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Chattel Slavery

Ownership of someone else who has no rights

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Dehumanization

Africans were “auctioned” off

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Indentured Servitude

One legally bound to pay off passage to the New World; worked for 4-7 years and most were white (90%).

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Maroons

Community of fugitive slaves; many lived in Swamps

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Why swamps and where

Because they didnt think they would be there and they didnt wanna look there; in Lousinia and Florida

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Mulatto

Mix of European and African

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Mestizo

Mix of Native American and European

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Black Indian

Native American and African

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Florida

Safe haven for fugitive slaves

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Who was the first to create race based slavery

America; they created a sort of “caste” system based on race and it continued after slavery

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What was tar used for

To cover scars from whippings and wounds so they looked healthier

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Why did they cover wounds

It shows that they were “trouble”; disobedient

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What happened at the auction

Wenches and Bucks were sold off and families were separated

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How were slaves named

Slaves kept their first name and took on their masters last name as theirs

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Which slaves were more valuable, bucks or wenches?

Wenches because they could reproduce.

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Why were indentured servants able to escape easier than slaves

Werent many free Africans so they stuck out if they escaped; there were many whites so they could blend in

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Colony

Land settled by people from foreign area

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Commonwealth

Where society works for good of the whole

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Settler

Person who moves with a group to a foreign place

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Relationship between Africans and African Americans

Both looked down upon each other

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Jamestown

First successful/permanent colony in america

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African Americans became “poisoned” because

some believed what their owners said and felt superior to africans / acceptated their fate

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Plymouth

Colony settled by pilgrims who were seperatists

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House of Burgesses

First representative assembly in America

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Mayflower Compact

Agreement between men to abide the laws when they landed in the New World

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Charter

Former written agreement from parent company to give authority to people once they got to new world; usually birtain

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Native Americans were fought against and alongside?

Europeans

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Native Americans were both

slaves and slavers; most slaves were in northern colonies (for shipbuilding)

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13 British colonies stretched from?

Main to Florida (NS), Atlantic to Appalachian Mountains (EW)

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Colonies named after British monarchs

yes (ex: New york = duke of york, maryland = queen of mary, virginia = queen elizabeth I, Georgia = King George)

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What colony welcomed all people of colors and religion

Pennslyvania (bc of quaker led by William penn)

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what was irony of people coming to new world

they came for religious freedom but most didnt find it

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Great Awakening

Religious revival that swept through the colonies during early colonization period; aimed to Christianize Natives + Africans ( so they would “accept” there status)

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North of 13 colonies prospered :

Shipbuilding, Fishing, Trade (also called NewEnglanmd colonies)

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South of 13 colonies prospered

Slave Labor/Planations, Cash Crop(Tobacco, cotton, sugar, corn, indigo)

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Middle of 13 colonies

Prospered in both based on proximity of how close they were to north or south

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Name the 13 Colonies

New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, Connecticut (created bc Mass was religiously strict).

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French and Indian war known as

7 yrs war

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Belligermants

nations in war

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What was the first and last battle in 7 yrs war

Battle of Jumonville, and Battle of Quebec

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What were they fighting for in 7 yrs war

French Cannada and Northeast region of North america

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Treat of Paris 1763

Officially ended F and I war; Spain gave Florida to Britain; Britain took Eastern Portion of Lousina and Cannada from France

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Population of colonies; demographics?

2.5 million (80% white (70% British) 20% Natives and Blacks); 4 large cities with over 10k ppl (philidelphia, Boston, NY, Charelston)

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Enlightenment

started in Europe; idea of using scientific method and reason in life + politics

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leaders of this in colonies?

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin (Poor richards almanack), Thomas Paine(Common sense), Edmund Burke, John locke

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Precursors

something that occured cuz of something else; pre cursor of ameriocan rev was f and i war, and for rev war was american rev.

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Revolutionaries

People who fight against gov

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Radicals

Someone who wanted immediate change NOW; ex sons of liberties with the leader Samuel adams

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Diff between American rev and rev war

rev war was battle and american rev was politcal tensions/conflict

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Patriots vs Loyalists

Patriots wanted to be indepdnednt; loyalasts honored British authority

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Tyranny vs treason

Taxing without rep; betraying ones country; Parliment believed that colonists should help pay for war debt cuz it “helped” them

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Duties

Tax imposed on colonits to help pay for debt and soliders stationed

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Stamp Act

Affected everyone in colonies; tax on all legal docs, newspapers, cards, pamplets, etc.

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Townsend act

Parliment has right to tax colonists

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Who was king in england at time

King George III

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Boston was the

hotspot (center) for the revolution

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Boston Massacre(1770)

Colonists messed with solidiers and then the soldiers should the colonists and 5 died

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Samuel Jackson and the sons of liberty used the massacre as?

Propoganda; samuel also named it “massacre”

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Boston Tea Party

Sons of liberty dressed as natives and got on a ship and threw off tea (in response to the tea act)

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Lexington and Concord

First shots of the war &1775) (shot heard ‘round the world)

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Bunker Hill (actually took pace on Breeds Hill)

First major battle of the war and it proved that US was stronger than Britain thought and the war would last long,

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Paul Revere

Alarm rider whose route took him where the British were

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Thestres

Stages (war was fought in northern and southern)

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Red Coats Vs Continental Army

Thomas Gage leader of the strongest army (Britain) vs George washington (made a name for himself in F and I war due to assasination of french diplomat)

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Intolerable Acts

  1. closing of boston harber
    2. Martial Law: gov ruled by military
    3. quartering Act: any open office, building, room to be filled by soliders

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John Adams

defended British soldiers succesfully for the boston massacre incident (he was american)

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Crispus Attucks

Martyr and former slave; died for a cause

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Why were british coming

because they got word that they was hidin ammo and guns

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Continental Congress

Were delegates meet; delegates met in philidephia 2 times

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Declaration of indepdnence was written

during 2nd meeting

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Comittee of 5

authors of d and i, jefferson, franklin, j adams, robert livngston, roger sherman

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valley forge

location in PA which was encampent where GW prepared his army

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Colonial Militia

Volunteered to porotect colonies; 1/3 of them became minutemen they were strong and young

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Battle of Trenton

Changed morale for US

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Battle of Saratoga

Colonists victory convined french to aid colonists and later spain

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“Shot heard round the world”
“No taxation without representation”
“dont fire till you see the whites of there eyes”
“give me liberty give me death”

quotes

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Diplomat

Someone sent abroad to smooth relations and avoid war

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Delegate

A rep of a group

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Benedict Arnold

Traitor; discussed secret plans and there was an african spy who heard and told GW

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Founding Fathers

Delegates who met in philly ; TJ, franklin, j adams, john hancock, james madison, george washington

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Blacks and natives fough for

both sides but sided with whichever gave freedom / land (which britain usually promised)

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Yorktown, VA

Last major battle of war (south theatre); site of british surrender

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Charles Cornwallis

British suprememe commander in souther theatre; gage was northern

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Maruis de Lafayette

Commander of french army; was wih GW at yorktown

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

ends war officially; british offically recognized; western border increased till missispi river

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