Social Studies Ch.7 -11 Vocab,People,Places

large estates

Hacienda

Military fort

presidio

To connect Mexico city to Sante Fe the Spanish built this road to carry goods and it is also called “the royal road”

El Camino Real

When the Pueblo continued their attack on Spain to force them out of New Mexico became known as this

Pueblo Revolt

Led a small fleet of Spanish war ships to Florida

Pedro Menendez de Avilés

A Pueblo leader that led a revolt against the Spanish

Popé

Priest that founded the first Spanish missions in another part of New Spain—California

Junípero Serra

In the 1500s Spanish wanted to extend there colony into this

Florida

Spanish founded this land on the east coast of Florida, and this was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States

St.Augustine

In 1598 Don Juan de Oñate led a small Spanish army north across the Rio Grande they called this region this

New Mexico

Founded in 1610 and named the capital of New Mexico

Santa Fe

In Texas was founded in 1718 and Spanish leaders hoped that some of these new settlements and missions would help Spain keep control of the southwest

San Antonio

Places where the French and Native Americans met to trade goods

Trading post

A stream or River that flows into a large river

Tributary

A person that Set out to explore the Mississippi

Jacques Marquette

Fur trader that accompanied Jacques Marquette

Louis Jolliet

French explore that continued the French exploration of the Mississippi River

Robert la sale

Leaders of new France were eager to explore this River

Mississippi River

The area that la salle claimed and nailed after king Louis XIV

Louisiana

Founded in 1718 was Louisiana’s territorial, and later state capital from 1722 to 1849

New Orleans

The war between the English and Metacom became known as this

King Phillips war

Rugged stretch of land near the Appalachian Mountains

backcountry

The war between France and Britain and it was called this because British forces fought against the French and their American Indian Allie’s

French and Indian war

Pontiac’s rebellion

When the native Americans attacked British forts and settlements in the Ohio river valley and along the Great Lakes

This said that colonist were no longer allowed to settle on the land west of the Appalachian mountains

Proclamation of 1763

Young military leader from Virginia

George Washington

Wampanoag leader son of chief Massasoit led several Native American groups into battle against the English settlers

Metacom

And Iroquois‘s leader said that the British and French were “ quarreling about lands which belong to us and there, quarrel may end in our destruction.”

Hendrick

Ottawa leader called on his warriors to revolt against the British

Pontiac

Britains king that issued the proclamation of 1763

George lll

Washington and his soldiers built this on a meadow in what is now southwestern Pennsylvania?

Fort Necessity

A region of fertile land and thick forest along the Ohio river

Ohio River valley

Fort Duquesne

French fort captured by Washington

Quebec

The capitol of New France

Parliament

Britains law making assembly

Stamp Act

Law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies, such as legal documents, newspapers, and even playing cards

Repeal

Cancel

Sons of liberty

A group that led protest against the new tax

Townsend Act

Laws placed a tax on imported goods on paper wool and tea and other goods that colonies imported from Britain.

Tariff

A tax on imported goods

Boycott

Refusal to buy goods

Daughters of liberty

A group that began weaving cloth that could be used instead of British wool

Patrick Henry

One of the first to speak out against the stamp act

Samuel Adams

An important leader that inspired people to take action

Mercy Otis Warren

A writer that encouraged people to stop buying imported goods such as tea and wool

Williamsburg, VA

Where Patrick Henry made a fiery speech before the House of Burgesses

NY, NY

In October 1765, leaders from nine colonies held a meeting here called the Stamp Act Congress

Boston,MA

Samuel Adams and other Sons of Liberty members created a life sized puppet of the local stamp agent and hung it from a tree

Boston Massacre

In March 5 1770 the city exploded with fighting and the soldiers panicked and fired their muskets at the crowd and 8 people died

Committee of Correspondence

Formed by Samuel Adams and members of this wrote to each other about local events delivered by express riders.

Tea Act

Law passed by Parliament that said one British company the east India company would be the only company allowed to sell tea to the colonies.

Boston Tea Party

The Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawks boarded British ships and opened the chests of tea and dumped the tea into the harbor.

Intolerable Acts

New laws that the British punished the people of Boston with.

Patriots

Colonists who opposed British rule

Loyalists

Colonists that we’re loyal to King George and British government

First Continental Congress

Representatives from every colony except Georgia met to discuss what to do about Britain

Militia

Volunteer armies

Minuteman

Militia groups that can be ready in a minutes notice.

Crispus Attucks

A slave that escaped and began working as a sailor that led a group of sailors to the Boston Massacre protests.

John Adams

Cousin of Samuel Adams that defended the British soldiers in a trial from the Boston Massacre

Paul Revere

He was an express rider and also a silversmith and made the trip from Boston to NY and back in a week

Thomas Gage

British general that was put in control of Massachusetts

Philadelphia Pa

Largest city in the colonies

Richmond VA

Where Patrick Henry made his famous speech

American Revolution

A war Americans fought for independence

Battle at Bunker Hill

A battle won by the British but was costly because 1000 British soldiers died

John Hancock

Important patriot leader in Boston

William Dawes

A shoe maker that talked his way passed British guards at Boston Neck

Samuel Prescott

A young doctor that joined Dawes and Revere

John Parker

Captain of Lexington minutemen

William Prescott

A patriot colonel that led about 1200 men up the hills of Charleston.

Concord MA

A town 20 miles north of Boston

Lexington MA

Where British soldiers wanted their march to be a secret

Charleston MA

Town where Battle of Bunker Hill took place

Second Continental Congress

congress of american leaders that first met in 1775,declared independence in 1776 and helped lead the united states during the revolution

continental army

army with soldiers from all 13 colonies

olive branch petition

letter sent by the second continental congress to king George lll in an attempt to avoid war

declaration of independence

was written by Thomas Jefferson and explained why the colonies should fight for independents

traitor

person who works against his or her country

john adams

person who suggested Washington to lead the army and second president of the united states

thomas paine

wrote the pamphlet for common sense using language that was easy for most people to understand

richard henry lee

rose and asked congress for independence

thomas jefferson

wrote the declaration of independence and served in the house of Burgesses

philadelphia PA

were the second continental congress was held

green mountain boys

were a group of vermont patriot soliders led by ethan allen and captured fort ticonderoga

mercenary

soldiers from one country who are paid to fight for another country

battle of saratoga

when john burgoyone and his army clashed with the american soldiers in fort saratoga

ethan allen

commander of the vermont soldiers that called themselves the green mountain boys

henry knox

young colonel that washington sent to capture the cannons

nathan hale

21 year old teacher that was a spy for the americans to spy on britain and was captured and condemned to death

john burgoyne

he sailed south on lake champlain with an army of over seven thousand soldiers

Thaddeus Kosciusco

polish engineer who had joined the Americans, designed a fort near the town of Saratoga

Benedict Arnold

was one of the key Americans leaders at Saratoga, and is one of the most biggest traitors in united states history

Peter salem

was a slave that later got freed from slavery from working in the continental army he gained fame from the battle of bunker hill from shooting John Picairn a british general

james armistead

was a slave that risked his life as a spy for america and gained the trust from british generals and was later freed from slavery

prince hall

was one of the leaders that fought for african american independence

martha washington

she traveled with the soldiers visiting them when they were wounded in the afternoon knitted socks and mended uniforms and delivered food

mary ludwig hays

brought pitchers of water for the soldiers and when her husband collapesed she took over the cannons and nickname was molly pitcher