Revolutionary Causes I
What was the Great Awakening?
A time of religious revival.
What new way of thinking developed in Europe during the 1300s and 1400s?
Humanism
What event caused colonists to think of themselves more as American than English?
The French and Indian War
What was one of the three main goals of European nations during the Age of Exploration?
To settle the Americas, gain wealth, and spread Christianity.
What precious metals did Spanish settlers mine in the Americas?
Gold and silver
The ___________Act required colonists to provide shelter and food for British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
Humanism was based on the ideas of which two ancient civilizations?
Greece and Rome
This event banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains.
The Proclamation of 1763
Which two countries were the first to build large colonies in the Americas?
Spain and Portugal.
Which present-day country was colonized by Portugal?
Brazil
What did the Stamp Act of 1765 tax?
All printed materials.
Why did writers begin using vernacular languages instead of only Latin?
So more people could read their work.
What action by the colonists helped get the Stamp Act repealed?
Boycotting English goods
What title was given to the officials who governed Spanish colonies?
Viceroys
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
What secret society was established in response to the Stamp Act?
The Sons of Liberty
What invention helped books and ideas spread quickly across Europe?
the printing press
When the Townshend Act was repealed, what tax still remained?
A tax on tea
What were religious communities established by Spanish missionaries called?
Missions
What cash crop helped make Jamestown successful?
Tobacco
Name one item that the Townshend Act taxed.
It taxed imported tea, glass, and paper.
Humanists believed that people should use _________, not only religious faith, to understand the world.
Reason (or learning)
Who defended British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
What valuable animal product attracted the French to North America?
Beaver fur
What river valley did French explorers and fur traders spread through after settling in Canada?
The Mississippi River Valley