all adult men

any free male

white, married couples

white, male landowners

a. a set of rules that govern social classes

b. a legal document that creates new colonies

c. a belief that humans are corrupted by society

d. an agreement between citizens and their leaders

to increase trading profits

to gain protection from Spain

to influence laws affecting the colonies

to settle conflicts with Indigenous people

Southern Colonies

Middle Colonies

New England Colonies

Spanish colonies

Territories under disputed by France and Englan

The colonies only had 13 seats in Parliament.

Trade ships would not land in Massachusetts.

They believed Great Britain violated their rights.

Great Britain did not sign the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

natural rights

property ownership

independent thinking

a divided government

A political movement in the 18th century

A series of religious revivals in the American colonies

A military conflict in the 17th century

An economic policy introduced in the 19th century

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

Jonathan Edwards

Thomas Jefferson

Presbyterian

Baptist

Anglican

Catholic

It weakened the power of British colonial authorities.

It encouraged a sense of unity among the colonies.

It led to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

It provided military training to the colonists.

people were becoming less religious in the colonies

people were inspired by the Protestant Reformation in Europe

people began looking for religious solutions to economic problems

people began to reject the teachings of the Anglican church

all adult men

any free male

white, married couples

white, male landowners