Early American Culture
learn a trade from an experienced craftsman
what is an apprentice?
Forced King John to guarantee important rights to noblemen and free men
what is the magna carta?
decided which nation would control parts of north America
what is the French and indian war?
famous American enlightenment figure
who was Benjamin franklin?
In general, American Colonists had a better ability to read or be this than their English counterparts?
What is Literate?
A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
England's chief lawmaking body
first formal proposal to unite the colonies
what is the Albany of union?
emphasized reason and science as a form of knowledge
what is the enlightenment
George Washington's Attack on Fort Duquesne is the start of this event
What is the French and Indian War?
terrified listeners with images of Gods anger but promised they could be saved
who is jonathan Edwards?
royal governor who ended representative assemblies
who is Edmund Andros?
turning point of the war
what is the battle of Quebec?
hands off policy on colonial affairs
what is salutary neglect?
This was given to the Native Americans to bring an end to Pontiac's Rebellion
What are smallpox-infested blankets?
This social group was much larger in the colonies due to primary land ownership
What is the Middle Class?
an agreement to respect the rights of English citizens and parliament
what is the English bill of rights?
what is the treaty of paris?
what is Pontiac's rebellion?
John Locke believed all people had these rights
What are life, liberty, and property?
argued that kings had no god given right to rule
who is John Locke
stood trial for printing criticism of New York's governor?
who is peter zenger?
forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachians
what is the proclamation of 1763?
change in englands leadership
what is the glorious revolution?