What were the three types of British colonies?
George Whitefield
English clergyman who was known for his ability to convince many people through his sermons. He involved himself in the Great Awakening in 1739 preaching his belief in gaining salvation.
What were the three types of British colonies?
Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock
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.
While there were examples of Natives helping Europeans such as with Jamestown in its early stages, responses were mixed.
War of Jenkin's Ear (1739)
Eliza Wilkinson & Judith Sargent Murray
They pushed for more male-female equality in the wake of the American Revolution.
How was the Great Awakening of the 1730s-1770s a "dress rehearsal" for the American Revolution?
What was the Battle of Jumonville Glen? (May 1754)
Named after a killed Frenchman, the battle was a successful and quick surprise attack led by George Washington with the assistance of Native Americans on the French. It started the French and Indian war. While it is not completely known what happened, the French depicted the killing of Jumonville Glen by a Native ally as a war crime by George Washington.
How did Virginia's development differ from that of Pennsylvania?
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 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 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.
Battle of Fort Necessity
Sold 640 acres for $1. Price led to people ignoring it.
Salutary Neglect
Jonathan Edwards
Preacher during the First Great Awakening; "Sinners in the hands of angry god"
How did the Enlightenment affect American-British relations?
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.
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.
Land Ordinance of 1784
Carved up regions to be settled, run by the federal government, then turned into states.
Explain how British attempts to recoup the costs of the French and Indian war affected American politics
Explain American responses to British policies after the French and Indian war.
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 led to plenty of outrage.
Who were the Cajuns and Acadians?
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.
Robert Roger's Rangers
They used guerilla tactics, foreshadowing the use in the American Revolution.
They used guerilla tactics, foreshadowing the use in the American Revolution.
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.
