Holocaust Review

The Holocaust Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What problems did the Germans have that Hitler blamed on the Jews? Really just everything, communism, inflation, abstract painting, and German loss in WWI
Describe the first persecution of Jews in Germany: boycott of Jewish goods and keeping Jews from jobs in civil service, the stock exchange, banking, law, journalism, and medicine
What is Kristallnacht? Germans attack on Jewish people which included destruction of Jewish businesses and synagogues, death of 200 Jewish people, and thousands of Jews arrested
Describe life in both the death and concentration camps: life in both of the camps was hard but different. In the concentrations camps
Describe the allied response to the Holocaust: Soldiers who had seen lots of death were unprepared and stunned by what they saw
Liberation of camps led to outpouring of support and aid to survivors

Webquest Unit 3

Unit 3 Web Quest Words

1. Radical Republican- The Radicals, a faction of the regular Republican Party, came into prominence on the national level after 1860. They never achieved majority status within Republican ranks, but were successful with manipulating the other factions to their advantage.
2. Wade-Davis bill- At the end of the Civil War, this bill created a framework for Reconstruction and the readmittance of the Confederate states to the Union.
3. Freedman’s Bureau- often referred to as the Freedmen's Bureau, was established in the War Department by an act of March 3, 1865. The Bureau supervised all relief and educational activities relating to refugees and freedmen, including issuing rations, clothing and medicine.
4. Andrew Johnson- 1808–75, seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865–69.
Fourteenth Amendment- an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
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6. Fifteenth amendment- to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude
7. scalawag - a native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain.
8. carpetbagger- a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, esp. so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction.
sharecropping- to farm as a sharecropper.
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Muckraker- to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, esp. in politics.
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settlement house- the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
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Jane Adams- Jane Addams is remembered primarily as a founder of the Settlement House Movement. She and her friend Ellen Starr founded Hull House in the slums of Chicago in 1889. She is also remembered as the first American Woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
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direct primary- a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
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initiative- an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
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15. referendum- the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection
16. recall- to bring back from memory; recollect; remember:
17. Upton Sinclair- 1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.
Jim Crow Laws- any state law discriminating against black persons.
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NAACP- abbreviation of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, first attested 1910. Organization founded Feb. 12, 1909, as National Negro Committee.
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20. Plessey v Ferguson- is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
21. sphere of influence- A territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation.
Rough Riders- the members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish-American War.
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Big Stick Diplomacy- International negotiations backed by the threat of force. The phrase comes from a proverb quoted by Theodore Roosevelt, who said that the United States should “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
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24. Roosevelt Corollary- a corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.
25. Thomas Edison- American inventor and physicist who took out more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime. His inventions include the telegraph (1869), microphone (1877), and light bulb (1879).
monopoly- exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
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cartel- 1560, "a written challenge," from M.Fr. cartel, from It. cartello, dim. of carta "card." It came to mean "written agreement between challengers" (1692). Sense of "a commercial trust" comes 1902, via Ger. Kartell.
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28. John Rockefeller- immensely rich man," 1938, in ref. to U.S. financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937).
trust- reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
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30. Andrew Carnegie- 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
31. Sherman Anti-Trust Act- requires the United States Federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies and organizations suspected of violating the Act.
collective bargaining- the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents.
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33. Samuel Gompers- 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
Ellis Island- an island in upper New York Bay: a former U.S. immigrant examination station.
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35. Wounded Knee- A creek of southwest South Dakota. Some 200 Native Americans were massacred here by U.S. troops on December 29, 1890. In 1973 a standoff between Indian activists and U.S. law officers resulted in deaths on both sides.
36. Francis Ferdinand
37. U-Boat
38. Lusitania
39. Zimmerman Telegram
40. Selective Service Act
41. Woodrow Wilson
42. 14 Points
43. League of Nations
44. Reparations
45. Red Scare

New Deal Part 2

New Deal Part 2 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Work Progress Administration: It put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring artist.
Describe the Social Security Act: Provided pension for the elderly, established unemployment insurance, established insurance for work related accidents, and provided aid for poverty stricken mothers, children, the blind, and the disabled.
Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal: He believed that to get out of the GD, the standards of living for industrial workers needed to be raised. He got the Wagner Act passed which recognized employees’ rights to join labor unions and collective bargain.Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions.The SC struck down many of FDR’s programs.
Describe the Effects of the New Deal: The US changed from laissez faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy. It turned US into a welfare state. The US took an active approach to the environment. It increased the power of the President.

GD Part 2

Great Depression Part 2 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did GD affect cities?
They didn’t understand the stock market.
How did the unemployed live?
Workers hours were cut and eventually many lost their jobs.Families had to eat less and less and even take families to the bread handouts line.
How did GD affect farmers?
As prices fell and drought ensued farmers fell further and further into debt.The income they generated was not enough to pay for their new equipment and supplies.
What other problems did farmers face?
Many lost their farms and moved around the country trying to survive.Others turned to being tenant farmers as a way for survival.
How did GD affect family life?
Birthrates dropped, women worked constantly to support family, children dropped out of schools, and some children ran away.Many men had to leave their families.
How did Hoover try to handle the depression?
Turned to volunteerism policy were he called for business leaders to keep employment and prices the same, while he asked gov to cut interest rates, lower taxes.

GD Part 1

Great Depression Part 1 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1828? He had WWI accomplishments and optimism over the economy.
What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression? Mostly everything was bought on credit (80% of radios and 60% of cars). People also poured money they did not have into stock speculation.
What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen? Americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margin and lost everything they had.
What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US?Black Tuesday started a chain of reactions leading to the collapse of the US economy. People became scared for the security of their money in banks which lead to a rush of withdraws. The banks had limited supply of money because the US Treasury cut money supply in effort to limit loans so there was not enough money to cover withdraws leading to collapse of banks.How did the Depression spread globally?International Economy had been funded largely by US loans but with collapse of bank in US loans were curtailed leading to business collapse and unemployment in Europe.

World War 1

World War I Part 1 ReviewDirections:
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
It destabilized old empires. Europe believed the best country would come out ahead. What is militarism?
How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
Militarism is the arming of a country. It set off an arms race because no country wanted to be behind another.Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, and Austria HungaryTriple Entente- Russia, GB, and France
How does the war start?
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated which led to a chain reaction of alliances leading to war.
Why does the war become a stalemate?
Both sides moved to trenches and used machine guns to defeat attacks.
How does the US become involved in the war?
When Germany turned to unrestricted submarine warfare, they sank the Luisitania which contained US citizens. Wilson tried to keep peace by getting Germany to declare that they wouldn’t shoot at passenger ships anymore but Germany violated it when they fired at French Ship Sussex.

