Flashcards
us history exam
Cards in this deck (260)
- 1america named afteramerigo vespucci
- 2married indian chief daughterjohn rolfe
- 3first to circumnavigate the worldferdinand magellan
- 4first to explore floridaponce de leon
- 5described world in "geography" his bookptolimy
- 6credited w exploring sw and discovered grand canyoncoronado
- 7book named description of the worldrustichello
- 8travel logs used to write description of the worldmarco polo
- 9wanted to crush protestant movement in western europespanish king philip 2
- 10called sea dogssir francis drake
sir john hawkins - 11first english settlementjamestown
- 12combination explorer and soldier of fortuneconquistador
- 13major invention instrumental to european reformationgutenberg printing press
- 14great aztec king conquered by cortezmontezuma
- 15failed attempt of Raleigh to colonize on outer banksroanoke
- 16indian tribe helped jamestown settlers survivepowhatan
- 17companies of individuals who share expenses when founding colonyjoint stock
- 18enforced discipline for survival of first english colony with if any should not work neither should he eatjohn smith
- 19to change from withinreform
- 20major document of the european reformation95 theses
- 21spanish moved west toconquer land and strike it rich, become rich and famous and powerful
- 22english moved west toget land to settle, colonize, trade, and prosper, trade back east, make lots of money, religious freedoms
- 23established as a refuge for english catholicsmaryland
- 24founder of pennsylvaniawilliam penn
- 25founded as a royal colonyVA
- 26written by will penn and provided for self-govning assembly and public trials by jury which would eventually spread to all 13 colonieslaw, concessions and agreements
- 27major settlement that becomes SCcharlestown
- 28two largest groups of non english settlersscotch irish
german - 29babies in the colonieshad better chance to live in colonies than in england
- 30established first public library in america 1698charleston sc
- 31purpose of education in 1700sto provide basic skills and ability to read bible
- 32old iroquois indian trail scotch irish used as road through wildernessgreat philly wagon trail
- 33called separatistspilgrims
- 34paddle shaped board/ childs first bookhorn book
- 35favorite american bevg after tea partycoffee
- 36history of pilgrims/ william bradfordplymouth plantation
- 37colony govn by trade comp that received auth from kingcharter
- 38where person buys own passage to NW and receives 50 acres of landheadrights
- 39failed bc land was too plentiful in N netherland for settlers to want to limit freedompatroon system
- 40written by settlers on ships coming to americamayflower compact
- 41established religious tolerance in marylandcalvert with toleration acts
- 42person worked 4-7 yrs in NW, paid way, set freeindentured servants
- 43dutch govn purchased manhattan from indianspeter minuit
- 44worn by men in colonieswigs
- 45heresy that outward obedience to scripture was unnecessary to demonstrate inward relationship with Himantinomianism
- 46first self govn assembly in NWhouse of burgesses
- 47wrote model of christian charityjohn winthrop
- 48ben franklin called immigrants in PA whataliens
- 49page from book such as poor richards alamanacpenny sheet
- 50another name for germans in NWpennsylvania dutch
- 51anglican missionary helped found william and maryjames blair
- 52french protestants called thishuguenots
- 53had greatest # of religions represented in coloniesnorth carolina
- 54gave life to take gospel to indiansdavid brainerd
- 55most important of reformed bodies in colonial history concentrated in one colony and preserving their identitygerman reformed
- 56english clergyman and colonist expelled from massachusettsroger williams
- 57wanted to reform the church from withinpuritans
- 58baptist who estb'd sandy creek baptist church in randolph co ncshubal stearns
- 59group of anglicans in england wanted to purify church of catholic wayspuritans
- 60god deals w/ mankind through series of agreementscovenant
- 61father of american presbyterianismfrancis makemie
- 62founded by dutch leader menno simmons became descendeatnts of anabaptist and emphaszied pacifismmennonites
- 63came into NW w/ settling of new amsterdam, not in great #'sdutch reformed
- 64father of american lutheranishenry muhlenberg
- 65agreed doctrinally w/ puritans but saw no problems w/ catholic leaningslow church anglicans
- 66members of congregation elect ruling elderspresbyterian polity
- 67built gnadenhutten, town of christian indiansdavid zeisberger
- 68credited w starting of GA, leader of New LightsGeorge Whitefield
- 69first book published in Americabay psalm book
