The Story of Us
How many Redcoats were sent to America to keep peace?
4,000
How long did the Seven Years' War really last?
9 years
How did this change the way colonists viewed society & government?
1 Deemphasize the role of the church authority
2 Stressed the importance of the individuals
At the begining of the war France controlled much of the land in _____.
Canada
Considered beginning of the revolutionary era
1st open defiance against established govt
Bacon's Rebellion
How did Americans find out about the Bloody massacre?
Night Riders
What treaty ended the French and Indian war?
The Treaty of Paris
Who was the key figure of the Great Awakening?
Jonthan Edwards
The war took place on these five continents
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa
Act passed to ensure colonies trade only with England
Navigation Act
There is one Redcoat for every ___ colonists
4
Who does John Green see as the real losers of the war?
Native Americans
What was one of the main ideas of the Great Awakening?
increased interest in highier education
In July 1754 delegates met where to unite the colonies?
Albany, New York
A fist fights leads to a mob
5 Civilians Dead
The Boston Massacre
How do the British respond to the dumping of the tea?
closing down the Boston harbor
What always had to be increased for mercantilism to work?
Amount of land owned
Who were the two key figures of the Enlightenment?
Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
Seeking revenge for their loss of Fort Necessity, these men took the French Fort Duqesne
Col. Washington and Gen. Braddock
Colonial merchants' tea was taxed
Tea Act
What is the outcome of the 1st Continental Congress?
the colonies agree to defend each other
What fraction of men did Washington lose at Fort Necessity?
1/3
What were the two main ideas of the Enlightenment?
1 The world is governed not by chance or miracles but by fixed mathematical principals
2 Truth is found through experimental & reason
Countries that signed the Treaty of Paris
France, Spain, and Great Britain
Colonists disguised as Indians
Dumped 18,000 pounds of tea in Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party