Progressive Part 2 Movements

Progressive Part 2 Movements ReviewDirections:
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Describe what a settlement house is:
They are community centers that provided social services to the urban poor such as childcare classes, education opportunities, and art classes for adults.Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why?Jane Adams was the leading figure who opened Hull House located in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings and inspired many to pursue social work.
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:They wanted to improve children’s lives. They wanted to ban child labor laws and improve children’s education.Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform:
What was the leading cause of it?States passed hour limits, only to have them overturned by court. It was caused by a fire that broke at Triangle Shirt Factory killing 146 workers because managers had locked most exits.
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:
Because of poor planning with the hurricane response in Galveston, Texas, city replaces mayor and alderman with 5 person commission. Many cities took up this plan because it curbed the power of political bosses and political machines and allowed the gov to purchase utilities curtailing come high rates.Direct primary-took choice out of party leaders and handed to peopleRecall-allows citizens to remove elected officials by voteReferendum-allowed citizens to vote or reject lawsInitiative-people could propose new laws by getting enough signatures and get the law on ballot.Jim Crow Laws- segregation lawsPlessey vs. FergusonCase when Jim Crow laws became realityDescribe how the NAACP started and its missionThe NAACP started over riots over possible lynching of African American prisoners. Their mission is to free African Americans from restraints.

Thinking Critical

Thinking critical
1.describe the author style in this excerpt-the syle in this writting was catching and honest
2.how does sinclair's way of writing boost his credibility?
It boost his credibiliy because he had facts and supporting evidence.

Progressive Movements Part 1

Progressive Movements Part 1 ReviewDirections:
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where did the Progressive movement come from?It came from all walks of life with many people behind the movement coming from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers.What were the goals of the progressive movement?
• Women’s right to vote.• Eliminating political bosses and political corruption
• Fixing basic services in cities which were often controlled by corrupt bosses
• Wanted government to regulate big business and create opportunity for small business
• Reduce gap between rich and poor
• Change conditions of the poorWhat is a muckraker? A socially conscious journalist and artist that dramatized the need of reform.Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing:She wrote how Rockefeller used ruthless methods to run off competitors, charge higher prices, and reap huge benefits.What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov?Sinclair wrote The Jungle. It detailed horrible conditions of workers in Chicago stockyards, and the horrible conditions of the meat packing industry. Sinclair’s book influenced Congress to quickly pass the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food, and drug industries.

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Why were Children allowed to work at the dangerous jobs, such as mining?
Schools werenot mandatory. Parents took their children to work with them and the children ended up helping them. By the age of 10-12 children took jobs of their own.

Immigrants and Indians Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the process of immigrants coming to America: Industry had brought immigrants from Ireland, Germany, and South and East Europe but they faced many rough conditions when coming to America. They only brought what they could carry, and illness spread. When the immigrants arrived to America, they had to stop at processing stations, for Europeans usually Ellis Island, and for Asians, San Fran at Angel Island. Very few of the immigrants were denied entry.

Describe Immigrant Life in the US: Most of the immigrants to the US worked in factories and generally lived in neighborhoods with similar ethnicities, and faced discrimination because natural born Americans were thought to be superior, and the Chinese immigrants faced much hostility. Congress even passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. Another act by congress was passed which denied handicapped immigrants. However, many of the customs and traditions of the immigrants became a part of America.

Describe the Red River War: The Red River War was a series of conflicts which lead to the defeat of the Southern plains Indians. In result, the southern plains opened up for white settlers and ended southern buffalo herds. The conflicts began because the US Government not being able to keep white buffalo hunters off Indian hunting grounds, food and supplies from the government failed to be delivered, and white lawlessness in their territory.

Describe the battle of Little Big Horn: Prospecting of gold attracted white settlers into the Sioux hunting grounds in 1875, so Indian leaders Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse assembled the Indians to drive the whites out, the US Army was sent in to fight back. There were 2,000 Indian men fighting against 250 cavalry men. The cavalry was annihilated.

Describe the massacre at Wounded Knee: Crazy Horse was captured by the US Army, but Sitting Bull had escaped into Canada, but his arrest was ordered in 1890 after he returned to curtail activities. He and many others were killed when confronted. Indians fled and the cavalry killed them when confrontation occurred at Wounded Knee.

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Inventors And Big Business

Inventors and Big Business ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US: Edison created the light bulb, which now gives light in many buildings of the world. Edison made plans for Central power, which harnesses the electricity we use.Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi:Bell created the telephone, and in 24 years, there were over 1 million telephones in the US. Bessemer made steel, which is widely used. It leads to skyscrapers and suspension bridges. Marconi invented the wireless telegraph. His invention leads to the radio.Describe how big business tried to maximize profit:Corporations worked to maximize profits by decreasing workers’ pay, paying as little as possible for raw materials, advertising widely, funding research labs for new products, and some looked to form monopolies.Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US:Rockefeller used horizontal integration to maximize profits which meant he consolidated all firms in the firms in the business making one giant company. Instead of breaking the law and making a monopoly, he assigned stock to board of trustees who worked companies in his favor called a trust. Carnegie and Rockefeller used vertical integration which was lowering production cost by gaining control of all businesses that went into finished product development.Describe how the gov regulated big business:Congress created interstate commerce commission which investigated unfairness in railroad industry. Congress also passed Sherman Antitrust act which prohibited any trust that acted in restraint of commerce, but took a long time to enforce.

