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James Oglethorpe created a colony for ....
What are debtors?
What is the Middle Passage?
After this war, the British started heavily taxing the American colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
Listed several grievances against King George III. Influenced by John Locke's social contract theory and his theory on natural rights.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Terms/conditions in this agreement extended the boundaries of the British colonies to the Mississippi River.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763?
Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses are both examples of...
What is the first representative governments in America?
An intolerant group that believed that it was necessary to be in a covenant relationship with God in order to be redeemed from one's sinful condition; Mostly settled in the New England Colonies
What are the Puritans?
A policy that stated that the American colonists were not allowed to go west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The site where George Washington and his troops endured a harsh winter without proper food, shelter, or clothing but received strict training from Baron von Stebon to fight in the war
What is Valley Forge?
Use the postal service to disseminate information throughout the colonies to ensure each colonie was informed of the progress of the revolution.
What is the Committee of Correspondence?
This had a direct impact on the economic system established in New England and Southern Colonies.
WHat is geographic location?
Policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imported in order to build its supply of gold and silver
What is mercantilism?
This law closed the Boston port and dismantled the Massessuchetts' government with British royal officials; Written as a punishment for the colonists' protests
What are the Intolerable Acts 1774?
A French military leader that helped Washington and the Continental Army by convincing the French King to give financial assistance.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
Two Parts:
British general____________ surrendered at the battles of ______________, ending the American Revolution.
Who is Cornwallis and Yorktown?
An event where rebels felt the governor of Virginia failed to protect the frontier from the Native Americans
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
Policy for governing the colonies. The colonies would be more economically productive if they were not restricted in their ability to govern themselves.
What is Salutary Neglect?
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that criticized The British Monarchy and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain
What is Common Sense?
This battle was a surprise, ambush attacks with a quick retreat to safety. Increased the morale of the Continental Army.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
TWO ANSWERS...
This LOCATION is where the Continental Army realized they needed to become a more professional army. This individual military style training for the Content
What is Valley Forge and Baron von Steuben?
The Native Americans' last-ditch effort to stop English settlement on native lands; Metcom's Rebellion...
What is King Phillip's War?
Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century (1700s) during which a number of new Protestant churches were established.
What is the Great Awakening?
A group led by Samuel Adams that protested many tax laws (especially the Stamp Act). They were responsible for the Boston Tea Party; often intimidated British merchants with violence.
What are the Sons of Liberty?
Ended the Revolutionary War and gave America its official independence from Great Britain. Now America owned all the land out to the Mississippi River.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
First casualty of the American Revolution.
Who is Crispus Attucks?