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PEOPLE
PLACES & TIME PERIODS
TERMS/VOCAB
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
MISCELLANEOUS
100
This Enlightenment author taught that government should be with the consent of the governed and the ideas of life, liberty, and property
Who is John Locke
100
This was an important colony in America because it was the first permanent English settlement.
What is Jamestown
100
The European political system where lords ruled over serfs.
What is Feudalism
100
On July 4, 1776, this document was issued by the Continental Congress.
What is the Declaration of Independence
100
Used to reject acts of Congress
What is the Presidential veto
200
Written in 1776, this person is the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
The name given to the area traveled when bringing slaves from Africa to the New World.
What is the Middle Passage
200
Rights of the people that cannot be removed.
What are Inalienable rights
200
The first plans for a strong central government.
What are the Articles of Confederation
200
The war fought over control of the Ohio River Valley
What is the French and Indian War
300
This person surrendered his 8,000 men to General Washington in 1781 at Yorktown.
Who is Charles Cornwallis
300
Many archaeologists assume that early Native Americans came to America via this location.
What is the Bering Strait
300
Counted three-fifths of the slaves in any state as part of its population for representation.
What is the three-fifths compromise
300
The Supreme Law of the land.
What is the Constitution
300
A type of colony that was chartered by investors who pooled their money together in order to form new colonies.
What are Joint-Stock
400
This person is known as the "father" of our Constitution
Who is James Madison
400
European Exploration was improved through new inventions and better navigation tools, during this time.
What is the Renaissance
400
People rule by voting.
What is popular sovereignty
400
Contains the phrase: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."
What is the Declaration of Independence
400
A system which expected the British colonies to provide raw materials for Britain.
What is mercantilism
500
This person is best known for being a traitor who tried to give American secrets to the British during the French Revolution.
Who is Benedict Arnold
500
A period of time when science, knowledge, logic, and reason were greatly emphasized.
What is Enlightenment
500
The exchange of goods and ideas which began with the first European encounter with Indians.
What is the Columbian Exchange
500
The first document written as an agreement regarding self governance in the American Colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact
500
An early group of people that came to America in order to gain religious freedom
Who are the Puritans