US History Test 1 Study Guide

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering key events, figures, and dates for US History Test 1.

1492

The year Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Ottoman Turks

The society that took control of The Silk Road in 1453.

Virginia Company

The company that founded Jamestown with the intent to find gold and other precious metals.

Jamestown

A colony established to find gold and precious metals, which faced severe first-year struggles because the employees sent did not know how to start a new colony or survive, and found no precious metals.

Martin Luther and John Calvin

The primary reformers who brought about change to the Catholic Church during the high middle ages.

Spain

The nation that led the way in exploring and conquering the New World following Columbus' discovery.

Nathaniel Bacon

The leader of a 1676 rebellion against the farming elites in Virginia.

The Coercive Acts

A series of measures that included intolerable actions such as the closing of Boston Harbor and forcing the housing of British soldiers.

American Advantages (Revolutionary War)

The three key advantages the USA held entering the Revolutionary War: playing defense, having a strong leader, and having the hope of support.

Lord Charles Cornwallis

The British commander who led British military forces in the South during the Revolutionary War.

The Battle of Saratoga

The engagement that became the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

October 19th, 1781

The date when the British forces surrendered at Yorktown.

September 17th, 1787

The date the United States Constitution was signed.