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Vocab for History

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George Washington
"The volley fired by this young Virginian in the forests of America, has set the world in flames"; an old fox
Columbian Exhange
the global exchange of goods and ideas between the Eastern & Western hemispheres that sparked exploration
Senate
upper house of the legislature, each state elects two
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia delegate who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Bunker Hill
"Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes"
George III
king on the throne of England during the revolution
Georgia delegates
Lyman Hall, George Walton, Button Gwinnett-the signers of the Declaration
Mayflower Compact
first document in the America for self-government
Maryland
the first colony established for Catholics
Quartering Acts
acts that forced colonists to house soldiers against their will
John Hancock
President of the Continental Congress; first to sign the declaration
General Cornwallis
the British general who defied an order and was trapped at Yorktown forcing his surrender; he called Washington an old fox
Puritans
a group of Anglicans in England who wanted to purify their church of Catholic ways
Benedict Arnold
traitor who offered to surrender West Point to the British
Yankee
merchants from New England who sailed up and down the Atlantic coast
Nathan Hale
hung as a spy; "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country:
Congress
one of the 3 branches of government; house of representatives and senate
loyalist
a colonist who supported the king
Shays' Rebellion
a protest by farmers against the Articles of Confederation
James Madison
father of the constitution; leading federalist; author of the Bill of Rights
Judicial Branch
the supreme court branch of the government
Sam Adams
one of the leaders of the Boston Tea Party who dressed as a Mohawk Indian
Ethan Allen
led the Green Mt. boys who took the cannons from Fort Ticonderoga
republic
government led by elected representatives
unalienable
natural rights that belong to everyone and cannot be taken away
Marquis de Lafayette
friend of Washington; one of our French allies
Executive Branch
president, vice president, cabinet
Jamestown
colony in Virginia
John Adams
attorney who helped the Patriot cause; first vice president
John Smith
he helped save Jamestown from starvation
Battle of Yorktown
the last battle of the revolution
Noah Webster
proposed a national language to unify the country
George Rogers Clark
the patriot who seized British forts on the southwestern frontier
Articles of Confederation
the first attempt by America at a constitution
New York
first capital of the US
habeau corpus
innocent until proven guilty
John Locke
an Enlightenment thinker who influenced our founding fathers
lobsterbacks
British redcoat soldiers
General de Grasse
the Frenchman whose ship trapped Cornwallis at Yorktown
Stamp Act
the tax on legal documents
Francis Marion
the swamp fox who used guerilla tactics against the British
Colonial Governor
the person who directed the colony's affairs, enforced the laws
minutemen
volunteer soldiers who were ready to fight in a moments notice
Pocahontas
native American said to have saved John Smith from death by her father
Patrick Henry
"If this be treason make the most of it"; "Give me liberty of give me death"; antifederalist
Federalists
supporters of our Constitution without a bill of rights
Northwest Ordinance
document that set up government in NW Territory and added 5 new states
John Paul Jones
"I have not begun to fight"; fought at sea for the patriots
Battle of Saratoga
this battle was a turning point in the war for the patriots; allies joined our cause after this victory
Antifederalits
the supporters of adding a bill of rights
Thomas Paine
wrote "Common Sense"; "These are the times that try men's souls"
mercantilism
an economic theory that believe the colonies should benefit the mother country
James Oglethorpe
the founder of the colony of Georgia
Concord
the first shot of the revolution
John Jay
one of three who wrote "The Federalist Papers"
The Lost Colony
Roanoke, the first English Colony in the Americas
Valley Forge
Washington retreated to this place in Pennsylvania for the winter after the Battle of Trenton
Benjamin Franklin
considered our American Enlightened spirit
Iroquois
the tribe who allied with the British in the French and Indian War
Separatists
a sect of Puritans who totally seperated and sailed to American; Pilgrims
patriots
colonists who favored change
Hessians
German soldiers who fought for the British
amend
to change
House of Representatives
lower house of congress based on state population
Powhatan
powerful chief in the area of Jamestown who agreed to supply corn to the Jamestown colony
Townshend Acts
taxes on glass, paper, paint, tea
Louis XVI
the French king who gave money and troops to help the patriots
Delaware
the river crossed by Washington to attack Trenton
Daniel Boone
explore west of the Appalachians; Kentucky
Hurons
the tribe who allied with the French in the French and Indian War
Intolerable Acts
four laws imposed by the British to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
execute
to carry out
Boston Tea Party
a protest against taxation without representation by the Sons of Liberty
Paul Revere
silversmith whose sketch of the Boston Massacre was propaganda for the patriots; "The British are coming"
depression
period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises
Montesquieu
the Enlighenment writer who believed in seperation of powers
Mason-Dixon Line
the imaginary boundery line between the southern and middle colonies
First Continental Congress
group of delegates who met in Philadelphia to debate the issue of independence
July 4, 1776
the day the Declaration was signed in Philadelphia
Treaty of Paris
the treaty that ended the revolution
Founding Fathers
patriots who laid the groundwork for the US

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