People
Ferdinand Magellan
Name the three G's for European colonization
God, Gold, Glory
Did England have a master plan for the colonies? yes or no and why
no, distracted with matters at home
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
England vs. The French + Indians
The Great Awakening brought about a _______________ revival.
religious and spiritual
Who created his/her own church for political reasons?
King Henry VIII
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Explain the concept of salutary neglect.
Unwritten policy that the colonies had laws but they were not strictly enforced
What year did the French and Indian War end?
1673
This man was an American theologian who helped transform western Massachusetts from a "spiritual desert to an oasis of piety"
Jonathan Edwards
Founded a school for navigators, funded, and helped to spur the age of exploration.
Prince Henry the Navigator
The _______________________ is the first written framework for self-government.
The distance between Britain and the colonies ____________ the colonists desire for self rule.
intensified
The end of the French and Indian War brings a change in England's relationship with her colonies. What is the name of the "unwritten policy" that ended?
Salutary Neglect
What was the enlightenment?
an intellectual movement, understanding of the world as rational and orderly place governed by natural laws that could be discovered
Governor of Massachusetts that stated the Puritans must be a "city upon a hill".
John Winthrop
Why did the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay colony?
Religious freedom/due to religious persecution in England
Colonies has __________ legislatures and _______ governors.
strong, weak
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
Declared that Anglo-Americans (colonists) could not settle from that line to the Mississippi River.
Who is a main character from the Enlightenment?
Benjamin Franklin
British preacher who toured the colonies and attracted large crowds
George Whitefield
Founded Rhode Island
Roger Williams
The British government claimed that colonies had "___________ representation" in Parliament.
Virtual
What was the Treaty of Paris?
France gave England the land east of the Mississippi River in the US and Canada.
Both the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening empowered ________________.
individualism