FAMOUS PEOPLE
Famous quote" I have not yet begun to fight"
John Paul Jones
Creator of indigo use to make dye
Eliza Lucas
Founder of Religious freedom in Rhode Island
Roger Williams
to settle a dispute by each side giving up some of what each wants
compromise
First attempt to stop the spread of slavery in the United States
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Created religious freedom in Hartford Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
Saved important artifacts when the President's mansion was set afire.
Dolley Madison
Famous Quote "Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes"
William Prescott
Someone who undertakes a religious journey
Pilgrim
Barred settlers from moving west of the Appalachian mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Prime Minister of Britain who paid for the French and Indian war.
William Pitt
Supporter of women's rights and counselor to her husband
Abigail Adams
Author of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Crops that can be easily sold
Cash Crops
Permitted trade with Britain ONLY even if colonists could sell elsewhere for higher prices
Navigation Acts
His trial gave us freedom of Speech
John Peter Zenger
First Woman Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor
Created the idea that the powers of government should be separated and balanced against one another
Baron de Montesquieu
Refuse to buy
boycott
Place a tax on wills, newspapers and playing cards
Stamp Act
African American that fought at Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill
Peter Salem
Guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea
Proposed a 5% tax to reduce the national debt but it was defeated by the no vote of Rhode Island
Robert Morris
Allowed custom's officers to search anywhere for smuggled goods
Writs of Assistance
Power of the Supreme Court to review decisions of the executive and legislative branches of government to be sure they are within the boundaries of the constitution
Judicial Review