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Final Exam Review Pack
1600's to 1920's
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History
11th Grade
11/09/2011

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First English speaking colony in the U.S.
Definition
Jamestown, Virginia 1607
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What did the early colonists bring to U.S.?
Definition
English language, customs, Anglican religion and slavery.
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What year did the Mayflower land in Massachusetts?
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1620
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Pilgrims experienced what form of persecution in England?
Definition
Religious
Term
What type of government did the Pilgrim males establish?
Definition
Limited Democracy
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What was the name given to the agreement made by Pilgrim's for a limited democracy?
Definition
Mayflower Compact
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Who established a Catholic colony in Maryland during colonial times?
Definition
Lord Baltimore
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Who lead the Quakers of Pennsylvania?
Definition
William Penn
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What major aspect of colonial life helped shape American attitudes?
Definition
Religion
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What did the Calvinists believe?
Definition
God's chosen people would be marked by prosperity.
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What was the "Protestant Work Ethic"?
Definition
Strong hard work
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Define Salutary Neglect.
Definition
Lack of enforcement of Parliamentary laws in the colonies.
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Government of colonies 1607-1763
Definition
self-regulated
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Which war did Britain and Americans fight from 1754-1763?
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French and Indian War
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French and Indian War
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Which European power would possess large areas of North America.
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Who won the French and Indian War?
Definition
British, but heavily in debt.
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Proclamation Line of 1763
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Prohibited colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley
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King George III
Definition
British monarch who tried to raise funds through a series acts against the colonies.
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The Stamp Act
Definition
A tax on certain documents
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The Sugar Act
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A duty on sugar, originally the molasses act
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The Tea Act
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An act to encourage the purchase of company tea, and basically causing the colonists to be forced to pay the duty
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The Enlightenment
Definition
Period of the great thinkers, like John Locke and Rousseau. Belief in natural rights and social contract.
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Classical Republicanism
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Advocates argued that democracy and liberty are fragile. An urge for power can ruin a democracy.
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The First Great Awakening
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Religious revival of the 1730's. Emphasis on equality in the eyes of God.
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Declaration of Independence
Definition
signed July 4th, 1776
List of grievances against the king of England. Contains ideals of liberty, equality, democracy and opportunity. Inspired by the Enlightenment.
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Articles of Confederation
Definition
Original governmental document post revolution. Weak and ineffective.
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Shay's Rebellion
Definition
Unhappy group of farmers that lead to a rebellion.
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Philadelphia-1787
Definition
Meeting location and year for the constitutional convention.
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Independence Hall
Definition
Exact location where 55 white men met to write the Constitution.
Term
Features of the Constitution accomplished by the writers.
Definition
Federalism, checks and balances, separation of powers, and popular sovereignty.
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sovereignty
Definition
independent authority over a regional area
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federalism
Definition
Distribution of power between a centralized government and the constituents
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checks and balances
Definition
each branch of government checks and can veto the acts of another
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The Great Compromise
Definition
Resulted in a two house Congress with a Senate with two representatives from each state and a House of Representatives based on population.
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3/5ths Compromise
Definition
Preserved slavery and counted them as 3/5ths of a person
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Bill of Rights
Definition
Amendments to the Constitution
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First Amendment
Definition
Freedom of religion, assembly and speech.
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establishment clause
Definition
Government may not establish a religion
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free exercise clause
Definition
prohibits the government from limiting the fee exercise of religious beliefs
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Manifest Destiny
Definition
Expansion from Atlantic to Pacific
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