Standard I.1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Benjamin Franklin | American public official, writer, scientist, and printer. After the success of his Poor Richard's Almanac (1732-1757), he entered politics and played a major part in the American Revolution. Franklin negotiated French support for the colonists, signed the Treaty of Paris (1783), and helped draft the Constitution (1787-1789). His numerous scientific and practical innovations include the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove. |
| Boston Massacre | The first bloodshed of the American Revolution, as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans |
| Boston Tea Party | protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor |
| Columbian Exchange | The exchange of goods and ideas between Native Americans and Europeans |
| Concord | the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) |
| Conquistadors | Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain |
| Crusades | a series of military expeditions in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Western European Christians to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims |
| French and Indian War | a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by Indian tribes) |
| George Washington | Virginian, patriot, general, and president. Lived at Mount Vernon. Led the Revolutionary Army in the fight for independence. First President of the United States. |
| Jamestown | First permanent English settlement in North America |
| Lexington | town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought |
| Reformation | a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches |
| Rennaissance | Revival of learning or "rebirth" that ocurred in Europe between 1300 and 1600 |
| Samuel Adams | American Revolutionary leader and patriot |
| St. Augustine | First Spanish settlement. Florida 1565 |
| Taxation | the imposition of taxes |
| Thomas Jefferson | Virginian, architect, author, governor, and president. Lived at Monticello. Wrote the Declaration of Independence. Second governor of Virgina. Third president of the United States. Designed the buildings of the University of Virginia. |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | Set-up the first representative government group in the American colonies. |
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