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Terms in this set (222)
Jamestown, 1607 First permanent English colony, founded by the
Virginia Company of London
First Africans brought to The Africans became indentured servants, similar in legal
Virginia, 1619 position to many poor Englishmen who traded several
years labor in exchange for passage to America. With the
success of tobacco planting,
African Slavery was legalized in Virginia and
Maryland, becoming the foundation of the Southern
agrarian economy., The president advises Americans to
avoid political parties and to be wary of foreign affairs
Mayflower Compact, 1620 A mutual agreement to obey any laws agreed upon for the
general good of the colony. Signed by (male) Pilgrims
aboard the Mayflower. Established the notion of self-
government in America.
Great Migration of Puritans wanted to remove all "taints" from the Church of
Puritans to Massachusetts. England. Feared individualistic behavior and formed
communities of support and assumed responsibility for all
1630's and 1640's
people around them. (holy watchers) the "Promised Land"-
establish holy communities devoted to serving God. "City on
a Hill."
Roger Williams established A preacher who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans
over separation of church and state and was banished in
Rhode Island,
1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to
1636 the south
,William Penn established Son of very wealthy Sir Admiral William Penn. One of
Pennsylvania, 1681 wealthiest sugar planters. Rebelled against his parents.
Founded Pennsylvania for the QUAKERS— tolerant of all
people, religions, and ethnicity.
nicknamed the Society of friends
Salem Witch Trials, 1692 trials in Salem, Massachusetts, after which 19 people were
executed as witches; historians note the class nature of these
trials.
James Oglethorpe social reformer who established colony of Georgia as a
established Georgia, 1732 place for honest debtors (the poor who were in debtor's
prison)
Jonathan Edwards sparked wrote "sinners in the hands of an angry god", Puritan
Great Awakening, 1734 Minister sparked the Great revival of religion
Declaration of Formal pronouncement of independence drafted by Thomas
Independence, 1776 Jefferson and approved by Congress. The declaration allowed
Americans to appeal for foreign aid and served as an
inspiration for later revolutionary movements worldwide.
AKA the Seven Years' War. Clash between France and
Britain for supremacy of the North American continent
(hot spot: Ohio River Valley). The French lost miserably.
RESULTS:
1) The French were removed from the North Americancontinent.
French and Indian War,
2) The size of the British empire in America wasincreased.
1754-63
3) English war debt spiked. :-(
4) Animosity between British and the Americancolonials. (Br.
looked down on Am., Am. felt bitter toward Br.)
5) Americans had united for the first time against acommon enemy.
6) The Indians were left in a precarious place.
,Proclamation of 1763 A proclamation from the British government which
forbade British colonists from settling west of the
Appalacian Mountains, and which required any settlers
already living west of the mountains to move back east.
Stamp Act, 1765-66 - made sure tax was paid on paper good
- more revenue for England- required all paper
goods(newspapers, degrees, diplomas, wills) to have a seal
on them that meant the tax had been paid colonial reaction-
angry stamp had to be paid for in rare gold coin, leaders
protested, Patrick Henry called for resistance Stamp Act
Congress in NYC, secret societies (Sons of Liberty: people
most effected by stamp act: lawyers, craftspeople,
merchants, etc.) to oppose British policies
English reaction- some colonial officials quit job so sons of
liberty wouldn't tar and feather them
,merchants believed their trade with colonies would be
hurt, William Pitt against colonial taxing
Declaratory Act, 1766 Passed at the same time that the Stamp Act was repealed,
the Act declared that Parliament had the power to tax the
colonies both internally and externally, and had absolute
power over the colonial legislatures.
act that put taxes on all paper documents, Taxed
luxury items imported into the colonies; colonists
Townshend Acts, 1767
outraged and started another movement to stop
importing Br. goods
, Boston Tea Party, 1773 British ships carrying tea sailed into Boston Harbor and
refused to leave until the colonials took their tea.
Boston was boycotting the tea in protest of the Tea
Act and would not let the ships bring the tea ashore. Finally,
on the night of December 16, 1773, colonials disguised as
Indians boarded the ships and threw the tea overboard. They
did so because they were afraid that Governor Hutchinson
would secretly unload the tea because he owned a share in
the cargo.
First Contiental Congress, In philadepia 56 colonial delegrates. Agree to conitue
1774 boycott for british goods. and warned colonial milltias to
prepare to fight.
Lexington and Concord, General Gage, stationed in Boston, was ordered by
1775 King George III to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
The British marched on Lexington, where they believed the
colonials had a cache of weapons. The colonial militias,
warned beforehand by Paul Revere and William Dawes,
attempeted to block the progress of the troops and were
fired on by the British at Lexington. The British continued to
Concord, where they believed Adams and Hancock were
hiding, and they were again attacked by the colonial militia.
As the British retreated to Boston, the colonials continued
to shoot at them from behind cover on the sides of the
road. This was the start of the Revolutionary War.
Second Continental They organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to
Congress, 1775 send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army,
and appointed the comittee to draft
the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine's pamphlet urging the colonies to declare
independence and establish a republican government. The
Common Sense, 1776
widely-read pamphlet helped convince colonists to support
the Revolution.
