Battle of Fort Necessity
Building a shoddy log cabin which was easily surrounded by hundreds of French and Native allies, George Washington was forced to surrender and sign a document which he could not read, "proving" that he was a war criminal regarding killing Jumonville Glen. The British swallowed the defeat and would send regular regiments instead of green regiments. Fort Necessity showed the necessity of taking the war seriously.
Robert Roger's Rangers
What was the Battle of Jumonville Glen? (May 1754)
Robert Roger's Rangers
They used guerilla tactics, foreshadowing the use in the American Revolution.
While there were examples of Natives helping Europeans such as with Jamestown in its early stages, responses were mixed.
Jonathan Edwards
War of Jenkin's Ear (1739)
Land Ordinance of 1784
Carved up regions to be settled, run by the federal government, then turned into states.
They pushed for more male-female equality in the wake of the American Revolution.
The British would implement a series of policies which would lead to much resentment.
Salutary Neglect
British colonial policy during the reigns of George I and George II. Relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs by royal bureaucrats contributed significantly to the rise of American self government
How did the Enlightenment affect American-British relations?
The Enlightenment made many Americans think that they were really quite close to the British. Writers on both sides could publish their ideas on newspapers which were carried across the Atlantic Ocean, and citizens could debate them in spaces like taverns. By developing and thinking in tandem, many felt a sense of kinship and improving cultural relations with the British.
Richard Henry Lee
A member of the Philadelphia Congress during the late 1770's. On June 7, 1776 he declared, "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." This resolution was the start of the Declaration of Independence and end to British relations.
Manon Lescaut (1731)
Depicted New World prostitution, deaths of exposure, etc., which influenced French opinion that New France was full of criminals and outcasts. By 1760, there were 64,041 people in New France compared to 1,593,625 colonists.
Sold 640 acres for $1. Price led to people ignoring it.
NW Ordinances of 1787
Created states with equal political participation for an "Empire of Liberty." Recognized Native land to avoid war. Banned slavery (ineffective).
How was the Great Awakening of the 1730s-1770s a "dress rehearsal" for the American Revolution?
The Great Awakening provided a safe space where the American identity was reinforced and elites could be criticized in large, public meetings.
George Whitefield
Stono Rebellion (1739)
The most serious slave rebellion in the the colonial period; inspired in part by Spanish officials' promise of freedom for American slaves who escaped to Florida. People beat drums, marched, and burned plantations after stealing arms from a store.
Apart from affecting Native lives through deaths due to disease and relocation away from European encroachment, the Europeans introduced new technologies that the Natives would become dependent on, such as fishhooks, axes, guns, woven cloth, and metal kettles.
Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock
Who were the Cajuns and Acadians?
The Acadians were French settlers in Nova Scotia and the Cajuns were what they were called when they escaped to Louisiana.
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 led to plenty of outrage.
Pennsylvania Charter of Liberties
Who were the Paxton boys and how did Native relations affect Pennsylvania?
The Paxton boys lied to incite vigilante violence against the Natives in a time of tribal political upheaval after the French and Indian war. Around this time the pacifist Quakers resigned from holding high political positions, and local officials refused to prosecute the Paxton boys.
Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock
How did the French and Indian war affect American politics?
The colonies tried to unite with the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 at the Albany Congress. However, Parliament disapproved of their loose confederacy with a president general and limited central treasury tax authority.
How did Virginia's development differ from that of Pennsylvania?
Virginia's colonies were more spread out, causing institutions to develop more slowly than in Pennsylvania. This is in part because William Penn encouraged people to only buy as much land as they needed, rather than be granted large swathes of lands such that people were far apart.
