Colonial Unit of AP US History
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| 4865655963 | Martin Luther | German monk who broke for the Catholic Church; initiated the Protestant Reformation | 0 | |
| 4865655972 | Virginia Company | first English colony established in the US; included traders and adventurers with no motive to settle; colony failed at first | 1 | |
| 4865655975 | (John) Rolfe | brought tobacco to Virginia; married Pocohantas | 2 | |
| 4865655976 | House of Burgesses | first elected legislative body in the US which could make laws and raise taxes; Virginia; | 3 | |
| 4865655978 | (Lord) Baltimore | English noble man who etablished Maryland as a refuge from religious persecution | 4 | |
| 4865655979 | Toleration Act (1649) | an act enacted in Maryland to grant religious freedom to all Christians | 5 | |
| 4865655980 | Navigation Acts (1651, 1660, 1663) | These sets of acts restricted the US to trade with England, which helped fuel resentment of England | 6 | |
| 4865655982 | (Nathaniel) Bacon | Virginian; led a rebellion against the government's orders not to attack the Native Americans for land | 7 | |
| 4865655984 | Mayflower Compact | the first covenant of government in the US; | 8 | |
| 4865655986 | (John) Winthrop | led Puritans to Massachusetts Bay Colony; "City on a Hill" quote | 9 | |
| 4865655987 | (Roger) Williams | advocated religious tolerance and separation of church and state; he was banished from Massachusetts and established Rhode Island | 10 | |
| 4865655990 | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | set up a governing system in Connecticut; similar to MA's government | 11 | |
| 4865655991 | English Civil War | this war led to the execution of King Charles I, Ending with the execution of Charles I, this war was to put either the king or Parliament in the political power of England. This, however, did not resolve this problem. | 12 | |
| 4865655995 | Metacom's War (King Phillip's War) | Native Americans battle New England colonies; large percentage of native americans died, making it one of the bloodiest wars in US; severely damaged the Native American presence in the new world | 13 | |
| 4865655997 | Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina | laws of Carolina that never went into effect because it mostly benefitted the wealthy | 14 | |
| 4865655999 | Glorious Revolution | a bloodless coup in England tha overthrew James the II and enthroned Mary II and William the III; weakened the monarchial power | 15 | |
| 4865656000 | (King) William III and (Queen) Mary II | King and Queen of England who were enthroned after the Glorious Revolution | 16 | |
| 4865656001 | Declaration of Rights | 1689, a Bill of Rights, signed by the monarchs of England to recognize the rights of English people --> precursor to American Bill of Rights | 17 | |
| 4865656002 | Leisler's Rebellion | American extention of the Glorious Revolution; overthrew Andros and send him back to England | 18 | |
| 4865656003 | Stono Rebellion | A 1739 slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina; worried whites and caused plantations to suppress blacks more | 19 | |
| 4865656006 | Molasses Act (1733) | act which raised tax on molasses; made British products cheaper than those of the West Indies | 20 | |
| 4865656007 | Currency Act (1751) | act which prohibited US from issuing paper currency; hurt US trade by removing circulating paper money | 21 | |
| 4865656008 | (Benjamin) Franklin | US politician, diplomat, scientist, inventor, writer; the US extention of the enlightenment | 22 | |
| 4865656012 | Fort Duquesne | a fort built by the French; renamed Fort Pitt after it was captured by the British early the French-Indian war | 23 | |
| 4865656013 | (Williams) Pitt | General who led British forces in French and Indian War; used much of his own money to finance the war | 24 | |
| 4865656016 | Albany Plan of Union | a plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies | 25 | |
| 4865656017 | Pontiac's Rebellion | Conflict between the Native Americans and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Great lakes area | 26 | |
| 4865656018 | Proclamation of 1763 | British Treaty with Native Americans not to settle over the Appalachians; a restriction which upset American settlers, especially since some had already crossed the line | 27 | |
| 4865656019 | Treaty of Paris (1763) | treaty which ended the French and Indian war; made Britain the major power in North America; | 28 | |
| 4865656020 | Paxton Boys | a group of farmers massacre a peaceful Native American tribe because of Pennsylvania's Indian policy | 29 |
