Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock
Explain American responses to British policies after the French and Indian war.
Robert Roger's Rangers
They used guerilla tactics, foreshadowing the use in the American Revolution.
How did the Europeans change and influence Native lives?
Apart from affecting Native lives through deaths due to disease and relocation away from European encroachment, the Europeans introduced new technologies that the Natives would become dependent on, such as fishhooks, axes, guns, woven cloth, and metal kettles.
Carved up regions to be settled, run by the federal government, then turned into states.
Salutary Neglect
British colonial policy during the reigns of George I and George II. Relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs by royal bureaucrats contributed significantly to the rise of American self government
George Whitefield
English clergyman who was known for his ability to convince many people through his sermons. He involved himself in the Great Awakening in 1739 preaching his belief in gaining salvation.
Richard Henry Lee
A member of the Philadelphia Congress during the late 1770's. On June 7, 1776 he declared, "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." This resolution was the start of the Declaration of Independence and end to British relations.
Manon Lescaut (1731)
Depicted New World prostitution, deaths of exposure, etc., which influenced French opinion that New France was full of criminals and outcasts. By 1760, there were 64,041 people in New France compared to 1,593,625 colonists.
They pushed for more male-female equality in the wake of the American Revolution.
Building a shoddy log cabin which was easily surrounded by hundreds of French and Native allies, George Washington was forced to surrender and sign a document which he could not read, "proving" that he was a war criminal regarding killing Jumonville Glen. The British swallowed the defeat and would send regular regiments instead of green regiments. Fort Necessity showed the necessity of taking the war seriously.
War of Jenkin's Ear (1739)
Land squabble between Britain and Spain over Georgia and trading rights. Battles took place in the Caribbean and on the Florida/Georgia border. The name comes from a British captain named Jenkins, whose ear was cut off by the Spanish. It would merge with the War of Austrian Succession.
What was the Battle of Jumonville Glen? (May 1754)
Named after a killed Frenchman, the battle was a successful and quick surprise attack led by George Washington with the assistance of Native Americans on the French. It started the French and Indian war. While it is not completely known what happened, the French depicted the killing of Jumonville Glen by a Native ally as a war crime by George Washington.
NW Ordinances of 1787
Created states with equal political participation for an "Empire of Liberty." Recognized Native land to avoid war. Banned slavery (ineffective).
How did Virginia's development differ from that of Pennsylvania?
Robert Roger's Rangers
They used guerilla tactics, foreshadowing the use in the American Revolution.
The Acadians were French settlers in Nova Scotia and the Cajuns were what they were called when they escaped to Louisiana.
Sold 640 acres for $1. Price led to people ignoring it.
Who were the Paxton boys and how did Native relations affect Pennsylvania?
Explain Native responses to European encroachment in the 17th century.
While there were examples of Natives helping Europeans such as with Jamestown in its early stages, responses were mixed.
What were the three types of British colonies?
The Enlightenment made many Americans think that they were really quite close to the British. Writers on both sides could publish their ideas on newspapers which were carried across the Atlantic Ocean, and citizens could debate them in spaces like taverns. By developing and thinking in tandem, many felt a sense of kinship and improving cultural relations with the British.
Stono Rebellion (1739)
The most serious slave rebellion in the the colonial period; inspired in part by Spanish officials' promise of freedom for American slaves who escaped to Florida. People beat drums, marched, and burned plantations after stealing arms from a store.
How did the French and Indian war affect American politics?
How was the Great Awakening of the 1730s-1770s a "dress rehearsal" for the American Revolution?
The Great Awakening provided a safe space where the American identity was reinforced and elites could be criticized in large, public meetings.
Pennsylvania Charter of Liberties
Preacher during the First Great Awakening; "Sinners in the hands of angry god"
The British would implement a series of policies which would lead to much resentment.
