Slavery and Africa
Earliest date of African Slaves arriving in the Americas
1502
Who controlled Canada and Louisiana before the French and Indian War?
The French
Who were the 2 big leaders of the Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitestone
Who was the king who disbanded Parliament and ruled from 1625 to 1649?
Charles I
Which state/area was disputed between the French and British and led to the start of the French and Indian War?
Ohio
Ohio Valley
What was the primary good that required slave labor in the West Indies
Sugar
Why did the colonists put up with strict trading laws and the Navigation Acts?
What did Jonathan Edwards preach?
Solemn and graphic representation of hell, the glory of heaven, puritan stuff
Who was the leader of the Parliamentarians/Puritans fighting against King Charles I?
Oliver Cromwell
What was the Importance of the War for the Natives?
The outcome of the war was vital for the Natives' future.
They saw the French as the lesser of 2 evils.
List 4 contributions Africans made to the Americas
Naners, okra, banjo, dances, work songs, drums, words like cooter
Which State did the Salem Witch Trials take place in, and what was it?
It was unjust hysterical persecution of people not adhering to strict religious laws or being seen as outcasts.
Massachusetts.
What were some contributions the First Great Awakening provided to the Colonies (list 2)?
-Gave People Hope
-Led to the creation of new churches
-Led to the creation of new universities
-Contributed to Revolutionary Ideals: Equality, Freedom, Tolerance
How did the American and British views on representation differ?
British View - Virtual Representation (The belief that the Parliament represented all of Britain's subjects)
American View - Actual Representation (Colonists knew their representatives, but colonists denied that the parliament, which was 3000 miles away, represented them)
What was the Important battle that led to the beginning of the end for the French in the Americas
The Battle of Quebec - 1759
What was the primary good that required slave labor in the South (13 colonies)?
Tobacco
Cotton after the 1800s
Spy Reading Question:
The spy was lent an item. What was it?
A pistol
Was George Whitefield liked by everyone?
If not, why did some people dislike him?
Why did some priests dislike him?
He was liked by the masses, but many were jealous of his standing and envied his influence.
Also, Priests disliked him because he also preached that the masses could approach God 1-on-1, and they didn't have to go to church.
What did Mercantilism and the Navigation Acts lead Britain to become?
Hint: What type of a country did Great Britain become in economic terms
Great Britain became a "manufacturing and producing" country.
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British and Colonials
What was the Seasoning-in period?
What was the fatality rate of this period?
The first year of an African Slave arriving in the Americas.
~50%
Where did George Whitefield preach on the reading?
On top of the courthouse steps across from market street
Describe the difference between Old and New Light Churches.
Old Light: Edwards. Old-school puritans who believed in predestination. They went to Puritan Churches.
New Light: Whitestone. Ex-Puritans who began attending Protestant churches like Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist branches. They did not believe in predestination.
What was the Conclusion of the English Civil War?
Who won?
What type of Government ruled Great Britain?
What happened to the losing side?
The Parliamentarians/Puritans won the Civil War.
They established the Commonwealth of England (Puritan Commonwealth) - A republican government. 1649 - 1660
King Charles I was executed via beheading in 1649
Bonus: King Charles II would later retake power and become the new king.
Who was the commander in charge who began the French and Indian War?
George Washington