Birth Of Nation Webquest Words

Birth of a Nation Webquest Words

1. Articles of Confederation - the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.
2. Shay’s Rebellion - was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts, (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787. The rebels were led by Daniel Shays and known as Shaysites (Regulators),
3. Great Compromise - compromise was reached yesterday (June 29th, 1787) in Philadelphia combining the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. This has been a major conflict for quite a while.
4. federalism - the federal principle of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise - a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the population of slaves
6. Whiskey Rebellion - a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government
7. Little Turtle - 1752?–1812, leader of the Miami tribe.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts - A series of laws, passed during the presidency of John Adams at the end of the eighteenth century, that sought to restrict the public activities of political radicals who sympathized with the French Revolution and criticized Adams's Federalist policies
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787 - An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio
10. Louisiana Purchase - A territory of the western United States extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains between the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian border.
11. Monroe Doctrine - the policy, as stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.
impressments- the act of impressing people or property into public service or use.
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13. Star Spangled Banner- the national anthem of the United States of America, based on a poem written by Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, andset by him to the melody of the English song To Anacreon in Heaven: officially adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1931.
14. Eerie Canal - is a waterway in New York that runs about 363 miles from Albany, New York on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
15. Samuel Slater- 1768–1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England.
16. Eli Whitney- 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
17. Horace Mann- 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.
18. Temperance Movement- is a social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages.
Seneca Falls Convention- a women's rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
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20. Indian Removal Act- Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw and Seminole nations.
Alamo- Southwestern U.S.
a poplar.
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22. Frederick Douglas- Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s.
23. William Lloyd Garrison- 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
Missouri Compromise- an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′N, except for Missouri.
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25. Nullification Crisis- was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification.
26. Wilmot Proviso- one of the major events leading to the Civil War, would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future, including the area later known as the Mexican Cession, but which some proponents construed to also include the disputed lands in south Texas and New Mexico east of the Rio Grande.[
27. Compromise of 1850- A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups favoring slavery and groups opposing it, that attempted to give something to both sides.
Underground Railroad- Also called underground railway. a railroad running through a continuous tunnel, as under city streets; subway.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe- Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act- the act of Congress in 1854 annulling the Missouri Compromise, providing for the organization of the territories of Kansasand Nebraska, and permitting these territories self-determination on the question of slavery.
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31. John Brown- 1800–59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged.
32. Nat Turner- 1800–31, American black slave leader: led uprising of slaves in Southampton County, Virginia, 1831.
33. Dred Scott- 1795?–1858, a black slave whose suit for freedom (1857) was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court Dred Scott Decision on the grounds that a slave was not a citizen and therefore could not sue in a federal court.
34. Jefferson Davis- 1808–89, U.S. statesman: president of the Confederate States of America 1861–65.
35. Robert E Lee- 1807–70, U.S. soldier and educator: Confederate general in the American Civil War (son of Henry Lee).
36. Anaconda Plan- is the name widely applied to an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states in the American Civil War.
border state- U.S. History. the slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, which refused to secede from the Union in 1860–61.
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38. Stonewall Jackson- 1824–63, Confederate general in the American Civil War.
39. George McClellan- 1826–85, Union general in the American Civil War.
40. Ulysses S Grant- 1822–85, 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77: Union general in the Civil War.
Antietam- a creek flowing from S Pennsylvania through NW Maryland into the Potomac: Civil War battle fought near here at Sharpsburg,Maryland, in 1862.
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Gettysburg- a borough in S Pennsylvania: Confederate forces defeated in a crucial battle of the Civil War fought near here on July 1–3, 1863; national cemetery and military park.
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Vicksburg- a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River: important Civil War siege and Confederate surrender 1863. 25,434.
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Emancipation Proclamation- the proclamation issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Union.
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conscription- a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war.
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46. total war- a war in which every available weapon is used and the nation's full financial resources are devoted
47. William Sherman- 1820–91, Union general in the Civil War.
48. John Wilkes Booth- 1838–65, U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln (brother of Edwin Thomas Booth).

Reconstrution Part 1

Reconstruction Part 1 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction1. 10% of state voters took loyalty oath2. if states abolished slavery and provided education for African Americans, they could regain congress seats3. was willing to pardon confederate soldiers4. did not require rights guarantees for African AmericansDescribe the Radical Republican’s plan for ReconstructionAdvocate full citizenship and suffrage for African AmericansDescribe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction1. offered pardons and restoration of land to most confederates but leaders had to apply personally2. each state had to ratify 13th amendment and draft constitution abolishing slaveryDescribe the 13th amendmentAbolished slaveryDescribe the 14th amendmentGuaranteed equality to all citizens including African AmericansDescribe the 15th amendmentGuaranteed African Americans the right to vote, but had loopholesDescribe Johnson’s impeachmentCongress passed Tenure of Office Act which says Johnson can’t fire certain officials without Congressional approval. He tried to fire Secretary of War House votes to impeach Johnson, but Radicals fail by 1 vote to convict in Senate.

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Describe Three Aspeccts of Life in the North during the Civil War
1. No cotton hurt textile industry.
2. Other industries made war supplies.
3. Gov introduced income tax to pay for supplies that increased as war went on.

Civil War Part 6

Civil War Part 6 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where it says from a certain number that tells you what number it is from in your notebook.What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war?They were either freed or put to workWhat is Emancipation Proclamation?Freed states in rebellion states but not border states or ones under Union control.Why does Lincoln issue proclamation?He hoped southern states would surrender before it went into effectWhat effect does proclamation have?Made the about slavery for North and convincing South negotiated end not possibleHow African Americans participated in the war:They fought, starting with 54th MassDescribe Life in North during War:No cotton hurt textile industry. Other industries made war supplies. Gov introduced income tax to pay for supplies that increased as war went on. Gov raised tariffs and sold bonds.Describe Life in South During War:Economic demands were tough. They lacked resources. The Union’s blockade forced South to rely on farms and factories.Describe Life of Soldiers during the War:Many traveled for the first time. Cards, letters, and religion occupied them. Some possibly fought own families. New war technology meant harsher deaths and wounds.Describe Life of Women during the WarWomen took care of family businesses, farms, and plantations. Few masqueraded as men to join in the fight.

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1. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln.
2. Sherman set fire through Atlanta and Savannah
3. Booth was killed during the manhunt after him

Civil War Part 5 ReviewDirections:
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. What two strategies does Grant use to win the war?
1. Defeat Lee wherever he may be.
2. Commit to a strategy of total war, which meant he was going to strike civilian populationDescribe how Grant takes it to Lee:He took control of the Western Army himself and fought several brutal battles with LeeDescribe Sherman’s March to the Sea:He burned everything in his pathDescribe the Battle of Petersburg:Grant employed siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg.Describe Lee’s surrender:His exhausted troops were trapped at Appomattox Court House. April 9, 1865, Lee officially surrendered.Describe the death of Lincoln:Lincoln went to a play, and got shot by John Wilkes Booth, one of the actors.

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Why did the future seem so bleak to Confederate soldiers returning home after the war?
Their homes were destroyed.

