Unit 1 1491 - 1607
What country was Christopher Columbus looking for when he discovered America?
India
Located in the central/western portion of the US; a lack of natural resources led Natives to live a nomadic lifestyle in these regions.
Great Plains and Great Basin
What was the term given to the countries of the western hemisphere that were discovered by the Europeans?
The New World
First governing document of US – created a WEAK central government; issues with trade – different currencies in each state, tariffs on goods traded between states
Articles of Confederation
What was the name of the law that the British created to prohibit the smuggling of sugar and molasses, and make money off the trade of the products?
The Sugar Act
What was the number one reason that caused the destruction of Native Americans during this period?
Disease
Time period focused on reason and promoting new forms of government (Locke, Montesquieu); influenced the American Revolution
The Enlightenment
Who was known to start the ideas of Enlightenment in America?
Benjamin Franklin
Replaced the Articles – series of compromises (Great, 3/5, Slave Trade); provided limits on federal power (separation of powers); did not address problems of slavery
The Constitution
What was the first direct tax used by the British government to collect revenues from newspapers, licences, diplomas and pamphlets sold in the Colonies?
The Stamp Act
What was the general term for Spanish and Portuguese soldiers/explorers that colonized Latin America?
Conquistadores
Native Americans revolt against the Spanish in the late 17th century; expelled the Spanish for over 10 years; Spain began to take an accommodating approach to Natives after the revolt
Pueblo Revolt
What was the name of the war between the Wampanoag Tribe and English Colonists?
King Philip's War
Added AFTER the Constitutional Convention; created to gain support of anti- Federalists; guaranteed rights of individuals
The Bill of Rights
What is another name for the French and Indian War?
The Seven Years War
Exchange of goods, ideas, diseases, and people between the Americas, Africa, and Europe. Each region was significantly impacted as a result of trade and contact.
Columbian Exchange
An economic policy that focuses on making money for the mother country. It favors a positive balance of trade for the mother country and the accumulation of gold and silver
Mercantilism
This Compact represented a clear step toward self-government, demonstrates a social contract where people give up some liberties so that other liberties will be protected by the leaders, and the religion of the British North American colonists woudl be Puritan.
The Mayflower Compact
Expectation that women would instill Republican values in children and be active in families; helped increase education for women
Republican Motherhood
What was the name of the famous group that was formed throughout the colonies to protest against the British Colonies?
The Sons of Liberty
The Spanish system of granting land to colonists in the new world. Exploited natives and resources. Eventually, Natives were replaced with African slave labor.
encomienda system
The English colonies were originally funded by these type of companies in which investors in the Jamestown colony demanded a quick return on their investment, and the colonists hoped to find gold to satisfy them.
joint-stock companies
This religion was the largest religion in New York and the Southern colonies (same as the Church of England).
Anglicanism
Warned of entangling foreign alliances and political parties; helped inspire foreign policy until after WWII
Washington’s Farewell Address
What was the event where someone from the Sons of Liberty boarded a trading ship and dumped its content into the Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party