ALL REVIEWS

Settlement in VA

Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?
-Walter failed twice

Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
-They saw it as good farmland.

What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
-Algonquian.

What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
-Swamps, mosquitoes, and illness.

What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
-tobacco.

What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
-indians were enraged because settlers took more land for plantations.

Describe Bacon’s Rebellion:
-war between indians and settlers led by bacon.


Settlement in New England

Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World:
-They came to the colonies for religious freedom.

Describe Puritan Society:
-Their society did not tolerate religious differences.

Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:
-The Puritans saw the Indians as savages, and wanted their land for farming.

Describe King Phillip’s War:
-A Indian rebellion, the Indians won first with traded weapons, but soon ran out of ammo when the trade was cut off.


Other Settlements

Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:
-To find gold, or the fountain of youth

Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:
-They struggled to find riches, and massacred the Indians

Describe French Exploration of the New World:
-They explored mouth of St. Lawrence River as new France, and built fortified fort on mouth of St. Lawrence and established Quebec.

Describe French founding of New Orleans:
-Robert de La Salle was hoping to find Northwest Passage instead made way South on Miss River.

Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
-They formed a pernament settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlandsand built New Amsterdam.

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


Life in Colonies

How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
-The colonies were self ruled as long as cooperated with econ policy and aided in war. They were appointed differently and most had some type of elected leg.

Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:
-Europeans participated in the triangle trade were they carried goods from Europe to Africa to trade for slaves whom were shipped to America.

Describe colonial trade and taxes:
-Colonist have to buy English goods which also allowed England to collect taxes and duties on goods going to the colonies.

Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:
-Most colonist lived on farms but wanted luxury items like tea and sugar, which made British companies more and more profitable.

Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:
-It affected natural laws, society and economics influenced the colonies.

Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
-Religious movement in mid 1700's where evangelical preachers traveled from town to town giving emotion packed sermons.


Wars of Empire

Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?
-Both sides wooed Indians with gifts including weapons.

When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
-Indians because they know the land around them, a great asset to war.

Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
-To keep British out French built Fort Duquesne. That Enraged British sent Washington to evict.

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

Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
-The Indians goal was to weaken British and bring back French but failed to capture biggest British forts and when supplies started to run out rebellion fizzled.

Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
-After investing blood and money many British wanted greater control of colonies also wanted colonist to pay some war debt and cost of guarding territories.


Causes of Am Rev Part 1

Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
-In 1775 war erupted at Lexington and Concord two towns west of Boston.

Describe the battle of Lexington:
-When the British tried to go back to Boston, militia hid behind trees on road and killed approximately 200 British troops.

Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
-The rest of the colonies joined New Englander’s and jointly took control of war forming army under Warshington.

Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
-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 Dec. of Indepence written mostly by Jefferson which denounced the king of England as tyrant and declared people have unalienable rights.


Causes of Am Rev Part 2

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:
-Over the Enlightenment ideas; like John Locke that encouraged individual rights.

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
-Stamp Act Congress showed colonist would not accept direct taxes, so Parliament backed off but thought would accept indirect taxes so pass Townshend Acts which tax glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
-In the Boston Massacre, colonist hurl snowballs and rock at British troops guarding customs house in Boston Guards fired into crowd killing 5.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
-Parliament backs down again removing most of Townshend Duties and soldiers, but keeps tax on tea to preserve principal of Parliament supremacy.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
-Colonist took matters in their own hands and dressed as Indians dumping British tea into Boston Harbor. British leaders enraged by 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

Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
-War erupted at Lexington and Concord two towns west of Boston

Describe the battle of Lexington:
-British showed up in Lexington and ordered formed militia to disperse, but shots were fired, British then marched to Concord were they had a small skirmish.

Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
-Took control of war forming army under Washington.

Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:

Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:


Unit 1 Webquest
1. missionary- is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity. You should be in missionary work.
2). viceroy- in former times, a viceroy was the person who ruled a colony on behalf of his king, queen, or government
3). Northwest Passage- a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America.
4). Samuel De Champlain- a French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
5). charter- a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people. ...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter
6). joint stock company- a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company. (usually unincorporated)
7). Powhatan- Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas.
8). House of Burgess- the House of Burgess was the first representative body in colonial America.
9). Royal Colony- the royal colonies belonged to the crown.
10). Proprietary Colony- the proprietary colonies belonged to powerful individuals of companies.
11). Puritan: The Puritans were a group of English Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who lived in a very strict and religious way.
12. Separatist: The separatists were people who wanted to separate from the Anglican Church and begin their own churches
13. Pilgrim: Pilgrims are people who make a journey to a holy place for a religious reason. Same as Puritans
14. Mayflower Compact: A signed agreement to ensure peace between the two groups carried by the Mayflower to America, and which was to serve as a foundation for the democratic structure of the settlers.
15. John Winthrop: John Winthrop (December 19 1714–May 3 1779) was the 2nd Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Harvard College. ...
16. Pequot War: an armed conflict in 1634-1638 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies
17. King Phillip’s War-
18. Bacon’s Rebellion: He Rebelled against the British for individual ruling.
19. Pocahontas- is the daughter of Powhatan who befriended the English at Jamestown and married Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
20. Walter Raleigh- an English courtier who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
21. Indentured servant- In colonial times, it was fairly common for a person to indenture his or her self for payment of passage on a ship to America.
22. Triangular trade- A trade route that exchanged goods between Europe, the American colonies, and Africa.
23. Magna Carta- the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
24. English Bill of Rights- is a written list of citizens' rights which is usually part of the constitution of a country
25. Habeas corpus- law that states that a person cannot be kept in prison unless they have first been brought before a court of law, which decides whether it is legal for them to be kept in prison.
26) Salutary neglect- an undocumented, though long standing, British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws
27)Mercantilism- an economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable.
28)Navigation Act- were a series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies
29)Enlightenment- education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
30)Benjamin Franklin- an important conservative figure in the American Restoration Movement, especially as the leading antebellum conservative in the northern United States branch of the movement.
31)George Washington- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
32)French Indian War- (1754–1763) was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada.
33). Pontiac’s Rebellion- a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes .
34). Proclamation of 1763- was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory.
35). Albany Plan of Union: an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies.
36). Stamp Act: law enacted by a government that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents.
37). John Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
38). Patrick Henry- a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
39). Sons of Liberty- was a secret organization of American patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution.
40). Non-importation agreement:
41). Boston Massacre: an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770,
42). Committee of Correspondence: List of 1632 series institutions and organizations encompasses both fictional and historical governmental, private and military entities, offices, institutions, and organizations that appear in the rich and diverse neo-historical background of the plot lines that make up the shared universe
43). Boston Tea Party: Citizens of Boston raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea in to the harbor.
44). Intolerable Acts: After the Boston Tea Party incident, the English passed 5 laws better known as the Intolerable Acts.
45). First Continental Congress- became the government of the United States out of necessity.
46). Militia: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
47). Loyalist- a person who is loyal to their allegiance
48). Second Continental Congress- assumed the powers of a central government, made George Washington the commander
49). George Washington- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
50). Thomas Paine- was a participant in the American Revolution.
51). Declaration of Independence- the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting the independence of the Colonies
52). Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
53). Natural Rights: There are many corrupt officers that wont respect your natural rights now-a-days.
54). Cornwallis: The commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
55). Yorktown: In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution.
56). Saratoga: A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated