ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAM SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY REVIEW CHAPTER 2

1. ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAM SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY REVIEWCHAPTER 2

2. French and Indian War

3. called the Seven Years' War in Europe, during this war, Great Britain and France fought each other for the control of North America.

4. Boston Massacre

5. British troops killed five American citizens

6. Battle of New Orleans –

7. victory in which Andrew Jackson's troops suffered 71 casualties (soldiers wounded or killed) while the British suffered over 2,000. This victory gave people great pride in their country and made Andrew Jackson a hero.

8. Boston Tea Party –

9. colonists protested the tax on tea by dumping a shipment of tea into Boston Harbor.

10. Battle of Horseshoe Bend –

11. with the help of the Cherokee nation, Andrew Jackson defeated the Creeks, Tecumseh's allies in the South. As a result, the Creeks had to give up much of their land to the United States

12. War of 1812 –

13. Impressment, an end of the U.S. embargo of France, fury of the British not respecting the rights of United States sailors, bitter Native Americans allying with the British allowed James Madison to decide that war with Britain was necessary for the good of the United States.

14. Battles of Lexington and Concord –

15. these battles began the Revolutionary War.

16. Battle of Fort McHenry –

17. the British gave up their attack on this well defended fort. At the scene of this battle, Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" which later became the national anthem of the United States.

18. Sons of Liberty –

19. a secret group of colonists who came together to organize a boycott, refusing to buy British goods

20. Minutemen –

21. volunteer soldiers who were ready to fight in a moment's notice

22. Patrick Henry –

23. a prominent burgess (representative) in Virginia whose "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" speech in Virginia's House of Burgesses (March, 1775) aroused colonial leaders to revolt against Great Britain and fight for freedom.

24. George Washington –

25. unanimously chosen by Congress to command the army forming around Boston. He was chosen because he supported colonial independence, he was a strong leader, and, as a Virginian, he would help unite the southern colonies with the rebellion in New England.

26. Samuel Adams –

27. one of the members of the Sons of Liberty who dressed as a Native American and boarded ships carrying tea.

28. Crispus Attucks –

29. one of the five people killed in the Boston Massacre, he was a free black sailor active in the Sons of Liberty

30. Paul Revere –

31. rode on horseback through neighboring towns shouting, "The British are coming!" At this warning, the minutemen rushed to Lexington, a town between Boston and Concord.

32. Tecumseh –

33. a Native American Shawnee leader who with his brother, The Prophet, organized many native tribes and allied themselves with the British Canadians in case of war with the United States.

34. Valley Forge –

35. where General Washington trained his tired and poorly equipped troops; with the help of other foreign generals, General Washington was able to instill discipline and lift morale that winter.

36. Guerilla war tactics –

37. Patriots used these tactics in the South to strike quickly and then disappear into the woods or swamps.

38. Nationalism –

39. devotion to one's country

40. Embargo –

41. prohibiting entry or departure of ships

42. Intolerable Acts –

43. laws passed by the English Parliament that limited trade and self government in the colonies

44. Impressment –

45. the practice by the British and French, who were fighting each other on the open seas, of taking sailors from United States ships and forcing them to serve in the British or French navy.

46. Treaty of Paris (1783) –

47. Britain recognized the independence of the United States, as well as the border of the new nation.

48. Unalienable –

49. means "given at birth" and describes the rights of American citizens

50. Colonialism –