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1754-1763, one of many wars between france and england in 1700s.
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French and Indian War
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Oldest settlement in US, 1565
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St. Augustine Florida
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First step to republican gov't, bi cameral modeled after england's parliament
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House of Burgesses
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European immigrants who worked for as many as 7 years to pay off cost of passage
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indentured servants
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diverse econ, farming most popular job, and also center of colonial shipping. merchants wealthiest
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char. of New England
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included Dutch, Scotch-Irish, and German settlers, had more fertile soil, exported wheat and corn.
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char. of middle colonies
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lots of agriculture with rich soil and warm climate, econ based on crops like indigo, tobacco, and rice for export, slaves cultivated farmland.
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char. of southern colonies
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religious group who wanted to reform church of england
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puritans
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1620, what pilgrims signed before landing at Plymouth. agreed to be governed by gov't that they created (self gov't)
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Mayflower compact
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way that slave trade worked...NE merchants gave rum to W. Africa who gave slaves to west indies who gave sugar for more rum to NE.
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triangular trade
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written into law by 1700
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race based slavery
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voyage that slaves took from africa to america.
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middle passage
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gov't where people elect reps who speak and act for other citizens
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republic
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gov't by people...began in athens in BC
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democracy
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intellectual movement that thought that reliance on reason and experience would lead to social progress
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enlightenment
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believed in constitutional rights including life liberty and propety
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john locke
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french philosopher who believed that british political system worked because power was divided between monach and two houses of parliament
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baron de montesqieu
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french philosopher who fully developed idea of social contract-influenced dec. of ind.
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rousseau
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idea that people are in contract with gov'tthat they can be governed
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social contract
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french philosopher who wrote philosiphical letters praising british instituting and rights. worte against religious tolerance and persecution
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voltaire
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provided legal authority to companies or indivs to start a colony
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charters
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german immigrant to New York who was tried for seditiout libel for accusing NY's governor of wrong doing. found not guilty
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john peter zenger
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