American History
L to J Quiz
Donna Gustfason, Norman, OK Public Schools
dgustafson@norman.k12.ok.us
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The major trade route between
China and other lands was a
network of routes known as
the _______ _______.
Silk Road
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p.103
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Many explorers were looking
for alternate trade routes in
order to find ________, used to
preserve and flavor foods.
spices
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This man was an Italian
explorer who traveled through
China in the late 1200s.
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Marco Polo
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He was a Chinese explorer
who made 7 major voyages
to different parts of the
world during the late
1300s.
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Zheng He
p. 104-105
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He was the wealthy King of the
African kingdom of Mali in the
early 1300s. He is known for
his pilgrimage to Mecca which
strengthened ties between
Mali and other Muslim
nations.
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Mansa Musa p. 108
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He was the Prince of Portugal
who established a school for
sailors and navigators.
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Prince Henry the Navigator
p. 113
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He was the first Portuguese
explorer who sailed from
Portugal around the Cape of
Good Hope to India in 1497.
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Vasco de Gama
p. 114
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He was a Portuguese explorer who
sailed within 500 miles of Africa’s
southern tip when storms overtook his
ships. Too afraid to sail on, his crew
refused to go on, so he sailed back
home. He called the tip of Africa “The
Cape of Storms,” but it was renamed
“The Cape of Good Hope.”
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Bartolomeu Dias
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_____ _____ _____ was a
Viking explorer who sailed to
Iceland in about 965 and
Greenland in about 982. He is
also known for his horrible
temper.
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Eric the Red p. 111
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________ _________ was the
son of Eric the Red who sailed
to North America in about
1000 and explored what is
today known as
Newfoundland.
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Leif Ericsson p. 111
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He was the Italian navigator
who sailed along the eastern
coast of South America.
America is named after him.
Amerigo Vespucci
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p. 137
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A _________ is a Spanish word
for the conquerors who came
to the Americas in the 1500s.
The famous Hernando Cortes
is a famous one.
Conquistador
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p. 143
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A _______ is a person who
lives in a colony.
Colonist
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p. 144
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This person teaches his or her
religion to others who have
different beliefs. For example,
these people built missions
throughout New Spain to teach
native peoples about
Christianity.
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Missionary
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A journey made for a special
purpose is called an
___________.
expedition
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p. 135
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This is a name for a friend
who will help in a fight.
ally
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p. 143
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_______ _______ was an
Italian-born explorer who
sailed to the Americas in 1492.
He was the first European to
establish lasting contact
between Europe and the
Americas.
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Christopher Columbus
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This is the distance east or west
of the prime meridian,
measured in degrees.
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longitude
p. H15
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This is the distance north or
south of the equator, measured
in degrees.
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latitude
p. H15
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The _____ _____ is the line of
longitude marked 0 degrees.
Prime Meridian
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p. H15
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He was the Spanish conqueror
who took over the Aztec
empire.
Hernando Cortez
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p.143
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He was the leader of the Aztecs
when Hernando Cortes
conquered the Aztec empire.
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Moctezuma p. 143
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He was the Spanish explorer of
the American Southwest who
searched for the mythical lost
city of gold, Cibola.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
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p. 147
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When the Spanish came to the
Americas they brought
_______ which helped natives
hunt buffalo. They also
unknowingly brought _______
which killed thousands of
natives.
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horses, smallpox
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_____ __ _____ was a Spanish
explorer who found Florida
while searching for the
Fountain of Youth.
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Ponce de Leon
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He was a Portuguese explorer
to first (circumnavigate) sail
around the world.
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Ferdinand Magellan p. 137
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This is an official document
giving a person or group
permission to do something.
Charter
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p. 159
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A _____ _____ is a crop grown
to be sold for profit. Tobacco
and indigo are examples.
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cash crop
p. 161
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An ______ ______ is a person
who has agreed to work for
someone for a certain amount
of time in exchange for the cost
of the voyage to North
America.
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Indentured servant p. 161
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This was the name of the lawmaking assembly in colonial
Virginia.
House of Burgesses p. 162
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This is the name of the water
route that explorers hoped
would flow through North
America, connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific.
