American Foundations and Expansion

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1. 📌 Essentials

  • Northwest Passage: Fabled water route through Canada to Asia; never successfully navigated but driven exploration.
  • House of Burgesses: First elected legislative assembly in colonial America (Virginia, 1619).
  • Puritans: Religious reform seeking purity of worship; settled Massachusetts Bay for religious discipline.
  • May Compact: 1620 self-governing agreement establishing colonial self-rule.
  • Roger Williams: Banned Puritan minister; founded Rhode Island; championed religious freedom and separation of church and state.
  • William Penn: Quaker; established Pennsylvania for religious tolerance and democratic principles.
  • Middle Passage: Brutal transatlantic voyage transporting enslaved Africans to the Americas.
  • Habeas Corpus: Legal safeguard against unlawful detention; "you shall have the body."
  • Enlightenment: 18th-century movement emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights influencing American founding.
  • Proclamation of 1763: British order forbidding colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Stamp Act (1765): Tax on printed materials; sparked protests and colonial unity.
  • John Adams: Founding father; advocate for independence; negotiated Treaty of Paris.
  • Battle of Trenton (1776): Surprise Continental victory boosting morale during Revolutionary War.
  • Yorktown (1781): Final major battle; British surrender; end of Revolutionary…
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1. What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 issued by Britain?

2. Which document or agreement established self-governance among the Pilgrims before they disembarked from the Mayflower?

3. Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

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Northwest Passage — role?

Water route through Canada to Asia

William Penn — founding purpose?

Religious tolerance and democracy in Pennsylvania

Mayflower Compact — significance?

Established self-governance in 1620

Northwest Passage — definition?

Fabled water route through Canada to Asia

House of Burgesses — role?

First elected legislative assembly in America

Puritans — goal?

Purify worship, settle Massachusetts Bay

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