Webquest

Birth of a Nation Webquest Words

1. Articles of Confederation - the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.
2. Shay’s Rebellion - was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts, (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787. The rebels were led by Daniel Shays and known as Shaysites (Regulators),
3. Great Compromise - compromise was reached yesterday (June 29th, 1787) in Philadelphia combining the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. This has been a major conflict for quite a while.
4. federalism - the federal principle of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise - a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the population of slaves
6. Whiskey Rebellion - a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government
7. Little Turtle - 1752?–1812, leader of the Miami tribe.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts - A series of laws, passed during the presidency of John Adams at the end of the eighteenth century, that sought to restrict the public activities of political radicals who sympathized with the French Revolution and criticized Adams's Federalist policies
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787 - An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio
10. Louisiana Purchase - A territory of the western United States extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains between the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian border.
11. Monroe Doctrine - the policy, as stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.
impressments- the act of impressing people or property into public service or use.
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13. Star Spangled Banner- the national anthem of the United States of America, based on a poem written by Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, andset by him to the melody of the English song To Anacreon in Heaven: officially adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1931.
14. Eerie Canal - is a waterway in New York that runs about 363 miles from Albany, New York on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
15. Samuel Slater- 1768–1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England.
16. Eli Whitney- 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
17. Horace Mann- 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.
18. Temperance Movement- is a social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages.
Seneca Falls Convention- a women's rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
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20. Indian Removal Act- Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw and Seminole nations.
Alamo- Southwestern U.S.
a poplar.
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22. Frederick Douglas- Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s.
23. William Lloyd Garrison- 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
Missouri Compromise- an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′N, except for Missouri.
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25. Nullification Crisis- was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification.
26. Wilmot Proviso- one of the major events leading to the Civil War, would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future, including the area later known as the Mexican Cession, but which some proponents construed to also include the disputed lands in south Texas and New Mexico east of the Rio Grande.[
27. Compromise of 1850- A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups favoring slavery and groups opposing it, that attempted to give something to both sides.
Underground Railroad- Also called underground railway. a railroad running through a continuous tunnel, as under city streets; subway.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe- Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.
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30. Kansas-Nebraska Act
31. John Brown
32. Nat Turner
33. Dred Scott
34. Jefferson Davis
35. Robert E Lee
36. Anaconda Plan
37. border state
38. Stonewall Jackson
39. George McClellan
40. Ulysses S Grant
41. Antietam
42. Gettysburg
43. Vicksburg
44. Emancipation Proclamation
45. conscription
46. total war
47. William Sherman
48. John Wilkes Booth

Bellringer

Bell Ringer 2/23 and Video QuestionsWhat does Farley’s description tell you about what it is like to be on a battlefield?Farley describes the chaos to be like hell itself.Why was Little

Civil War Part 4

Civil War Part 4 ReviewDescribe why Lee makes the move to Gettysburg:Lee sensed he had an opportunity to win international support, demoralize the Union, and perhaps to win the war.Describe Gettysburg Day 1:Lee’s men ran into Fed Cavalry to NW of Gettysburg, Feds call for support run by George Meade.Describe Gettysburg Day 2:Lee ordered General Longstreet to attack from the south end of the battle line.Describe Gettysburg Day 3:Lee tried again by opening the morning with a major cannon attack meant to Break Union troops. Known as Picket’s Charge, Union cannon and musket moved down Confeds and ended Gettysburg.Describe the Gettysburg Address:Lincoln gave a short speech honoring the dead, described the war as a struggle to fufill the Declaration of Independence.

Seed of Civil War Part 1

How did slavery expand in the 1800’s and how did slaves resist?-The expansion of cotton production, resistence such as sabotage, breaking tools, and escaping.Describe the abolition movement of the 1800’s including William Lloyd Garrison, The Grimke Sisters, and Fredrick Douglas:-Lloyd began publishing abolitionist newspaper, the Liberator. The sisters saw it as immoral and spoke and wrote against it. Frederick was a former slave who's master was his father, and later became freed.Describe the Missouri Compromise:-Admitted Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state.Describe the Nullification Crisis:-Congress adopts high tariffs to embarass Adams and John the VP opposed it.Describe how the Mexican War brought the discussion of expansion and slavery to the forefront:-New territories from war had to face whether territories would be free or a slave state.Describe the Compromise of 1850:-Based on proposals from clay which admitted California as a free state but let DC have slaves but not trade and imposed stricter fugitive slave laws.

Bellringer & Movie ?

Bell Ringer: What would it be like to be in the Middle of such a Battle? It would be very scary to go through that situation, not knowing what to do and being rushed to safety but others. It brings so much commotion plus destruction that people could get killed by the commotion of it all.Mexican American War Movie Questions:1. The Alamo could defend well but could be surrounded easily and di not let retreat.2. It gave Texas the motivation to fight.3. IT showed their bravery.

Mexican

Why was there tension between Mexicans and the American settlers to Texas?they continued to use slavery, people became concerned in texas and wanted greater autonomy and adapt their own constitutionDescribe the Battle of the Alamo and why it was fought?the battle was fought thinking that texas might surrender. They ended up killing everyone in the alamoDescribe Sam Houston’s defeat of Santa Ana:after the defeat they made him sign a treaty that gave him more landDescribe the US’s annexation of Texas: Houston asked US to annex texas and Jackson agreed but congress did notDescribe how Polk provokes the Mexican’s into war: he endorsed texas claim of all territory surrendered by santa ana inflaming border warDescribe the Military aspects of the Mexican American War: zach taylor and Winfield scott achieved great success with other famous officers. They won every battle seizing new mexico, cali, monterrey, Mexican port, Veracruz and mexico city Describe what the US gets from the Treaty ending the Mexican American War: US ended up having texas border at rio grande, cali, and new mexico.

1. Articles of Confederation: The first constitution of the United States
2. Shay’s Rebellion: was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts
3. Great Compromise: The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
4. Federalism: someone believes in, supports, or follows a federal system of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise: compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention.
6. Whiskey Rebellion: was a popular uprising on tax.
7. Little Turtle: was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts: were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787: was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
10. Louisiana Purchase: purchased from France for $15 million
11. Monroe Doctrine: A cornerstone of US foreign policy as enunciated
12. Impressments: was the act of compelling some people to serve in the military
13. Star Spangled Banner: the national flag of the United States of America
14. Eerie Canal: An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo
15. Samuel Slater: was an early American industrialist popularly
16. Eli Whitney: He was a well-known American inventor.
17. Horace Mann: was an American education reformer, and a member of the U.S.
18. Temperance Movement: A temperance movement is a social movement against the use of alcohol.
19. Seneca Falls Convention: was an early and influential women's rights convention
20. Indian Removal Act: part of a United States government policy known as Indian removal.
21. Alamo: a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio
22. Frederick Douglas
23. William Lloyd Garrison
24. Missouri Compromise
25. Nullification Crisis
26. Wilmot Proviso
27. Compromise of 1850
28. Underground Railroad
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act
31. John Brown
32. Nat Turner
33. Dred Scott
34. Jefferson Davis
35. Robert E Lee
36. Anaconda Plan
37. border state
38. Stonewall Jackson
39. George McClellan
40. Ulysses S Grant
41. Antietam
42. Gettysburg
43. Vicksburg
44. Emancipation Proclamation
45. conscription
46. total war
47. William Sherman
48. John Wilkes Booth

Bellringer
What was unusual about Andrew Jackson’s Inauguration? Why might he have been call the people’s president?
There was violence. The people loved him.

