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| Jamestown | first permanent Brittish settlement in the new world |
| Cortes | a spanish explorer who conquered the aztecs |
| St. Augustine | first spanish settlement in the new world |
| House of Burgesses | a house in English parliment |
| Lexington and Concord | two skirmishes between colonial minutemen and the British |
| Shay's Rebellion | an uprising of dept-ridden Massachusetts farmers in 1787 |
| Crusades | series of military expeditions to the middle east under the banner of the Christian cross |
| Marco Polo | traveled to Asia by overland routes, undertaking a long and dangerous journey: led to European's seeking alternatives |
| Columbus | a spanish explorer who sailed east in 1492 in order to find a new route to Asia but discovered the "new world" |
| Mercantilism | an economic system in which nations seek to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large ammounts of gold and silver by establishing a favorable balance of trade |
| Navigation Acts | a series of laws enacted by parliment, beginning in 1651, to tighten Englands control of trade in America |
| French and Indian War | a conflict in America lasting from 1754-1763, that was part of a world wide struggle between France and Britain and that ended with the defeat of france |
| When did people first come to the "New World"? | 10,000 years ago |
| How did the first people get to the "New World"? | Land bridge |
| Did Columbus really "discover" America? | No, there were over 70 million different cultures during the time of his "discovery" |
| Problems with the Articles of the Confederation | Trade was unorganized, laws weren't inforced. Each state could declasre war and sign treaties. No standard currency or tax laws. States seldom followed rules. |
| Federalist Party- Who was the president and what did they support? | Alexander Hamilton, the federalists wanted a strong central government, rule by wealthy, and they were pro- british. |
| Democratic-Republic. Who was the President and what did they support? | Thomas Jefferson, They wanted a strong state government, rule by the common man, and they were pro-french. |
| Louisiana Purchase | Spain ceded a large amount of land to france. The U.S. was worried tht New Orleans would be closed to U.S. ships. Jefferson sent men to Napolean to try to buy New Orleans for $10 Million. Napolean needed $$ so he sold us the whole territory for $15 million. |
| Significance of Louis. Purchase | Doubled nations size, avoided war with France, New area for expansion, kept issue of slavery open. |
| Embargo Act, Why was it needed? | Great Britain attacked U.S. ships and impressed U.S. soldiers |
| Embargo Act, Problems! | Hurt the U.S. more, Great Britain could continue to trade considering our business was minute to them. Many ignored it and trade with GB anyway! |
