Colonies to Country: Ch. 1-10
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- people's war
- (def.) a new kind of war that was fought for economic gain. the fight was for land and money not ideas or religion. (sig.) one of these wars was breaking out in europe.
- diplomat
- a member or employee of a government who represents his or her country in dealings with other nations, especially by working in an embassy or consulate abroad (sig.) william pitt was a good diplomat
- William Pitt
- A foreign secretary which is the same thig a secratary of state, for England and was one of the nation's greatest statesman. Pittsburg is named after him.
- libel
- (def.) libel is a crime and you can go to jail. You have to publish something that is a lie and that lie must hurt a person. (sig.) Zenger was accused and then found guilty of libel.
- Great Awakening
- (def.) a religious movement that happened in about 1739 when George Whitfield arrived in America. Most people were christian by the end of the century. (sig.) this made most people the same religion which made for less conflict.
- General Wolfe
- was the general of the british at the battle of quebec. was victorious but died during the battle
- apprentice
- (def.) a young person who works for free and learns a trade at the same time. (sig.) about 1/2 the people who came to America in colonial days were either indentured servants or apprentaces; apprentices were better off.
- feudal lord
- (def.) a lord who ruled in the feudalism time period; usually rich (sig.) William Johnson lived like one but never took advantage of it
- Daniel Boone
- Made first exploring trip to Kentucky in 1769. In 1775 he led a group of settlers to that Indian hunting ground.
- Magna Carta
- (def.)a freedom document stating that the Englishmen had some basic rights and that kings couldn't do whatever they wanted. It was signed in 1215. (sig.)it prevented kings like john from doing whatever they pleased, like cruel things
- Peter Zenger
- Was a 13 year old boy who sailed to america. he apprenticed to a printer for eight years. he printed all kinds of bad things about governer cosby in his articles and was accused of libel.
- constitution
- (def.) a written statement outlining the basic laws or principles by which a country is governed (sig.) without one, the US would be chaos
- foreign secretary
- (def.) same thing as secratary of state (sig.) william pitt was a foreign secretary
- mission
- (def.) campaign of religious work, often including community aid at home or abroad, carried out by a church (sig.) there were many in present day southern US that were christian so much of southern US is christina
- Bill of Rights
- (def.)a list of basic human rights as guaranteed by the laws of a country (sig.) these made the englishmen more content about their rights
- Proclamation of 1763
- (def.) it was a treaty set by the king of England stating that nobody could settle west of the appalachian mts. (sig.) it partially helped keep the indians land bu not by much.
- General Braddock
- was very gloomy, saying that he would never return from America before he left for it, came to america in 1755, was used to battle in open fields, was killed while fighting the French and Indians
- Writ
- (def.) was used to be asked to be brought before a court (sig.) it made the justice system better
- Albany Congress
- (def.) was made up of representatives from 7 colonies and 150 Iroquois......it tried to unite the colonies but failed (sig.) it showed that the colonists wanted to separate from their respective countries
- presidio
- (def.) a fortified settlement, especially of the type established by Spanish colonizers in the southwestern part of what is now the United States (sig.)they were the only place where missions were built
- Habeas Corpus
- (def.)was a right and meant "have the body," Was used to be asked to be put before a judge (sig.) it saved some people's lives if they were found innocent
- George Washington
- Was the first president of the U.S. Was a general in the french and indian war.
- Sir Jeffery Amherst
- was a professional soldier, was the commander of england's forces in the northern colonies, didn't like indians or william johnson
- Ben Franklin
- had the idea of uniting the colonies, called the Indians ignorant savages, discovered electricity, took charge of the Albany Congress
- musket
- (def.) a type of gun (sig.) it was the main weapon of that time period
- Fort Duquesne
- (def.) a fort built by the French in pittsburgh and still stands today (sig.) it was involved in a key battle in the war with George Washington
- baronet
- (def.) a hereditary title, a baronet is considered a nobleman. (sig.) during the colonial times, the english named only two americas baronets.
- WIlliam Johnson
- indian name was warraghiyagey, was loyal to the king, owned over 30 trading posts and was rich, he married degonwadonti, had 7 children with her
- frontier
- (def.) the unsettled land by the English where the Indians lived (sig.) it was rough and roudy and sometimes killed for it
- Glorious Revolution
- (def:) a Bill of rights signed by King William and Queen Mary in 1688 that made the Parliament more powerful than the king (sig.) it made sure that there was never another king like john that would take everyone's money and land