Age of Jackson ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency:After losing the election of 1824 Jackson became a strong critic of John Quincy Adams were he pushed an aggressive program of fed spending for improvements and science. Jackson became a symbol of democracy by projecting himself as down to earth common man.Describe the Indian Removal Act:In 1830 Congress passed a Indian Removal Act which sought to peacefully get Indians to trade land in South for Land in the west. Tribes agreed many resisted which led to the Trial of Tears.Describe the Bank Crisis:Congress passed charter for Second bank of US in 1816. Jackson opposed because they saw it as being corrupt with special interest that favored the Rich. In 1832 Congress voted to renew charter but Jackson vetoed calling it unauthorized. Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies:Bank reporters denounced Jackson and formed new political party known as Whigs.

Reform Movement ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Describe the expansionist movement:· In 1820’s Mexico Becomes Independent From Spain. Many Americans Look At It As An Opportunity To Take Land Such As New Mexico, Texas, And Cali.Describe Manifest Destiny and what people used it to justify:· The Manifest Destiny Was Referred To Belief That God Wanted US To Own All Of North America. The US Continued To Expand With People Moving Toward The West.Describe the Temperance Movement:· As The US Expanded The Crime Rate Went Up To. Temperance Means Drinking In Moderation Which Many Pushed For But Some Pushed For Prohibition.Describe the Abolition Movement:· With Growth Of Cotton Industry In Early 1800’s Slavery Also Grew. By Early 1800’s Many Opposed To Slavery Began To Speak Out Against It On Moral Grounds.Describe the Education Reform Movement:· Because There Was No Public Schools Many People Didn’t Go To School. Reformers Wanted To Start Public Schools System From Tax Money.Describe the Reform Movement for Women’s rights including the Seneca Falls Conference· Women Were Supposed To Influence And Make A Difference Privately.

BellRinger
What Is Grimke's Main Argument In Support Of Womens Rights?
Like The Rights Of Slaves, Need Only Be Examined To Be Understood And Asserted, Even By Some Of Those, Who Are Now Endeavouring To Smother The Irrepressible Desire For Mental And Spiritual Freedom Which Glows In The Breast Of Many.

War of 1812 ReviewWar of 1812 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How does the US become involved in the war between GB and the French?
The U.S. participated in the war by re-exporting trade by picking up goods in the West Indies, taking them to the U.S., and then shipping them to France to circumvent British Shipping Restrictions.
Impressments- doing businesses with sailors threatened the U.S. economy.

What initial action does Jefferson take in war between GB and France to protect the US?
Jefferson persuaded Congress to declare and embargo or suspending of trade by ordering ships to stay in port.

Describe the Congressional Action that pushes the US to war:
Congress passes bills meant to resume trade with GB and France, but also pledged that if either recognized U.S. neutrality, the U.S. would resume trading sanctions with the other.

What does Madison ask Congress to do?
He urges Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

Describe the initial actions of the US in the War of 1812:
The United States goes to war wit world power.

Describe US action along fronts other than the Canadian:
The U.S. captured several British ships, and the U.S. defeated British supported Indians within its own territory.

What happens in the War when GB’s war with Napoleon ends?
When Great Britain’s war with Napoleon ended, troops became free to fight in North America, and British went on offensive.

Describe the end of the war including the writing of the star spangled banner:
The Americas fought better on defensive defeating British. The British burned the White House and Capital for arson but suffered defeat when moved to Baltimore. The Star Spangled Banner was written was written by Scott Keys on a hill across from the battle.

What battle makes Jackson a hero?
The Battle of New Orleans makes Jackson a hero.

Territorial Expansion Review

Territorial Expansion Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Northwest Ordinance:
Provides gov for western Territories based on Jefferson ideals.

Describe Jefferson’s plan to expand the US:
Wanted to expand Pacific even though Indians were already there. At first he thought it would be easy to conquer the territory to the west but in 1801 France took over the territory

Describe the Louisiana Purchase:
Jefferson thought that he could buy territory from Napoleon. Napoleon then agrees to sell territories in 1803 Louisiana Purchase including New Orleans.
Describe the Lewis and Clark Expedition:

Describe the Monroe Doctrine:
The Monroe Doctrine formulated saying Europe should not become involved in Latin American affairs.

BellRinger&Three Branches Government

Bell Ringer
( also yesterdays )

What was the purpose of this letter? Why were people so excited to see Washington?

Ø It was an official at the inauguration described the ceremony in a letter to his wife. Because he was the President and people loves him.

According to Red Jacket how was native Americans treated in the peace treaty of 1783? What effect did this have on U.S relations with Native Americans.

Ø No respect, he did not show them no compassion, and didn’t mention them. It brought peace among all the western nations.
Congress
Makes Laws
House of Representatives (435 members)
1. Length of office 2 years
2. 25 years of age.
3. Only can post tax laws
4. House of Representatives

Senate (100 Members)
5. 6 years
6. 30 years old to be elected
7. The senate approves all appointments
8. The senate approves all treaties
9. the senate has the power to try all impeachments.
Both Together
10. congress has law matching power
11. congress has the power to declare war
12. can override the presidents veto.
13. congress can propose amendments.




Executive
President, Vice President, Cabinet
Enforce Laws

14. 4 years
15. have to be 35 years old
16. the president can approve or veto laws
17. the president makes the treaties
18. the presi

A New Nation

A New Nation Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Why did Congress want to revise the Articles of Confederation?
~ They wanted Congress to have power to regular trade and they wanted Congress to be able to tex.

Describe the characteristics of the Constitutional Convention:
~ The Constitutional was held in secret so delegates could speak freely and windows closed for privacy making it hot. The Constitutional Convention included leading statesman except Jefferson and Adams who are diplomats.

