100 History Facts
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- 1. Navigation
- Piloting of ship and vessels
- 2. Northwest Passage
- Sea route in the North allowing for transportation between Asia and America.
- 3. Enlightenment
- Also know as the Age of Reason when people began to think for themselves instead of relying on the church.
- 4. Mayflower Compact
- First document to ensure self-government to the early colonist, Pilgrims.
- 5. Great Awakening
- A wave or increase of religious interest during the 1730's - 1740's.
- 6. Iroquois Nation
- Native American league of 6 tribes in the Northeast.
- 7. Confederacy
- League of Friendship formed on common interest or goal.
- 8. Jamestown
- First permanent English colony.
- 9. Roanoke Island
- Lost colony which did not receive promised assistance.
- 10. Indentured Servant
- Person who exchanges the cost of passage to America for 7 year service.
- 11. Subsistence Farming
- Farming which supplied just enough food for family to survive.
- 12. Colony
- Settlement in America established for the benefit of the mother country.
- 13. Immigrant
- A person who moves to a new country.
- 14. The House of Burgesses
- Law making body formed during early colonization in Virginia.
- 15. The Triangle Trade
- A common trade route between the West Indies, America, and Africa.
- 16. The Writs of Assistance
- Allowed British officials to conduct searches without warrants.
- 18. Embargo
- Government prohibition on trade.
- 19. The Proclamation Line of 1763
- Western Boundary established for the colonist after the revolutionary war.
- 20. The Stamp Act
- Tax on newspapers and documents by the British Parliament.
- 21. Quartering Act
- Forced Colonist to house and feed British Soldiers.
- 22. The Boston Massacre
- An exchange of gunfire between the British soldiers and the American colonist during a protest by the colonist.
- 23. The Boston Tea Party
- Colonist dump a shipment of tea sent by the British.
- 24. Intolerable Acts
- Passed in 1774 to punish colonist because of the Boston Tea Party.
- 25. First Continental Congress
- Meeting of delegates to discuss common concerns or problems with the British Government.
- 26. Militia
- Group of common men who volunteered to fight in the name of independence.
- 27. Common Sense
- Pamphlet written by Thomas Pain persuading the colonist to become an independent nation.
- 28. The Declaration of Independence
- A document claiming America's Independence from Britain.
- 29. Yorktown
- Location of the last battle of the American Revolution war where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
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30.
A. Loyalist
B. Patriot -
A. Person who was faithful to mother country
B. Person who supported the idea of a separate new nation. - 31. Treaty of Paris
- Treaty signed, ending American Revolution
- 32. Articles of Confederation
- Americans first Constitution, written by First Continental Congress; established a league of friendship between the colonies
- 33. Virginia Plan
- Called for representation based on population
- 34. New Jersey Plan
- Called for on representative for each state.
- 35. 3/5 Compromise
- Counted only 3/5 of the states enslaved population.
- 36. Great Compromise
- Called for two house on Congress; one based on population (Representatives) and one sending two representatives from each state (Senators).
- 37. Anti-Federalist
- Group of Individuals who opposed the Constitution.
- 38. Ratify
- To approve by vote.
- 39. Preamble
- The Introduction which states the 6 goals of the Constitution of the United States.
- 40. Philadelphia
- City where the Constitutional Convention was held.
- 41. Amendment
- A change to a document.
- 42. Republic
- Government that has elected representatives to represent the people.
- 43. Constitution
- Document creating a plan to form a government.
- 44. System of Check and Balances
- Gives authority to each branch of government over the other to maintain an equal balance.
- 45. Legislative Branch
- Makes and passes laws
- 46. Executive Branch
- Carries out the laws made by the Legislative Branch.
- 47. Judicial Branch
- Interprets the fairness of the laws made by the Legislative Branch.
- 48. Magna Carta
- An English document limiting the power of the king.
- 49. Bill of Rights
- First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
- 50. Sovereignty
- Means to power or rule.
- 51. Congress
- Name given to the House of Representatives and Senate.
- 52. House of Representatives
- Number is based state populations.
- 53. Senate
- Each state sends 2 representatives
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54. A. Sectionalism
B. Nationalism -
A. Having great pride in one's region.
B. Having great pride in one's country. - 55. The Alamo
- Battle fought between Texans and Mexicans over Texas.
- 56. Monroe Doctrine
- Closed the Western Hemisphere to further European Colonization.
- 57. War of 1812
- America fought England on American soil and at sea over trade and sea power.
- 58. Explorers sent by Thomas Jefferson to map the land west of the Mississippi River (Louisiana Purchase)
- Lewis and Clark
- 59. Land Route to the Oregon Territory
- Oregon Trail
- 60. Why did South Carolina decide to secede or leave the Union?
- President Lincoln was elected.
- 61. What was the name of the war where states in the North fought with states in the South?
- The American Civil War.
- 62. An agreement where California joins th e American Union, New Mexico and Utah gain Popular Sovereignty, Fugitive laws are passed, and slave trade in Washington D.C. is Banned.
- The Compromise of 1850
- 63. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War: Was the turning point in the war
- The Battle of Gettysburg
- 64. Act issued by President Lincoln declaring slavery illegal
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- 65. Homes and tunnels used as hiding places for runaway slaves escaping to freedom
- The Underground Railroad
- 66. Abolished Slavery (ended Slavery)
- The 13th Amendment
- 67. When goods are produced in mass quantity in a small amount of time
- Mass Production
- 68. Era (time) when factories and machines were used in mass production.
- The Industrial Revolution
- 69. The man fro England who memorized and brought the plans to create a mill.
- Samuel Slater
- 70. The explosion of an American Ship was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War.
- U.S.S. Maine
- 71. Islands occupied by the United States forcing the Spanish out.
- Philippines Islands
- 72. The U.S. added the territory of Hawaii
- Annexed (to add)
- 73. Yellow Journalism played a key role in public opinion
- Propaganda
- 74. Who are the nativist who resist U.S. occupation of their islands
- Philippine
- 75. Who Starts the "gunboat diplomacy"
- Theodore Roosevelt
- 76. What is the name of the canal completed in 1905 in Central America .
- The Panama Canal
- 77. Taking Control of another country's economic and political affairs is called...
- Imperialism