George Whitefield
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.
Explain American responses to British policies after the French and Indian war.
Who were the Paxton boys and how did Native relations affect Pennsylvania?
Carved up regions to be settled, run by the federal government, then turned into states.
What were the three types of British colonies?
Manon Lescaut (1731)
They pushed for more male-female equality in the wake of the American Revolution.
War of Jenkin's Ear (1739)
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
Explain how British attempts to recoup the costs of the French and Indian war affected American politics
How did the Europeans change and influence Native lives?
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.
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.
Robert Roger's Rangers
They used guerilla tactics, foreshadowing the use in the American Revolution.
Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock
Explain Native responses to European encroachment in the 17th century.
While there were examples of Natives helping Europeans such as with Jamestown in its early stages, responses were mixed.
Preacher during the First Great Awakening; "Sinners in the hands of angry god"
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.
Pennsylvania Charter of Liberties
Among the more permissive of colonial constitutions in British North America, the document guaranteed religious freedom, strengthened the separation of church and state, granted popularly-elected officials the ability to enact laws, and balanced power between the offices of the governor, legislature, and judiciary. It was enacted after William Penn relinquished some power due to British sentiment.
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.
NW Ordinances of 1787
Created states with equal political participation for an "Empire of Liberty." Recognized Native land to avoid war. Banned slavery (ineffective).
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.
Stono Rebellion (1739)
Land Ordinance of 1785
Sold 640 acres for $1. Price led to people ignoring it.
Richard Henry Lee
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.
What was the Battle of Jumonville Glen? (May 1754)
They used guerilla tactics, foreshadowing the use in the American Revolution.
