Jamestown to the Constitution: colonies, Great Awakening, Revolution, Articles, and ratification.
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- When was Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, established?
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1607- Which religious group founded Plymouth in 1620?
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Pilgrims, Separatists seeking to break from the Church of England- What was the Mayflower Compact?
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A written agreement by Pilgrims to establish a civil body politic based on majority consent- What was the House of Burgesses?
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The first representative legislative assembly in North America, established in Virginia in 1619- What was the primary cash crop that made Virginia economically viable?
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Tobacco- Who founded Maryland and for what reason?
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Lord Baltimore, established 1634, as a refuge for Catholics- What was the Great Awakening?
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A religious revival movement in the mid-eighteenth century emphasizing personal conversion and emotional faith- Who was Jonathan Edwards?
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American theologian and key preacher of the Great Awakening, known for sermons like 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'- Who was George Whitefield?
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An itinerant preacher who traveled throughout the colonies spreading Great Awakening revival messages- What advantages did colonial experience with self-governance provide?
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Experience with representative assemblies and local decision-making, fostering democratic ideals and resistance to external control- What was salutary neglect?
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A British policy of lax enforcement of colonial trade laws, allowing colonies relative autonomy in exchange for economic benefits- What were the Navigation Acts?
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British mercantilist laws requiring colonies to trade only with Britain and use British ships- During what years did the French and Indian War occur?
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1754 to 1763- What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?
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British victory, acquiring French territories in North America including Canada and the Ohio Valley- How did the French and Indian War contribute to revolutionary tensions?
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War debt led Britain to impose new taxes on colonies without their consent, violating their tradition of local taxation authority
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