Text 6 Flashcards
Who urged his parishioners to experience a “new birth”?
George Whitefield
Who was a British general in the French and Indian War?
Edward Braddock
___ was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
William Pitt
Who proposed the Stamp Act?
George Grenville
Which church dominated the Chesapeake region by 1700?
Anglican
What was one of the most controversial elements of the Great Awakening?
Women who rose to speak during religious services
_____ forbade settlers west of the Appalchians
The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Where did Geroge Washington surrender to the French?
Fort Necessity in 1754
The colonial wars had a devastating effect on the people of _____
Massachusetts
____ was a blanket search warrant that did not specify the place to be searched
A “writ of assistance”
_____ was intended to generate revenue from the colonies
The Sugar Act of 1764
True or False: The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide provisions and barracks for British soldiers
True
In 1766, in response to American protests, Parliament:
Repealed the Stamp Act
Who urged people to pursue salvation without ministers?
William Tennent
Who was the English revivalist who preached to thousands and so impressed Benjamin Franklin?
George Whitefield
A series of British wars against the French began during the reign of King _____
William
___ Killed and treated peaceful Indians
Paxton Boys (In Pennsylvania)
True or False: Benjamin Franklin headed the committee that produced the Plan of Union in 1754
True
The triumph of what Britian called the Great War saw Americans:
Celebrating as joyously as Londoners
True or False: The Stamp Act placed the first tax on the new colonial postal system
False