- 70american theologian whose sermons had writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in americajonathan edwards
- 711692 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in puritan village marked by atmostphere of fear, hysteria, stresssalem witch trials
- 72promoted missionary efforts for coloniesthomas bray
- 73the established congregational churchold lights
- 74new religious movements formed during GA and broke away from congregational church in NEnew lights
- 75king appoints bishop appoints ministersepiscopal polity
- 76dutch reformed pastor helped start GAtheodore freulinghuysen
- 77preacher for S who fought for toleration of dissenterssamuel davies
- 78term applied to english parliamentary laws passed early in elizabeths reign that required conformity to church of england and church worshipelizabethan settlement
- 79any tax on goods that are produced and consumered entirely within countryinternal
- 80talented brit gen died capturing quebecjames wolfe
- 81british attempt to tax legal and commercial documents in coloniesstamp act
- 82famous chief of ottawa who led unsuccessful rebellion against britspontiac
- 83type of hit and run raidguerilla warfare
- 84wrote give me liberty or give me deathpatrick henry
- 85meeting of leaders of sevl cols meant to achieve colonial unity and defense against francealbany congress
- 86british gen'l defeated near fort duquesneedward braddock
- 87formally denounced stamp actstamp act congress
- 88secret societies formed to protest new taxes passed by parliament/ boston tea party/threatened tax collectorssons of liberty
- 89wrote letters from a farmer in pennsylvaniajohn dickinson
- 90french gen defeated at battle of plains of abrahammarquis de montcalm
- 91required that colonists help supply provisions for armyquartering act
- 92small war b/w french and english had small battles fought in northern new englandking williams war
- 93tax that parliament placed on newspapers and official documentsstamp act
- 94meant that salaries for royal officials, military appropriations, and taxes had to pass scrutiny of officeholderspower of purse
- 95strategic french strongholdfort duquesne
- 96third ango-french war in NA part of european conflict known as war of austrian successionking georges war
- 97french missionary accompanied louis joliet in exploring upper miss river valleyjacques marquette
- 98founder of sons of liberty, one of most vocal patriots, signed d o isam adams
- 99french explorer of upper miss valleylouis joliet
- 100british prime minister decided colonists should help with taxesgeorge grenville
- 101explored miss to gulf of mex and claims louisiana for francela salle
- 102placed a tax on certain goods importedsugar act
- 103forbade colonists to settle beyond app mtsproclamation line
- 104ended 7 yrs wartraty of paris
- 105colonists who wanted ind from britpatriots
- 106german soldiers who fought for britshessians
- 107where cornwallis met gates on aug 16 1780 and crushed itcamden
- 108officially ended am revtreaty paris 1783
- 109replaced gov tom hutchinson in mass showing col that occupied by britaintom gage
- 110am gen of RI helped turn tide against cornwallisnathaneal green
- 111written as propaganda to support indcommon sense
- 112first imp battle of civil warlexington and concord
- 113battle in new jerseytrenton and princeton
- 114brit gen in em rev capture ticonderogajohn burgoyne
- 115ordered by gen washington to retrieve cannonshenry knox
- 116provided info to other areas of colonies on brit threats to libertycommittees of correspondence
- 117drafted on july 4, 1776, by tom jefferson and othersdeclaration of independence
- 118helped write D. of I. with franklin, sherman, livingstone, jeffersonsam adams
- 119battle turned world upside downsaratoga
- 1201780 rev war battle sc patriots defeated loyalistskings mt
- 121wrote common sensethomas paine
- 122came to valley forger to serve as drillmaster for cont. armybaron von steuben
- 123nc battle cornwallis defeats patriotsguilford courthouse
- 124soldier in am rev defeated brits in battle of cowpens, scdaniel morgan
- 125leader of small patriot force captured bits controlled fort vincenneswilliam howe
- 126in 1780 brits took as portcharleston
- 127turning point of warsaratoga
- 128green mt boysethan allen
- 129commander continental armygeorge washington
- 130washingtons army spent winter here, many diedvalley forge
- 131group formed 1774, estb militiacontinental congress
- 132under A. of C. congress is ______unicameral
- 133divided land into townships of 36 sectionsNW ordinance
- 134wanted 2 houses of rep based on state popVA plan
- 135congress could not tax and make laws under thisA. of C.
