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In 1692, what demonstrated the social clashes in the colony between the older farm communities & the newer "secular" class? | Salem Witch Trials |
Some of the British colonies were where residents controlled property-electing assemblies? | proprietorships |
One problem for the British was the rise in the independence of.... | colonial assemblies |
Where popular opinion began to be expressed & some legislators realized the "power of the purse" could be a tool against the British..... | colonial assemblies |
When a strict control of political affairs in the colonies was not a priority....... | Salutary Neglect |
Between 1720-1740s a religious revival swept through the colonies called the..... | First Great Awakening |
Who was the most influential preacher of the Great Awakening? | Jonathon Edwards |
What did Jonathon Edwards write? | Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God |
The First Great Awakening introduced a sense of ....... | social equality, it challenged the existing religious est., & a sense of social rebellion that would grow |
The Great Awakening also reinforced the idea that..... | questioning political authority was acceptable |
War between the Fr. & Brit. that resulted in a Brit. victory? | French & Indian War |
During the Fr. & Indian War, who made up the opposing sides? | Indians helped the Fr. & the Colonists helped the Brit. |
What treaty ended the French & Indian War? | Treaty of Paris |
After the Fr. & Indian War, how were relations between the Brit. & colonists? | tense: colonists resented the Eng. attitude & quartering of troops, & harsh punishments... the Brit. felt the colonists hadn't done enough |
What was the 1st direct tax on the colonies? | Stamp Act, which required a stamp on all printed material purchased in the colonies |
What act insisted that colonial govts. provide food & accommodations for British troops? | Quartering Act |
One of the protest groups that formed in the colonies was the? | Sons of Liberty in Boston.... Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Ben Franklin |
What act placed taxes on goods produced in Britain & would use $ from these taxes to pay the salary of officials stationed in the colonies? | Townshend Acts |
Who said that "Taxation w/out representation is tyranny?" | Samuel Adams |
Adams passed around his opinions of tyranny in a letter called..... | the Circular Letter |
A March 5, 1770 confrontation between Brit. soldiers & the colonists.....5 people were killed | Boston Massacre |
Samuel Adams formed groups designed to share info on British activities...these groups were called? | Committee of Correspondence |
When a tea co. wanted to sell tea directly to the colonies to make more $, Parliament approved the act, called the..... | Tea Act, which showed the Brit. could raise taxes at anytime |
What occurred in response to the passage of the Tea Act? | The Boston Tea Party |
Immediately after the Boston Tea Party, the British passed the........ which closed Boston Harbor...... | Intolerable Acts |
The Intolerable Acts included the....... | Quartering Act |
As a result of the Intolerable Acts, delegates from every colony except GA met at the...... | Continental Congress in PA |
What was an intellectual movement in the 1700s that emphasized science & reason? | the Enlightenment |
Who developed the laws of gravity & calculus? | Sir Isaac Newton |
Who wrote the Dec. of Ind., and he believed man had the natural rights of life, liberty, and property? | Thomas Jefferson |
Who was the newspaper editor that was imprisoned for his views on democracy? | John Peter Zenger |
What did the British pass that made it illegal to print paper money in the colonies? | the Currency Act |
What act made smuggling illegal? | the Sugar Act |
Who was the first person killed in the Revolutionary War? | Crispus Attucks |