Details Title: social studys final Description: studsy Total Flash Cards: 43 Created: 06/01/2009 16:27:29		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Writing Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term john windrop Definition elected governor of massachusetts colony Term purtains Definition wanted to get ride of church of england of catholic practices Term de las casas Definition wanted africans as slaves instead of native americans Term sea dogs Definition english sailors who raideed spanish treasure ships Term montezuma Definition thought the spanish were gods Term spain Definition ruler supported columbus voyages Term columbus Definition sailors quit because they been away from home for so long Term sanish explorers Definition intrested in finding gold and spreading christianity Term aztecs Definition lived in mexico Term ponce de leon Definition explored florida looking for the fountain of youth Term pourteges navigators Definition saild west coast of africa Term laws of indies Definition set up government for new spain Term st augustine Definition the oldest european setlement in the world Term pilgrams Definition settled for religios freedom Term church Definition center of new englands religious and social life Term france Definition helped with the fur trade and built forts to protect land claims in the ohio river valley Term sons of libery Definition groups organised to prottest british polocies: stage the boston tea party Term stamp act Definition was objected because the colonies had no representation in parliament Term decloration of independance Definition all people are entittled to life liberty and the purcuit of happeness Term treaty of paris Definition set americasbounderies as atlantic oceans to mississippi river Term french Definition americansvrecieved weapons and support during the war from these people Term olive branch Definition asked to repeal the intolerable acts or to be friends again Term commeti of correspondence Definition wrote letters to keep colonish informed of british actions Term albany plan of union Definition attempt to unify the colonies against the french Term ben fraklin Definition a states man and inventor and writer Term enumerated articals Definition certaingoods that were sold only in england Term merchantillism Definition belief that a country should use its colonies to build up gold supply and expand trade Term articals of confederation Definition had great weaknesses Term constitutional convention Definition organized to rewrite the articals of confederation Term virginia plan Definition objeced to by small states who feared they would be outnumbered Term electoral college Definition elects the preident Term checks and balances Definition makes sure that all the branches have the same rights Term whiske rebellion Definition uprising against a tax on liquor Term first amedment Definition freedom of speach Term fugitive slave law Definition part of the compromise of 1850 that was hated by the north Term popular sovereighnty Definition idea that allowed citizens of a territory to vote on slavery Term dred scot Definition court Term monroe doctrine Definition warned european nations not to interfere in the western hemisphere Term nat turner Definition african american precher who led a slave revolt Term robert e lee Definition confederate genral that surrendered at appomattox curthouse Term manifest destiny Definition idea that said the u.s should expand the pacific ocean Term gettysburg adress Definition speech that urged americans to overcome challenges to their freedom Term john brown Definition a violent abolitionist whoose actions intensified sectional conflict