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Mrs. Gates - 11th Grade U.S. History
1st Semester Exam
100
History
11th Grade
01/16/2013

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Term
Federalists
Definition

-defenders of the merchant class

-preferred strong centralized gov.

-wanted rulers to be from elite class from best families

Term
Jeffersonian Republicans
Definition

-concerned with interest of farmers

-preferred less gov.

-wanted leaders to be an elite of talent

Term
Who controlled the land routes to Asia?
Definition
Muslim
Term
How did the Spanish Armada affect the course of history?
Definition
Spanish would take over and Catholicism would be established religion.
Term
Spanish settlers in the New World practiced _________ as their religion.
Definition
Catholicism
Term
What movement in the 1500s caused a rediscovery of biblical truth?
Definition
Protestant Reformation
Term
What three inventions which would help in the discovery of the New World?
Definition
compass, astrolabe, caravel
Term
Christopher Columbus
Definition

-believe the world was round

-New World

-King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sponsored him

Term
Amerigo Vespucci
Definition
He was the first to call it a new world, so they named it after him.
Term
_____________ sparked the Protestant Reformation by posting the __________.
Definition
Martin Luther; 95 Theses
Term
Hernando Cortez conquered the...
Definition
Aztecs
Term
Hernando de Soto discovered the...
Definition
Mississippi River
Term
Juan Ponce de Leon was searching for the ____________ and discovered _______.
Definition
Fountain of Youth; Florida
Term
What was the Lost Colony?
Definition
Roanoke, Virginia. Sir Walter Raleigh. It disappeared and no one knows what happened.
Term
Virginia Dare
Definition
First child born in America
Term
Why did the English come to the New World? (Ralph likes pizza and ravioli.)
Definition

Religious freedom

land

political freedom

adventure

riches

Term
What is an indenture?
Definition
Work contract for a specified period, usually between 4 and 7 years in return to come to the New World.
Term
What were the two main joint-stock companies?
Definition
London Company and Plymouth Company
Term
What was the time when 90% of the people died in Jamestown?
Definition
Starving Time
Term
House of Burgesses-first ___________________ in the New World.
Definition
self-governing assembly
Term
List and describe the three categories (types) of colonial government.
Definition

-Royal: Controlled by crown

-Charter: Started by trade company

-Proprietary: King chooses a person

Term
Pilgrims sailed on the ________ in year ______.
Definition
Mayflower; 1620
Term
What is the main difference between the Puritans and Separatists?
Definition
Puritans wanted to purify the church. Separatists wanted to separate from the church.
Term
What was the Mayflower Compact?
Definition
The document of self-government was the first of its kind in America.
Term
Harvard College
Definition
first college/train ministers
Term
Thomas Hooker (What colony is he associated with?)
Definition
Connecticut
Term
Roger Williams
Definition
Separation of church and state. Rhode Island
Term
Anne Hutchinson-a heretic who supported antinomianism. What does antinomianism mean?
Definition
Teach the outward obedience to the Scripture.
Term
Be familiar with which colonies belong with Southern, Middle, and New England colonies.
Definition

Southern-Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina

Middle-New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

New England-Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Term
William Penn was the leader of _________ and ________.
Definition
Pennsylvania and Delaware
Term
What was the Toleration Act of 1649? (Be sure to include location.)
Definition
Maryland. Anyone who professed Jesus would be tolerated. This would allow place for Catholics to live without being persecuted.
Term
Why was Georgia established?
Definition
place for debtors
Term
What was the Great Wagon Road?
Definition
Ran from Virginia to Georgia. Many settlers would use this road to move south.
Term
Compare the death rate and birth rate between England and the Colonies.
Definition
In England it was higher because they were closer. In the colonies it was lower. They needed kids for work, so the birth rate was higher in the colonies.
Term
Hornbook
Definition
A child's first book. A paddle-shaped book.
Term
 New England Primer
Definition
standard text book
Term
Dame school
Definition
generally taught by a widow or a village spinster
Term

True or False

The Puritans never enjoyed pleasurable activities.

Definition
False
Term
Explain causes for the Puritan decline.
Definition
immorality, fewer people own the covenant, becoming more materialistic
Term
Discuss the Salem Witch Trials.
Definition
Characterized by high emotions and hysteria. Young girls, if they claimed to be innocent, they were killed.
Term
Half-Way Covenant
Definition
Church members who had not owned the covenant but whose lives were outwardly moral could present their child for baptism, and if you want to vote you had to own the covenant.
Term
What is another name for the Quakers?
Definition
Society of Friends
Term
Huguenots are ________ Protestants.
Definition
French
Term
Lutherans are followers of...
Definition
Martin Luther
Term
Amish/Mennonites-followers of ______________.
Definition
Menno Simons
Term
Catechism
Definition
A summary of a denomination's doctrine framed in a question-and-answer form.
Term
New Lights and Old Lights
Definition

New Lights: supported the revival whole-heartedly

Old Lights: condemned displays that accompanied the Awakening

Term
The greatest theologian of the Great Awakening
Definition
Jonathan Edwards
Term
The greatest evangelist of the Great Awakening
Definition
George Whitefield
Term
Give the three results of the Awakening.
Definition

1-growth

2-college increased

3-church was revived

Term
Who named the vast area of Louisiana?
Definition
Robert de LaSalle
Term
Treaty of Utrecht end the __________ War.
Definition
Queen Anne's
Term
The French and Indian War is also known as the ___________.
Definition
7 years war
Term
What sparked the above war?
Definition

Fort Duquesne.

