Puritans...basically

believed bible as literal word of God

Puritan Woman who was banished to Rhode Island because of her belief contrary to Predestination; that good deeds can bring you salvation

Pilgrims' colony founded in 1620 when they came in Mayflower

Quaker...founded Pennsylvania after granted by Charles II

Colony of religious freedom and democracy

1630: Led 1000 Puritans to New England

governor of MA Bay Colony

1620: 1st written agreement of self-government in North America

1st instance of "majority rules" in America

Thrice Failed colony of Britain

would-be first colony of Britains in North America

1607 Established

1st successful colony of British in North America

helped Jamestown survive

Indo-Anglo liaison

Led settlers to Georgia in 1732

founded Georgia, 13th colony

colony financed and run by the king himself

appointed Royal Governor for each Royal Colony

Charter Colony

(Joint Stock)

Colony given to a wealthy person to alleviate the amt. of money the king invested

proprietor had absolute rule over his colony

1st slaves imported into Jamestown by Dutch ships in 1619

Infamous Triangle Trade

Puritans needed more church members

softened standards to become a church member

Harvard

William and Mary

1636: first College in America

 1693: founded to train already-clerics

Gave fifty acres of land to anyone who who paid for passage of an indentured servant

many wealthy accumulated lots of land

led to Plantation systems

theologian and revivalist in New England

contributed to Great Awakening

1735: Newpaper Editor who attacked the corrupt royal governor in his writings

found not guilty

series of religous revivals in the 1730s-1760s

led back to old devotion

Act passed to keep from importing foreign sugar to make rum

failed attempts due to Colonists sneakiness

1701-1713: war between France and England

Spurred by Louis XIV

Resulted in English control over Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, and Acadia

French and Indian War

(7 Year's War)

1754-1763

war between France and England for NOorth America and Europe.

British captured Quebec and kicked French out of North America

Albany Congress

Albany Plan of Union

1754: met in attempt to bring the iroquois into the French and Indian War

Albany Plan-->proposed that colonial defenses be handled by a royally appointed officer

Father of "New France"

explored St. Lawrence river valley adn established Quebec in 1608

led an expedition to Pennsylvania to defeat teh French

captured and released when promised not to fight the French again

brilliant English General

was victorious in America

Pittsburgh is named for him after they won teh French and Indian War

English General in North America who led the siege of Quebec

was killed in siege but forces prevailed

1759: battle between English and French

English won through sneaky tactics

ended the French and Indian War and gave England all French Territory

sparked English resentment in France

1763: Pontiac believed all white men were his enemies

Whites retaliate by sending blankets contaminated with smallpox to their tribe

philosophical movement marked by rejection of traditional, social, religious, and political ideas

believed in human ability to solve problems

neglect by England towards colonies in America

Americans didn't enforce British laws and therefore felt that Britain had no control over them

1764-1765: Stamp, sugar, and Currency Acts

designed to control trade

1764: lowered the duty on molasses by half

forbade importation of rum

enforcement threatened triangle trade system

leader of teh Aemrican Revolutoin

led Boston Tea Party

signed Declaration of Independence

attended 1st continental congress

group devoted to freedom

harrassed and tarred adn feathered unpopular officials and stamp agents

1770: sixty colonists harrass british military regiment

british engage open fire

1774: five laws passed in response to Boston Tea Party

-closed boston port

-british soldiers were tried in Britain rather than colonies

-reduced local government

-required housing from civilians for British soldiers

-western territory was given to Quebec instead of colonists

1775: marching redcoats are attacked by Colonial militiamen (known as shot heard around the world)

went to concord to seize armaments, don't and are shot at again when they return (much deadlier) to lexington

1775: met in order to discuss Intolerable acts

-selected GW as head of the army

1777: Burgoyne was surrounded by Americans as he descended from Canada and was forced to surrender

-alliance with France after this battle

Cornwallis arrives in Yorktown and colonists surround his fleet by land and by sea

-he is forced to surrender

-last battle of the revolution