13 Colonies
New England
Quaker leader and founder of a middle colony
William Penn
The first battle of the American Revolution
Lexington & Concord
Rights that can not be taken away such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Unalienable/Natural Rights
After the French and Indian War, England banned the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains using this document.
This was the primary motivation for puritans and pilgrims to settle in the New World
Religious freedom
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Final attempt of the colonies to maintain peace with Britain before American Revolution
Olive Branch Petition
Example of early representative government in the Southern colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses
This event brought an end to Salutary Neglect
French and Indian War
Believed everyone possessed Gods inner light and was the primary religion in the middle colonies
Quaker
English philosopher who created the concept of unalienable rights
John Locke
Five colonists were killed here, however, the event was dramatized in order for the patriots to gain sympathy and build hatred towards the British
Boston Massacre
According to this colonial document, decisions would be made based on the will of the majority. Major example of self-government.
Mayflower Compact
Closed Boston Harbor, placed Boston under martial law, and implemented the Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts
This was the type of society in the Southern colonies due to the presence of slaves
Hierarchical
First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and strove to create a perfect, model colony known as a "city on a hill"
John Winthrop
This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution as it led to the French allying with the US
Battle of Saratoga
Magna Carta
Most hated direct tax that placed a tax on paper goods
Stamp Act
British policy that instituted limited regulation of the colonies
Author of Common Sense which encouraged Americans to support the independence movement
Thomas Paine
Meeting of the founding fathers where the Declaration of Independence would ultimately be signed
Second Continental Congress
Economic system in which colonies existed to make the mother country profit
Mercantilism
This religious revival led to an increase in individualism and contributed to the Revolutionary War
First Great Awakening