unit 1 test review u.s. history. ssush1 u.s. history
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UNIT 1 TEST REVIEWU.S. History
SSUSH1U.S. History
Colonial Standards
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