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Northwest Passage p. 165
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A _______ is a person who
travels to a new place for
religious reasons.
pilgrim
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p. 169
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This is the group of people
from England who wanted to
separate themselves from the
Church of England. Some
traveled to North America n
search of religious freedom.
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Separatists
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________ is unjust treatment
because of one’s beliefs.
persecution p. 169
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The ______ ______ was an
agreement or plan of
government written by the
Pilgrims who sailed on the
Mayflower.
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Mayflower Compact p. 170
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They are a group of people who
wanted to “purify” the Church
of England. They established
the Massachusetts Bay Colony
in 1630.
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Puritans
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A person whose opinions differ
from that of his or her leaders.
dissenter
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This is a person who owes
money.
debtor
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This was England’s first
attempt at a permanent
settlement in the Americas. It
is also known as “The Lost
Colony.”
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Roanoke Colony
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This was the first permanent
English colony in North
America. It was founded in
1607 and was located in eastern
Virginia.
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Jamestown
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King Philip attacked England
with the ______ ______ - a
huge fleet of 130 ships carrying
30,000 soldiers and sailors.
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Spanish Armada
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He was the leader of the
Jamestown Colony. He is
quoted as saying, “he that will
not work, shall not eat.”
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Captain John Smith p. 159-160
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John Rolfe illegally brought
this crop to Virginia and
helped make it the first cash
crop. Today it is used to make
cigarettes.
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tobacco
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This became one of the most
populated and wealthiest
commonwealths in North
America due to tobacco
production and slave labor.
Virginia
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In 1609, Dutch leaders sent
English sea captain ______
______ to search for a new
water route to Asia. He found
land on his expedition and
claimed it for the Dutch.
Henry Hudson
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Led by John Winthrop, the
Puritans founded the ________
Bay Colony where they could
worship as they pleased. They
built their main settlement in
the city of Boston.
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Massachusetts
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_______ and the _______ Tribe
helped save the Pilgrims from
starvation.
Squanto and the Wampanoag Tribe p. 170
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An _________ is a young
person who learns a skill from
a more experienced worker.
apprentice
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p. 203
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This is a three-sided trade
route between the 13 Colonies,
the West Indies, and Africa
which included the slave trade.
Triangular Trade
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p. 206
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This was the name given to the
second leg of the triangular
trade route in which millions
of people from Africa were
taken to the New World, as
part of the Atlantic slave trade.
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Middle Passage
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The ______ ______ was an
important religious movement
among Christians that began
in the colonies in the 1730s.
This movement revived many
colonists’ interest in religion.
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Great Awakening
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______ ______ was a writer,
scientist, inventor, and
diplomat. He helped write the
Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution.
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Benjamin Franklin
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She was a South Carolina
plantation owner who became
the first person in the colonies
to successfully raise a crop of
indigo.
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Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney
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A ________ is a large farm with
many workers who live on the
land they work. They were
prominent in the southern
colonies.
Southern Plantation/Plantations p. 148
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This city is in southeastern
Pennsylvania and was the
capital of the United States
from 1790 to 1800. It is also
known as the “city of brotherly
love.”
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Philadelphia p. 211
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This person is in charge of
watching over the workers or
slaves on a plantation.
Overseer
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This is the name of the plant
used to dye fabric a blue tint.
It was first grown in South
Carolina by Eliza Lucas
Pinckney.
Indigo
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This river is in the central
United States, flowing from
Minnesota to the Gulf of
Mexico.
Mississippi River
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A ______ is a stream or river
that flows into a larger river.
tributary
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_____ _____ _____ was a war in
the 1670s between Native
Americans and English settlers
living in New England.
King Philip’s War
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p. 247
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The _____ and _____ War was
the war fought by the British
against the French and their
Native American allies in
North America which was won
by the British in 1763.
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The French and Indian War p. 249
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This was a law issued by King
George III stating that all
colonists were no longer
allowed to settle on land west
of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
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p. 251
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He was the King of England
during the time of the
American Revolution.
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King George III
p. 251
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This is Britain's law-making
assembly.
Parliament
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p. 269
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The ______ Act was a law
passed by Parliament in 1765
that taxed printed materials in
the 13 Colonies.
