Finch Test
John Winthrop
English Puritan who founded the "city upon a hill" for a Godly community.
Jamestown/Starving Time
Period of crop shortages, famine, and cannibalism in Jamestown.
Pilgrims
English Protestants who established Plymouth for separatist Puritans.
Puritans
Believed in reforming the Church of England with more Protestant ideals.
Separatists
Followers of John Calvin's theology, believed in predestination.
VA Stock Company
Created by King James I to profit shareholders and establish a colony.
Mayflower Compact
First governing document of Plymouth colony.
Salem Witch Trials
Witch trials in Salem resulting in deaths.
Indentured Servitude
Immigrants bound to serve masters to pay off voyage debt.
African Slavery (Middle Passage and Triangular Trade)
Enslaved Africans brought through Middle Passage in brutal conditions.
Cash Crops
Main Southern American economy with tobacco, cotton, indigo, and sugar.
John Rolfe
English explorer, married Pocahontas, arrived in Virginia.
New England Colonies
Established by religious dissenters in the Northeast.
Middle Colonies
Trade-focused colonies between New England and South.
Southern Colonies
Rural settlements in the South.
Roger Williams
Founded Rhode Island, advocated for religious liberties.
Quakers
Believed in experiencing light from within.
Bacon’s Rebellion
Colonists' revolt due to lack of protection against Native Americans.
King Philip's War
Conflict between Native Americans and New England colonists.
Eliza Pickney
Managed plantations, discovered profitable indigo crop.
Navigation Acts
British laws restricting colonial trade.
Mercantilism
Nationalism based on dominating international trade.
John Edwards
Sparked Great Awakening with religious writings.
Great Awakening
Religious revivals increasing enthusiasm in colonies.
French and Indian War
Conflict over Ohio River Valley, ended by Treaty of Paris.
Proclamation of 1763
Restricted colonists from moving westward.
Parliament/Taxes
Taxation without colonial consent leading to Revolutionary War.
Albany Plan of Union
Rejected plan for colonial unity against the British.
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Native American war against British forts.
Sons of Liberty
Secret organization opposing British taxes, responsible for Boston Tea Party.
Tea Act
Lowered tea price but restricted non-British imports.
Boston Tea Party
Protest against Tea Act, resulted in spilled tea in Boston Harbor.
Crispus Attucks
Runaway slave killed in Boston Massacre.
Intolerable Acts
British response to Boston Tea Party, closed Boston Port.
Townshend Acts
Imposed taxes on various goods.
Committees of Correspondence
Communication channels during Revolutionary War.
Saratoga
American victory boosting morale and gaining French alliance.
Yorktown
Siege leading to Cornwallis' surrender to George Washington.
Crossing of the Delaware (Princeton and Trenton)
Washington's victories boosting morale and supplies.
James Otis
Early advocate for the Revolution.
Letters from a Farmer in Penn
John Dickinson's letters opposing British funding through colonies.
First Continental Congress
Meeting in Philadelphia asserting colonial rights.
Sam Adams
Founding Father and Sons of Liberty founder.
Paul Revere
Warned of British arrival with his midnight ride.
Deborah Sampson
Woman who enlisted in continental army in disguise.
Mercy Otis Warren
Playwright and poet fighting against British rule.
Culper Spy Ring
Patriot spies gaining intel from the British.
Lexington and Concord
First skirmishes of the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point in favor of the Americans.
Valley Forge
Harsh winter with disease and starvation for American troops.
Treaty of Paris
Granted freedom to American colonies in 1783.