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U.S. History:

The 13 English Colonies:

The English started colonizing the New World,

1607

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The English Colonies in the 1600’s and 1700’s.

The American Revolution: The Roots of Revolution

1754: While the 13 Colonies were growing, the French and Indian War began (1754-1763).

England won.

The King of England wanted the colonies and the colonists to pay for the war with

higher taxes.

The American Revolution: The Roots of Revolution

“No taxation without representation” This was a quote from the colonists, or Patriots. They were upset that they did not have representatives in England’s governent, yet that government was taxing them!

The colonist, or Patriot, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. He and other Patriots declared that they have rights and will no longer be oppressed by the British. 1776

The Sons of Liberty led a Revolution.

1st Row: Samuel Adams, Benedict Arnold, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, James Otis, Jr., 2nd Row: Paul Revere, James Swan, Alexander McDougal, Benjamin Rush, Charles Thomson 3rd Row: Joseph Warren, Marinus Willett, Oliver Wolcott, Christopher Gadsden, Haym Salomon Wikipedia contributors. "Sons of Liberty." Wikipedia.

The Colonists Won! The British were defeated.

The American Revolution:

Sept. 17, 1787 – U.S. Constitution was signed at the Philadelphia Convention. Key Aspects: 1. It set up a government run by representatives elected by the people or appointed and approved of by the representatives.

Not everyone in the United States was free… TN, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX, AR (in dark green below).

Wikipedia contributors. "Confederate States of America." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Jan. 2017. Web. 20 Jan. 2017.

1801: The United States Expands toward the west…

Louisiana Purchase For $15 Million, the U.S. purchased this land from Napoleon Bonaparte.

http://www.munsons-of-texas.net/i9.html

Spanish Empire in red. Portuguese Empire in Blue. Wikipedia contributors. "Spanish Empire." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 Dec. 2017. Web. 29 Dec. 2017.

Richard Henry Dana was from the United States. He was a student at Harvard College in Massachusetts. He became a sailor and boarded the Pilgrim at Boston Harbor. That ship traveled south, around Cape Horn, then north to Alta California in order to trade with people in the foreign country of Mexico.

Chapter 1, Departure, 1834 1. Dana is recovering from an illness that weakened his

eyesight. He has left his schooling at Harvard to join the Pilgrim.

Nautical Terms 1. sea-rig full sailor outfit, clothing

2. Studding sails, extra sails

3. Chafing gear

4. Powder, gun powder or cleaning powder?

Nautical Terms

Nautical Terms

1. Windlass The windlass /ˈwɪndləs/ is an apparatus for moving

heavy weights. Typically, a windlass consists of a horizontal cylinder (barrel), which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt. (Wikipedia)

Nautical Terms

1. Windlass

Nautical Terms

1. Windlass

Geography

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary 1. Kid gloves

2. Duck trousers

3. Tarpaulin hat

Other Vocabulary 1. Jack tar: A sailor

2. “as salt as Neptune himself”

Remember Neptune was the God of ________, so familiar with the saltiness of ___________.

3. “a regular salt”

4. Neckerchief, the scarf

Other Vocabulary 1. To heave (present tense verb), to hove (past tense verb),

meaning to lift, hull, drag, pull, or lug

Chapter 2, First Impressions

Nautical Terms 1. quarter-deck

Nautical Terms 1. quarter-deck

2. Steerage, where passengers sleep on the ship.

Nautical Terms 1. Masts, the long poles perpendicular to the ship that hold

up the sails. 2. Spars, the shorter poles that cross the masts and hold up

the sails.

3. Rigging, “Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support a sailing ship or sail boat's masts.” (Wikipedia)

Mast

Spar Rigging

Rigging

jib a triangular staysail set forward of the forwardmost mast.

“a rope used for raising and lowering a sail, spar, flag, or yard on a sailing ship.” (Wikipedia)

Halyard for a flagpole

http://gravesendflag.com/flag-pole_external-halyard.html

“a rope used for raising and lowering a sail, spar, flag, or yard on a sailing ship.” (Wikipedia)

Halyard for a ship

https://www.ghboats.com/frequently-asked-questions/sailboat-rigging/

“a rope used for raising and lowering a sail, spar, flag, or yard on a sailing ship.” (Wikipedia)

Halyard for a ship

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Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary 1. berths:

Chapter 3,

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary

Nautical Terms

Nautical Terms

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary

Nautical Terms

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary

Nautical Terms

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary

Nautical Terms

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary

Nautical Terms

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary

Nautical Terms

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary

Geography

Ship Names

Other Vocabulary