Colony Maybe, Pt. 1
Virginia was among one of the first to establish its own ruling party; it was later disbanded by the British
What is the House of Burgesses?
Pennsylvania was established by this man, for the purposes of providing protected territory for Quakers. He referred to this action as "The Holy Experiment"
Who is William Penn?
The French and Indian War ended with this act; which banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to prevent another one from happening
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
His rebellion led a group of landless colonists, servants, and farmers in Virginia against Governor William Berkeley, burning Jamestown as a result
What was Nathaniel Bacon?
This Act was established to protect the rights and safety of Catholic settlers as Protestant immigrants increasingly outnumbered them in the colony
What is the Maryland Act of Toleration?
Mr. Laxson's official title is Mr. Patrick Laxson, Ed. S; the last three letters mean this
What is Educational Specialist?
Of the modern-day New England states, two of them were not among the original 13 colonies; name either
What are Vermont and Maine?
This colony established its Fundamental Orders Act in 1639
What is Connecticut?
This was another name for the French and Indian War; it's about time
What is the Seven Years War?
This influential thinker contributed to the Enlightenment; he stated that government authority is legitimate only if it derives from the consent of the governed
Who was John Locke?
The English Parliament passed the Navigation Acts in the mid-seventeenth century to enforce this system of economics?
What is Mercantilism?
Mr. Laxson plays this instrument in the Saline County Symphony
What is Horn?
Established by Peter Minuit in 1638, this Swedish colony was taken by the Dutch, and ultimately Britain
What is Delaware?
New Hampshire was a safe haven for Puritian Farmers fleeing economic and religious hardships; he established it in 1630
Who is John Mason?
These British mercantile laws mandated that goods traded to and from the colonies had to be carried on ships built, owned, and managed by British or colonial crews
What were the Navigation Acts?
The First Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s culturally and socially divided two key groups; name either
Who were "New Light" revivalists and "Old Light" traditionalists?
The New England Puritans passed the Halfway Act in 1662 for this purpose, due to declining conversions of younger generations
What is an effort to maintain church membership?
Mr. Laxson has three children; name one
Stephen, Abbie or Isabella
While tobacco became a staple crop of the state of South Carolina, the colony of South Carolina relied on this grain for its agricultural well-being
What is rice?
This was one of the slowest growing colonies, and up until the year 1692 it was also religiously unaffiliated
What is Maryland?
To recover from The Seven Years War, Britain used this unpopular approach...at least over here
What was colonial taxation?
The original proposal for American-style democracy was first published in this John Locke essay
What is Two Treatises of Government?
Before the writing and passage of the Articles of Confederation, this was the first document to suggest the colonies unite
What is Albany Plan of Union (1754)?
Mr. Laxson is actually a coach of this academic sport
What is debate?
These colonies allowed King Charles II to grant land and political privileges to proprietary elitists, including New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
What are restoration colonies?
This southern colony served as a buffer between the English and Spanish; known for later being a major slave state; it originally outlawed to practice
What is Georgia?
15,000 settlers migrated from England to escape its oppression to settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony; this event even has a name
What is the Great MIgration?
A citizen uprising in North Carolina where rural enforcers fought against corrupt local officials and unfair taxes; ending at the Battle of Alamance
What was War of the Regulation?
This ultimate Act by Great Britain prevented Westward Expansion past the Appalachian Mountains, which was one of the factors leading to the Revolutionary War
What were the Intolerable Acts?
As healthy as he looks, unfortunately, Mr. Laxson copes with this chronic illness
What is Type 2 diabetes?
FINAL JEOPARDY TOPIC - Revolts and Rebellions
This uprising was the most successful indigenous in American history, resulting in the expulsion of the occupying foreign power for 12 years. The second time around, the invaders were much more respectful of the Native American culture of the region
FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER
What is the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 (or Pope's Rebellion)?