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What was What was Puritanism?Puritanism?

Religion practiced by the Religion practiced by the Pilgrims. Pilgrims.

Who were the Who were the Quakers?Quakers?

Non-violent Believers of Non-violent Believers of pacifism and that all people pacifism and that all people have the light of God within have the light of God within

them.them.

What is the Church of What is the Church of England, or Anglican England, or Anglican

Church?Church?

The state religion of The state religion of England.England.

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Who was Roger Who was Roger Williams?Williams?

Founder of the Rhode Founder of the Rhode Island Colony for Island Colony for

purposes of religious purposes of religious freedom.freedom.

A time of profound A time of profound religious revival in the religious revival in the

colonies.colonies.

What was the Great What was the Great Awakening?Awakening?

Earliest form of direct Earliest form of direct democracy in America.democracy in America.

What were New England What were New England town meetings?town meetings?

Signed by every English Signed by every English monarch since 1689, monarch since 1689,

recognizing the fundamental recognizing the fundamental rights of the people and the rights of the people and the

legislative authority of legislative authority of ParliamentParliament

What is the English Bill What is the English Bill of Rights?of Rights?

A system of government in A system of government in which the king is which the king is

answerable to a higher answerable to a higher law.law.

What is a limited What is a limited monarchy?monarchy?

A system of government in A system of government in which decisions are made which decisions are made

by officials who are by officials who are elected by the people.elected by the people.

What is a republic?What is a republic?

Acted as the Acted as the de facto de facto government of the United government of the United

States during the States during the Revolutionary war.Revolutionary war.

What was the 2nd What was the 2nd Continental Congress?Continental Congress?

Commander of the Commander of the Continental Army.Continental Army.

Who was George Who was George Washington?Washington?

Wealthiest man in Wealthiest man in Boston; helped pay for Boston; helped pay for revolutionary activities.revolutionary activities.

Who was John Who was John Hancock?Hancock?

King of England at the King of England at the time of the Revolution.time of the Revolution.

Who was King George Who was King George III?III?

Lawyer that defended the British Lawyer that defended the British troops during the Boston Massacre troops during the Boston Massacre trial, delegate to both Continental trial, delegate to both Continental Congresses, ambassador to France, Congresses, ambassador to France,

writer of the Massachusetts writer of the Massachusetts Constitution, etc., etc.Constitution, etc., etc.

Who was John Adams?Who was John Adams?

His pamphlet, His pamphlet, Common Common Sense,Sense, convinced many convinced many

Americans that independence Americans that independence from England was the only from England was the only

course to take.course to take.

Who was Thomas Who was Thomas Paine?Paine?

A gift of 50 acres in the A gift of 50 acres in the colonies for someone colonies for someone

paying for someone else's paying for someone else's passage to America.passage to America.

What was the headright What was the headright system?system?

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Newspaper publisher Newspaper publisher whose trial set an early whose trial set an early

precedent for freedom of precedent for freedom of the press.the press.

Who was John Peter Who was John Peter Zenger?Zenger?

A person who disagrees A person who disagrees with the established with the established

church.church.

What is a religious What is a religious dissenter?dissenter?

A historic period in which ideas A historic period in which ideas of government and human of government and human nature where undergoing nature where undergoing

profound change.profound change.

What was the What was the Enlightenment?Enlightenment?

Passed by Parliament Passed by Parliament in response to the in response to the Boston Tea Party.Boston Tea Party.

What were the What were the Coercive Acts, or Coercive Acts, or Intolerable Acts ?Intolerable Acts ?

Strategically, the most Strategically, the most important river during the important river during the

Revolutionary War.Revolutionary War.

What was the What was the Hudson River?Hudson River?

Hilly, rocky soil and Hilly, rocky soil and short growing season.short growing season.

What is the What is the geographical geographical

environment of New environment of New England?England?

The first permanent The first permanent English settlement in English settlement in

America.America.

What is Jamestown?What is Jamestown?

The Middle Colonies.The Middle Colonies.

What were New York, What were New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey Pennsylvania, New Jersey

and Delaware?and Delaware?

Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris

What confirmed What confirmed America’s America’s

independence and independence and national boundaries? national boundaries?

Continental Army’s Continental Army’s winter camp outside winter camp outside

Philadelphia.Philadelphia.

What was Valley What was Valley Forge?Forge?

Cut off Lord Cornwallis’s Cut off Lord Cornwallis’s escape route from escape route from

Yorktown.Yorktown.

What was the French What was the French Navy?Navy?

What was Bacon’s What was Bacon’s Rebellion?Rebellion?

A revolt of poor and landless A revolt of poor and landless people who marched on people who marched on Jamestown to protest Jamestown to protest

mistreatment by the Virginia mistreatment by the Virginia colonial governor.colonial governor.

What were the What were the Navigation Acts?Navigation Acts?

Seriously restricted Seriously restricted colonial trade with any colonial trade with any nation but England. nation but England.

What were the Articles of What were the Articles of Confederation?Confederation?

The first actual The first actual “permanent” government “permanent” government

of the United States of of the United States of America.America.

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A type of colony A type of colony owned by a group owned by a group

of investorsof investors..

What was a joint-What was a joint-stock colony?stock colony?