 | The First and Second Continental Congress The First Continental Congress Meeting In 1774, the colonies held the First Continental Congress. Representatives from each colony, except Georgia, met in Philadelphia. The royal governor in Georgia succeeded in blocking delegates from being sent to the congress 10.84 Kb.  1 | read |
| The beginnings of the revolutionary era: the american revolution Ap eh chapter 19 notes: a revolution in Politics the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon 99.97 Kb. 1 | read |
| Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution Overall main idea: Life in colonial America included a growing diverse population, social mobility, agricultural-based economy, slow travel and a revival of Christianity 34.82 Kb. 1 | read |
| Northern Versus Southern Interests Basically they believed that each state should have the right to determine the laws within its own borders and should not be forced to follow the mandates of the federal government unless absolutely necessary 13.83 Kb. 1 | read |
| Chapter 2 Transplantations and Borderlands Multiple-Choice Questions Which of the following was not a characteristic of the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement? 104.37 Kb. 1 | read |
 | Apprentice Printer Francis Folger Franklin, Ben's son Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin. Benjamin's mother was Abiah Folger, the second wife of Josiah 38.91 Kb. 1 | read |
| Primary source activity Bacon’s Rebellion was the first armed resistance offered by Americans to the constituted authorities of the mother country. Interest in the movement is enhanced by the fact that it occurred exactly 100 years before the adoption of the Declaration 47.32 Kb. 1 | read |
 | Chapter 8 "liberty! liberty!" In the past, England had asked its colonists to pay only duties designed to regulate trade. Now, however, officials suggested that perhaps it was time to levy taxes to raise revenues 33.89 Kb. 1 | read |
| The Tea Act: What the heck was it? Tea Act, enacted in May 1773. But why? It didn’t increase a tax, it merely was intended to help the British East India Company (beic), which was in heaps of debt because of their expeditions in India 19.94 Kb. 1 | read |
| America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 4 Experience of Empire: Eighteenth-Century America The factor most responsible for the growth in the colonial population between 1700 and 1770 was the 157.04 Kb. 1 | read |
| SS8H3a Explain the immediate and long-term Seven Years War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, and the Declaration of Independence 28.81 Kb. 1 | read |
| Unit 2 Organizer: The American Revolution Independence in 1776. During the American Revolution, the overmatched colonists found a leader in George Washington and badly-needed French assistance after the Battle of Saratoga 20.41 Kb. 1 | read |
| Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 31 mar significant events in U. S. Military History for the next 30 days are Mar 01 1942 – ww2: 3 day Battle of Java Sea ends. Us suffers a major naval defeat 58.8 Kb. 1 | read |
| American Revolution Newspaper Assignment Your task War. You will interpret and analyze primary sources. Using the information gleaned from these sources, you will fashion a front page of a newspaper that resembles one written during the Revolutionary Era 24.73 Kb. 1 | read |
| The Salem Witchcraft Trials read p. 128 –131 in the text America a Narrative History The Puritan ruling class suffered a blow that weakened its hold over the colony. Its control was curbed by the Charter of 1692, which made Massachusetts a Royal Colony 20.5 Kb. 1 | read |