The Stamp Act
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_______ means to cancel.
repeal p. 270
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The ______ of ______ were
groups of Patriots who worked
to oppose British rule before
the American Revolution.
Some famous _______ of
______ were Paul Revere, John
Adams, Samuel Adams, and
John Hancock.
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Sons of Liberty
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These were the laws that were
passed by Parliament in 1767
that taxed goods imported by
the 13 Colonies from Britain.
Townshend Acts
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p. 272
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This is another word for a
tax on imported goods.
tariff p. 272
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A ______ is an organized
refusal to buy goods.
boycott
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p. 272
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The _______ of ______ were
groups of American women
Patriots who wove cloth to
replace boycotted British
goods.
Daughters of Liberty p. 272
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This event happened in 1770 in
Boston in which British soldiers
killed 5 colonists who were part of
an angry group that surrounded
them.
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Boston Massacre
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The _______ of _______ were
groups of colonists formed in
the 1770s to spread news
quickly about protests against
the British.
Committee of Correspondence
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p. 278
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The _____ _____ was law
passed by Parliament in the
early 1770s stating that only the
East India Company, a British
business, could sell tea to the
13 Colonies.
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Tea Act
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This was the protest against
British taxes in which the Sons
of Liberty boarded British
ships and dumped tea into
Boston Harbor in 1773.
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Boston Tea Party
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The _____ _____ were laws
passed by British Parliament to
punish the people of Boston
following the Boston Tea Party.
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Intolerable Acts
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A ______ is an American
colonist who opposed British
rule.
Patriotp. 280
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A ______ is a colonist who
remained loyal to the British
during the American
Revolution. 280
Loyalist
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The _____ _____ _____ was a
meeting of representatives
from every colony except
Georgia held in Philadelphia in
1774 to discuss actions to take
in response to the Intolerable
Acts.
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First Continental Congress p.281
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This is a volunteer army.
militia
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These are colonial militia
groups that could be ready to
fight at a minute’s notice.
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minutemen p. 281
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The _____ _____ was the war
between the 13 colonies and
Great Britain from 1775-1783 in
which the 13 Colonies won
their independence and
became the United States.
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American Revolution
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The _____ of _____ _____ was
a costly victory for British
troops over the Patriots in
Charlestown, MA in the
American Revolution on June
17, 1775.
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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He was a Patriot express rider and
silversmith. He rode from Boston
to Lexington on the night of April
18, 1775, warning people that
British soldiers were coming.
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Paul Revere p. 278
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The _____ of _____ was the
first battle of the American
Revolution on April 19, 1775.
This is where the “shot heard
‘round the world” was fired.
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Battle of Lexington p. 287
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The _____ of _____ was where
approximately 500 Patriots
fought and defeated three
companies of the King's troops
on the North Bridge. It was
the second battle in the
American Revolution. 287
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Battle of Concord
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He was a doctor who helped
William Dawes and Paul
Revere warn Patriots about the
arrival of the British on the
night of April 18, 1775.
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Samuel Prescott
p. 287
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He was a Boston Patriot and
organizer of the Sons of
Liberty. He was the cousin of
second President, John Adams.
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Samuel Adams
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_____ _____ was the third
President of the United States.
He was a member of the
Continental Congress and
main writer of the Declaration
of Independence.
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Thomas Jefferson
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_____ __ _____ was a French
soldier who joined General
Washington’s staff and became
a general in the Continental
Army.
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Marquis de Lafayette p. 315
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These men were a group of
German soldiers hired by
Britain to fight on their side
during the American
Revolution.
Hessians
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_____ _____ was a Patriot and
writer whose pamphlet Common
Sense, published in 1776,
convinced many Americans that it
was time to declare independence
from Britain.
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Thomas Paine
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This was the title of the
pamphlet written by Thomas
Paine that convinced many
Americans that it was time to
declare independence from
Britain.
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Common Sense
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The ______ ______ was the
army formed by the Second
Continental Congress and led
my General George
Washington. 297
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Continental Army
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______ ______ was the first President
of the United States. He was also the
Commander in Chief of the
Continental Army during the
American Revolution and the
President of the Constitutional
Convention.