- 136settles issue of slavery for us const3/5 comp
- 137indirect means used to elect preselectoral college
- 138principle in constitution that divides power bw state and natlfederalizm
- 139called father of constjames madison
- 140close alliance of statesconfederation
- 141small states supported this unicameral planNJ plan
- 142collection of essays support constfed papers
- 143first pres USHansen
- 144bigger states supported this bicam planVA plan
- 145pen name of alexander hamilton in attempt to write in favor of constpublius
- 146US gov paper $confed dollars
- 147led anti-fedspatrick henry
- 148written by jefferson proposed ten new states and banning slaveryordinance of 1784
- 149coll. of civil liberties added to const. after ratifiedbill of rights
- 150provided framework of const; pledged bill of rightsjames madison
- 151frustrated w weak fed govt businessmen asked wash. to become military leader/ he refuesernewburgh conspiracy
- 152large body of men mass. took up arms against fed govtshays rebellion
- 153underlying theme of us constlimited govt
- 154div of govt into leg, jud, and execseparation of powers
- 155thwarts accumulation of power by est balance of power among brancheschecks and balances
- 156ulitmate source of power is pplpopular sovereignty
- 157supported conts; hamilton, hancock, adamsfeds
- 158against const; led by pat henry, included george mason and edmund randolphanti feds
- 159adams passed jud act and stayed up till midnight appt new judgesmidnight appts
- 160strict interpretation of conststrict contructionists
- 161all leaders of departments as group; met with pres;cabinet
- 162believed const gave nat govt too much poweranti feds
- 163conflict resembled war except formal declaratoin, occupied much of adams time in officequasi war
- 164us would pursue a conduct friendly and impartial toward the belligerent powers / wash solution to french rev controversyproclamataion of neutrality
- 165first secretary of statejefferson
- 1664 acts, fed controlled congress sought to silence pol opponents, restricted immigrants, ilegal to speak against govalien and sedition acts
- 167claimed to be true keepers of const. / hamiltonians/ monarchistsfeds
- 168second us presadams
- 169broke out in 1789, at first americans though it was good, caused disunity, favor faded with beheading louis 16french revolution
- 170viewed selves as last line of defence against tyranny / jeffersonians/ madisoniansrepublicans
- 171americas best known frontiersmandaniel boone
- 172french ambassador to america landed in charleston sccitizen genet
- 173first sec of treasury washingtons war aidehamilton
- 174proteced freedom of conscience expression religion speech press assembly petition bearing of arms forced quartering of troops, searches fairness and lim nat powerbill of rights
- 175result of tax on alcoholwhiskey rebellion
- 176frst sec of warhenry knox
- 177early start to dem partyrepublicans
- 178jeffersons responce to alien and sedition actskentucky resolution
- 179madisons response to alien sedition actsVA res
- 180increased supreme court justicesadams
- 181creation of this serious rift in wash's adminnational bank
- 182leader of h of rep under washingtonmadison
- 183fed govt assumes state deptsassumption
- 184amendemtns protect security rights of individual2-4
- 185created bill of rights and got a lot donefirst congress
- 186intended to restrict power of nat govtbill of rights
- 187first attornery genrandolph
- 188two men who were enemies in govtjefferson and hamilton
- 189averted war with britain when brits attack american shipsjays treaty
- 190first chief justicejohn jay
- 191jeffersons handpicked successorsmadison and monroe
- 192enabled voters to cast sep ballots 4 prez and vp12 amend
- 193tried to grant monopoly on waterways in gibbons v ogdennew york
- 194jefferson offered this man $ to buy new orleansnapoleon bonaparte
