Early American History s2
Early American History
Democratic Ideas in the Colonies
Moving Toward Independence
Name ______
Vocabulary:
· French and Indian war, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Proclamation of 1763, Sons/Daughters of liberty, Committee of Correspondence, Pontiac’s Rebellion, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, Federalists, Democratic-Republicans Albany Plan for Union, John Locke, Montesquieu, Thomas Jefferson,
established church
Roman Catholic Church colonies
Anglican Church colonies
Congregational Church colonies
Middle Colonies churches
Separatists vs. Puritans
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
List the 3 ways that church and state were separate in Rhode Island
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Toleration Act of 1649
What group did the Toleration Act not protect and why?
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Charter of Privileges
Why did many of the colonies have to alter their religious toleration of other groups?
Why were slave owners fearful of teaching blacks about Christianity?
Anglican teachings to slaves
What did the Quakers do to teach blacks about Christianity?
segregated
“African pew”
The 5 essentials of a democratic way of life
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Who did Europeans believe needed a formal education?
tutors
private schools
What did daughters usually learn?
List the 3 reasons that wealthy colonists felt that a different kind of education was needed
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2.
3
library societies
Massachusetts
Why did the Puritans believe that it was important to be able to read?
Massachusetts law of 1647- list the 2 requirements of every town
tuition
public responsibility to educate
New England teachers- who were they?
What were 4 problems with New England schools?
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New England Primer
education of the frontier settlers
almanacs
Poor Richard’s Almanac- List 6 advises it gave to lead a better life.
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House of Burgesses
3 types of colonies in America
Royal colonies
# of by 1760
Who did the king appoint?
legislature
Who made up the upper house?
Who make up the lower house?
Who could veto?
Proprietary colonies
What 3 colonies were by 1760’s
Who appointed the governor?
Who elected the lower house?
the assembly
Self-governing colonies
What 2 colonies were by 1760’s
Who elected the governor and legislators
written constitution
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Suffrage
3 reasons that colonists were limited in voting ability
conflict between the seaboard and the frontier
Local Government
town meeting
selectmen
county
justices of the peace
county lieutenant
Early American History
Moving Toward Independence
mercantilism
favorable balance of trade
exports
imports
What could a country be with a highly favorable balance of trade?
4 ways that the colonies strengthened Great Britian
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Navigation Acts of 1651
Navigation Act of 1660
enumerated goods
bounties
Navigation Act of 1663
duty
How did mercantilism create friction between Great Britain and the colonies?
Triangular trade- describe how it worked
Molasses Act of 1733
salutary neglect
Describe the 5 problems that faced the British government in governing its colonies after 1763.
1. Need for more money
2. Florida and Canada
3. The land west of the Appalachians
4. Indian land
5. Weak kings
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act of 1764
The Currency Act of 1764
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765
indirect taxes
direct tax
“taxation without representation”
virtual representation
Stamp Act Congress
nonimportation agreements
Sons of Liberty
Why did British merchants demand that Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
Declaratory Act of 1766
The Townshend Acts
writs of assistance
writs of assistance vs. search warrant
Samuel Adams
The Boston Massacre- describe what happened
Crispus Attucks
Why did the British choose to retain the tax on tea when they repealed the Townshend Acts in 1770?
Committee of Correspondence
Tea Act of 1773
Why did the colonists object to the Tea Act of 1773?
Boston Tea Party
Describe the 4 provisions of the Intolerable Acts of 1774
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Quebec Act of 1774 (Intolerable Acts)
Why did the colonists oppose the Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
What colony did not attend?
5 agreements made
The Revolutionaries
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
John Adams
Patrick Henry