Describing the Colonies
These colonies were sometimes called the "bread colonies"
What are the middle colonies?
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War in this year
What is 1763?
Taxed all legal documents
What is the Stamp Act?
The most powerful voice of the Great Awakening
Who is George Whitefield?
Preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
These colonies were known for producing rice and indigo
What are the southern colonies?
The French and Indian War started in this year
What is 1754?
Required colonists to give housing and supplies to British soldiers
What is the Quartering Act?
She was the first poet of African descent in America
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
Author of Poor Richard's Almanac
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
These colonies had Congegational churches and town governments
What are the New England colonies?
In the first battle of the French and Indian War, the Virginia Rangers were led by this famous Virginian
Who is George Washington?
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Young Irish member of Parliament who defended the colonies
Who is Edmund Burke?
Best-known missionary to the Indigenous tribes
Who is David Brainerd?
The major denomination in these colonies was the Anglican church
What are the southern colonies?
In Europe, the French and Indian War was known by this name
What is the Seven Years' War?
This act "declared" that the colonies were subordinate to Britain
British Prime Minister who canceled land grants and raised the taxes in the colonies
Who is George Grenville?
The first professional musician and composer born in America
Who is William Billings?
These colonies had a mixture of town and county governments
What are the middle colonies?
He was a general sent over by the British Army; unfortunately, he was too proud to listen to the advice of young Colonel Washington
Who is Edward Braddock?
What is 1765?
Helped introduce the smallpox inoculation
Who is Cotton Mather?
Correctly predicted an eclipse in 1789
Who is Benjamin Banneker?