Yazoo Lands - ANSWER the sparsely-populated central and western areas of the US
state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River
James Jackson - ANSWER October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887
- a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice of
the Supreme Court of Georgia
- nullified the Yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state
- later the Yazoo lands were given to the Federal Government
Iroquois League - ANSWER a league of several nations and tribes of indigenous people
of North America; known as the haudenosaunee of the "People of the Longhouse"
Yazoo Fraud - ANSWER a massive fraud perpetrated from 1794-1803 by several
Georgia governors and the state legislature
James Gun - ANSWER arranged the distribution of money of the Yazoo fraud and land
to legislators, state officials, newspaper editors and cries of bribery and corruption
Trail of Tears - ANSWER - forced relocation and movement of Native American nations
from southeastern parts of the US, following the Indian Removal Act of 1830
- the removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muskogee, Seminole, Chickasaw
and Choctaw nations, among others in the US, from their homelands to Indian territory
(from Georgia to Oklahoma)
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,Hernan Cortes - ANSWER 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 - December 2,
1547)
- was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire
- brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early
16th Century
The Stono Rebellion - ANSWER - slave rebellion that commenced on September 9,
1739 in the colony of South Carolina
- the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to the American Revolution
William Penn - ANSWER - October 14, 1644 - July 30 1718
- an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of
Pennsylvania, the English North American colony, and the future Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
The Great Awakening - ANSWER - used to refer to several periods of religious revival in
American religious history
- historians and theologians identify three or four waves of increased religious enthusiasm
occurring between the early 18th and late 19th century
- characterized by widespread revivals lead by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp
increase of interest in religion, a profound sense of conviction and redemption on the part of
those affected, an increase in evangelical church membership, and the formation of new
religious movements and denominations
indentured servitude - ANSWER historical practice of contracting work for a fixed
period of time (typically 3 to 7 years) in exchange for transportation, food, clothing, lodging,
and other necessities during the term
Quakers - ANSWER - members of the Religious Society of friends
- came to North America in the early days because they wanted to spread their beliefs to the
British colonists there
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,- others came to escape the persecution that they were experiencing in Europe
- first known quakers arrived in 1656
- the colony of Rhode Island with its policy of religious freedom was a frequent destination
as the Friends were persecuted by law in Massachusetts until 1681
- Pennsylvania was formed by William Penn in 1681 as a haven for persecuted
mercantilism - ANSWER - the economic doctrine that government control of foreign
trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and military security of the
state
- must export more goods than import to gain wealth and remain secure
Thomas Paine - ANSWER - English-American political activist, author, political theorist
and revolutionary - the author of two highly influential pamphlets at the start of the
American Revolution
- became one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
- been called "a corset-maker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by
inclination"
Alexander Hamilton (generally) - ANSWER January 11, 1755 or 177 - July 12, 1804
- a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher
- one of America's first constitutional lawyers
- the first US Secretary of the Treasury
Federalist Papers - ANSWER - series of 85 articles of essays promoting the ratification
of the US Constitution
- written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
French vs. Indian War - ANSWER - a war fought primarily between the colonies of
British America and the New France
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, - both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and
France
- in 1756, the war escalated from a regional affair into a world-wide conflict
- in Canada, some historians refer to the conflict as the Seven Years War fought for control of
eastern North America
- British won
American Revolution - ANSWER - political upheaval during the last half of the 18th
century
- thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire
- combined to become the USA
Revolutionary War - ANSWER 1775-1783
- began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the new USA
- gradually expanded to a global war between Britain vs. USA, France, Netherlands and Spain
Tories - ANSWER - a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy
- grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Northwest Ordinance - ANSWER - Act of the Congress of the Confederation of the US
- passed July 13, 1787
- the primary effect was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized
territory of the US
- out of the region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of
the Mississippi River
- summed up: a law that divided the area north of the Ohio river into smaller territories and
established guidelines for settlement in that region
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state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River
James Jackson - ANSWER October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887
- a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice of
the Supreme Court of Georgia
- nullified the Yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state
- later the Yazoo lands were given to the Federal Government
Iroquois League - ANSWER a league of several nations and tribes of indigenous people
of North America; known as the haudenosaunee of the "People of the Longhouse"
Yazoo Fraud - ANSWER a massive fraud perpetrated from 1794-1803 by several
Georgia governors and the state legislature
James Gun - ANSWER arranged the distribution of money of the Yazoo fraud and land
to legislators, state officials, newspaper editors and cries of bribery and corruption
Trail of Tears - ANSWER - forced relocation and movement of Native American nations
from southeastern parts of the US, following the Indian Removal Act of 1830
- the removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muskogee, Seminole, Chickasaw
and Choctaw nations, among others in the US, from their homelands to Indian territory
(from Georgia to Oklahoma)
1
,Hernan Cortes - ANSWER 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 - December 2,
1547)
- was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire
- brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early
16th Century
The Stono Rebellion - ANSWER - slave rebellion that commenced on September 9,
1739 in the colony of South Carolina
- the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to the American Revolution
William Penn - ANSWER - October 14, 1644 - July 30 1718
- an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of
Pennsylvania, the English North American colony, and the future Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
The Great Awakening - ANSWER - used to refer to several periods of religious revival in
American religious history
- historians and theologians identify three or four waves of increased religious enthusiasm
occurring between the early 18th and late 19th century
- characterized by widespread revivals lead by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp
increase of interest in religion, a profound sense of conviction and redemption on the part of
those affected, an increase in evangelical church membership, and the formation of new
religious movements and denominations
indentured servitude - ANSWER historical practice of contracting work for a fixed
period of time (typically 3 to 7 years) in exchange for transportation, food, clothing, lodging,
and other necessities during the term
Quakers - ANSWER - members of the Religious Society of friends
- came to North America in the early days because they wanted to spread their beliefs to the
British colonists there
2
,- others came to escape the persecution that they were experiencing in Europe
- first known quakers arrived in 1656
- the colony of Rhode Island with its policy of religious freedom was a frequent destination
as the Friends were persecuted by law in Massachusetts until 1681
- Pennsylvania was formed by William Penn in 1681 as a haven for persecuted
mercantilism - ANSWER - the economic doctrine that government control of foreign
trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and military security of the
state
- must export more goods than import to gain wealth and remain secure
Thomas Paine - ANSWER - English-American political activist, author, political theorist
and revolutionary - the author of two highly influential pamphlets at the start of the
American Revolution
- became one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
- been called "a corset-maker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by
inclination"
Alexander Hamilton (generally) - ANSWER January 11, 1755 or 177 - July 12, 1804
- a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher
- one of America's first constitutional lawyers
- the first US Secretary of the Treasury
Federalist Papers - ANSWER - series of 85 articles of essays promoting the ratification
of the US Constitution
- written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
French vs. Indian War - ANSWER - a war fought primarily between the colonies of
British America and the New France
3
, - both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and
France
- in 1756, the war escalated from a regional affair into a world-wide conflict
- in Canada, some historians refer to the conflict as the Seven Years War fought for control of
eastern North America
- British won
American Revolution - ANSWER - political upheaval during the last half of the 18th
century
- thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire
- combined to become the USA
Revolutionary War - ANSWER 1775-1783
- began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the new USA
- gradually expanded to a global war between Britain vs. USA, France, Netherlands and Spain
Tories - ANSWER - a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy
- grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Northwest Ordinance - ANSWER - Act of the Congress of the Confederation of the US
- passed July 13, 1787
- the primary effect was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized
territory of the US
- out of the region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of
the Mississippi River
- summed up: a law that divided the area north of the Ohio river into smaller territories and
established guidelines for settlement in that region
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