United States History Final Study Guide 2017 - Chapter 4

Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War?

Great Britain against the French and their Indian allies.

What was the outcome of the Glorious Revolution?

James II was overthrown, and William III and Mary II took his place. The 1689 Bill of Rights limited the future power of the monarchy and outlined the rights of Parliament and Englishmen. In Massachusetts, Bostonians overthrew royal governor Edmund Andros

What was the predominant religion in Pennsylvania

Quakerism

What sorts of labor systems were used in the Restoration colonies?

Since the proprietors of the Carolina colonies were absent, English planters from Barbados moved in and gained political power, establishing slave labor as the predominant form of labor. In Pennsylvania, where prospective servants were offered a bounty of fifty acres of land for emigrating and finishing their term of labor, indentured servitude abounded.

Who were the Freemasons, and why were they significant?

The Freemasons were a fraternal society that originated in London coffee houses in the early eighteenth century. They advocated Enlightenment principles of inquiry and tolerance. Masonic lodges soon spread throughout Europe and the British colonies, creating a shared experience on both sides of the Atlantic and spreading Enlightenment intellectual currents throughout the British Empire. Benjamin Franklin was a prominent Freemason.

What prompted the French and Indian War?

Virginia planters, pinched by stagnant tobacco prices, wanted to expand westward. However, France contested Britain's claim to that land and built Fort Duquesne to defend it. The battle over this land sparked the war that eventually ended France's presence in North America.

What was the First Great Awakening?

a Protestant revival that emphasized emotional, experiential faith over book learning

Which of the following is not a tenet of the Enlightenment?

atheism

What was the primary goal of Britain's wars for empire from 1688 to 1763?

greater power in Europe and the world

What was the "conspiracy" of the New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741?

slaves conspiring to burn down the city and take control

What represents a concern that those in England and her colonies maintained about James II?

that he would institute a Catholic absolute monarchy

The Negro Act of 1740 was a reaction to ____________.

the Stono Rebellion

What was the Dominion of New England?

the consolidated New England colony James II created

To what does the term "Restoration" refer?

the restoration of Charles II to the English throne