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What were the reasons for European exploration?
Their reasons for exploration were so they could find new spices, and a new trade route to Asia.
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What were the crusades? And where did they take place?
The crusades were a long seris of wars between the European Christians, and Muslims. The crusades took place in Southwest Asia.
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What is Merantilism?
Mercantilism is a system of government, made to increase the govenments wealth by selling more than they're buying.
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What is Free Enterprise?
Free Enterprise is a economy that relies chielfly on market forces to aliocate goods and resources, and to determine prices.
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Explain the founding of Jamestown.
Jamestown was founded in 1607. It was the first successful English Colony. It's off the James River, and is named after King James.
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Who were the pilgrims?
The pilgrims were a seperatist group that left England in the lates 1600s to escape persecution.
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What was the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact is a legal contract in which the settlers agreed to have fair laws, and to protect the general good of the people.
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Who were the puritans?
The puritans were a protestant group who wanted to purify or reform the Anglican Church.
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Who was William Penn?
A quaker who wanted to establish a colony under his control, which would be a safe place for quakers in the new land. He established Pennsulvainia.
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What was the House Of Burgesses?
It was the first representative assembly in the colonies.
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What was the Fundamentals Orders Of Conneticut?
The F.O.O.C granted voting rights to non-church membersand limited the power of the government.
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Describe the New England colonies.
New England colony consist off New Hampshire, Massachusets, Conneticut, and Rhode Island. It is known for manufacturing goods.
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Describe the Middle Colonies.
Middle Colonies consisted of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsulvania. It is known as the most diverse colonial region.
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Describe the Southern Colonies.
Southern Colonies included Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. It is known for agriculture.
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Explain the Magna Carta.
A document written in 1215. It was the first document written that limited the power of the king.
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Explain The English Bill Of Rights.
It granted many rights to all english citizens. Parliament became the main source of government.
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What is Parliament?
Parliament is the main law-making body in England. The government is based in Parliament.
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What was the John Peter Zenger trial?
This trial established the freedom of the press.
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Who was John Locke?
He was a phiosopher who came up with the natural-born rights.
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What are the natural-born rights?
They are life, liberty, and property.
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What was the Enlightment?
The Enlightment was the economical movement, that turned them to Science and Reason.
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What was the Great Awakening?
The Great Awakening was the religous movement, that swept the clonies in the 1700s.
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What did Benjamin Frankin do for the revolution?
He wrote the Albany Plan of Union.
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What was the Albany Plan of Union?
The proposed plan, that all the colonies needed to join forces, and fight.
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What was the result of the French-Indian War?
Britain won, and gained all of Frances land west of the colonies.
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What was put in place by the Proclomation of 1763?
Colonist could not settle on lands west of the Appalachain Mountains.
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What was the Britsh economy like after the French-Indian war?
They were in major debt.
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What was the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Masacre was where a mob of colonist started a fight with the soldiers. The soldiers shot and killed 5 colonist.
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Who was Crispus Attucks?
He was an african american colonist who was killed in the Boston Massacre.
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Who was King George the 3rd?
He was the king of England during the revolution.
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What was the Sugar Act?
The sugar act was a tax placed on sugar, molasses, and other goods shipped to the colonist.
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What did the Stamp Act do?
The stamp act required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been payed.
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Who were the Sons Of Liberty?
The sons of liberty were a group of colonist who used violence to frighten british tax collectors.
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Who was Samuel Adams?
The leader of Bostons sons of liberty. Cousin of John Adams.
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Who was John Adams?
He was a massachusets lawyer who defended the british soldiers put on trial for the Boston Massacre.
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Who was Abigail Adams?
John Adams wife.
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What was the Tea Act?
Gave the British East India Co. permission to sell tea directly to the colonist.
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
The sons of liberty dumped tons of tea into the boston harbor.
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What were the intolerable acts?
They were laws passed by parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
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Why were colonist upset about taxation?
Because they had no representation in parliament.
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What was the Continental Congress?
They were a group of delegates who met and discussed the intolerable acts.
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Who Thomas Paine?
He wrote Commen Sense.
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What was commen sense?
Commen sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in early 1776. It tried to persuade colonist that america should declare their independence.
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Who was Patrick Henry?
He was a member of the virginia's House of Burgesses. He said "Give me liberty, or Give me death."
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What happend the at Lexington and Concord?
It was considerd the first shots of the revolutionary war.
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What was the Olive Branch Petition?
It was a petition asking for peace between Britain and the colonies.
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What was the Declaration of Independence?
Document signed on July 4th, 1776. It declared the colonie free from Britain.
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Who was Thomas Jefferson?
He wrote the Declaration of independence.
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What are Unalieable rights?
Rights that can't be taken away.
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Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
Female political writer during the revolution.
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Who was George Washington?
He was the general of the Continental Army.
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Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
A french nobelman who volunterred to serve in washington's army.
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Who was John Paul Jones?
He was the most famous naval officer of the revolution.
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Who was Bernando de Galvez?
He was the spanish governer of Louisiana during the revolutionary war. He seized many british forts.
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What were the battles of Saratoga?
They were battles fought in New York. It showed America could stand a chance against britain.
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