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