All Flashcards
Pequot War
1637, English settles vs Pequot Indians in the Connecticut valley, result of competition over trade and land
William Penn
Wealthy, educated man who became an Evangelist for Quakerism, founded Pennsylvania
James Ogelthorpe
Led the founders of Georgia, wanted to erect a military border against the Spanish
Sir William Berkley
Appointed governor of Virginia by King Charles I
Bacon’s Rebellion
Led by Nathaniel Bacon, rebellion against the rule of Sir William Berkley
“City Upon A Hill”
John Winthrop and other Massachusetts founder’s idea that the city they were founding could serve as a model for the rest of the world, a holy commonwealth
Sugar Act 1764
Raised the duty on sugar while lowering the duty on molasses, designed to eliminate the illegal sugar trade between the continental colonies and French and Spanish West Indies
Stamp Act
1765, imposed a tax on most printed documents in the colonies
Stamp Act crisis
Uniformed the colonists because the Act affected all Americans and was a direct attempt by England to raise revenue on the colonies without consent, led to the “trumpet of sedition” and England backing down
The Stamp Act Congress
Delegates from 9 colonies who met in New York in 1765, stating that the colonies could only be taxed through their own provincial assemblies
Declaratory Act
Passed by Parliament to assert its authority over the colonies “in all cases whatsoever,” despite backing down on the Stamp Act
Gave parliament power to tax colonies
Quartering Act
Aka the Mutiny Act of 1765, required the colonies to provide quarters and supplies for the British troops in America, challenged by Charles Townshend
Leisler’s Rebellion
Jacob Leisler raised a militia, captured the city for, drove Nicholson into exile, and made himself the new head governor of New York
King George’s War
Conflict between the English colonists and the French due to the territorial dispute between Frederick the Great of Prussia and Maria Theresa of Austria
Fort Necessity
Crude stockade in Pittsburg created by George Washington
William Pitt
English Secretary of State who brought war for the first time under British Control
Peace of Paris 1763
Peace treaty of French and Indian war (7 years war), the French surrendered oil mainland to North America
Proclamation of 1763
Allowed London to control westward expansion of the white population
Tea Act 1773
Catalyst of the Boston Tea Party, placed a tax on tea in the American states
Coercive Act
(Intolerable Act) issued by Britain in response to the Boston Tea party as a sort of punishment
First Continental Congress
A meeting between 12 delegates from the 13 colonies early in the American Revolution
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine, challenged the authority of the British government
Articles of Confederation
First constitution of the United States
Shay’s Rebellion
Daniel Shays led 4,000 rebels in an uprise against perceived economic and civil rights injustices
London Company
English joint stock company established by King James I to establish colonies in North America
“Starving Time”
Winter of 1609-1610 in the new colonies
House of Burgesses
Where delegates from various communities met; first meeting of an elected legislature; Jamestown Church
Lord Baltimore
George Calvert title, a recent convert to Catholicism and shrew businessman Maryland
Headwright System
50 acre land grants that settlers could acquire
“Freeman”
Name given to people after they finished indentured servant
Anne Hutchinson
Puritan spiritual advisor, participated in the Antinomian controversy, founded New Hampshire
King Phillip’s War
The most prolonged and deadly encounter between whites and Indians in the 17th century, 1675
John Rolfe
Jamestown planter, experimented with tobacco in Virginia
He produced crops of high quality
William Bradford
Governor of the Plymouth plantation
Roger Williams
An engaging but controversial young minister in Rhode Island, a confirmed separatist
Mercantilism
Guided the economic policies of all the European nation states
Glorious Revolution
Bloodless coup of William and Mary becoming joint sovereigns
the union of England