Describe the VA Plan:
The VA Plan was proposed by Madison and it gave power to tax and regulate trade. It proposed Gov with three branches.

Describe the New Jersey Plan:
The New Jersey Plan was favored by small states and gave power to tax and regulate trade. The branches of Gov included legislature and executive.

Describe the Connecticut Compromise:The Connecticut Compromise ended stalemate over VA and NJ plans between big and small states. It calls for government to have power and regulate trade tax.
Describe the 3/5 compromise:
The 3/5 compromise constitution for birds congress from blocking slave trade for 20 years. Slaves count as 3/5 of a person in population count. It required all states to return slaves to slave owners. The slaves also counted as 3/5 of a person in amount of tax state pays to federation.
Exit Ticket

A current problem of today is the tragic hurricane in Haiti. So many lives were lost due to the tremendous disbelief that happen . I think that this problem could have been prevented with the use of technology today. A lot of help has been offered around the nation, for the people in Haiti. Many school’s are having donations and things to send over there to Haiti. Hopefully everything will get better over there and workout well.

Bell Ringer
It could not but fill the public mind with a gloom which was relieved only by a hope that so select a Body.

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VA Settlement ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?The first attempt at settling in America was by Walter Raleigh and he failed to colonize in NC coastWhy did the colonist settle in Jamestown?People settled in Jamestown because the land offered good resources but also had to deal with indiansWhat Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?PowhatanWhat hardships did the people of Jamestown face?Mosquitoes crops and IndiansWhat crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?TobaccoWhat are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?Legislative bodyDescribe Bacon’s Rebellion: in 1675 war broke out against Indians and settlers led bacon
New England Settlement ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World: They came to the new world to start something new, as in to gain land, and build house’s. To own there own stuff, and receive freedomDescribe Puritan Society: A group that just came to the new world, they came here on the Mayflower, and when they got here formed Mayflower compact and started self government.Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:They tried to convert the Indians to Christianity, if they didn’t convert them they would die.Describe King Phillip’s War: the Indians won first but they ended up running out of ammo when trade was cut.
Other Settlements ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New WorldThe Spanish came to the New World for better life.Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians: The Spanish came to the New World to find gold.Describe French Exploration of the New World: They set sail for the New World interested in the North Passage WayDescribe French founding of New Orleans: Instead of finding the Northwest Passage they made way south on Miss River and went to Gulf of MexicoDescribe Dutch Exploration in North America: English forced Dutch to give up colony which was renamed New York and New Amsterdam which was renamed New York City.Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania has land, crops, bodies of water and rich soil. Which a lot of people went there for that reason, and took advantage of.
Colonial Life ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?~ Where similar but had difference, most had govs but differed on way they were appointed and most some type of elected leg. He rebelled all over in name of new monarch. New monarch approved new charters and compromises for colonies.Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:~ The slaves were being traded for goods.Describe colonial trade and taxes:~ Taxes included passing Navigation Act in 1600’s which declares any England can trade with the colonies.Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:~ In colonies with more and more British companies becoming profitable.Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:~ In Europe in 1600’s and 1700’s where thinkers like Rousseau, Locke, and Voltaire looked for natural laws to apply to gov, society, and economics.Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:~ Was a religious movement in the mid 1700’s, preachers traveled around the town’s to give emotion packed sermons
Wars of Empire ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?~ Fought a series of wars in America over territory.When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?~ They tried to get the Indians on both of there sides, because they had more ammo and a lot of people.Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?~ To keep British out French built Fort Duquesne. Enraged British sent Washington to evict. How do British turn the tide of war?They had just as many men as the Indians. The Indians goal was to weaken British and bring back French and they fought back at them but failed to capture biggest British forts and when supplies started to run out rebellion fizzled.Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:~ This combined to other events, which led to The Seven Years War in Europe.Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War?~ The British wanted control of colonies and wanted colonist to pay war debt and cost of guarding territories, British improved new taxes on restrictions on trade.
The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs:~ The British governments were not allowed to vote but the colonial governments were.Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies:~ The British governments thought that by the formal system that it would change things dealing with tax.Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s:~ Merchants avoided taxes by smuggling and bribing officials, minister set up formal system in sugar act meant colonist could not get around tax.Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it:~ The Stamp Act was an act passed to put taxes on printed paper. The colonists angrily protested because they did not think Parliament could tax colonist directly without rep.
The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:~ Colonist started to unify with emerging Patriot leaders and violence against peopleDescribe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:~ Colonist sent reps, were they agree on a boycott of British goods.Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:~ Was a incident that lead to the death of five civilians at the hands of British Troops on March 5, 1770.Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:~ British military presence in Boston boiled over to incite brawls between soldiers and civilians.Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:~ Colonist took matters into there own hands, and dressed as Indians dumping British Tea into Boston Harbor. British leaders enraged by act so closed Boston port until tea was paid for.Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it:~ A convention passed boycott of all British goods and created a system to enforce them.
Am Rev Part 1 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:~ The Colonist decided to push forward of the King’s ruling and become one nation of its own, and through the book that Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense” they would succeed to that standard.Describe the battle of Lexington: ~ The colonists were beginning to stocking up in weaponry and the British troops caught them an the act and began to shoot at all them in Massachusetts to Concord.Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:~The Second continental took over the war effort then took up the functions of a national government.Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:~ The book was written by the Thomas Paine and he wanted to share the colonist common sense and become independent from England and create a new nation.Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:July 4th 1776 the declaration of independence was wriiten by Jefferson and signed by all the men with power and created their independence.
The Patriot Essay QuestionBecause they wasn’t fighting fair and Benjamin changes the tactic’s by planning his roles, basically wanting everybody to follow his lead. The battle tactics are effective because they were some great tactics and he had a lot more men with him. Finally tactics were similar because pretty much everyone liked how the way they were, and they started going by Martin’s ways.
1. Missionary- a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
2. Viceroy- a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India.
3. Northwest Passage - a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
4. Samuel De Champlain - French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor
5. charter – a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
6. joint stock company - an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock
7. Powhatan - North American Indian chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas and founder of the Powhatan Confederacy
8. House of Burgess –
9. Royal Colony - a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
10. Proprietary Colony - any of certain colonies, as Maryland and Pennsylvania, that were granted to an individual or group by the British crown and that were granted full rights of self-government.
11. Puritan - a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship
12. Separatist – a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
13. Pilgrim - a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
14. Mayflower Compact - an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
15. John Winthrop - English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
16. Pequot War – a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
17. King Phillip’s War - was an armed conflict between Native american inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1676.
18. Bacon’s Rebellion -an unsuccessful uprising by frontiersmen in Virginia in 1676, led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government in Jamestown.
19. Pocahontas - American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
20.Walter Raleigh - English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
21. Indentured servant - the daughter of King Henry VIII, was born in 1533 and became Queen of England and Queen of Ireland until her death in 1603. Known as The Virgin Queen, since she never married, the New World’s Virginia was named for her.
22. Triangular trade - a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar
23. Magna Carta - the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
24. English Bill of Rights – Whereas the late King James the Second, by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges, and ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the protestant religion, and the laws and liberties of this kingdom.
25. Salutary neglect - was an undocumented, though long-standing British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain. Prime Minister Robert Walpole stated that "If no restrictions were placed on the colonies, they would flourish
26. Mercantilism - mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
27. Navigation Act - any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
28. Enlightenment - a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.
29. Benjamin Franklin - 1706–90, American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor.
30.George Washington - 1732–99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97.
French Indian War - A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763. The French and Indian War was the American phase of the Seven Years' War, which was then underway in Europe. In a battle between British and French forces near Quebec City in Canada, the British gained control of all of Canada.
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32. Pontiac’s Rebellion - was a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country who were dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War (1754–1763).
Proclamation of 1763 – The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, for it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists

