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What was the English interregnum?
The period when England did not have a king
Who ruled England as dictator until his death?
Oliver Cromwell
Explain the importance of the Quakers.
Quakers were religiously tolerant, abolitionists, and pacifists.
Which king expanded colonies in America?
Charles II
Explain the Navigation Acts of 1651.
were mercantilist policies that increased government control and regulation on merchants
Who started Navigation Act
Oliver Cromwell
What was the purpose of establishing Carolina? Why did they split?
To separate Spanish territory from Virginia.
Why did Carolina split?
It was too much land for one person to govern
Why was Pennsylvania established?
It was established for Quakers
What was the outcome of the English Civil War?
Charles I was overthrown by Oliver Cromwell
What type of people moved to Carolina?
Rich families in the Caribbean moved their sugarcane plantations
What were the crops they were growing in Carolina?
In addition to sugarcane, they also grow indigo, tobacco, and rice.
What caused the English Civil War?
Disagreements about religion, and discontent over the king's use of power and his economic policies
Why was the Glorious Revolution called the Glorious Revolution?
because no one died
Who overthrew James II?
William of Orange and Mary
Explain the Toleration Acts and a constitutional monarchy.
the country is governed by a constitution, not a king or queen.
What were the ideas of John Locke?
life, liberty, and property
What were the results of the Stono Rebellion?
Resulted in greater restrictions on slaves. They could not gather together, grow their own food, or learn to write.
Which company had a monopoly on African slaves?
Royal African Company
What was the cause of the New York Conspiracy trials?
Fires in New York City.
Explain the life and demands of the gentry class.
Wealthy, land-owning class of people considered themselves better than the rest. Showed by buying expensive things
What is a maroon?
An escaped slave
Explain the life in a maroon community.
Groups of slaves that lived off the land. went back to fished, and farmed to survive.
Increased a racial divide and paranoia among colonists.
How did the First Great Awakening change faith in the colonies?
focused more on faith and emotion than just reading the Bible
Old Light Christians.
being the people who sat in church and focused on reading the Bible
New light Christians
those who believed in religious passion, revivals, and evangelical sermons.
Who was George Whitefield?
New Light evangelical preacher who preached with passion (Sinners in the hands of an Angry God)
What was the purpose of founding Georgia?
“worthy poor” who were prisoners and debtors
List at least three people who are considered “thinkers of the Enlightenment”
John Locke (life, liberty, and property), Voltaire (first amendment) and Isaac Newton
What is deism?
he belief that God created the universe, but is not involved in the lives of people. focused on the potential of man.
Name 3 new denominations from the Great Awakening.
Baptists, Presbyterians, and Methodists.
Who were the Freemasons?
an organization that supported Enlightened principles.
What was the outcome of Queen Anne’s War?
France losing land in Canada called Acadia.
Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris
What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?
French and the Indians fought together against the British but eventually the British won.
What happened in Deerfield, Massachusetts?
a force of about 300 French and Native allies launched a daring raid
What happened in the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
fought over land between South Carolina and Spanish Florida. In an argument, Robert Jenkins had his ear cut off by a Spanish officer.
What role did the Native Americans play in the French and Indian War?
Sided with French
What role did George Washington play in the French and Indian War?
Sided with British
Where else was the Seven Years’ War fought?
Europe, India, Canada, and in the colonies
What caused the French and Indian War?
a conflict between France and Great Britain. they were fighting over power in Europe, but also land in Pennsylvania
Queen Anne’s War also known as
War of Spanish Succession
King George’s War also known as
War of the League of Augsburg
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