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American Founding Father, the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States

George Washington

200

The Proclamation of 1763 banned colonist expansion in what direction and beyond where?

West, beyond the Appalachian Mountains

200

A free-market system where the government does not interfere, tax, or regulate business because it holds that markets self-regulate naturally through supply, demand, and individual self-interest.

laissez-faire

200

Parliament passed a series of theses acts (laws) to establish basic mercantile policies and keep colonial trade within the British empire.

Navigation Acts

200

Major armed conflict launched by a loose confederation of Native American tribes led by Ottawa Chief Pontiac against British rule following the end of the French and Indian War

Pontiac's Rebellion (or Conspiracy)

400

British royal/dynastic house of German origin that ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1901.

Hanoverian

400

The French & Indian War was primarily fought over this territory...

The Ohio River Valley (and the broader North American frontier)

400

A process where a person or a group of people come back to spiritual life after a time of sleep, coldness, or distance from God.

"spiritual revival"
400

A 1754 proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create a unified central government for the British American colonies. 

The Albany Plan (1754) 

400

What was the slogan of the Albany Plan (1754)? 

"Join or die?"

600

Aas an influential 18th-century British politician and Prime Minister who led Great Britain to victory in the Seven Years' War by gathering financial resources. 

William Pitt the Elder

600

Deadly street fight on March 5, 1770, in Boston, Massachusetts, where British soldiers shot and killed five American colonists

Boston Massacre

600

Compromised the spiritual purity of the church by allowing unregenerate individuals to hold partial membership and present their children for baptism.

Halfway Covenant

600

Treaty that officially ended the Seven Years' War between Great Britain, France, and Spain

Treaty of Paris (1763)

600

List the five points of Calvinism: 

TULIP | total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, and the perseverance of the saints

800

Young American missionary who preached to Native Americans and kept a famous diary about his deep love for God.

David Brainerd

800

Thriving major seaport and political hub, making it the focal point for colonial commerce, radical patriotic leadership, and organized opposition to British trade policies.

Boston

800

Economic system where governments tightly regulated the economy to build national power and wealth (...)measured mostly by how much gold and silver a nation has acquired (....) belief that there is a limited amount of wealth available in the world

mercantilism

800

Was a British law issued by King George III that banned American colonists from settling on lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. 

Proclamation of 1763

800

Critical military operation where British forces surrounded and attacked the heavily fortified French-controlled Quebec City to gain control of Canada during the French and Indian War.

Siege of Quebec

1000

Political leader who helped organize the American Revolution by rallying resistance against British rule, leading the Sons of Liberty, and orchestrating events like the Boston Tea Party.

Samuel Adams

1000

The First Continental Congress convened in this city on September 5, 1774 and every colony sent delegates except for Georgia.

Philadelphia 

1000

A general court-issued search warrant that allowed British officials in colonial America to search any home, business, or ship for smuggled goods without needing a specific reason, proof, or expiration date.

writs of assistance

1000

Series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767 that placed taxes on everyday goods imported into the American colonies—such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea

Townshend Acts

1000

Samuel Adamas, in 1765, formed this militant political group of American colonists created to resist British taxation, most notably the Stamp Act.

Son's of Liberty

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