FIWGA Flashcards
Where does it begin?
New England and Western mass
List three new ideas of the great awakening
One. Focus on personal relationship with God
Two. God doesn’t hate you he’s just angry at you
Three. You can reach heaven by reviving salvation from Jesus Christ
These are ideas are different from the Puritans because…
Puritans believed you can only get to heaven by doing good
God created the world but didn’t communicate with the people
List two new religious denominations found in the colonies
Baptist and Methodist
Who was Jonathan Edwards?
A preacher from Western mass
he was also considered the founder of the great awakening
What is the name of Jonathan Edwards famous work?
Sinners in the hands of an angry God
Who was George Whitefield?
A British orator became the biggest celebrity of the great awakening
Why was George Whitefield called and itinerant preacher?
He was the first known traveling preacher
Why were public schools not common in the colonies?
Children were needed on farms and larger towns had grammar schools to teach reading
What was the only purpose of schools?
Reading
Why did girls not attend school?
In the future girls weren’t going to have a job that required reading
Why did people in the colonial era attend college?
To become a lawyer or minister
Who could attend college?
The very wealthy only
What are the names of the only three colleges that existed prior to the great awakening?
Harvard Yale William and Mary
What are the names of the five new colleges founded during the great awakening?
Columbia Princeton brown Rutgers Dartmouth
What was the important ideas that came from the great awakening that influence the colonies?
The idea to challenge authority
church changed to suit better peoples
These ideas would be important when the colonies seek independence from Britain
What was the French and Indian war a part of?
The seven years war
What were the two sides in this war?
Britain and France
Why is it called the French and Indian war?
The French and Indians were allies fighting together against the British
What was the issue that caused this war?
Competition Over land in the Ohio Valley
Why were the two sides competing for this?
Fur trade plus farmland equals money
What did French soldiers establish the 1750s?
Fort Duquesne
When did the war officially begin?
1753
Who was sent by the British to warn the French to leave the area?
George Washington
What did Washington hope to do with his Virginia militia?
Capture Fort Duquesne
Why was Washington unable to accomplish this?
The fort was too strong
What does Washington build instead?
Fort necessity
Who is Edward Braddock?
A British general
What is Braddoks plan? How does it work out?
His plan is to march into Ft. Duquesne and take the fort
What happens to Fort necessity? What about Washington?
It was destroyed and they told Washington to go home and not build any more Forts
Who is Joseph Brant?
A Mohawk Indian
What is Joseph Brants important in this war?
He convinces many Native American tribes to ditch the French and join the British
How does this affect the war?
It turns the tides of the war
How does William Pitt help turn the tide of the war?
He teaches the British guerrilla warfare
How does the British honor pitt after capturing fort Duquesne?
They rename it Fort Pitt
What is pitts other major idea?
To tax the colonists to pay for war
Where does the final battle of the war take place? What year?
Quebec 1759
Who are the leaders from each side?
Joseph wolf versus general Marquis de Montcalm
Who wins this battle? What happens to boths leaders?
Josef Wolfe wins but they both eventually die
What are the lasting effects of the war?
A. Relations were not good between Indians and British
B. Victory gave British stronger hold on the colonies and colonists
C. The colonists would soon get tired of the British influence
What was the name of the peace treaty? What are the terms
Treaty of Paris 1763
A. French give up all land in North America to the Mississippi river including Canada
B. Spain who had helped the French had to give up Florida
What is the great awakening?
The great awakening is a spiritual revival that begins in the 1700s
