American History Unit 1 Study Guide – Flashcards
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The Virginia Company
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Joint stock trading company that paid for Jamestown.
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John Rolfe & Tobacco
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He crossbread tobacco.
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Powhatan Relations between 1607-1608
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John Smith asked the Powhatan indians to provide food for the new colonists.
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Powhatan Relations in 1609
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600 new colonists arrived & the Powhatan indians became overwelmed & began to kill the colonists & destroy their farms.
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Starving Time
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By winter , conditions in Jamestown became really bad. Colonists were forced to eat roots , shoe leather , ect. Only 60 colonists survived.
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House of Burgeses
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The 1st representive body in America.
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Bacon's Rebellion
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A rebellion lead by Nathaniel Bacon with backcountry farmers to attack Native Americans in an attemp to gain more land. He ran the govener out of town.
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Development of Slavery
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Indians , Indensured servents & slaves.
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Religious reasons for settlement of New England
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The church was corrupt in England, some people wanted to fix it & others wanted to start a new church.
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King Phillips War
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Indians were deprived of thier land & livelihood.
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Town Meetings
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All men could meet & discuss issues.
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Religious Tensions (Roger Williams & Anne Hutchinson)
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Roger Williams: Wanted more relgious freedom. Anne Hutchinson: Was arrested for teaching the bible in her home & because she was a woman questioning the churches authority.
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Half-Way Covenant
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(The Puritans) A half membership in the church.
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Salem Witch Trials
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1629 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in a puritan village marked by an atmosphere of fear, hysteria & stress.
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Loss of Massachusetts Charter
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Made the king more $$ & the townspeople seperated from the church.
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Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam &The England Takeover
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The Dutch settle in New Amsterdam (New York City) , Very Diverse. England takes over.
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Settlement of Pennsylvania
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Settled by William Penn, pacifist Quaker, religious freedom.
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Reasons for French Settlement of Quebac
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Fur trade. Settled by the french.
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Mercantilism
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The theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys.
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Trans-Atlantic Trade
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Raw materials, finished goods & slaves.
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Middle Passage
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The middle portion of the triangular trade that brought African slaves to the Americas
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Growth of The African Population Over Time
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The african population grew over time.
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African-American Culture
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Comes from many different backrounds but always managed to keep the same culture. (Taught children by storys).
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Benjamine Franklin as a symbol of social mobility & individulalism
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He came from a rough past but quickly made his way to the top. (Rags to riches).
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Enlightenment Ideas
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Power for the people, overthrow, unjust rule, popular consent, equal rights, life, liberty and happiness
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Significance of The Great Awakening
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The Great Awakening was a period of rapid & dramatic religious revival.
