13 Colonies
The colonies were ruled by this nation
Great Britain
Another name for the Society of Friends
Quakers
Name of the brutal journey taken by Africans to the Americas....
Middle Passage
In 1692 the town of Salem, MA hosted a series of....
Salem Witch Trials
The name of the triangular trade route that included Europe, Africa, and the Americas
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade
This colony was founded by William Penn and was home to the Quakers....
Pennsylvania
He was the impassioned Reverand who believed in prosecuting alleged Witches
Historians referred to this process as the becoming more and more "English."
Anglicization
Uprising of angry poor white Virginians rebelling against their governor and attacked the local native Americans
Bacons Rebellion
Name of the person who later apologized for their actions during the Salem Witch Trials
Ann Putnam
Name of event that took place in Boston 1773, causing the British to enforce the Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
Religious revival movement in 1720's-1740's that was spread through ministers Like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield
Great Awakening
Mercantilism
Economic policy of Great Britain in which the government plays a heavily role in order to maximize the country's wealth.
When Parliament Supremacy finally won power over the throne in Great Britain
Glorious Revolution
4 Staple Crops grown in the Americas (Cash Crops)
Rice. Tobacco, Sugar and Cotten
The name of the organization who led protests against the British and boycotted their goods
Sons of Liberty
Provide 3 reasons why Africans were enslaved.
1. Slave for Life (Children born into slavery)
2. Could be easily identified
3. Thought to be physically stronger
4. Not Bristish Citizens (no need to offer British liberties
Much of the actual governing was left to local officials and colonial assemblies.
Salutary Neglect
Global conflict between Great Britain and France for control over North American territory east of the Mississippi- and its results
French and Indian War
British Victory (Treaty of Paris)
The name of the formation of Great Britain in 1707
Act of Union
Great Britain
(England and Scotland)
Name of first victim of American Revolution and the event it occurred at.
Crispus Attucks
Boston Massacre
Belief that God essentially withdrew after creating the world, leaving it to function by scientific laws of nature and no divine intervention.
Deism
Thought revolution in the 18th century. It began in Europe and spread to the Colonies...
Emphasized reason, and science over the traditional authority of the church.
Enlightenment
A slave uprising in South Carolina in 1739
Led to tightening of slave codes.
Stono Rebellion
Describe in detail the three parts of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Europe (Manufactured goods to Africa)
Africa (Gave People to be Enslaved) Journey aboard Middle Passage
Americas (Slaves Worked on Plantations to produce cash crops)