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AmH Ch. 3
English Colonies/Road to Revolution
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7th Grade
09/03/2008

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Samuel Adams
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leader of the Sons of Liberty; signed teh Declaration of Independence
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Intolerable Acts
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laws meant to punish colonists for Boston Tea Party
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William Penn
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formed a colony for Quakers
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William Penn
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formed a colony for Quakers
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Pontiac
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Ottawa Chief who united Great Lakes Native Americans to stop the advance of white settlers
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Enlightenment
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European movement of 1700s; people began to question authority and believed there was a social contract between government and people
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Enlightenment
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European movement of 1700s; people began to question authority and believed there was a social contract between government and people
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Great Awakening
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religious movement of 1730s & 1740s; led to unity and desire for political equality
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English Bill of Rights
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reduced the power of the monarch and increased the powers of Parliament, 1689
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Quakers
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Society of Friends;pacificts; believed salvation was available to all people
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Tea Act
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allowed the British East India Tea Co. to sell low cost tea directly to colonies; led to the Boston Tea Party
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staple crop
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crop that is always in demand
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Town Meeting
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political meeting of New England to make decisions on local issues; direct democracy
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Triangular Trade
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trading network of North America, Europe, and Africa
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Middle Passage
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harsh, cruel conditions of voyage from Africa to North Ameica and West Indies for slaves
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Stamp Act, 1765
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first direct tax on colonies; required tax on all paper items purchased in colonies
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Peter Stuyvesant
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turned over New Netherland to English without a shot being fired; Director
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Boston Massacre
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resulted in killing of five colonists; used by Paul Revere as propaganda to turn colonists against the British government
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Jonathon Edwards
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Minister of Great Awakening; dramatic sermons focused on consequences of sin
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Committees of Correspondence
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created by Massachusetts to keep all colonies informed of British actions
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Coercive Acts
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known as Intolerable Acts by colonists
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Jamestown
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first English colony in America;1607, in Virginia
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Bacon's Rebellion
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uprising in VA because farmers felt the VA government was not protecting them from Native Americans; resulted in burning of Jamestown
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John Smith
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colonizer who helped save Jamestown by establishing order
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Pocahontas
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married John Rolfe; marriage kept peace between Powhatan and settlers
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slave codes
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laws passed to control enslaved people
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Ann Hutchinson
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claimed people could talk directly to God without ministers;challenged Puritan leaders; banished
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John Winthrop
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leader of Mass. Bay Colony; goal was to establish an ideal Christian community
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immigrant
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person who moves to another country after leaving his homeland
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Puritans
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Protestants who wanted to rid the Church of England of Catholic-like ceremonies
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Pilgrims
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separatists who wanted to break completely with the Church of England
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Mayflower Compact
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1620 document by Pilgrims and non-Pilgrims that established a government for their settlement
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Squanto
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taught Pilgrims native farming methods
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Maryland Toleration Act
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first law guaranteeing religious freedom in America
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indentured servants
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colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for the sale of their labor for a number of years
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Roger Williams
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dissident who believed lands should be purchased from Native Americans
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Thomas Hooker
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disagreed with Puritan beliefs; followers and he established Connecticut
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