Colonial Period
He challenged the authority of the Puritan ministers and was kicked out for it.
Who was Roger Williams?
He was the first colonist killed in what came to be called the Boston Massacre
Who was Crispus Attucks?
It's the year the first Africans were brought to the New World.
What was 1619?
Leader who inspired his followers to kill colonists who ventured into the Ohio River Valley after the French and Indian War ended.
Who was Chief Pontiac?
He wrote "The Liberator"
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
It was a plantation system used by the Spaniards to "convert" Native Americans.
What was an encomienda?
He said "Give me liberty, or give me death"
Who was Patrick Henry?
It was the event that many say led Virginia to turn to chattel slavery over of indentured servitude.
What was Bacon's Rebellion?
The Native American group that was massacred by the Puritans
Who were the Pequot Indians?
A corrupt political organization in New York City that exploited new immigrants in order to get their votes
What was Tammany Hall?
The year that Plymouth colony was established.
What is 1620?
The Battle that inspired the French to recognize American independence and to enter into an open alliance with the Americans.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
It was a revolt that occurred in the South Carolina colony where fugitive slaves were making their way to Florida.
What was the Stono Rebellion?
He was a leader and the older brother of The Prophet
Who was Tecumseh?
They were a secret nativist organization that despised Irish Catholics
The Know-Nothings
His acquittal for libel was an example of a growing separation between the colonists and the British.
Who was John Peter Zenger?
The group largely responsible for throwing British tea into Boston Harbor
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
He wrote "An Appeal to the Colored People of the World"
Who was David Walker?
He led the Pueblo revolt that successfully expelled the Spanish from Santa Fe for a period of time
Who was Popé?
A system that was designed so that every step of the manufacturing process was done under one roof and the work was performed by young adult women
What was the Lowell system?
He was a very passionate minister who is credited for spreading the First Great Awakening
Who was George Whitefield?
The standoff that caused state delegates to meet to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation
What was Shay's Rebellion?
She left her wealthy family and moved from her South Carolina plantation home to become a vocal abolitionist.
Who was Angelina Grimke?
It was a Supreme Court decision siding with the Cherokee and it was not enforced by Andrew Jackson.
What was Worcester v Georgia (1832)?
They were assertions made by Abraham Lincoln challenging Polk's claims about the deaths of American soldiers near the southern border.
What were the Spot Resolutions?