Roger Williams

Lexington and Concord

these two battles began the Revolutionary War

Boston Tea Party

American colonists resist tax favoritism by seizing Tea shipments and destroying them

Anne Hutchinson

applied ideas from the Bible to American society, demanding better treatment for women and Indians (native Americans)

The Great Awakening

around 1740, energized American spirituality through emotionalism and through acknowledging African slaves as spiritually equal

Pilgrims

arrived in Massachusetts in 1620 on the ship Mayflower

Puritans

contrary to popular belief, a relaxed and fun-loving group who brewed beer and made wine because of their Christian beliefs

John Locke

expressed the idea of "majority rule" and "consent of the governed"

The French and Indian War

from 1754 to 1759, England and France fight over the Ohio Valley area

The Townsend Acts

in 1767, import taxes on goods entering America

The Tea Act

in 1773, would put American merchants out of business by allowing the East India Tea Company to retail in America without paying taxes

The Glorious Revolution

in England in 1688; set precedents to inspire American Revolution

Thomas Paine

in his book "Common Sense," he advocated for the idea that government not interfere in the workings of society

Christopher Columbus

not the first person to discover America; maybe the second or third, though

Roger Williams

rejected the Church of England in order to have pure Christianity; worked for religious tolerance

The Stamp Act

taxes in 1765 which targeted American colonists