- 195british enforced this and made hard 4 us to be neutralimpressments
- 196led by henry clay and john calhoun who pushed for warwar hawks
- 197the uss const called this bc of durability in battleold ironsides
- 198gave peace wo victorytreaty ghent
- 199before us got involved in fla govt, described flaanarchy
- 200the LA purchase called thisthe noble bargain
- 201first great chief justicejohn marshall
- 202case est delegated powersgibbons v ogden
- 203opposed natl bank and tried to tax baltimore branch out of existencemaryland
- 204powers spec delegated to natl govt by constdelegated powers
- 205banned all trade with rest of world that failedembargo act
- 206also called old hickoryandrew jackson
- 207jacksons running mate in 1828john calhoun
- 208created system of 3 parts, protective tariff, second natl bank, and internal improvementshenry clay
- 209jackson passed gave pres power against scforce bill
- 210won election when no candidate won majority, thrown into house of repsjohn adams
- 211wars started bc indian removal policyblack hawk war
seminole war - 212cherokee forced removal nametrail of tears
- 213tariff with rates to 50%tariff of abominations
- 214jacksons close circle of advisorskitchen cabinet
- 215created after routine admission of new states sparked heated controversy over slavesmissouri compromise
- 216closed meeting of party leaderscaucus
- 217gave avg citizen voice in govtdemocritization
- 218died one month after taking officeharrison
- 219took presidency after harrison diedtyler
- 220known as anti jackson partywhigs
- 221system removed highly qualified individuals and replaced w unqualifiedspoils system
- 222calhoun's attempt to find middle ground bw submission and secessiondoctrine of nullification
- 223depression occurred after war of 1812panic of 1819
- 224name for anti-masonic partythird party
- 225beleif god created universe, stepped backdeism
- 226ame church stands forafrican methodist episcopal
- 227father of american methodismfrancis asbury
- 228grandson jon edwards, pres of yaletimothy dwight
- 229large influence of revival of 2nd GA in west- human ability in conversioncharles finney
- 230mvmt to eliminate slaveryabolition
- 231runaway slave wrote booksfred douglass
- 232conductor of underground railroadharriet tubman
- 233higher power ordained america to possess continentmanifest destiny
- 234settled with wife as missionary in north Idaho/ nez perce indianshenry spalding
- 235texas originally owned by what counrtyspain
- 236san antonio defended by whatalamo
- 237texas stayed ind how many years10
- 2383 main trails westoregon
mormon
santa fe - 239main point of controversynorthern border of maine
- 240country continually clashed with mainecanada
- 241members of antislavery party opposehenry clay
- 242jackson settled thisoregon question
- 243so hard working worked himself to deathjames k polk
- 244declaration concerning slaves after antietamemancipation proclamation
- 245surrender of civil warappomattox courthouse
- 246winfield scotts plan for slowly cutting off confed ability to make waranaconda plan
- 247iron plated war shipsiron clad
- 248first battle of civil warfirst manassas/ bull run
- 249iron clad built by confederacy out of a union ship-virginiamerrimack
- 250address at gettysburg after battlegettysburg address
- 251bloodiest day in us historybattle of antietam
- 252state created from secession of virginiawest VA
- 253appted as commander of confederate armyrobert e lee
- 254march through southsherman
- 255union captured agents from britaintrent affair
- 256monitor v merrimack battle namebattle of hampton roads
- 257the confederate presidentjefferson davis
- 258ran blockades in warblockade runners
- 259north generalulysses s. grant
- 260first shots of civil warfort sumter, sc
Information
- Description
- Flashcards on us history exam , created by Brandy Godwin on 20/05/2014.
- Created by
- Brandy Godwin
- Views
- 60
- Rating