G. Washington made a bad decision.

Term
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of both the French and the British.
Definition

Advantage: French-guerrila warfare and friends with Indians

Disadvantage: British-no unity

Term
What was the Albany Plan? (Be sure to include who came up with it.)
Definition
Benjamin Franklin. For centralized colonial rule, including a president chosen by the king and a congress chosen by the separate colonies.
Term
Did Edward Braddock listen to the advice of G. Washington? What was the outcome?
Definition
No. He died because he went where Washington told him not to.
Term
What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Definition
Treaty of Paris
Term
Who became the new king who felt the debt should be shared with the colonists?
Definition
George III
Term
Be familiar with the area which was gained from the Treaty of Paris.
Definition
Eastern Canada, Florida, French land east of the Mississippi 
Term
Review the taxes and acts on pp. 97-100.
Definition

-Sugar Act: This act placed a tariff or tax on certain goods important in the colonies such as sugar, molasses, and coffee.

-Stamp Act: Levied the first internal tax (a tax on goods produced and consumed entirely within the colonies) ever imposed on the colonies.

-Quartering Act: Officially subjected the colonies to a standing army in peace time and further required that the colonists help provisions for it.

-Townsend Acts: Proposed direct taxes on glass, print, paper, and taxes.

Term
Explain the Boston Massacre.
Definition
In Boston, Massachusetts, a shot was fired and give people died.
Term
What was the reason for the Boston Tea Party?
Definition
They could only buy tea from Britain (monopoly).
Term
Be able to describe the Tea Party.
Definition
Men dressed as Indians and went on ship and dumped all the tea.
Term
What is another name for the Intolerable Acts?
Definition
Coersive Act
Term
Why would the Quebec Act upset the colonists? (What would they fear?)
Definition
Made Roman Catholicism the official religion. They were scared.
Term
Where was the first shot heard round the world during the American Revolution?
Definition
Lexington
Term
Know the difference between a patriot, loyalist (of Tories), and Hessian.
Definition

Patriot: believed the colonies should be free from England's rule

Loyalist (Tories): loyal to the King of England

Hessian: Hired by England to fight against the colonists

Term
Green Mountain Boys were led by....
Definition
Ethan Allen
Term
Common Sense was written by _________. It promoted independence.
Definition
Thomas Paine
Term
_____________ was chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Definition
Thomas Jefferson
Term
Know the date for the Declaration of Independence.
Definition
July 4, 1776
Term
Why was the fighting at Trenton such as easy win?
Definition
Hessians were drunk, and it was cold and icy.
Term
What battles raised the morale of the people?
Definition
Princeton (You may see Trenton in same sentence.)
Term
What was the turning point of the war?
Definition
Saratoga
Term
Describe the time at Valley Forge. (Include why they were even there.)
Definition
suffering, starving, cold
Term
What was Baron von Steuben hired to do? Was he successful? What battle would prove this?
Definition

Train Washington's team.

Yes.

Monmouth Battle

Term
Francis Marion was known as the.....
Definition
Swamp Fox
Term
Nathaniel Greene was known as the....
Definition
fighting Quaker
Term
Where did Lafayette surrender?
Definition
Yorktown
Term
 What treaty ended the War of Independence (Revolutionary War)?
Definition
Treaty of Paris
Term
What is a confederation?
Definition
A close alliance of sovereign states.
Term
Unicameral
Definition
having only one house
Term
Bicameral
Definition
2 houses
Term
Northwest Territory was...
Definition
north of the Ohio River
Term
Know the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. (Hint: How to become a state.)
Definition

1. Direct control of federal government

2. Reach 5,000 to become a territory

3. Reach 60,000 to become a state

Term
Two parts of Newburgh Conspiracy:
Definition

1. The soldiers wanted backpay.

2. They wanted George Washington to be king.

Term
James Madison-"Father of the _______"
Definition
Constitution
Term
Was the Annapolis Convention a success?
Definition
No, not attended
Term
Review the three major issues the new country was facing (p. 140). (Be sure to include all the plans and compromises.)
Definition

1. Representation: Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise

2. Slavery: 3/5 Compromise

3. Trade: South was more concerned.

Term
Review the constitutional principles. (You will not list these but know what they mean.)
Definition
P. 142-143
Term
Is separation of powers and checks and balances the same? Explain.
Definition
No. Separation of Powers only separated power. Checks and balances prevented one branch from having too much power.
Term
Define federalism.
Definition
division of power between national and state levels of government
Term
What is the purpose of the Cabinet?
Definition
advise President
Term
List and name the leader of each of the first three departments.
Definition

Treasury: Alexander Hamilton

State: Thomas Jefferson

War: Henry Knox

Term
What is the Bill of Rights? Why was it such a controversy?
Definition
First 10 amendments. They wanted something to protect the people and the constitution.
Term
Review p. 157 the differences between the Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians. Use your Venn diagram.
Definition
P. 157
Term
Why was the French Revolution different from the American Revolution? What treaty did America get out of and why?
Definition
Bloody and wild. Treaty Alliance. The king that signed it was dead.
Term
What was the Quasi War?
Definition
A war that was never declared a war.
Term
What was the Judiciary Act of 1801?
Definition
Increased number of federal judges. Appointed by John Adams.
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