DE US History Midlands Tech--Road to Revolution

1760s movement led by western farmers who wanted more political power, Native lands and a stronger court system

Name the colonial region--short growing season, small farms, shipbuilding. Puritans/Pilgrims; built schools

Enlightenment philosopher who said gov't existed to protect "life, liberty, property" IF NOT--overthrow them

British minister who was a central figure in the Great Awakening

British law passed in 1767 that raised taxes on paper, tea, paint and glass

Colonial Virginia's pro-British governor; promised freedom to enslaved people who fought for the British

Identify the colonial region: long growing seasons, plantations, settlers came for economic reasons

Dominant philosophical trend of the 1700s--stressed the importance of reason and science over religious belief

What did England's parliament say when colonists complained about "taxation without representation"?

Allowing the colonies to run their own affairs without a lot of meddling by England--Ends after French and Indian War

18th century religious movement that stressed pietism and spread as a reaction to the Enlightenment.

Event that occurred as a violent protest of the Townshend Acts

Enlightenment thinker whose pamphlet "Common Sense" influenced Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence

Name the colonial region: middle sized farms, fast rivers, religious tolerance large cities--NY, Philadelphia

Which is NOT true about the Second Continental Congress?

The Coercive Acts sought to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. What did they not do?

Massachusetts group led by Samuel Adams; enforced a boycott of the Stamp Act and burned down a tax collector's house

What is NOT true about the French and Indian War?

What is NOT true about the Boston Tea Party?

Why were American colonists--unlike the French or Spanish--particularly outraged about these new taxes?

Which Southern colony was an exception, in that many settlers came for religious freedom?

Founder of Georgia who wanted a colony without slavery where the poor could start over. This vision was short-lived.

The American Revolution began when colonists fought British soldiers in these two Massachusetts cities:

British PM who passed the Currency Act and the Sugar Act to help pay of England's war debt. Made colonists angry.

Parliamentary law that said all written/published materials had to have a special tax seal on them. Angered colonists.

William Penn was a member of this group known for pacifism, opposition to slavery, and tolerance for other beliefs

What were two positions taken by the Stamp Act Congress?

Common religious belief among Enlightenment thinkers--God doesn't intervene in human affairs