AP History Review Part 1

Treaty of Tordesillas

1493; Pope drew “Line of Demarcation” -Spain/ Portugal own in New world

VA Company of London

1607; expedition to Jamestown, 104 men in colony

Mayflower Compact

1620; foundation for govt in Cape Cod, Mass., consent of governed

Roger Williams

1636; Puritan dissident founded Providence, Rhode Island

Anne Hutchison

1638; Puritan dissident founded Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Thomas Hooker

1636; Puritan dissident founded Hartford, Connecticut

New Hampshire

1677; Puritan overflowed from Mass into NH, King Charles II gave charter

Lord Baltimore, MD

1632; first proprietary colony - Maryland, matry Protestants

Act of Rel. Tolerance

1649; protect all Christian political rights in MD (helped Catholics)

Carolinas

1663; overflow from VA, similar economy, and culture

S Carolina and slavery

1670; South Carolina founded in 70, only colony to have slavery from suan

New York

1664; Junez, Chas’ bro, conquered Dutch lands in America → NY

New Jersey

1702; taken over by Berkeley, Cateret and James, confusion → royal colony

Mercantilism

1650; British interest in regulation of American trade for benefit of Britain

Navigation Acts

1651-1673; trade in colonies only with British/American ships, to Briv/Am port

Board of Trade

1696; Brit made sure Am was only trading with Britain, closed loopholes

Nathaniel Bacon

1676; armed conflict, Bacon burned Janestown

Bacon’s Rebellion

1676; British react-strict, VA obstructed govs efforts to increase control

Halfway Covenant

1662; half-membership - did not declare to be saved, move to secular

King Philip’s War

1675; Wampanoag chief led war to kill all whites, 2000 senders died

Dominion of New England

1685; establishment of unified govt for NE, NY, NJ, uprisings in NY, MD

Leisler's Rebellion

1685; Jacob Leister - tried to turn over power of royal governor

Salem Witch Trials

1682; 20 killed - charge of being a witch before Cotton Mather intervened

Pennsylvania

1681; colony as refuge for Quakers - William Penn

Delaware

1681; Penn granted separate legislature for Delaware, though pan of PA

King William’s War

1689-1697; War of League of Augsburg, no battles in merica, Treaty of Ryswick

Queen Anne's War

1702-1713; War of Span. Succession, sporadic fighting w/ Fr./Sp-, Treaty of Utrecht > salutary neglect

Treaty of Utrecht

1713; ended QA’s War, gave British major territorial/econ, advantages

King George's War

War of Jenkins’ Ear and the War of Austrian Succession began, with American troops actively involved

Georgia

1732; created as a buffer between the Carolinas and Spanish Florida, intended to help the poor, but it was a failure

Glorious Revolution

1688; England's Revolution, aka Bloodless Revolution

John Peter Zenger

1734-1735; embarrassed royal governor, charged w/ libel; proved the statements were true, leading to a step toward freedom of the press

The Great Awakening

1720-1740; *Old/New Lights" - personal repentance for salvation from Christ

Albany Congress

1754; called by Ben Franklin, said states should unite for war against French; rejected

French and Indian War

1754-1763; The Seven Years’ War was fought between the British/Americans and the French/Native Americans; Washington was a general.

Proclamation of 1763

1763; Great Britain told Americans not to settle west of the Appalachians to avoid conflict with Native Americans

George Greenville

1763; British Prime Minister taxed Americans after the French and Indian War.

Sugar Act

1764; Revenue Act, raise revenue on lax of goods imported by Americans

Quartering Act

1764; British troops stationed in colonies, colonies paid for maintenance

Currency Act of 1764

1764; forbade colonial currency not redeemable in gold or silver

Stamp Act

1765; revenue stamps on documents, eic., response: respectful petitions

Stamp Act Congress

1765; asserted that Americans could not be taxed w/o consent

Non Importation Agreement

1768; boycotted British items being taxed; stopped aller acts were repealed

Declaratory Act

1766; repealed Stamp Act, but claimed power to tax/make laws, "universal representation"

Townshend Acts

1766; taxes on imports, use of admiralty courts, writs of assistance

Boston Massacre

1770; skirmish between British soldiers and Bostonians left 5 colonists dead; it was widely publicized

Gaspee Affair

1772; US burned GB's boat, the Gaspee

Tea Act of 1773

1773; Americans bought Dutch, not Brit lea; Boston Tea Party

Quebec Act

1774; The Quebec and Coercive Acts, called the Intolerable Acts by colonists, set up a Quebec government without a representative assembly

Coercive Act

1774; closed the Boston port, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act

Admin of Justice Act

1774; Mass royal officials accused of crime in Mass tried elsewhere

1st Continental Congress

1774; petitioned Parliament, denounced the Intolerable Acts, and prepared local militias

2nd Continental Congress

1775; There was a split between those advocating for peace and those calling for revolution until Richard Henry Lee

Declaration of the Causes

1775; The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking up Arms was written by Thomas Jefferson

Lexington and Concord

1775; The British attacked supplies, but were moved; the Minutemen won

Bunker Hill

1775; Americans fortified Breed's Hill, could bombard Bostos

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

1776; helped bring about idea to popularity that America should not be part of Great Britain

Declaration of Independence

1776; Thomas Jefferson state why former colonists wanted to split from GB

Saratoga

1777; Americans under Benedict Arnold held off the British, and Burgoyne surrendered, convincing France to join openly on the American side