American history

Federalist leader who become president of the US

British Prime Minister during the French and Indian war who persuaded parliment to raise taxes and burrow money to fight the war

British Monarch during the American Revolution

Prime Minister of Great Britian who ignored the colonists intrests and believed the colonies should pay some of the costs for their own defense

invention of the printing press put books into circulation creating a printing revolution

Bostonian who led the sons of liberty

ruler who initiated Portugals exploration and developed a school to train sailors

Warned the colonists from Boston to Philidelphia before the battles of Lexington and Concord

Writer of Common Sense and Crisis during the American Revolution

leader of the Green Mountain Boys who defeated the british at Fort Tichonderoga

British general who won at the Battle of Bunker Hill

one of Washingtons top generals who becam Secratary of War

British General who was victorious during the Battle of Long Island with the help of the Hessians

American spy who was caught by the British and executed for treason

Dutch & British explorer who discovered the Hudson Bay

British explorer who saved the colony of Jamestown with his leadership

Prime minister who founded the colony of Conecticut during the 1630's

founder of New Hampshire who disagreed with Puritan religios matters

director of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands

colony practiced religious toleration while welcoming non-quakers and living peacefully with Native Americans

Founder of Georgia who wanted a haven for people who were in prison in England who couldn't pay their debt

created the dominion of New England in 1686 and abolished the colonial legislatures

leader of the great awakening and minister form Northampton, Massachusetts

lawyer from Massachusettes was the main organizer of the Stamp Act Congress

Warned American colonists from Boston to Cambridge that the British were invading

writer of the declaration of independence and secratary of state

British general who lost the battles of Trenton & and Yorktown to George Washington

British General who was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga

American general who was victorious at the Battle of Saratoga

German General who trained the Americans during the American Revolution

American General who captured the British forts in illinois and Indiana

36 year old bachelor from Virginia who is known as "the father of the constition"

Member of the Nationalists who later became Secratary of Treasury

Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion because of high taxes

creator of the Virginia Plan who who became the Attorney General

creator of the New Jersey Plan

first vice president of the United States

Italian sailor who landed in Newfoundland, Canada

most famous British privateer who was the first British sailor to circumnavigate the glove and reach San Francisco

traded tobacco with europe while living in Jamestown

governer of Plymouth colony

founder of Providence after being banished from Massachusetts

banished from MAsssachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials

acquired or conquered Ny and NJ

converted catholic who came to Maryland

Ruler of England until 1659

American Diplomat who was greatly invloved in our independence

an era of creativity and rapid change that began in Italy

private army which was formed in 1676 to fight the Native Americans invading their lands

trials that were held to determine if the accused townspeople were really witches

When James II was dethroned and William of Orange and Mary became rulers

religious movement led by Jonathan Edwards

war fought between the British and the French along with their Native American Allies

Colonial legislatures rejected it after legislatures approved it

colonial victory during the French and Indian War led by James Wolfe

Native American uprising that destroyed every British fort West of of the Applacians except Detroit and Pitt

occuring during 1765 in New York with delegates form nine colonies

December 16, 1773 colonists dressed as indians boarded three ships and trew the Tea in the Boston Harbor

Brisitch Victory after three attempt by General Gage

American Victory that was the turning point of the Revolution

grew out of protest against strong government under Articles of Confederation

Three colleges emerged; Harvad, Yale, and William and Mary

• -England
• -recieved present day Canada
• -All lands east of the Mississippi
• (except New Orleans)
• -Returned Cuba to Spain in exchange

a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

• consists of
• 1. Preamble
• 2. Declaration of Rights
• 3. List of Complaints against the King
• 4. Resolution of independence

• Six Major Provisions of the Treaty:
• Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
• Northern border between the U.S. and British Canada was set from New England to the Mississippi River.
• The Mississippi River was established as a border between the U.S. and Spanish territory.
• Florida was returned to Spain by England.
• Great Britain agreed to withdraw its remaining troops from U.S. territory.
• Congress pledged to recommend to the states that the rights and property of American Loyalists be restored and no future actions would be takes against them.

Called for a bicameral (two house), national legislature. Each state would send representatives in proportion to the population.

Give Congress the power to tax & to regulate foreign & state commerce.It would create executive & judicial branches.It would give every state an equal vote in a unicameral Congress.

3/5's of a states slave population would be counted when determining representation

• • Be a natural born citizen
• • Be at least 35 years old.
• • Been a permanent resident in the United States for at least 14 years.

• • Must be at least 25 years old.
• • Must be a citizen for the past 7 years.
• • Must be an inhabitant of the he/she state represents

• • Must be at least 30 years old.
• • Must be a citizen for at least the past 9 years.
• • Must be an inhabitant of the state he/she represents

colonial fort built by George Washington in western Pennsylvania.

location of two battles, one in the French & Indian War and second in American Revolution.

Persons placed under a legal contract to work for another person in exchange for learning a trade

is a book containing information such as calendars, weather predictions, wise sayings, and advice.

a type of plant used in making blue dye for cloth.

able to make everything needed to maintain itself.

trip in which the African slaves were brought to America from Africa.

people who enter a new country to settle.

difference of opinion or belief

armed citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.

Groups that began to pop up all around the colonies boycotting British goods.

introduction

rights that belong to them simply because they are human, not because kings or government granted them these rights.

an area of land settled by immigrants who continue to be ruled by their parent country.

German soldiers who fought for pay.

selling scarce items at unreasonably higher prices.

love of country

a plan of government that describes the different parts of the government and their duties and powers.

privately owned ship hired by a government to attack enemy ships

a system in which power is shared among state and national authorities.

form of government with a governor appointed by the king.

a group that is concerned only with its own interests

trade between the Americas, Europe and Africa

official swearing-in ceremony

officials to head the major departments of the executive branch.

country’s internal matters, as opposed to foreign issues.

term of office

is an act or statement that becomes an example, rule, or tradition to be followed.

revolt against a superior authority.

traveling from place to place; or on a circuit.

revolt against the Catholic Church that began in 1517.

a refusal to buy certain products or use certain services as an act of protest

18th century European movement that emphasized science and reason as keys to improving society.

large farming operations that produced crops not for their own but for sale.

public officials must make decisions based on the law, not on their own personal wishes.

people who remained loyal to Great Britain

cut off from outside contact

a steady increase in prices over time.

One branch of government (Congress) responsible for making the laws

a government by the people

a government run by the people through their elected representatives.

Each branch has its own area of authority, but no one branch has complete power over the government.

a colony granted by a king or queen to an individual or group who had full governing rights.

Great Britain’s policy in the early 1700s of not interfering in the American colonies’ politics and economy as long as such neglect served British economic interests.

first 10 amendments of the Constitution

certificate of permission from the king.

gold or silver coin

a company funded and run by a group of investors who share the company’s profits and losses.

to revise

lawmaking assembly

to disallow an act of a state legislature.

name given to the Virginia legislature because the representatives were called burgesses

executes or puts into action, the laws passed by Congress.

person who had to work for a master for a period of time, usually seven years.

made up of the courts & judges who interpret & apply the laws in cases brought before them

house of Jewish worship on the North American continent

a colony granted by a king or queen to an individual or group who had full governing rights.

members of a Protestant group that had suffered persecution in England

safe place for people of every faith

group of electors

approve it, to become law.

those who favored the Constitution

Gives each branch the power to stop, the other branches in certain ways.

form of government where a certificate of permission has to be given by a government.

those who opposed the Constitution

men and women wealthy enough to hire others to do work for them