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| 5001069470 | Paxton Boys | They asked for soldiers, or protection but were ignored by the legislators. December 1763, they raided a small settlement of Conestoga Indians, and six Indians were killed, 14 more taken captive, then murdered later. Indians were given shelter in Philadelphia. This outraged, the Paxton Boys because they spent tax money on Indians and not protection, so January 1764, 600-1500 of them marched to capital to fight. | 0 | |
| 5001098564 | Regulator Movement | In South Carolina, it was organized by back country settlers to restore law and establish a local government. In North Carolina, wanted to recall officers. | 1 | |
| 5001103212 | Triangular trade | A multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another. Exp: shipping goods from Britain to West Africa in exchange for slaves, ship to west Indies, in exchange for sugar, rum, etc. | 2 | |
| 5001114980 | Molasses Act | 1733, British imposed a tax on molasses, sugar, and rum imported from non-British foreign colonies to the North American colonies. Aimed to monopolize the American sugar market. | 3 | |
| 5001122189 | Arminianism | The doctrine of Jacobus Arminius, saying Christ died for all people, not only the elect origin 1610-1620 | 4 | |
| 5001130787 | Great awakening | The series of religious revivals among Protestants in the American colonies, especially in New England, lasting from about 1725-1770 | 5 | |
| 5001138956 | old lights | A member of a conservative group in colonial America (as in a Baptist, Congregationalist, or Presbyterian church) opposed to revivalism and emotionalism in religion. Refused new teachings. | 6 | |
| 5001150408 | new lights | Embracing the idea of expansion. More liberals were unhappy with the ways of the english religious system. They pushed for revolution. | 7 | |
| 5001159873 | Poor Richard's Almanack | A collection of periodicals by Benjamin Franklin, issued from 1732-1757. They contained humor, information, and proverbial wisdom. He wrote it under the name Richard Saunders. | 8 | |
| 5001170065 | Zenger trials | John Peter Zenger brought on trial for printing false statements about colonial officials. Zenger found innocent, he then promoted the idea of freedom of the press. 1765 protest against Stamp Act. | 9 | |
| 5001181809 | Royal Colonies | A colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state, appointed by the British crown. | 10 | |
| 5001187876 | Proprietary colonies | Any certain colonies that were granted to an individual or group by the British crown and that were granted full rights of self government. | 11 | |
| 5001195013 | Jonathan Edwards | The sermons and writings of him helped to shape the course of Protestant theology before, during, and after the Great Awakening. | 12 | |
| 5001201205 | George Whitefield | Born 1714, popularly preached and stimulated the 18th century Protestant revival throughout Britain and the British American colonies. | 13 | |
| 5001212361 | Phillis Wheatley | Kidnapped from West Africa, and was the first African-American woman to publish a book of poetry in the colonies, doing so in 1773 | 14 |
