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100
Monk who, in 1517, called for a return to what he understood to be he purer practices and beliefs that existed before the Church of England.
Who was Martin Luther? How did this contribute to the colonization of North America?
100
Examples of proprietary colonies (name one).
What are Maryland, Carolina, New York (after Dutch took over) and Pennsylvania? What is a proprietary colony? What is a joint-stock company? Examples?
100
An event after months of conflict between British and Americans, on March 5, 1770, when British recoats fired upon a group of angry American civilians.
What was the Boston Massacre? Which notable African American was shot and killed (possibly the first), in the Boston Massacre?
100
Law passed by Parliament in 1765 to raise revenues in America by requiring taxed, stamped paper for legal documents, publications and playing cards. After American protest, it was repealed a year later.
What was the Stamp Act? Name the meeting of nine delegates, in 1765, that adopted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances and petitioned against the Stamp Act.
100
Act of Parliament that permitted the East India Company to sell tea through agents in America without paying the duty customarily collected in Britain, thus reducing the retail price.
What was the Tea Act of 1773? What famous Sons of Liberty protest was a response to the Tea Act?
200
Secret organizations in the colonies formed to oppose the Stamp Act. From 1765 to independence, they spoke, wrote and demonstrated against British measures. Their actions often intimidated stamp distributors and British supporters in the colonies.
Who were the Sons of Liberty? What did the Whigs call British supporters living in the colonies?
200
First two official battles of the Revolution where the Americans proved that they could fight the British but not with traditional styles of warfare.
What were Lexington and Concord? What style of fighting did the Americans employee to successfully "beat" the British at Concord?
200
Also known as the 7 Years War, the last of the Anglo-French wars that resulted in the french loss of its North American empire.
What was the French and Indian War? What treaty ended the French and Indian War? Which famous general gained much of his initial fighting experience during the French and Indian War?
200
Treaties signed in 1783 between Great Britain, the United States, France, Spain and the Netherlands that ended the Revolutionary War and resulted in Britain's recognition of U.S. independence.
What was the Peace of Paris? The Peace of Paris recognized what natural landmark as the western boundary of the United States?
200
Legislation passed by Parliament in 1774; including the Boston Port Act, the Massachusettes Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act and the Quartering Act of 1774. The Americans called them the Intolerable Acts.
What were the Coercive Acts?
300
A warrior people who dominated the Valley of Mexico from about 100 until their conquest in 1519-1521 by conquistador Hernan Cortes.
Who were the Aztecs? What two ethnic groups make up the majority of Hispanic descendants ancestroy in modern-day Mexico?
300
Pontiac's Rebellion was a confederation of tribes who joined to oust the British from this Northern area.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
300
Rebellion in 1680 of New Mexico Indians against their Spanish overlords, sparked by religious conflict and excessive Spanish demands for tribute. Rebellion led to the Indians temporary control of Santa Fe until their leader died.
What was the Pueblo Revolt? What was the name of the medicine man who led the revolt? Name the forced system of tribute, in the form of goods and labor, that led to the Pueblo Revolt.
300
Law that King George III signed that forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation of 1763? Add to study guide!
300
An assembly of colonial delegates in 1775 who declared Independence and acted as the American government during the Revolutionary War.
What was the Second Continental Congress. Name the final effort by the Second Continental Congress to avoid war by avowing loyalty to King George III and requesting Britain's protection.
400
Foreign general who saved the American army at Valley Forge by teaching the soldiers basic personal hygiene habits, training them in field combat and writing an army manual that is still used by the U.S. military today.
Who was Steuben? Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
400
Name for the journey between West Africa and the New World slave colonies.
What was the Middle Passage? Which colony did the first African Americans live in?
400
In 1688, a bloodless Protestant revolt in England that ousted James II and throned William the Orange.
What was the Glorious Revolution? How did the Glorious Revolution in England affect North America?
400
A series of laws passed mainly in the southern colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to define the status of slaves and codify the denial of basic civil rights to them.
What were slave codes?
400
The belief that government is established by human beings to protect certain rights such as life, liberty and property-that are theirs by natural, divinly sanctioned law and that when government protects these rights, people are obligated to obey it but when the government violates its end of the bargain, the people are no longer required to obey and may form a new government
What is the Contract Theory of Government? Name the philosopher who wrote about the Contract Theory of Government in the Second Treatise on Government.
500
Settlers of Plymouth who viewed themselves as spiritual wanderers.
Who were the Pilgrims? Describe the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans.
500
The Treaty of Tordesillas was between these two conquesting countries who both laid claims to parts of the New World.
What is Spain and Portugal? About where was the line drawn that demarcated the split between what was considered Spain's territory and Portugal's territory according to the Treaty of Tordesillas?
500
Violent conflict in Virginia between 1675 and 1676 that started between settlers and Indians and culminated in a rebellion against Virginia's government.
What was Bacon's Rebellion? Name Virginia's governor during Bacon's Rebellion. Name another rebellion started by slaves and fueled by Spain's suggestion that slaves who made it to Florida would be freed.
500
In Virginia, the first example of a representative government in the English colonies.
What was the House of Burgesses? add to list!
500
Law passed in 1766 that stated Parliment had the authority to legislate for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
What was the Declaratory Act? The repeal of which act inspired the Declaratory Act?
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