| A | B |
|---|
| Middle passage | Exchange of goods, ideas & diseases between Africa, America & Europe |
| African diaspora | The forced removal of people from Africa |
| Triangular Trade | The middle leg of the triangular trade route |
| Three G's of exploration | Gold, God & Glory |
| Christopher Columbus | credited for discovering North America |
| Ferdinand Magellan | credited for circumnavigating the globe |
| Bartholeme De Las Casas | priest who owned slaves, nicknamed the “protector of Indians” |
| New England colony exports | whale products, fish & lumber |
| Middle colony exports | cattle, wheat & corn |
| Southern colony exports | tobacco, indigo & rice |
| mercantilism | increasing money for a country by having a balance of trade |
| encomienda | A grant of Native labor |
| Rodger Williams | Founder of Rhode Island colony |
| Lord Berkely | Founder of New Jersey colony |
| William Penn | Founder of Pennsylvania colony |
| French & Indian War | France fought Great Britain for control od the N/E North America |
| Canada | What Great Britain gained as a result of the French & Indian War |
| 1763 | Year Treaty of Paris was signed & Proclamation of 1763 |
| Treaty of Paris | agreement that ended the French & Indian war |
| Quartering Act | British soldiers housed in colonists’ homes |
| Sugar Act | tax on sugar, molasses & other goods |
| Stamp Act | tax on all legal & commercial (stamps, cards, birth certificates, etc) |
| Sons of Liberty | secret group of colonists who opposed British rule |
| Committee of Correspondence | group that spread the news to colonists |
| John Adams | lawyer from Massachusetts, cousin of Sam, defended British soldiers from Boston Massacre |
| Minutemen | soldiers ready at a minute’s notice |
| Militia | armed civilians or soldiers |
| Republic | government where people choose their representatives |
| Benedict Arnold | biggest traitor in American history, sold West Point to the British |
| Bill of Rights | 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| 1791 | Year Bill of Rights was ratified |
| 1st Amendment | States freedom of religion, speech, press &assembly) |
| 2nd Amendment | States right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | Covers the quartering of soldiers |
| 10th Amendment | Deals with state's rights |
| Legislative Branch | power to: create laws, over-ride veto & impeach |
| Article 1 | Discusses the Legislative Brance |
| Article 2 | Discusses the Executive Branch |
| Article 3 | Discusses the Judicial Branch |
| Qualifications for President | 35 years of age, natural born citizen & must have lived in the US for past 14 yrs |
| Executive Branch | power to: pardon, veto bills & enforce laws |
| Life | Amount of time dupreme court judges serve |
| 9 | Number of sepreme court judges |
| Electoral College | A body of people representing the states of the U.S., who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president |
