Colonies
Acts/Battles
Historical Figures
Religion/Women
Slavery
100
Quakers
Strongly pacifist religion
100
Townshend Acts
Chancellor of Exchequer Charles Townshend passed a tax on a variety of goods such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
100
George Washington
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
100
Salem Witch Trials
A group of girls were found having their fortunes read by an enslaved woman named Tituba. The town went through a series of accusations mostly leveled at older women in the town (78% of accused witches were women). In the end, ~19 people were executed and 5 died in prison due to “witchcraft.”
100
The African Slave Trade
The slave trade in Africa was distinct from the eventual chattel slavery adopted by Europeans:
Most enslaved people were captured in war raids and forced to work in the empire by which they were taken.
Many were often freed after a term of 7-15 years.
Often were permitted full citizenship in the community which they were forced into - children would not be treated as slaves.
200
States of the three colony areas
200
Navigation Acts
These laws forbid colonists from trading with any country or colony other than England.
200
Thomas Paine
Author of Common Sense
200
Religious Tolerance
Despite events such as the witch trials, the American colonies were far more religiously tolerant than Britain at the time.
200
Early forms of forced labor in America
Most enslaved people were sold either in the Caribbean or South America to work on sugar plantations.
300
Plymouth
A group of Puritan religious separatists known as “Pilgrims” obtained a charter in 1619 to settle in the Northeastern region of the British North American colonies
300
Proclamation of 1763
This made it illegal for colonists to settle beyond the Appalachian mountains.
300
Bartolome de las Casas
Author of the report that changed the treatment of indigenous slaves working in the encomienda system
300
First Great Awakening
Protestant religions began to come together to recognize a common identity. All looked to evangelize the colonies.
300
Encomienda System
Native American communities were expected to meet high quotas of materials to provide to the Spanish – Usually was gold or silver.
400
Columbian Exchange
Starting with the arrival of Columbus in 1492, the Old World and New World began exchanging goods, ideas, and diseases on a path known as the Columbian Exchange.
Goods such as corn, tomatoes, and potatoes were all sent from the New World to the Old World.
Horses, cattle, and advanced weapons were brought to the Americas for the first time.
400
Coercive (Intolarable) Acts
Boston Harbor would be closed until the tea was paid for.
The Massachusetts Constitution was ended – Citizens of Massachusetts could no longer vote for local offices.
All trials would be carried out by British officials.
Required colonists to abide by the Quartering Act.
Granted freedom of worship to Catholics living in British territories (Quebec Act) – hated by Protestants.
400
George Whitefield
First Great Awakening figure
400
Puritans
The Puritan faith dominated New England. Puritans believe in a strict God and require all members of a community to share those beliefs.
400
Dunmore Proclamation
In 1775, the British Governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, issued a proclamation stating that any enslaved person who would flee their plantation and aid the British Army would be granted their freedom
500
Sons of Liberty
In August of 1765, Samuel Adams and John Hancock helped form the Sons of Liberty – an organization that organized protests, burned effigies, and even delivered threats to British tax collectors.
500
French and Indian War
The British controlled the 13 colonies on the east coast. As the British continued to expand westward, they began to encroach on French territories.
500
Roger Williams
Founder the state of Rhode Island and advocating separation of church and state in Colonial America
500
Native American Women
Many Native American societies treated women as intellectual equals and morally superior. Therefore, many Native American societies were led by a matriarch who attended treaty conferences with the English. Chiefdom was often passed through matrilineal lines.
500
Anthony Johnson
Secured his freedom, purchased land, and even owned slaves of his own in the Virginia colony