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| Great Awakening | 1730s A movement characterized by fervent expressions of religious feeling among masses of people. emotionalism became a common part of protestant services. caused division within churches (new vs. old lights). affected every social class. changed the way people viewed authority. brought sections together. |
| Jonathan Edwards | 1741 "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Said that god was angry with human sins. |
| George Whitefield | 1739 Came to america from england. rousing sermons. said god was all-powerful. |
| John Peter Zenger | 1735 NY editor and publisher. brought to triall on charge of criticizing NY governor. encouraged newspapers to take greater risks in criticizing a colony's government. was acquitted. |
| Pontiac's rebellion | 1763 A chief led an attack against colonial settlements on western frontier. he alligned with native americans, british sent troops to deal with it. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | 1763 prohibited colonists from settling west of Applachain mountains. hoped to prevent future hositilities between coloniests and natives. colonists were mad and defied the law. |
| writ of assistance | 1767 a general license to search anywhere |
| James Otis and Samuel Adams | 1768 Jointly wrote Massachusetts circular letter. urged colonies to petition parliament to repeal townshend acts |
| Boston Massacre | 1770 Crowd of colonists harrassed guards near the customs house. guards fired into the crowd killing five people. John Adams defended the soldiers and the soldiers were acquitted |
| Committees of Correspondence | 1772 Committees exchange letters about suspicious/threatening British activity. |
| Gaspee Incident | 1772 British ship that was destroyed by group of colonists dressed as Native Americans. |
| Boston Tea Party | 1773 In response to the Tea Act. |
| Coercive Acts (intolerable Acts) | 1774 intended to punish the colonists |
| Enlightenment | 18th Century Literature and philosophy. John Locke and Deists (God had established natural laws in creating universe) |
| First Continental Congress | 1774 Determined how colonists should react to threat on their liberties. |
| Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, and John Adams | Radical people |
| George Washington and John Dickinson | Moderate people |
| John Jay and Joseph Galloway | Conservative people |
| Suffolk Resolves | 1774 Colonists rejecting the Intolerable Acts by Britain |
| Declaration of Rights and Grievances | 1774 Petitioned the King of England |
| Paul Revere and William Dawes and Lexington and Concord | April 18th, 1775 General Thomas Gage, commander of British troops in Boston sent a large force to seize colonial military supplies in Concord. These men (Minutemen) assembled to fight the British. |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | June 17th, 1775 British force attacked colonists' position and took the hill. Americans called it a victory for inflicting heavy damage on the British. |
| Second Continental Congress | 1775 This group adopted the Declaration of Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms. They formed a colonial army. |
| Olive Branch Petition | July 1775 This was sent to King George III. Pledged loyalty to throne but demanded restoration of colonial rights |
| Prohibitory Act | August 1775 Declared colonies in rebellion. King forbade all trade and shipping between England and colonies. |
| Common Sense | January 1776 Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet that argued that colonies should become independent states. |
| Declaration of Independence | July 4th, 1776 Richard Henry Lee suggested this document. If was finally adopted on this date. Thomas Jefferson helped to write it up. Used influence from John Locke |
| Valley Forge | 1777-8 Washington and his troops suffered a terrible winter in this Pennsylvania area. |
| Continentals | 1777 Paper money issued by Congress. They became pretty much worthless during american revolution. |
| Battle of Saratoga | October 1776 Colonists won this battle. They also won France's support |
| Battle of Yorktown | 1781 Last battle of American Revoltuion. Colonists obviously won. |
| Treaty of Paris | 1783 Document that said British would recognize US as independent. |
| Articles of Confederation | 1781 Central government. Accomplishments of Congress: won war/land ordinance of 1785/northwest ordinance of 1787. Problems: financial/foreign/domestic. |
| Land Ordinance of, | 1785 Congress established a policy for surveying and selling the western lands. the policy provided for setting aside one section of land in each township for public educaction |
| Northwest Ordinance of | 1787 For the large territory lying between the great lakes and the ohio riber, the congress passed an ordinance that set the rules for creating new states. it granted limited self-government to the developing territory and prohibited slavery in the region |
| Shay's Rebellion | 1787 Farmer, Captain Daniel Shays of Massachusetts, led an uprising against high state taxes. |
| Mary McCauley | 1770s. Took her husband's place in battle. |
| Deborah Sampson | 1770s passed for a man serving as a soldier. did this for a year |
| Abigail Aadms | 1770s John Adams's wife. Asked him to remember the ladies and how they did a lot of work for the revolution. |