33. Albany Plan of Union - a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.
34. Stamp Act - an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766.
35. John Adams - 1735–1826, 2nd president of the U.S. 1797–1801: a leader in the American Revolution.
36. Patrick Henry - 1736–99, American patriot, orator, and statesman.
37. Sons of Liberty - any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
38. non-importation agreement - Delegates from the colonies met in Philadelphia in the fall of 1774 to decide how to resolve their greivances against the British government. This meeting of colonial representatives-- the first Continental Congress-- passed a number of resolutions aimed at satisfying their complaints.
39. Boston Massacre - a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.
40. committee of correspondence - an intercolonial committee organized 1772 by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British anticolonial actions and to plan colonial resistance or countermeasures.
41. Boston Tea Party -
a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor (December 16, 1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company.
42. Intolerable Acts - Also known as the Coercive Acts; a series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
First Continental Congress - The First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774. The idea of such a meeting was advanced a year earlier by Benjamin Franklin, but failed to gain much support until after the Port of Boston was closed in response to the Boston Tea Party.

43. militia - a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
44. Loyalist - a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, esp. in time of revolt.
45. Second Continental Congress - Before adjourning in late October 1774, the First Continental Congress had provided for reconvening at a later time if circumstances dictated. The skirmishes at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, and the gathering of an American army outside of Boston provided sufficient impetus to assemble the delegates at the State House in Philadelphia.
46. George Washington - 1732–99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97
47. Thomas Paine - 1737–1809, U.S. patriot and writer on government and religion, born in England.
48. Declaration of Independence - the public act by which the Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, declared the Colonies to be free and independent of England
49. Thomas Jefferson - 1743–1826, U.S. statesman, diplomat, architect, and author: third president of the U.S. 1801–09.
50.Natural Rights -
any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
51. Cornwallis - British military and political leader who commanded forces in North Carolina during the American Revolution. His surrender at Yorktown in 1781 marked the final British defeat.//-->
52. Yorktown - a village in SE Virginia: surrender (October 19, 1781) of Cornwallis to Washington in the American Revolution.
53. Saratoga - a village in E New York, on the Hudson: scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777. 1256.

The Patriot Essay Question

Because they wasn’t fighting fair and Benjamin changes the tactic’s by planning his roles, basically wanting everybody to follow his lead. The battle tactics are effective because they were some great tactics and he had a lot more men with him. Finally tactics were similar because pretty much everyone liked how the way they were, and they started going by Martin’s ways.
1. Missionary- a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
2. Viceroy- a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India.
3. Northwest Passage - a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
4. Samuel De Champlain - French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor
5. charter – a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
6. joint stock company - an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock
7. Powhatan - North American Indian chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas and founder of the Powhatan Confederacy
8. House of Burgess –
9. Royal Colony - a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
10. Proprietary Colony - any of certain colonies, as Maryland and Pennsylvania, that were granted to an individual or group by the British crown and that were granted full rights of self-government.
11. Puritan - a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship
12. Separatist – a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
13. Pilgrim - a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
14. Mayflower Compact - an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
15. John Winthrop - English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
16. Pequot War – a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
17. King Phillip’s War - was an armed conflict between Native american inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1676.
18. Bacon’s Rebellion -an unsuccessful uprising by frontiersmen in Virginia in 1676, led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government in Jamestown.
19. Pocahontas - American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
20.Walter Raleigh - English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
21. Indentured servant - the daughter of King Henry VIII, was born in 1533 and became Queen of England and Queen of Ireland until her death in 1603. Known as The Virgin Queen, since she never married, the New World’s Virginia was named for her.
22. Triangular trade - a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar
23. Magna Carta - the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
24. English Bill of Rights – Whereas the late King James the Second, by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges, and ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the protestant religion, and the laws and liberties of this kingdom.
25. Salutary neglect - was an undocumented, though long-standing British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain. Prime Minister Robert Walpole stated that "If no restrictions were placed on the colonies, they would flourish
26. Mercantilism - mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
27. Navigation Act - any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
28. Enlightenment - a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.
29. Benjamin Franklin - 1706–90, American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor.
30.George Washington - 1732–99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97.
French Indian War - A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763. The French and Indian War was the American phase of the Seven Years' War, which was then underway in Europe. In a battle between British and French forces near Quebec City in Canada, the British gained control of all of Canada.
31.
32. Pontiac’s Rebellion - was a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country who were dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War (1754–1763).
Proclamation of 1763 – The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, for it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists

33. Albany Plan of Union - a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.
34. Stamp Act - an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766.
35. John Adams - 1735–1826, 2nd president of the U.S. 1797–1801: a leader in the American Revolution.
36. Patrick Henry - 1736–99, American patriot, orator, and statesman.
37. Sons of Liberty - any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
38. non-importation agreement - Delegates from the colonies met in Philadelphia in the fall of 1774 to decide how to resolve their greivances against the British government. This meeting of colonial representatives-- the first Continental Congress-- passed a number of resolutions aimed at satisfying their complaints.
39. Boston Massacre - a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.
40. committee of correspondence - an intercolonial committee organized 1772 by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British anticolonial actions and to plan colonial resistance or countermeasures.
41. Boston Tea Party -
a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor (December 16, 1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company.
42. Intolerable Acts - Also known as the Coercive Acts; a series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
First Continental Congress - The First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774. The idea of such a meeting was advanced a year earlier by Benjamin Franklin, but failed to gain much support until after the Port of Boston was closed in response to the Boston Tea Party.