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George Washington p. 217
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This was the document
declaring the 13 American
colonies independent of Great
Britain, written mainly by
Thomas Jefferson and adopted
on July 4, 1776, by the Second
Continental Congress.
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Declaration of Independence p. 298
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This was where British forces, led by
General John Burgoyne, surrounded
the Patriot army and forced them to
retreat or surrender. The fort is
located near the southern end of Lake
Champlain in the state of New York.
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Fort Ticonderoga
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A ______ is a professional
soldier who takes part in an
armed conflict for pay or other
personal gain. They are not
citizens of the country
involved in the conflict - for
example – Hessians.
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mercenary
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The _____ of _____ took place on
December 26, 1776 after General
George Washington's crossing of the
Delaware River north of Trenton, New
Jersey. During the battle, nearly the
entire Hessian force was captured. It
was a major turning point for the
Patriot forces.
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Battle of Trenton
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The _____ of _____ was the
American victory over British
troops in 1777 that was a
turning-point in the American
Revolution. This battle
convinced the French to ally
with the American forces.
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Battle of Saratoga
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_____ _____ was the brutally
cold site in southeastern
Pennsylvania where George
Washington and the
Continental Army camped
during the winter of 1777-1778.
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Valley Forge p. 302
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He was the military officer
from Germany who trained
American soldiers during the
American Revolution.
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Friedrich Von Stuben p. 315
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_____ _____ was the
commanding general of the
British forces that were
defeated at Yorktown in 1781
ending the American
Revolution.
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Lord Cornwallis p. 318
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The _____ of _____ was the
treaty signed in 1783 that
officially ended the American
Revolution. Great Britain
recognized the United States
as an independent country. 319
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Treaty of Paris p. 319
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The _____ of _____ was the last
major battle of the American
Revolution where American
and French forces defeated the
British led by Lord Cornwallis.
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Battle of Yorktown
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This is a person who works
against his or her country.
traitor p. 300
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They were a group of Vermont
soldiers led by Ethan Allen who
captured Fort Ticonderoga in 1775.
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Green Mountain Boys p. 303
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These were the first plan of
government for the United
States, in effect from 1781-1789.
It gave more power to the
states than to the central
government.
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Articles of Confederation p. 339
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This means to officially
approve.
ratify p. 339
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This branch of government is
the part that passes laws. It
includes the Senate and House
of Representatives.
Legislative Branch p. 333
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This branch of the
government, headed by the
President, carries out the laws.
Executive Branch p. 339
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This branch of government
that decides the meaning of
laws. This includes the
Supreme Court.
Judicial Branch p. 339
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This was the revolt of
Massachusetts farms against
high state taxes, led by Daniel
Shays.
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Shay’s Rebellion p. 341
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This was the federal order that
divided the Northwest
Territory into smaller
territories and created a plan
for how the territories could
become states.
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Northwest Ordinance p. 342
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A _____ is a person chosen to
represent others.
Hint: not a representative
delegate p. 345
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This was a meeting of
delegates who met in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in
1787 and replaced the Articles
of Confederation with the
Constitution.
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Constitutional Convention
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This was the proposal during
the Constitutional Convention
that Congress be given greater
power over the states and that
large states have more
representatives in Congress
than small states.
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Virginia Plan p. 346
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This was a proposal during the
Constitutional Convention
that each state should have the
same number of
representatives in Congress.
New Jersey Plan p. 346
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The _____ _____ was the
agreement during the
Constitutional Convention to
create a Congress with two houses
(House of Representatives and
Congress). First proposed by
Roger Sherman of Connecticut.
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Great Compromise p. 347
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This was an agreement made
during the Constitutional
Convention that only three-fifths
of the slaves in a state would be
counted for representation and tax
purposes.
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Three-Fifths Compromise p. 347
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This is the introduction to the
Constitution, beginning, “We the
People of the United States…”
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Preamble p. 348
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______ and ______ are the
system set up by the
Constitution that gives each
branch of government the
power to check, or limit, the
power of the other branches.
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checks and balances p. 348
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This is the power of the
President to reject a bill passed
by Congress.
veto p. 348
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______ are supporters of the
national government and in
favor of adopting the
Constitution.
