Before the American Revolution
What was the war between French and their Indian allies and Britain and their Indian allies over supreme imperial control in Europe as well as land in North America, especially the Ohio River Valley?
What is the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)?
An economic theory and practice that emerged in Western Europe from the 16th to the 18th centuries, characterized by government intervention aimed at increasing a nation’s wealth through a favorable balance of trade.
What is Mercantilism?
What battle secured the American colonists a French alliance, providing them with naval support?
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers, and is usually invoked in time of war, rebellion, or natural disaster
What is Martial Law?
Started with the British marching to seize colonial weapons and Paul Revere's "midnight ride", ending with the "shot heard around the world"
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
What is the Pontiac War?
The act of making unreasonable profits from goods and services, especially during wartime or other crises, which has been documented since the Revolutionary War
Profiteering
What was the Siege of Yorktown?
A short-lived, administrative union of English colonies in North America (1686-1689) created by King James II to assert royal control over trade and governance, and combined colonies like New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut under a single governor, Sir Edmund Andros
What is the Dominion of New England?
A key 18th-century American theologian, philosopher, pastor, and missionary, renowned as a central figure of the First Great Awakening and considered a major intellectual and spiritual leader
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
Despite the British's win, their high casualties boosted the morale of the colonists, who realized they could stand against the British
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?