UNIT 1 TEST REVIEWU.S. History

SSUSH1U.S. History

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A group of investors share risks & profits to settle

colonies in the new world

Joint Stock Company

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Joint Stock Company that founded first permanent

English colony

Virginia Company

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First permanent English settlement in the new

world

Jamestown

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Brown Gold; Cash crop that helped Jamestown survive

and become wealthy

Tobacco

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Native American chief that lived near Jamestown that was

initially peaceful but relationship with colonist

worsened

Powhatan

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First representative government in the colonies?

House of Burgesses

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Class conflict between frontier farmers and landed class in

Virginia that resulted in a small scale war

Bacon’s Rebellion

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Used by colonies in the South as a labor source due to the increase of labor intensive tobacco cultivation

Slavery

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War in New England that resulted in a permanent

defeat and removal of Native Americans from Massachusetts

King Phillip’s War

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Example of direct democracy and government by the people

in New England

Town Meetings

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Banished from Massachusetts for religious beliefs and

settled a colony based on separation of church & state

Roger Williams

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Colony established by Roger Williams that exercised

religious tolerance and paying natives for their land

Rhode Island

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Puritans used this to increase the membership of their church

by allowing non-voting members that did not have a

Conversion experience

Half-Way Covenant

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Series of court hearings over 150 Massachusetts colonists accused of witchcraft were

tried: 29 convicted – 19 hanged

Salem witch Trials

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British king cancelled this because this colony refused to

obey Navigation Acts and argued it was a independent

Corporate Colony

Massachusetts Charter

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Originally New York was known by this name

New Amsterdam

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The land currently known as New York was owned by

Dutch

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Colony established by Quakers escaping religious

persecution in England

Pennsylvania

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Founder of Pennsylvania

William Penn

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Colony established by Catholics escaping religious

persecution in England

Maryland

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Founder of Maryland

Lord CeciliusCalvert

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Region of the colonies that was more commercial,

industrial, and trade based in its economy

New England Colonies

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Region of the colonies that was more agricultural,

farming, and slave based in its economy

Southern Colonies

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Reason the French settled Quebec

Fur Trade

SSUSH2U.S. History

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Economic Theory that the best way to become a stronger

nation was to acquire the most wealth.

Mercantilism

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Under Mercantilism this was a favorable balance of

trade

Exports greater than Imports

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Under Mercantilism, Great Britain wanted this from the

Colonies

Natural Resources

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Under Mercantilism, Great Britain passed these to

control Colonial goods and trade

Navigation Acts

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Under the Navigation Acts, all goods heading to or

from the colonies had to be transported this way

British Ships

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Under the Navigation Acts, all goods heading to or

from the colonies had to be transported here

British Ports

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British restrictions on colonial trade were

designed to keep the colonies from

Competing against Britain in trade

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Great Britain’s use of mercantilism resulted in

the?

Colonization of North America by British

Subjects

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This concept refers to the route of trade between the

colonies and Europe?

Transatlantic Trade

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This journey in the transatlantic trade carried slaves to North

America?

Middle Passage

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Example of social mobility and individualism in the

American Colonies?

Benjamin Franklin

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Christian worship that preached that Americans needed to turn

away from the corruption of English society and separate

from Great Britain?

Great Awakening

SSUSH3U.S. History

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War between Great Britain and France over territory in

North America in 1754

French & Indian War

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This officially ended the French & Indian War

Treaty of Paris 1763

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At the end of the French & Indian War, Great Britain

changed many of its policies in America because of this

Debt

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First direct tax on the colonist by Britain in an attempt to pay

the war debt

Stamp Act

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Colonial slogan used to express why they believed they should not have to pay

taxes

“No Taxation without Representation”

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American colonist responded to the Stamp Act using this strategy and made Britain

repeal the act.

Boycott

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Attempt by King George III to keep colonist from crossing

Appalachian Mountains

Proclamation of 1763

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Reason King George III Issued the Proclamation of

1763

Keep down conflict with Native Americans

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Response of colonist to the Proclamation of 1763

Went anyway

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British law that required colonists to print newspapers, documents, playing cards with

a special stamp

Stamp Act

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Group formed to oppose British actions colonist felt

unfair. Dumped tea in harbor to oppose Tea Act.

Sons of Liberty

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Event where Sons of Liberty dressed up like Native

Americans and dumped tea in harbor to oppose Tea Act.

Boston Tea Party

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Group that helped in colonial resistance by weaving fabric

during boycotts to supply fabric to colonist.

Daughters of Liberty

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Response to Boston Tea Party when Great Britain closed ports of Boston, forced troops to be

housed in colonial homes, tried accused people in British courts

Intolerable Acts

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Meeting called by colonists to protest the intolerable acts. Resulted in colonial militias

formed to resist acts and an olive Branch petition sent to King

George

First Continental Congress

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Groups formed from different colonies to secretly meet to deal with British actions. 1st

organization linking colonies in opposition to British rule

Committees of Correspondence

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Small pamphlet that convinced many colonist to support independence form

Great Britain

Common Sense

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Author of Common Sense

Thomas Paine