43. militia - a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
44. Loyalist - a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, esp. in time of revolt.
45. Second Continental Congress - Before adjourning in late October 1774, the First Continental Congress had provided for reconvening at a later time if circumstances dictated. The skirmishes at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, and the gathering of an American army outside of Boston provided sufficient impetus to assemble the delegates at the State House in Philadelphia.
46. George Washington
47. Thomas Paine
48. Declaration of Independence
49. Thomas Jefferson
50.Natural Rights
51. Cornwallis
52. Yorktown
53. Saratoga

1. Missionary- a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
2. Viceroy- a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India.
3. Northwest Passage - a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
4. Samuel De Champlain - French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor
5. charter – a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
6. joint stock company - an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock
7. Powhatan - North American Indian chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas and founder of the Powhatan Confederacy
8. House of Burgess –
9. Royal Colony - a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
10. Proprietary Colony - any of certain colonies, as Maryland and Pennsylvania, that were granted to an individual or group by the British crown and that were granted full rights of self-government.
11. Puritan - a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship
12. Separatist – a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
13. Pilgrim - a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
14. Mayflower Compact - an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
15. John Winthrop - English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
16. Pequot War – a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
17. King Phillip’s War - was an armed conflict between Native american inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1676.
18. Bacon’s Rebellion -an unsuccessful uprising by frontiersmen in Virginia in 1676, led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government in Jamestown.
19. Pocahontas - American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
20.Walter Raleigh - English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
21. Indentured servant - the daughter of King Henry VIII, was born in 1533 and became Queen of England and Queen of Ireland until her death in 1603. Known as The Virgin Queen, since she never married, the New World’s Virginia was named for her.
22. Triangular trade - a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar
23. Magna Carta - the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
24. English Bill of Rights – Whereas the late King James the Second, by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges, and ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the protestant religion, and the laws and liberties of this kingdom.
25. Salutary neglect - was an undocumented, though long-standing British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain. Prime Minister Robert Walpole stated that "If no restrictions were placed on the colonies, they would flourish
26. Mercantilism - mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
27. Navigation Act - any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
28. Enlightenment - a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.
29. Benjamin Franklin - 1706–90, American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor.
30.George Washington - 1732–99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97.
French Indian War - A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763. The French and Indian War was the American phase of the Seven Years' War, which was then underway in Europe. In a battle between British and French forces near Quebec City in Canada, the British gained control of all of Canada.
31.
32. Pontiac’s Rebellion - was a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country who were dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War (1754–1763).
Proclamation of 1763 -
33. Albany Plan of Union
34. Stamp Act
35. John Adams
36. Patrick Henry
37. Sons of Liberty
38. non-importation agreement
39. Boston Massacre
40. committee of correspondence
41. Boston Tea Party
42. Intolerable Acts
43. First Continental Congress
44. militia
45. Loyalist
46. Second Continental Congress
47. George Washington
48. Thomas Paine
49. Declaration of Independence
50.Thomas Jefferson
51. Natural Rights
52. Cornwallis
53. Yorktown
54. Saratoga

Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
~ The Colonist decided to push forward of the King’s ruling and become one nation of its own, and through the book that Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense” they would succeed to that standard.

Describe the battle of Lexington: ~ The colonists were beginning to stocking up in weaponry and the British troops caught them an the act and began to shoot at all them in Massachusetts to Concord.

Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
~The Second continental took over the war effort then took up the functions of a national government.

Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
~ The book was written by the Thomas Paine and he wanted to share the colonist common sense and become independent from England and create a new nation.

Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
July 4th 1776 the declaration of independence was wriiten by Jefferson and signed by all the men with power and created their independence.

1. Missionary- a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
2. Viceroy- a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India.
3. Northwest Passage - a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
4. Samuel De Champlain - French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor
5. charter – a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
6. joint stock company - an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock
7. Powhatan - North American Indian chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas and founder of the Powhatan Confederacy
8. House of Burgess –
9. Royal Colony - a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
10. Proprietary Colony - any of certain colonies, as Maryland and Pennsylvania, that were granted to an individual or group by the British crown and that were granted full rights of self-government.
11. Puritan - a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship
12. Separatist – a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
13. Pilgrim - a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
14. Mayflower Compact - an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
15. John Winthrop - English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
16. Pequot War – a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
17. King Phillip’s War - was an armed conflict between Native american inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1676.
18. Bacon’s Rebellion -an unsuccessful uprising by frontiersmen in Virginia in 1676, led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government in Jamestown.
19. Pocahontas - American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
20.Walter Raleigh - English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
21. Indentured servant - the daughter of King Henry VIII, was born in 1533 and became Queen of England and Queen of Ireland until her death in 1603. Known as The Virgin Queen, since she never married, the New World’s Virginia was named for her.
22. Triangular trade - a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar
23. Magna Carta - the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
24. English Bill of Rights
25. Habeas corpus
26. Salutary neglect
27. Mercantilism
28. Navigation Act
29. Enlightenment
30.Benjamin Franklin
31. George Washington
32. French Indian War
33. Pontiac’s Rebellion
34. Proclamation of 1763
35. Albany Plan of Union
36. Stamp Act
37. John Adams
38. Patrick Henry
39. Sons of Liberty
40. non-importation agreement
41. Boston Massacre
42. committee of correspondence
43. Boston Tea Party
44. Intolerable Acts
45. First Continental Congress
46. militia
47. Loyalist
48. Second Continental Congress
49. George Washington
50.Thomas Paine
51. Declaration of Independence
52. Thomas Jefferson
53. Natural Rights
54. Cornwallis
55. Yorktown
56. Saratoga

The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:
~ Colonist started to unify with emerging Patriot leaders and violence against people

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
~ Colonist sent reps, were they agree on a boycott of British goods.

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
~ Was a incident that lead to the death of five civilians at the hands of British Troops on March 5, 1770.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
~ British military presence in Boston boiled over to incite brawls between soldiers and civilians.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
~ Colonist took matters into there own hands, and dressed as Indians dumping British Tea into Boston Harbor. British leaders enraged by act so closed Boston port until tea was paid for.

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it:
~ A convention passed boycott of all British goods and created a system to enforce them.