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The Neolithic revolution
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-Beginning Of Agriculture.
cultivating single crops and domesticating animals. -Increase of disease and famine. -It changed the way people in the Middle East area did things. It turned them from roaming, hunting people into settlement-building, planting (agriculture) people. It changed their thinking, way of doing things and many other things. |
-10,000 B.C.
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John Winthrop
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-"The Models of Christian
Charity". -god operates the world with powerful people and creatures. everyone has a job and can be appreciated for that specific job because everyone has to depend upon each other. -His intent was to prepare people for living in a perilous society. |
-1630
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Mary Rowlandson’s “The Sovereignty and Goodness of God”
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-On top of showing the fear of Indians that the Puritans had, this document also showed how the colonists in this particular time thought that God was always testing them.
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-1682.
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Martin Luther
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-indulgences in the Catholic Church.
-95 Theses. -saved you by your faith. -barrier between the individual and God -He wanted to reform the Catholic Church and this idea sparked the Protestant Reformation. |
-1517.
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John Smith
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-He was recruited by the Virginia Company to go to American, where he helped found the Virginia colony Jamestown.
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-1600s.
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Pocahontas
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-marries John Rolf. This shows people in Europe that Indians do have the desire to change.
-Pocahontas law of 1/16 was passed. If you were 1/16 non-white, then you were considered non-white. |
-1614.
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Indentured Servitude
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-People sold labor to get free passage to America from Britain or Germany
- Most of America's pop. came from Inentured Servitude - The poor Frontiersmen were later involved in Bacon's Rebellion |
-1650s or 60s.
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George Whitefield
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- Preacher from First Great Awakening
- Good at advertising himself/ delivering the Salvation Service - Brought people the idea of salvation (The Great Awakening) |
-1730s to 1770s.
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Bacon’s Rebellion
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- Bacon leads Frontiersmen to attack Indians and rebel
- Offered to release Indentured Servants and lower their taxes if they joined - Marked the beginning of American's quest for Independence |
-1676.
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Christopher Columbus
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-He was not the first to discover America, but he led a lot of Europe to know much more about the New World, and helped encourage more exploration.
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-1492
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Salem Witchcraft
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- Last of the 'magical' beliefs in history, and where the belief that everything was ment to be analyzed died off.
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- 1692
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The Albany Congress
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- British called it to become more friendly with Iriquois in case of future conflict
- Albany Plan of Union - colonial assembly used to collect funds for common defense - Effect of these could have slowed down the revolution |
-1754.
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Smallpox
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-The disease has claimed many lives.
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-Early as 10,000 BC.
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Puritanism
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-Calvinists wanted to purify the Catholic Church. -religion was full of strict morality
-demanded simplification of doctrine and worship. -It effected the way that religion is today, and created many rumors about itself and the severity of their morality. |
-16th century.
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
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-It was a pamphlet that was handed out that inspired people in the 13 colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain.
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-1775.
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The Quartering Act
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-It gave soldiers the right to use uninhabited buildings for quarters when they were in Massachusetts.
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-1765
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Columbian Exchange
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- Immediately following Columbus' expedition
- The exchange of humans, animals, plants, and diseases from Europe to America - Greatly affected society in that it brought diseases that killed people, and animals and plants to help people survive |
-1492
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King Phillip's War
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- Indians were fighting to gain control of English. English were fighting to kill, and annihilate the Indians.
- Bloodiest war in history if based on population. |
- 1630s - 70s
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Stamp Act
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- required every document to have a stamp of approval saying that taxes were paid on it.
- One step towards making Americans strive for Independence |
- 1765
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Proclamation of 1763
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- No English settlers can settle west of the proclamation line to keep them from being near indians to prevent war; no legal title available to own land
- One step towards making Americans strive for Independence |
- 1763
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Navigation Acts
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- Controls what comes and goes in colonies; everything must go to benefit the mother country
- same as before |
- 1650s
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Sugar Act
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- lowers taxes on Molasses, but puts violation punishable by single judge who will usually convict
- Drew the line for taxation without representation |
- 1764
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French and Indian War
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- War between England and France that was trying to figure out who's empire was going to control North America
- ^ Also the significance |
- 1680s
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Boston Massacre
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- British troops kill American soldiers outside of the Boston capital
- Attributed to tensions between British and American soldiers and was one of the main starters of the Revolutionary War |
- 1770
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Stono Rebellion
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- Slaves wanted Florida to be a free state, so they attack Englishmen and revolt. The Englishmen defeat them easily, and place their heads on stakes to warn off other rebels.
- Freedom for Englishmen = Slavery for others; it was the first rebellion of slaves against white Englishmen |
- 1739
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The Coercive Acts
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-They were a series of laws passed by British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party.
-They pushed America to declare Independence. |
-1774.
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The Boston Port act
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-closed the Boston port until the East India Company was paid back for all of the wasted Tea.
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-1774.
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The Massachusetts Government Act
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-altered the Massachusetts government in that they were under the control of Britain.
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-1774.
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Administration of Justice Act
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-said that if royal officials in Massachusetts were, to Britain’s discretion, being mistreated in trial, they could be tried by another colony or even in Great Britain.
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-1774.
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Iriquois Confederation
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- Buffer zone between France and Britain territory
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- 17th and 18th Century
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First Great Awakening
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-Religious revival of Calvinists and Protestants who believed in the free gift of salvation. People such as Jonathon Edwards and George Whitefield make people feel the salvation through preaching.
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-1730-1770
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