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| What Colony was the first attempt at English Colonization of America? |
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| ROANOKE ...present day North Carolina |
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| What settlement was the first SUCCESSFUL English Colony in North America? |
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| What do we call the people today who first settled New England for Freedom of Religion? |
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| The Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church of England. What were they called? |
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| What was the large group called who were being persecuted because they wanted to purify the Church of England. They came after the Pilgrims. |
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| What was the mass movement of Puritans to America called? |
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| Type of farming in the Middle and Southern Colonies? |
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| Labor force for the Southern rice fields? |
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| What crop was grown in Georgia and the Carolinas? |
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| What crop was grown in Maryland and Virginia? |
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What treaty ended the French/Indian War
(7-Year War) and gave North America to Britain? |
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| What proclamation or law prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains? |
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| Identify the purpose of the Stamp Act |
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| Tax on almost all printed material |
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| Identify how the Boston Massacre was used by the colonists |
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| Tax on common IMPORTED items such as glass, paint, lead, and tea. |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| July 4, 1776 American colonies declare themselves as independent. |
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| English philosopher who influenced Thomas Jefferson with his ideals that people are entitled to LIFE – LIBERTY – AND PROPERTY. |
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| Britain and opposed the war for independence |
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American Independence
From Britain |
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| What was America’s first Constitution called? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Weak central government under which the states gave up little power |
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| States gave up some of its power to form a strong central government |
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| The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by… |
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Ended Revolution
Great Britain recognized American Independence. |
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| Identify the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance |
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1787 - Single Territory from the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.
The lands were to be divided into three to five smaller territories. |
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| Shay’s Rebellion 1786-1787 |
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Rebellion of Massachusetts Farmers led by Daniel Shay when land and livestock be sold to pay off land debts. –
LED TO THE CREATION OF A STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT - CONSTITUTION |
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| Madison’s View on Government |
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| Government power should come directly from the people. |
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Freedoms of:
Religion
Speech
Press,
Assembly
and the Right to Petition the government. |
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| Washington led troops to crush rebellion over whiskey taxes. |
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| 1794 Treaty with the Six Nations Tribe |
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| A treaty between Six Native Ameruican Nations and President George Washington of the United States of America. |
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| Development of an Industrial Economy |
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Late 1700’s
using machines to make work easier. |
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| 1794 machine developed by Eli Whitney that separates cotton fiber and seeds. |
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| Hamilton’s views of government |
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| Strong national government focusing on national power and unity. |
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| Establishment of political parties |
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After Washington Americans politically divided.
The Federalists ( Wanted a strong CENTRAL GOVERNMENT)
Democratic-Republicans (Wanted Strong State Government) |
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| Strict laws put in place by John Adams (Second President) |
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| President could deport aliens (non us citizens) if he thought they were a threat to national security. |
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| Crime to criticize the government. |
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