ID Quiz unit 3 APUSH

First Great Awakening

A religious revival movement in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s that emphasized personal faith and emotional connection to God.

George Whitefield

An influential preacher during the First Great Awakening known for his charismatic speaking style and ability to draw large crowds.

The Enlightenment

An intellectual movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.

John Locke

A philosopher whose ideas on natural rights and government by consent influenced the development of political thought in the Enlightenment and American Revolution.

French and Indian War

A conflict between Britain and France in North America (1754-1763) that led to British dominance in the region but increased colonial discontent due to war debts.

Proclamation of 1763

A British decree that prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to appease Native Americans after the French and Indian War.

Zenger Trial

A landmark case in 1735 that established the principle of freedom of the press in the American colonies.

Stamp Act 1765

A British tax that required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for legal documents, newspapers, and other publications, leading to widespread protest.

Townshend Acts

A series of British taxes imposed on the colonies in 1767 that led to increased tensions and boycotts.

Nonimportation

A colonial protest strategy that involved refusing to import British goods as a response to taxation and British policies.

Boston Massacre

A deadly confrontation in 1770 between British soldiers and Boston colonists that fueled anti-British sentiments.

Intolerable Acts

A series of punitive laws passed by Britain in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party, aimed at suppressing colonial resistance.

Battles of Lexington and Concord

The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775, marking the start of armed conflict.

Sons of Liberty

A secret organization formed in the colonies to oppose British policies and promote resistance through protests and boycotts.

Daughters of Liberty

A women's organization that supported the boycott of British goods and promoted domestic production during the American Revolution.

Olive Branch Petition

A final attempt by the Continental Congress in 1775 to avoid war with Britain by asserting loyalty while seeking redress of grievances.

Thomas Paine

An influential writer and revolutionary whose pamphlet "Common Sense" argued for American independence from Britain.

Republicanism

A political ideology that emphasizes the role of citizens in governance and the importance of civic virtue and public good.

Republican Motherhood

The idea that women had a role in shaping the moral and civic values of the nation by raising virtuous citizens.

Battle of Saratoga

A turning point in the American Revolutionary War in 1777 that resulted in a decisive American victory and secured French support.

Ben Franklin

A Founding Father known for his contributions to science, diplomacy, and the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Treaty of Paris 1783

The agreement that officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.

Pontiac’s Rebellion

A Native American uprising in 1763 against British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War.

Land Ordinance

A law passed in 1785 that established a systematic process for surveying and selling western lands in the United States.

Northwest Ordinance

A 1787 law that provided a framework for the governance and admission of new states in the Northwest Territory.

Shays’ Rebellion

An armed uprising in 1786-1787 by Massachusetts farmers protesting economic injustices and lack of government response.

New Jersey Plan

A proposal for the structure of the U.S. government presented at the Constitutional Convention that favored equal representation for states.

Virginia Plan

A proposal for a new government structure that called for representation based on population, favoring larger states.

3/5 Compromise

An agreement during the Constitutional Convention that counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation purposes.

Suffrage

The right to vote in political elections.

Manumission

The act of freeing an enslaved person by their owner.

Federalists

Supporters of the proposed Constitution who favored a strong central government.

Anti-Federalists

Opponents of the proposed Constitution who feared a strong central government and advocated for states' rights.

The Federalist Papers

A series of essays written to promote the ratification of the Constitution and explain its principles.