us history test review

By avholmbeck

  • roanoke island

    roanoke island,off north carolina coast;settlers were not to be found

  • jamestown

    jamestown,first permanent english settelment in the "new world"

  • house of burgers

    house of burgesses was the first represenative assembly in new world,elected in july 30 at jamestown,VA

  • mayflower compact

    signed nov. 11,was agreement to forma self-government.
    1/2 of colonists died during harsh winter

  • roger williams

    roger williams founded porvidence,RI in june,as a democratically ruled colony with seperation with state and chucrh

  • navigation act

    british paraliment passed first navagation act dec. 1,to suit english needs and regulate colonial commerce

  • nathaniel bacon

    he led planters against autocratic british gov.

  • witchcraft delusion

    alleged witches executed by special court

  • benjamin franklin

    published the first poor richard's almanack.
    published annuallyuntil 1757.

  • john peter zinger

    zinger was aquired of libel aug. 5 in NY after criticizing the brittish governor in office

  • french and indian war

    began when french occupied Ft. Duquesne. British moved acadian french from nova scotia to loisiana

  • sugar act

    placed duties on lumber,foodstuffs,molasses,and rum in colonies, to pay french and indian war debts.

  • stamp act

    enacted by parliament mar. 22 required revenue stamps to help fund royal troops.

  • townshend acts

    levied taxes on glass,painter's lead,paper,and tea in 1770 all duties were repleated except on tea,

  • boston massacre

    british soldiers fired into boston mod,killing5 including crispus attacuks

  • bill of rights

    submitted to states,sept.25,went into effect dec.15

  • washington's fairwell address

    warned against permanent alliances with foreigen powers,big public debt,large military debt

  • missouri compromise

    bill passed by congress,slavery was allowed in missouri,but not west of the mississippi river.

  • monroe doctrine

    opposing eourpean intervention in the americas

  • "trail of tears"

    cherokee indians forced to walk the "trail of tears" from georgia to oklahoma starting in october

  • samuel f.b morse

    first message over first telegraph sent may 24 by ventor samuel

  • quartering act

    required colonists to house british troops,went into effect mar 24

  • cotton gin

    eli whitney invented cotton gin,reviving southern slavery