Hist. Ch. 5-8
average age of the colonists in 1775
16 years
by the end of the 1700s the percentage of people living in rural areas of colonial America was
90 percent
close friend of king George III and official court painter, was buried in London's st. paul's cathedral
Benjamin west
best known for his portraits of George Washington, ran a museum, stuffed birds, and practiced dentistry
Charles Wilson peale
the coureurs de bois were
French fur trappers
the great awakening led to the founding of what colleges
Princeton, Dartmouth, and rutgers
a pamphleteer who first organized committees to exchange ideas and information on resisting british policy
Samuel adams
the soldier and explorer whose leadership earned him the title "father of new france" was
Samuel de champlain
the American colonial exponents of republicanism argued that a just society depends on
a willingness to subordinate private interests to the common good
the leading industry in the Americas was
agriculture
by 1775, most governors of American colonies were
appointed by the king
the one valuable resource in new france was
beavers
as a result of the seven years war, great britain
became the dominant power in north america
the most drastic measure of the intolerable acts was the
boston port act
during the seven years war,
british officials were disturbed by the lukewarm support of many colonials
one of the surest avenues to speedy wealth in the American colonies was
commercial ventures
change in colonial policy by the british government that helped precipitate the American revolution involved
compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire
a casualty of the boston massacre
crispus attucks
asserted parliaments absolute power over the colonies
declaratory act
the new light preachers of the great awakening
delivered intensely emotional sermons
reasons that the thirteen colonies sought independence
distinctive social structures, economic structures, political structures and appearance of a recognizably American way of life
france was finally able to join in the scramble for colonies in the new world as a result of the
end of the religious wars
virtual representation meant that
every member of parliament represented all british subjects
true or false: the americans were dependent on the british officials in London to run their affairs
false
George Washington surrendered ___, general Edward braddock is defeated near ___, british troops capture ___ in their first significant victory of the French and indian war, and then general james wolfe's army defeats ___ on the plains of abraham
fort necessity, fort Duquesne, louisbourg, montcalm's
when William pitt became prime minister during the seven years war,
he focused his military strategy on the quebec-montreal area
when the british parliament passed the molasses act in 1733, it intended the act to
inhibit colonial trade with the French west indies
Benjamin franklins plan for the colonial home rule was rejected by the individual colonies because
it did not seem to give enough independence to the colonies
the tax on tea was retained when the Townshend acts were repealed because
it kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation
the jury's decision in the case of john peter zenger, a newspaper printer, was significant because
it pointed the way to open public discussion
a Massachusetts politician who opposed the moderates' solution to the imperial crisis at the first continental congress
john adams
person who was regarded as a loyalist during the revolutionary war
john singleton copley
from Connecticut, was discouraged by his father as a youth ("Connecticut is not Athens")
john trumbull
the reason france needed control of ohio river valley was to
link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower ms valley
new England colonists were outraged when british diplomats returned _____ to france in 1748
louisbourg
an armed march in Philadelphia in 1764 protesting the quaker oligarchy's lenient policy toward the Indians was known as
march of the Paxton boys
the least honored profession in early colonial society
medicine
the pop. growth of the colonies by 1775 is attributed mostly to the
natural fertility of all americans
area where the Congregationalist denomination dominated
new england
population of the thirteen colonies was
perhaps the most diverse in the world, although it remained predominantly anglo-saxon
phillis wheatley was a
poet
the scots-irish can best be described as
pugnacious, lawless, and individualistic
one feature common to all of the eventually rebellious colonies was their
rapidly growing populations
under the mercantilist system, the british government reserved the right to do what regarding the American colonies
restrict the passage of lax bankruptcy laws, nullify any colonial legislation deemed bad for the mercantilist system, restrain the colonies from printing paper currency, and enumerate products that must be shipped to britain
although manufacturing in the colonies was only of secondary importance, they did produce what?
rum, beaver hats, lumber and iron
Benjamin franklin was a
scientist
transportation in colonial America was
slow by any of the means available
on the eve of the revolution, social and economic mobility decreased, partly because
some merchants made huge profits as military suppliers
in 1760, colonial legislatures were so concerned about the dangers present in a heavy concentration of resentful slaves that they tried passing a legislation that would halt the further importation of slaves to their colony. however, this measure was blocked by british authorities, who sought to continue to provide the cheap labor. which colonial legislature sought this measure?
south carolina
the great awakening did what concerning churches
split colonial churches into several competing denominations
the great awakening was the first what
spontaneous mass movement of the people
with the defeat of chief Pontiac and his alliance, the british decided to
stabilize indian-white relations
act that generated the most protest in the colonies
stamp act
first british law intended to raise revenues in the colonies
sugar act
the first law ever passed by parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was
sugar act
arrange in chronological order: sugar act, declaratory act, stamp act, and repeal of the stamp act
sugar act, stamp act, declaratory act, repeal of the stamp act
under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to
supply Britain with raw materials, furnish ships, seamen, and trade to bolster the royal navy's strength, provide a market for british manufactured goods, and refrain from exporting woolen cloth
when parliament passed the tea act, colonists
suspected that it was a trick to get them to violate their principle of "no taxation without representation"
list four naval stores
tar, pitch, rosin, and turpentine
the seven years war was also known in America as
the French and indian war
the Indians suffered from their association with the French in new france in what four ways
the decimation of their numbers by the white man's diseases, violation of their religious beliefs, debauchery by the white man's alcohol, and weakening of their traditional way of life
area where the Presbyterian denomination dominated
the frontier
the great awakening undermined whose prestige
the learned clergy in the colonies
the most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was _____, whereas _____ was the least ethnically diverse
the middle colonies, new england
most honored profession in early colonial society
the ministry
in north Carolina, spearheaded by the scots-irish, a small insurrection against eastern domination of the colony's affair was known as
the regulator movement
in colonial elections
the right to vote was reserved for property holders
area where the Anglican denomination dominated
the south
the first American college free from denominational control was
the university of pennsylvania
Jonathon Edwards was a
theologian
unlike the English colonies in America, in new france
there were no popularly elected assemblies
in some ways, the navigation laws were a burden to certain colonists because
they stifled economic initiative
the early wars between france and Britain in north America were notable for the
use of primitive guerrilla warfare
before 1763, the navigation laws
were only loosely enforced in the American colonies
the proclamation of 1763 was designed mainly to
work out a fair settlement with the indian problem