History 1301 Exam I

the crowning of William of Orange and Mary II as king and queen of England after James II flees to France with relatively little bloodshed; ended divine right of kings in England

• Glorious Revolution

• Mayflower Compact

• French and Indian War

• King Phillip's War

set of rules for self-governance established by the PIlgrims shortly before they set foot in the New World.

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

largest slave revolt in the British mainland that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. Led by a slave known as Jemmy. White colonists were afraid of more revolts so they put black codes in place to further limit slaves' rights.

• Stono Rebellion

• Nat Turner's Rebellion

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Pontiac's Rebellion

Ratified on July4, 1776--signed on Aug 2, 1776 by US revolutionaries; it listed the colonist grievances against Great Britain.

• Treaty of Paris

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

A company made up of a group of shareholders--an example was the Virginia Company. Many of the colonies were settled by these.

• Mercantilist

• Joint-stock

• Albany Plan

• Monopoly

Known in England as the 7years war--over the expansion of the Ohio River Valley area and the disputed lands in North America.

• American Revolution

• War between the States

• French and Indian War

• Pontiacs War

American colonists who rejected British rule and declared U.S. as an independent nation.

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Doves

• Hawks

Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights. Put into place after the Stono Rebellion.

• Jim Crow Laws

• Slave Codes

• Articles of Slavery

• Abolitionist Codes

Two battles: considered a turning point of the war; brings colonists aid and a formal alliance and aid from France

• Battle of Cowpens

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

1st Constitution and governing document of the US, adopted in 1777 and enacted in 1781. The Articles established a national legislature and government but most authorities were with the states and this hampered the ability of the national government to govern.

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation