S.S. Exam Review
History 1 with Mish at University of South Florida
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Slave
someone who is captured for use in forced, unpaid labor
Migrate
to move from one region to another
Societies
1. group of people with common interests, customs, and way of life
Civilization
1. complex society in which people share key characteristics such as language and religion
Savanna
flat grassland with abundant wildlife, thorny bushes, and scattered trees.
Slash-n-Burn
process of clearing land by cutting down and burning trees
Alaska
1. first Americans migrated by crossing a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.
Inca
Native American civilization that developed in what is now Peru, 1400-1500
Mesoamerica
region that stretches from modern-day Mexico to Nicaragua
Southern Africa
In S.A. is a vast savanna
Protestants
Christian group that broke away from the Catholic Church
Ndongo
1. Central African kingdom that ruled during the 1400s
Pueblo
Native Americans who built great mud-brick cities
A. Plantation
large farm that raises cash crops
B. Export
to send abroad for trade or sale
C. Missionary
person sent by the Church to convert Native Americans to Christianity
D. Galleon
sailing ship
E. Alliance
people or nations involved in a pact or treaty
F. Maroon
runaway or fugitive slave
G. Hacienda
large farm or estate
H. Spanish Armada
large fleet of ships sent to invade England and restore Catholicism
I. Slavery
practice of one person being owned by another
J. Hernando Cortes
conquistador who bought the Aztecs to ruin
K. French
Samuel de Champlain was the French explorer. Their colony was called New France. Typical colonists included fur traders and Catholic priests who wanted to convert Native Americans. Developed friendly relations with the Native Americans.
L. Dutch
Their colony was New Netherland. Built Fort Nassau and founded New Amsterdam. Was thriving from the fur trade with Native Americans
M. Middle Passage
middle leg of the triangular trade route that brought captured Africans to the Americas to serve as slaves
N. Northwest Passage
Other European nations hoped to enjoy the riches of the Americas. England and France searched for a N.P.
O. Columbian Exchange
transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Western and Eastern hemispheres
P. Mercantilism
economic system that increased money in a country’s treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade.
Q. Portuguese
Could claim all non-Christian lands to the East of the line. King John II was unhappy so they agreed on the Treaty of Tordesillas. They could claim much of eastern south America
R. Encomiendas
grant of Native American slave labor
S. Bartolome de Las Casas
Spaniard who fought for native American rights
1. John Adams
lawyer who defended British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre
2. Writs of Assistance
search warrants used this to enter homes or businesses to search for smuggled
3. Tea Act
gave 1 company (the East India Company) the exclusive right to sell tea in the colonies
4. Boston Tea Party
incident in 1773, when colonists protested British policies by boarding British ships and throwing their cargoes of tea overboard
5. Duties
taxes placed on imported goods
6. Boston Massacre
incidents in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonies
7. Townshend Acts
acts passed by Parliament in 1767 to tax imports in the colonies
8. Samuel Adams
leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty
9. Committees of Correspondence
org. formed to exchange information about British policies and American resistance
10. Daughters of Liberty
organization of colonial women formed to protest British policies
11. Crispus Attucks
sailor of African-American and Native American ancestry who died at the Boston Massacre
12. Declaratory Act
purpose was to reassert Parliament’s control over all colonial affairs
AA. Thomas Jefferson
delegate from VA who wrote the Declaration of Independence
BB. John Hancock
A delegate in the Second Continental Congress
CC. Ethan Allen
leader of a Patriot group of fighters known as the Green Mountain Boys
DD. Colonel William Prescott
he ordered “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”
EE. Thomas Paine
political radical and the author of Common Sense
FF. Margaret Gage
People thought she might have revealed the secret plans to the colonists. She was sent back to England by her husband.
GG. Benedict Arnold
one leader of an expedition. He was an officer who had played a role in the victory at Fort Ticonderoga
HH. Richard Henry Lee
of VA introduced a key resolution
II. George Washington
A delegate in the Second Continental Congress/ was commanding general of the continental army
About this deck
By: kacey gar
Created: 2010-12-13
Size: 53 flashcards
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Created: 2010-12-13
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