’s Rebellion began in May 1763 when Native Americans, offended by the policies of British General Jeffrey Amherst, attacked a number of British forts and settlements.
34. Proclamation of 1763
a. proclamation to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier.
b. The Proclamation of 1763 continues to be of legal importance to First Nations in Canada.
35. Albany Plan of Union
a. The plan Benjamin Franklin had to unify the colonies.
b. The Albany Plan of Union was denied.
36. Stamp Act
a. an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles
b. The Stamp Act met with extreme opposition.
37. John Adams
a. 2nd president of the U.S. 1797–1801: a leader in the American Revolution.
b. John Adams was also the first vice president of the United States.
38. Patrick Henry
a. American patriot, orator, and statesman
b. A member of the House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress Patrick Henry spurred the creation of the Virginia militia with his words "Give me liberty, or give me death."
39. Sons of Liberty
a. any of several patriotic societies, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
b. The Sons of Liberty were originally secret.
40. non-importation agreement
a.
41. Boston Massacre
a. a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.
b. The British fired into a crowd that was threatening them, killing five, during the Boston Massacre.
42. committee of correspondence
a. an intercolonial committee in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British anticolonial actions and to plan colonial resistance or countermeasures.
b. The committee of correspondence was organized by Samuel Adams in 1772
43. Boston Tea Party
a. a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company.
b. The Boston Tea Party was an act of defiance toward the British government by American colonists.
44. Intolerable Acts
a. A series of laws passed by the British in 1774in an attempt to punish Mass. for the Boston Tea Party.
b. Resentment of the Intolerable Acts contributed to the outbreak of the American revolution.
45. First Continental Congress
a. a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.
b. The First Continental Congress met briefly to consider options, including an economic boycott of British trade; publish a list of rights and grievances; and petition King George for redress of those grievances.
46. Militia
a. An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
b. The history of militia in the United States dates from the colonial era, such as in the American Revolutionary War.
47. Loyalist
a. a person who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution
b. Some of the loyalists eventually moved to Canada
48. Second Continental Congress
a. a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun.
b. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776.
49. George Washington
50. Thomas Paine
a. an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
b. Thomas Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 in time to participate in the American Revolution.
51. Declaration of Independence
a. a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire.
b. Primarily, the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson.
52. Thomas Jefferson
a. the third President of the United States
b. Thomas Jefferson envisioned America as the force behind a great "Empire of Liberty" that would promote republicanism and counter the imperialism of the British Empire.
53. Natural Rights
a. any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
b. The Declaration of Independence of the United States lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as natural rights.
54. Cornwallis
a. British general and statesman
b. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, October 19, 1781.
55. Yorktown
a. a village in SE Virginia
b. Yorktown's place in history was assured by the siege and surrender there of British forces under General Lord Cornwallis in 1781, an event that virtually assured an American victory in the American Revolution.
56. Saratoga
a. A former village of eastern New York on the west bank of the Hudson River east of Saratoga Springs.
b.

New England Settlement Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World:
They came to set up their ideal society.

Describe Puritan Society:
They wanted to purify the Anglican Church.

Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:
They saw them as savages.

Describe King Phillip’s War:
It was a massive Indian rebellion in 1675.

Why might Pocahontas’s marriage to John Rolfe have been seen as a way to end the war?

Since two people from opposing sides of a war can love each other enough to marry, every one though they could get along as well.


VA Settlement Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?
After obtaining charter from king joint stock, company led by Walter Raleigh failed twice to colonize modern NC coast.

Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
They wanted farmland.

What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
The Indians led by chief Powhatan.

What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
Mosquitoes sickened the farmers

What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
Tobacco

What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
In 1609, war started between the Indians and the Colonists.
The Colonists capture Pocahontas who marries a colonist and is converted to Christian. The War chief makes peace.

Describe Bacon’s Rebellion:
In 1675,war broke out against Indians and settlers led by Bacon. When the royal government balked at war, Bacon’s group rebelled against the government and removed him.