Bitania STAAR 8

By BitaniaKebede8
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    Magna Carta

    Limited the rights of the kings and gave more power to rich white men

  • Jamestown

    the first English colony in America- Settled for tabacco production
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    Southern Colonies Formed

    reasons for settlement-Wanted to expand and trade
    geography of the region- Fertile soils
    main religions- Anglican, Roman Catholic

  • Virginia House of Burgress

    first representative assembly in American Colonies

  • Mayflower Compact

    First written contract in America
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    New England Colonies Formed

    reason for settlement- religious freedom
    geography- Rocky soil, long harsh winters, forests
    main religion- Puritans, Pilgrims

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    First written constitution
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    Middle Colonies Formed

    reason for settlement- economic opportunities, Religious freedom
    geography-Fertile soil, shorter winters, flat lands
    main religions- Quakers

  • Mercantilism

    -American producers raw materials for England, which then sold back to the colonist
    -Americans felt that is violated their freedom to trade in with other countries
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    French and Indian War

    -French and Native American v.s Great Britain
    -Increased debt in Great Britain
    - Increase taxes on american colonist

  • Proclamation line

    -Line set on after the French & Indian War, stopping colonist from moving west
    -They believed that it was their right to move west

  • Stamp Act

    -It was a tax that made colonists pay for the debt that they need to payoff caused by the French & Indian war
    - The colonist had to pay for a war they didn't fight in

  • Stamp Act Congress

    • First Meetig between multiple colonies -Discussed their problems with the King of England

  • Boston Massacre

    -Colonist threw rocks at British soldiers
    - the soldier shot back
    - Crispus Attuck was the first one to die
    -5 were killed

  • Boston Tea Party

    -Tax on tea
    -The sons of liberty
    - disguised themselves as Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

  • Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

    -Set to punish the colonist for their protests
    -Banned town meetings
    - They had their first Continental Congress

  • First Continental Congress

    -they met to discuss grudges and problems they had with Great Britain
    -They wanted to be part of Great Britain, with equal right with as main land

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    • the Revolutionary war -Paul Revere
    • "Shot Heard Around the World" first shot of the war (Started the Revolutionary war)

  • Common Sense

    • Thomas Paine
    • Help people understand and join the war

  • Second Continental Congress

    -Gorge Washington
    -Declaration of Independence
    -Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
    -July 4, 1777
    -Declared Independence from Britain

  • Battle of Saratoga

    -Americans won
    -Spain and France backed the rebelling Colonies

  • Winter at Valley Forge

    • Lead by George Washington -lacked food, water, and shelter

  • Battle of Yorktown

    -Finale battle between American Colonies and GB
    -France allied the Colonist
    - Marquis de Lafayette, Frenchmen who allied Americans in the revolution
    -British surrendered
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    Articles of Confederation

    • gave too much power to the states

  • Treaty of Paris

    • To show proof that we are a free country

  • Constitution convention

    -Alexander Hamilton, James Madison Thomas Jefferson, John Adams , George Washington
    -James Madison was the main author

  • The Great Compromise

    -bicameral legislative
    -each state gets 2 members of the House of Representative
    -based on state population

  • 3/5 Compromise

    -for every 5 slaves, only 3 count

  • Federalist Papers

    -Alexander Hamilton, James Madison (main authors)
    -in favor of ratification

  • Anti-Federalists Papers

    -Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry (main authors)
    -about why we should need less government
    -Because then the states would be in more control (which be mad)
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    George Washington's Presidency

    -Set up the presidential cabinet/advisers

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    -A protest to the first tax that was placed after the constitution was written
    -it was shut down by Washington with his military

  • Pinckney's Treaty

    -A treaty signed with Spain to allow the U.S to trade in New Orleans

  • Washington's Farewell Address

    no:
    -Staying neutral in foreign affairs
    -political parties
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    John Adams Presidency

    • He was a leader of the federalist party( strong central government) -passed the aliens and sedition act: allowed the central (Federal) government to imprison you if you were from a foreign country
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    Thomas Jefferson's Presidency

    -he was a leader of the Democratic-Republican Party (states rights)
    -fought in the Barbary war
    -Barbary Pirates: first official war as the United States

  • Louisiana Purchase

    -Thomas Jefferson bought the land
    -happened in 1803
    -bought from France

  • Marbury v.s Madison

    -first Supreme Court Case
    -set up Judicial Review
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    James Madison's Presidency

    -president during the War of 1812
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    James Monroe's Presidency

    -Created the Monroe Doctrine
    - Monroe Doctrine sent an agreement to Europe that they could not colonize the Americas