Intellectual+Vocabulary

Intellectual Aspects of American History Caravel - A boat that the Portuguese invented in 1450 that allowed them to explore more of Africa's West coast and eventually to travel to North America. - Nathan McMahon Pinnace: A light boat propelled by sails or oars, used as merchant or war vessel.(Evan H) botanist- a scientist that specializes in plants (Bill Fell) Princeton - The fourth college to be founded in British North America. (Steve A) Bicentenial: Bi(two)- cen(one hundred)- ten- ial(years) two hundred years past independence. American independence: 1776, bicentenial 1976. -Ryan H University of Pennsylvania- the first university in the colonies that was free of religious influence. (Mike B.) Michel-Guillaume de Crevecour- French settler that questioned what America is because there are so many different nationalities it is a "melting pot" (1770s) (Ashley Bates) Harvard- College founded by Purtians in 1636 as a school to train clergymen. Today it is the oldest college in the United States. Tjones Taverns- similar to salons in Europe, taverns became a place where people could meet and discuss politics or other intellectual ideas. Tjones Armament- Supplies and weapons equipped by military units during a war. (Evan H) -Emancipation- the act of releasing someone from restraint. Mainly talking about the freeing of slaves. (Brandon Grant) -Popular Sovereignty- The belief that a people should be able to rule themselves in some form of government. (Grif Berland) - __A Summary Veiw of the Rights of British America:__ a"book" full of essays by Thomas Jefferson about reasons why things (rebellions) have occured in the new America. ashton h Flat Hat Club (FHC)- A club where about 6 guys got together and spoke thier ideas and acted like a brother hood, Thomas Jefferson was in it during college and it became one of the first frat. ashton h -Precedent- An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (Iris S) Dia de la Raza~ the birthday of a wholly new race of people, which is celebrated by the Mexicans on colombus Day- Badia Saed Black Legend~ was when the misdeeds of the Spanish in the New world obscured their substiantial achievements and helped create the legend of how the conquerors merely tortured and killed the Indians, stole their gold, infected them with smallpox, and left little but misery behind. Badia Saed