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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| christopher colombus 1492 | spanish explorer. found the new world in hopes of finding riches for spain, voyage also funded by spain. |
| jamestown 1607 | first permanint british settlement |
| tabaco | cash crop that established a plantation based economy in chesepeake |
| bacons rebelion 1675 | first major uprising in english north colonies. discontent over high taxes, low tabaco price, inidan raids. |
| Dominion of New England | administrative union created by King James II to incorporate British control over American colonies. replaced local assemblies with a royal governor, enforced the Navigation Acts. caused massive discontent. |
| 1739-1744: Great Awakening | protestant revival in the colonies. enphasized individual salvation. challenged traditional religous authority. fueled the growth of methodists and baptist |
| 1756-1763: French and Indian War | Britain defeated France and its Native allies after ongoing control disputes over ohio river valley, secured British dominance in North America and expanded its empire, set the stage for the Revolution due to war debt and new colonial policies. |
| 1763: Proclamation Line established | Issued by King George III. the Line prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. Aimed to prevent further conflict with naitves. caused anger among colonists and led to the revolution |
| 1763-1764: Pontiac's Rebellion | Indian uprising led by Chief Pontiac against British rule in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley after the French and Indian War. Native ended in a stalemat |
| 1764-1765: Sugar Act | passed with the stamp act, tightened trade duties, strictly enforced stopping smuggling from non british sources |
| 1764-1765: Stamp Act | Passed with the sugar act to help britain pay back war debt after the french and inidan war. "no taxation without representation" contreversy. first internal tax, taxed legal documents, paper, playing card ex |
| alongside the repeal of the Stamp Act, asserted the Parliament had absolute power to legislate the colonies "in all cases whatsoever". declared colonial assemblies' challenges to this authority, maintained Parliament's supreme authority + their depend |