October 12th‚ 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in the Americas Upon his landing‚ Henretta stated that: “Believing that he had reached Asia — the Indies‚ in fifteenth-century parlance — Columbus called the native inhabitants Indians and the islands the West Indies.” (1) The term “Indians” became synonymous with describing Native Americans‚ and continues to this day. Columbus actually landed in the Bahamas. His discovery prompted further exploration of the Americas‚ sending the race of colonization
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tremendously popular item during the times of the colonists. The British East India Company‚ which was the main supplier of tea at the time‚ had found itself in near financial ruin. Britain believed that they could fix the situation by passing the Tea Act of 1773. They assumed it would be extremely beneficial to both the company and the colonists; however‚ they were profoundly incorrect. The Tea Act stated that the British East India Company could sell directly to the colonists‚ and eliminate tea merchants
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AP US HISTORY Colonial History (1600-1763) 1. Separatist vs. non-Separatist Puritans – Radical Calvinists againstthe Church of England; Separatists (Pilgrims) argued for a break from the Church of England‚ led the Mayflower‚ and establishedthe settlement at Plymouth 2. Northwest Passage – believed to provide shortcut from Atlantic toPacific‚ searched for by Giovanni de Verrazano for Francis I in therace to Asian wealth 3. Conversion Experience – required of members of the PuritanChurch;
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Chapter 4 Portuguese - first to begin slave trade slaves‚ manufactured goods were traded for rice‚ sugar‚ tobacco; taken back to Europe and were sold then traded again for manufactured goods Society with slaves - part of labor force were slaves Slave society - majority of laborers are slaves About 300 slaves on a ship‚ 1 in 6 died Bodies thrown overboard Middle Passage - brutal journey from africa to america Auctions losing independence because more are being brought Slaves costed twice
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1763 was the year that the forever changed the relationship between the American colonies and their mother country‚ Great Britain. This year was not only the year when the French and Indian War finally came to an end with the Treaty of Paris 1763‚ but was the also the beginning of the many changes that Britain imposed on the colonies. Following the war‚ Britain‚ in an attempt to tighten its control over the colonies‚ and raise money‚ pursued new \mercantilist policies‚ leading to colonial resentment
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Cahokia: located on the site of an ancient Native American city situated directly across the Mississippi River from modern St. Louis‚ Missouri / largest and most influential urban settlement in the Mississippian culture / the mound builders / advanced and indigenous cultures Constantinople: trade routes in 1453 / eastern Roman Empire capital / right in the middle of a trade route from Europe to the middle east and Asia Leif Erikson: Viking from Scandanavia / Norway / the first European to set
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playing cards‚ sugar‚ tea‚ and more things. Each time something different was taxed‚ a group of colonists would protest. In 1773‚ the Parliament set an act saying that all tea purchased was required to be British tea. Not only did the fact of have to by only British tea enrage the colonists but the fact that the tea was taxed angered them even more. On December 16‚ 1773‚ three ships‚ the Dartmouth‚ the Eleanor‚ and the Beaver‚ arrived in Boston. About three-hundred forty chest of tea were allowed
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America’s colonial contempt for this famous act was a protest against taxes. In 1773‚ the British parliament adopted the tea act to adjust import duties. Although the consignee in New York and Philadelphia refused to transport the tea‚ the Boston businessman refused to acknowledge the patriots’ pressure. On the evening of December 16‚ 1773‚ Samuel Adams and the son of liberty boarded three ships in Boston harbor and threw 342 boxes of tea. This led to the "punitive ban" of 1774‚ bringing both sides
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FOLLOWING ARE EXAM QUESTIONS FOR YOUR NEXT UNIT TEST. TWO OF THESE QUESTIONS WILL BE RANDOMLY SELECTED; YOU WILL WRITE ON ONE OF THEM. 1. The French and Indian War (1754 – 1763) altered the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. Assess the change with regard to TWO of the following in the period between 1763 and 1775 Land acquisition Politics Economics 2. Analyze the degree to which the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government with respect to any TWO
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broke out. The war had started on 1756 and ended on the 1763. Additionally‚ Native American warfare continued after 1763‚ requiring British troops to actively police the borders of the colonies. This sudden rebellion is known as Pontiac’s Rebellion of 1763‚ a Native American revolt that unified various tribes who had previously fought with the French‚ demonstrated the need for additional regulating. As a result Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763‚ which did not allow colonial settlement past the Appalachian
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