| 1607 | | 1730’s – Emotional sermons at revival meetings made faith more important for American colonists |
| English Bill of Rights | | Religious group that wanted to escape persecution, Founded the colony of Plymouth in 1620 |
| 1215 | | 1774 - Britain punishes colonists severely for the Boston Tea Party ● Also known as the Coercive Acts |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | | Polish born Jewish immigrant ● Patriot who helped finance the American Revolution |
| 1620 | | ● Patriot, Anti-Federalist ● “Give me liberty or give me death!” |
| Cash Crops | | Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire ● Rocky soil and Cold Winters ● Economy of Shipbuilding, Fishing, Trade, Small Farming |
| Puritans | | Delegates met in Philadelphia and agreed to boycott British goods, stop trade with England, and form militias |
| Catholics | | Known for the Midnight Ride in which he warned the colonists of British troop movements |
| Pilgrims | | Goods or products that are brought into the country through trade |
| Quakers | | 3 G's God, Gold and Glory |
| Middle Passage | | Founder of Sons of Liberty (the group that organized the Boston Tea Party) |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | | 1766 - British soldiers could stay in colonists’ homes ● Colonists would provide food and lodging |
| Reasons for European Exploration | | Trade route between Europe, Africa, and the New World |
| Lord Charles Cornwallis | | Religious group that wanted to escape persecution in Europe, Founded the colony of Pennsylvania |
| Mercantilism | | March 5, 1770 – 5 civilians were killed by British soldiers including Crispus Attucks |
| King George III | | Turning Point of the American Revolution ● France and Spain joined the side of the Patriots |
| John Locke | | Power and right to govern comes from the people who choose leaders to make the laws on their behalf |
| William Blackstone | | 1639 - The first example of a written constitution in the colonies. Influenced by Thomas Hooker |
| New England Colonies | | a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower. Examples include cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, indigo, and rice |
| Middle Colonies | | ● 1754-1763 ● British and American soldiers fought French and Native American soldiers for control of North America. |
| Southern Colonies | | Founded Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1620 Wanted to reform or purify the Church of England |
| Charles de Montesquieu | | Officially ended American Revolution. ● United States was recognized as a nation by England |
| Thomas Paine | | The date that the Magna Carta was signed by King John, limited the power of the king of England |
| French and Indian War | | Enlightenment thinker who argued for people’s natural rights (life, liberty, property) |
| Imports | | The date of the Declaration of Independence ● formally separated the colonists from England |
| Exports | | Quaker who founded Pennsylvania as a “holy experiment” ● purpose was Peace and Religious Tolerance |
| Triangular Trade | | Wrote Common Sense - a pamphlet about the ideas of independence |
| William Penn | | Goods or products that are sent out of the country through trade |
| Albany Plan of Union | | Washington’s troops endured difficult winter in Pennsylvania ● thousands died due to lack of food and clothing ● Baron von Steuben trained and inspired the troops |
| Representative Government | | 1619 First representative assembly in the colonies |
| Tolerance | | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware ● “Breadbasket” Colonies – grew wheat, barley, rye, oats, and other grains. ● Diversity and Religious Tolerance. |
| First Great Awakening | | Colonists declare loyalty to King George III but ask him to cancel Intolerable Acts ● Final effort at Peace by colonists |
| Battle of Saratoga | | The part of the triangular trade involving the forced migration of Africans to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade |
| Boston Massacre | | American Naval Hero during the American Revolution ● “I have not yet begun to fight!” |
| Valley Forge | | King of England during The American Revolution |
| Boston Tea Party | | 765 - tax on legal documents, newspapers, licenses, diplomas, dice, and playing cards. ● One event that lead to the American Revolution |
| Lexington and Concord | | 1773 - Act of civil disobedience in which colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor |
| Battle of Yorktown | | Politician, Statesman, Author, and Inventor ● Signed the Declaration of Independence and Constitution ● Secured French help for the Patriots during the American Revolution |
| Thomas Jefferson | | ● 1775 ● “Shot Heard Round the World” ● First Battles of the American Revolution |
| 1776 | | Main complaint by the Colonists against the British |
| George Washington | | Colonists forbidden by England to settle west of Appalachian Mountains |
| Paul Revere | | British general who lost at Yorktown during the American Revolution |
| Crispus Attucks | | Main writer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 ● 3rd President of the U.S. ● Purchased Louisiana Territory in 1803 |
| John Paul Jones | | An economic system where European countries use trade and colonies to gain wealth and power |
| Samuel Adams | | The date that the Plymouth colony established Mayflower Compact signed by the Pilgrims to create self-government |
| Sugar Act | | 1st African American killed at the Boston Massacre |
| Quartering Act | | English lawyer and judge. Wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England. Colonists referenced his writings when arguing for self-government |
| Intolerable Acts | | Acceptance of others beliefs, actions, and customs |
| Proclamation of 1763 | | 1764 - tax on sugar and molasses, one event leading to revolution |
| Stamp Act | | French political thinker ● Wrote Spirit of the Laws ● Argued for separation of powers (executive, legislative, judicial) |
| Tea Act | | ● 1781 ● Final surrender that ends at the Revolutionary War |
| Olive Branch Petition | | African American who made an all-night ride to warn colonists of British troop movement |
| Treaty of Paris in 1783 | | Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia ● Year round growing season ● Cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo ● Slavery and Plantations. |
| Abigail Adams | | 1766 tax that lead to the Boston Tea Party |
| First & Second Continental Congress | | The date that Jamestown, Virginia was settled as the first permanent English Settlement in the New World |
| Patrick Henry | | 1689 Created separation of powers and limited the powers of the king and queen |
| “No Taxation Without Representation” | | ● Wife of John Adams ● Fought for women’s rights ● Urged John Adams to “Remember the ladies …” |
| Wentworth Cheswell | | Religious group that wanted to escape persecution, Founded the colony of Maryland |
| Benjamin Franklin | | ● “Join or Die …” ● 1754 - An early attempt by Ben Franklin at forming a union of the colonies "under one government” during the French and Indian War. |
| Haym Solomon | | Commanding General of the Continental Army ● 1st President of United States |
