us history vocabs - 1

jamestown

the 1st lasting colony established by the english in virginia

new england colonies

made up of NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, and CONNECTICUT

middle colonies

made up of PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, and DELAWARE

southern colonies

made up of MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINE, and GEORGIA

indentured servants

an individual who worked for a colonist for a number of years, in exchange for food, clothings, shelter, and transport to the new colonies

slave code

a set of laws that regulated slavery & described the relationship between enslaved africans and free people

enlightenment

movement that promoted science knowledge and reason

great awakening

meant that stress dependence on God

stamp act

A direct tax on most printed materials

custom duties

Taxes on imports and exports

coercive and Quebec act

Known as the intolerable acts, were forced to punish colonists and discouraged the colonist from challenging the king

common sense

A pamphlet by Thomas Payne that helped sue public’s opinion

Declaration of Independence

A document drafted by Thomas Jefferson that dissolved the colonie’s ties with Britain

Yorktown

Where general Cornwallis surrender to General Washington in the last battle of the revolutionary war

Republic

Power resides with residence who vote and elect leader leaders govern according to laws or a constitution

articles of confederation

Loosely unified the states under a single governing body

recession

An academic slowdown

shays rebellion

1200 poor farmers were led in a rebellion to rotest new taxes

The great compromise

A decision to divide Congress into two houses

3/5 compromise

Enslaved people would count for 3/5 of a free persons

federalism

Power is divided between the federal, or national, government and state government

separation of power

Power is divided among the different branches of government

checks and balance

a means for each branch to limit the power of the other two

amendment

A change to the constitution

Ratification

A vote for or against the constitution