Federalists p. 353
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______ are people opposed to
the new US Constitution and
its emphasis on a strong
national government.
Antifederalists p. 353
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This is a change or addition
to the Constitution.
amendment p. 354
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The _____ of _____ is the first
10 amendments to the
Constitution, ratified in 1791.
Bill of Rights p. 354
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This is an early settler of a
region.
pioneer
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The _____ _____ was the territory
purchased by the United States from
France in 1803, extending from the
Mississippi River to the Rocky
Mountains and from the Gulf of
Mexico to Canada.
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Louisiana Purchase p. 373
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This was the battle between
United soldiers and the
Shawnee in 1811 that neither
side won. A major figure in the
battle was William Henry
Harrison.
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Battle of Tippecanoe p. 381
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This was the conflict between the
United States and Britain that
lasted from 1812-1815. The war was
declared due to British trade
restrictions and the capture of
American sailors by the British
Navy.
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War of 1812 p. 382
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The _____ of ___ ______ was
where the United States forces,
commanded by Andrew
Jackson, were victorious over
the British in the War of 1812.
Battle of New Orleans
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He was an American pioneer
who led many early settlers to
lands west of the Appalachian
Mountains.
Daniel Boone p. 372
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He was a delegate to the
Constitutional Convention and
leader of the Federalists; first
Secretary of the Treasury.
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Alexander Hamilton p. 345
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He was a Patriot leader during
the American Revolution and
second President of the United
States.
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John Adams p. 277
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This was a pass through the
Cumberland Mountains region of the
Appalachian Mountains. It was an
important part Wilderness Road,
widened by Daniel Boone who made it
accessible to pioneers.
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Cumberland Gap
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_____ and _____ were the team
appointed by Thomas Jefferson
to explore the lands gained in
the Louisiana Purchase.
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Lewis and Clark p. 347
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She was the Shoshone woman
who acted as guide and
translator on the Lewis and
Clark expedition.
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Sacagawea p. 374
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This was the belief that the
United States should expand
west to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny p. 433
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He was the French explorer
who founded Quebec, the first
permanent French settlement
in North America.
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Samuel de Champlain
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The ______ ______were established on the
Atlantic coast of North America between
1607 and 1733. They declared their
independence in the American Revolution
and formed the United States. They were:
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay,
Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire,
Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and
Rhode Island.
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These colonies included
Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, and New
Hampshire. This region was
excellent for timber and
fishing.
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New England Colonies p. 177
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These colonies included New
York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
This region was nicknamed
“the breadbasket of the
colonies” because of their
wheat production.
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Middle Colonies p. 177
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These colonies included
Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia. This region was known
for their rich soil and warm
climate which helped them
produce tobacco, cotton, and rice.
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Southern Colonies p. 177
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He was the Puritan minister
who founded Rhode Island as a
place of religious freedom in
1636.
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Roger Williams p. 178
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He was a Quaker who founded
the colony of Pennsylvania in
1681.
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William Penn p. 179
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He was an English leader who
founded the colony of Georgia
as place where debtors from
England could begin new lives.
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James Oglethorpe p. 180
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This plantation was founded in
southeastern Massachusetts by
the Pilgrims in 1620.
Plymouth Plantation p. 170
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___ ______ was the settlement
founded by the Dutch on
Manhattan Island; became
present-day New York City.
New Amsterdam p. 165
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_____ _____ was the
Jamestown colony leader who
showed that tobacco could be
grown successfully in Virginia.
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John Rolfe p. 161
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______ ______ served as the last Dutch
Director-General of the colony of New
Netherland from 1647 until it was
ceded provisionally to the English in
1664, after which it was renamed New
York. He was a major figure in the early
history of New York City.
Peter Stuyvesant
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_____ _____ was a Puritan leader
banished from Massachusetts for her
religious beliefs. In 1638, she and her
husband William, along with their 15
children, moved to Rhode Island.
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Anne Hutchinson p. 185
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He was and English colonizer
and the first governor of
Maryland.
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Lord Baltimore
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______ were a group of
religious people who escaped
religious persecution in
England by moving to
Pennsylvania and Rhode
Island. One of their famous
leaders was William Penn.
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Quakers
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