Answers.
Terms in this set (222)
Jamestown, 1607 First permanent English colony, founded by the
Virginia Company of London
First Africans brought to The Africans became indentured servants, similar in legal
Virginia, 1619 position to many poor Englishmen who traded several
years labor in exchange for passage to America. With the
success of tobacco planting,
African Slavery was legalized in Virginia and
Maryland, becoming the foundation of the Southern
agrarian economy., The president advises Americans to
avoid political parties and to be wary of foreign affairs
Mayflower Compact, 1620 A mutual agreement to obey any laws agreed upon for the
general good of the colony. Signed by (male) Pilgrims
aboard the Mayflower. Established the notion of self-
government in America.
Great Migration of Puritans wanted to remove all "taints" from the Church of
Puritans to Massachusetts. England. Feared individualistic behavior and formed
communities of support and assumed responsibility for all
1630's and 1640's
people around them. (holy watchers) the "Promised Land"-
establish holy communities devoted to serving God. "City on
a Hill."
Roger Williams established A preacher who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans
over separation of church and state and was banished in
Rhode Island,
1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to
1636 the south
,William Penn established Son of very wealthy Sir Admiral William Penn. One of
Pennsylvania, 1681 wealthiest sugar planters. Rebelled against his parents.
Founded Pennsylvania for the QUAKERS— tolerant of all
people, religions, and ethnicity.
nicknamed the Society of friends
Salem Witch Trials, 1692 trials in Salem, Massachusetts, after which 19 people were
executed as witches; historians note the class nature of these
trials.
James Oglethorpe social reformer who established colony of Georgia as a
established Georgia, 1732 place for honest debtors (the poor who were in debtor's
prison)
Jonathan Edwards sparked wrote "sinners in the hands of an angry god", Puritan
Great Awakening, 1734 Minister sparked the Great revival of religion
Declaration of Formal pronouncement of independence drafted by Thomas
Independence, 1776 Jefferson and approved by Congress. The declaration allowed
Americans to appeal for foreign aid and served as an
inspiration for later revolutionary movements worldwide.
AKA the Seven Years' War. Clash between France and
Britain for supremacy of the North American continent
(hot spot: Ohio River Valley). The French lost miserably.
RESULTS:
1) The French were removed from the North Americancontinent.
French and Indian War,
2) The size of the British empire in America wasincreased.
1754-63
3) English war debt spiked. :-(
4) Animosity between British and the Americancolonials. (Br.
looked down on Am., Am. felt bitter toward Br.)
5) Americans had united for the first time against acommon enemy.
6) The Indians were left in a precarious place.
,Proclamation of 1763 A proclamation from the British government which
forbade British colonists from settling west of the
Appalacian Mountains, and which required any settlers
already living west of the mountains to move back east.
Stamp Act, 1765-66 - made sure tax was paid on paper good
- more revenue for England- required all paper
goods(newspapers, degrees, diplomas, wills) to have a seal
on them that meant the tax had been paid colonial reaction-
angry stamp had to be paid for in rare gold coin, leaders
protested, Patrick Henry called for resistance Stamp Act
Congress in NYC, secret societies (Sons of Liberty: people
most effected by stamp act: lawyers, craftspeople,
merchants, etc.) to oppose British policies
English reaction- some colonial officials quit job so sons of
liberty wouldn't tar and feather them
,merchants believed their trade with colonies would be
hurt, William Pitt against colonial taxing
Declaratory Act, 1766 Passed at the same time that the Stamp Act was repealed,
the Act declared that Parliament had the power to tax the
colonies both internally and externally, and had absolute
power over the colonial legislatures.
act that put taxes on all paper documents, Taxed
luxury items imported into the colonies; colonists
Townshend Acts, 1767
outraged and started another movement to stop
importing Br. goods
, Boston Tea Party, 1773 British ships carrying tea sailed into Boston Harbor and
refused to leave until the colonials took their tea.
Boston was boycotting the tea in protest of the Tea
Act and would not let the ships bring the tea ashore. Finally,
on the night of December 16, 1773, colonials disguised as
Indians boarded the ships and threw the tea overboard. They
did so because they were afraid that Governor Hutchinson
would secretly unload the tea because he owned a share in
the cargo.
First Contiental Congress, In philadepia 56 colonial delegrates. Agree to conitue
1774 boycott for british goods. and warned colonial milltias to
prepare to fight.
Lexington and Concord, General Gage, stationed in Boston, was ordered by
1775 King George III to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
The British marched on Lexington, where they believed the
colonials had a cache of weapons. The colonial militias,
warned beforehand by Paul Revere and William Dawes,
attempeted to block the progress of the troops and were
fired on by the British at Lexington. The British continued to
Concord, where they believed Adams and Hancock were
hiding, and they were again attacked by the colonial militia.
As the British retreated to Boston, the colonials continued
to shoot at them from behind cover on the sides of the
road. This was the start of the Revolutionary War.
Second Continental They organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to
Congress, 1775 send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army,
and appointed the comittee to draft
the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine's pamphlet urging the colonies to declare
independence and establish a republican government. The
Common Sense, 1776
widely-read pamphlet helped convince colonists to support
the Revolution.
