The Need for Spiritual Revival
Puritan preacher during the Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
War fought between England & France over land in America
French and Indian War
England needed money after the French and Indian War, so King George III passed a tax on certain documents that only colonists had to pay. This tax was called the____________________?
The Stamp Act
Colonists who wanted to be free of English rule.
Patriots
This important event in America's history began on April 19, 1775.
American War for Independence
Patriots who were trained to be ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Minutemen
English preacher: the most powerful voice in the Great Awakening
George Whitefield
Guide & military adviser to General Braddock during the French and Indian War
George Washington
King George III only allowed the colonists to trade with ________________________.
England
Colonists who remained loyal to England.
Loyalists
Money citizens of a country must pay to help run their government
Tax
An agreement between two countries.
Treaty
Spiritual revival that began in New England and spread throughout the colonies.
Great Awakening
Commander of British troops during the French and Indian War
Edward Braddock
Five Boston citizens were killed by English soldiers in during the __________________________.
Boston Massacre
This action caused Boston to have no way to buy or sell supplies and caused the remaining 12 colonies to come to their aid.
The blockade of Boston Harbor.
Refusal to buy or use certain projects
Boycott
This Virginia Patriot gave the famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech.
Patrick Henry
English hymn writer whose hymns were popular during the Great Awakening.
Isaac Watts
Before the French and Indian War, this country claimed the area that is now Canada, the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi Valley.
France
During this event, Sons of Liberty threw tea into Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party
Elected president of the Second Continental Congress.
John Hancock
Groups of patriots who worked to support the rights of the colonist
Sons of Liberty
This man warned the Patriots in Lexington of the British troops' movement.
Paul Revere
This policy allowed people to become church members even if they didn't trust in Christ as their Savior.
Half-Way Covenant
This country took control of the land east of the Mississippi after the French and Indian War.
England
Decisions made by the British, including the blockade of Boston Harbor were called ____________________.
Intolerable Acts
This group met to list the rights American colonists should have.
First Continental Congress
Patriots who were trained to be ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Minute Men
This group met to declare independence from England and made decisions to prepare for war.
Second Continental Congress