5.1 The Great Awakening
Who was the first poet of African descent in American history?
Phillis Wheatley
Which war was fought between 1754 and 1763?
The French and Indian War
In colonial America, an individual's social class was determined by _______.
wealth
_______ helped introduce the smallpox inoculation in America.
Cotton Mather
Colonial America's largest city was _______.
Philadelphia
What evangelist had the greatest influence on America during the Great Awakening?
George Whitefield
Where did the North American conflict between the French colonists and the British colonists begin?
Ohio River Valley
Benjamin Franklin's yearly publication that contained meterological and astronomical information, simple proverbs, and sound advice was called _____.
Poor Richard's Almanac
Best-known colonial scientist
Benjamin Franklin
Most colonial settlers came from ________ (country).
England
What was the agreement that granted membership to unconverted descendants of church members?
Halfway Covenant
To what city did the French retreat during the French and Indian War?
Quebec
What are the sparsely populated areas on the fringe of settlement?
frontiers
Predicted an eclipse in 1789
Benjamin Banneker
The Treaty of ________ marked the end of the French and Indian War.
Paris
What college was founded to train Native Americans as missionaries to their own people?
Dartmouth
What British general ignored Washington's advice about wilderness warfare?
Edward Braddock
Which group of colonies was least suited for agriculture?
New England
The greatest portraitist of the colonial era was ________.
John Singleton Copley
The Great Awakening helped the colonists develop _____ and _____ freedoms.
religious; political
Who is remembered as colonial America's foremost theologian?
Jonathan Edwards
He was sent with an order for the French army to leave Virginia.
George Washington
What city in Pennsylvania was founded by the Moravians?
Bethlehem
First professional musician and composer born in America
William Billings
The ________ were among the first in modern times to show a zeal for missions.
Moravians