HISTORAL FIGURES
Who helped to spread general knowledge by encouraging the founding of public libraries and also had a yearly publication of Poor Richard's Almanac where he shared bits of wisdom such as "Never leave that till [tomorrow] which you can do [today]?
Also invented the lightening rod.
Benjamin Franklin
Colonial Era
Least suitable for agriculture, long winters, short growing seasons and rocky terrain.
New England Colonies
Most famous sermon in American History that was preached by Jonathan Edwards.
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
bartered
In the late 1760's who was a skilled woodsmen and led explorers through the Appalachian Mountains by the way of the Cumberland Gap?
Daniel Boone
The route of trade among the colonies, Europe, the West Indies and Africa.
Triangular trade route
Fertile soil, moderate climate, known as the "bread colonies"
Middle Colonies
Proclamation of 1763
Great national revival of biblical Christianity between 1730 and 1760 which had profound and far-reaching effects on the formation and history of the United States.
Great Awakening
Who was a tall 21 year old colonial officer in the Virginia Rangers during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
Fertile and warm climate. Grew rice, cotton, tobacco and indigo (plant used to make blue dye)
Southern Colonies
Act that required colonists to furnish British troops with certain supplies and living quarters in unoccupied buildings but ensured that the colonists were reimbursed by the colony in which the troops were stationed.
Quartering Act of 1765
British name for the Great Awakening; revival of biblical Christianity between 1730 and 1760 which resulted in the organization of the Methodist denomination.
Methodist Revival
Who was a Puritan Minister and avid scientist who helped to introduce the smallpox inoculation in America?
Cotton Mather
An idea that colonies exist solely for the good of their mother country.
Mercantilism
Middle Colonies
Act passed in 1765 that required colonists to buy stamps or seals from government agents for all legal documents, pamphlets, and newspapers and established that anyone caught not doing so could be tried without a jury.
Stamp Act
Treaty signed in 1763 that officially ended the war; stated that the French were to surrender most of their land and that the English were to assume control of the entire North American continent east of the Mississippi.
Who was a Christian slave who told German Moravians of the spiritual needs of his people in the West Indies?
Composed of two houses.
Bicameral
Many waterfalls for manufacturing power, fishing grounds and fine harbors for trade.
New England
Act adopted in 1766 that declared the colonies were subordinate to Britain and that Parliament had the power to pass laws to "bind the Colonies...in all Cases whatsoever."
Declaratory Act
War fought from 1754 to 1763 in which the French and most native tribes fought together against the British; known in Europe as the Seven Years' War.
French and Indian War