Colonial History
The first English attempt at a permanent settlement in North America that mysteriously disappeared
Roanoke
War that left the British government with large amounts of debt which led to new taxes being placed on the colonists
French and Indian War or 7 Years War
General and leader of the Patriot Army
George Washington
Vice President to George Washington
John Adams
This law required a government seal on all paper goods
The Stamp Act
The name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America.
The Mayflower
Samual Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock were members of this group which were responsible for actions such as the Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty
A term to describe people who wanted independence from Great Britain
Patriot
Served in George Washington's cabinet as Secretary of State.
Thomas Jefferson
The 2 early political parties of the US
The Federalists and Democratic Republicans
Native American who taught the Pilgrims how to plant crops and catch eels which helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in North America
Squanto
Altercation between British soldiers and colonists in Massachusetts which resulted in the death of 7 people
Boston Massacre
Battle that convinced the French to join the war on the side of the Americans
Battle of Saratoga
Was tasked with the purchase of the Port of New Orleans by Thomas Jefferson.
James Monroe
Written by Thomas Paine, this pamphlet expresses moral and religious justification for the revolution
Common Sense
The first representative government in the colonies.
Established in Jamestown
House of Burgesses
The term used to described the forceful housing of British Soliders by colonists
Quartering
Marquis de Lafayette
Often times referred to as the "Father of the Constitution".
James Madison
The group of men in the colonies who spread information by writing letters and pamphlets
The Committees of Correspondence
The first successful English settlement in North America.
Jamestown
Law the prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation of 1763
A term that describes a person who is loyal to the King of England
Loyalist
Was a surveyor by the age of 16 despite his meager education, later went into the military.
George Washington
A religious revival in the colonies in the 1730s was known as
The Great Awakening