THE NEW WORLD
Under this system, the crown granted colonists over natives, and the colonist was obliged to protect those natives and convert them to Catholicism
What is the encomienda system?
This was the English name for the revolt against New England settlers led by a tribal leader named Metacomet.
What was King Philip's War?
The battle which led to the French-American alliance during the American Revolution.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
The first document in pre-Revolutionary America to assert that governmental power derived from the people.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Who was Abigail Adams?
These businesses had the mission to settle and develop lands in North America.
What are/were joint stock companies?
The policy by which Great Britain largely oversaw its North American colonies for nearly 150 years.
What is salutory neglect?
The last-ditch attempt made by the Continental Congress to avoid a full-scale war with Great Britain.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
The most successful slave uprising in 18th century America?
What was the Stono Uprising or Stone Rebellion?
He led a revolt against British settlements in the Northwest territory.
Who was Pontiac?
This Catholic bishop advocated a policy of peace and tolerance among Native Americans in New Spain.
Who was Bartolome Las Casas?
This economic system was based on a favorable balance of trade and the accumulation of hard currency, such as gold or silver.
What is mercantilism?
The idea that the British Parliament represented all British subjects regardless of who elected them.
What is virtual representation?
The most important colonial event involving hysterical teenage girls.
What was the Salem Witchcraft Trial or the Salem Witchcraft Crisis.
He started his own colony after being kicked out of Massachusetts.
Who was Roger Williams?
These workers led a rebellion against the governor of Virginia in 1675.
Who were indentured servants?
The most important 18th century religious movement in North America.
What is the Great Awakening?
Two critical rebellions which shaped the young governments of the United States.
What are Shays Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion?
The law passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party.
What were the Coercive Acts OR the Intolerable Acts?
This Patriot said ``Give me liberty or give me death.''
Who was Patrick Henry?
These colonists intermarried frequently with Native Americans.
Who were the French?
The 1649 act that protected the religious freedom of most Christians in Maryland.
What was the Act of Toleration?
This incident nearly caused a war between France and the United States when John Adams was president.
What was the XYZ Affair?
Essays written to support ratification of the new Constitution.
What were the Federalist Papers?
This colonist was defeated when he led an attack on a French outpost in the Ohio River, but was still greeted as a hero when he went home.
Who was George Washington?