Study Guide for Final ExamHIST 2111

John Rolfe : Study Guide for Final Exam HIST 2111 • -English settler of North America • -cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia • -husband of Pocahontas John Smith : • -English soldier, sailor, and author . • -English settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virginia. • -leader of the Virginia Colony • -exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay. Nathaniel Bacon : • -wealthy colonist of the Virginia Colony , • -Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 - collapsed when Bacon himself died Samuel de Champlain : • -French explorer who sailed to the West Indies, Mexico, and Panama . • -trips to Mexico City and Niagara Falls • -exploration of the St. Lawrence River and his latter settlement of Quebec. Pontiac’s Rebellion : during the French and Indian War • -Chief Pontiac gathered up Native American groups and captured British posts • -Indians came to a peace agreement and British took control of the land Thomas Paine : • -Paine published his pamphlet Common Sense Thomas Jefferson : • -member of the House of Burgesses, • -wrote the Declaration of Independence, • -ambassador to France, • -President of the United States of America. • -declared the colonies' freedom from England . • -bought the Louisiana Purchase . George Washington : • -campaign to dislodge French and Indian troops in the Ohio Valley • -overwhelmed at Fort Necessity by French and Indian force. • -aide to British General Edward Braddock . • -participated in the expedition that prompted French evacuation of Fort Duquesne, and British establishment of Pittsburgh. Alexander Hamilton : During the American Revolution, • -helped lead the assault at Yorktown that resulted in a British surrender. • -a vocal critic of the Articles of Confederation , condemning them for their ineffectiveness • -pushed for a powerful executive and federal supremacy. • -writing of several articles that became known as the Federalist Papers . • -he was appointed secretary of the treasury. • -Hamilton created the Federalist Party Bill of Rights : • -the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution . • -James Madison, considered the "father of the Constitution," guided the amendments through the new Congress. Henry Clay: • -War Hawk • -"the Great Compromiser" -> ability to get opposing sides to agree; • -Missouri Compromise; • -speaker of House from Kentucky • -Secretary of State in Adams' administration after the 1824 election; • -created American System; • -Compromise of 1850 John Quincy Adams : • -6th president • -served in the Senate and House of Representatives ; • -son of President John Adams; • -helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine as Secretary of State; • -lost his re-election to Andrew Jackson; • -viewed as one of the greatest diplomats in American history. Andrew Jackson : • -"Old Hickory"; • -hates the British and the Indians; • -war hero in the Battle of New Orleans ; • -defeated Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; • -believed in the Common Man;