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[BLANK-1] fought for a type of economic protest known as non-consumption. Non-consumption was one of the most influential and effective forms of economic protest; the practice tremendously pushed America toward revolution. Examples include refusing to purchase or consume sugar, tea, or British-made clothing. People were shamed into wearing older clothes, community parties were held to darn socks and other types of clothing, and tea-drinkers and coffee-drinkers were shunned.

An important court case involving [BLANK-1] paved the way for freedom of the press in the American colonies and ultimately contributed to American independence through the rise of critical coverage of current events in colonial newspapers.

During the Great Awakening in colonial North America, there was a tremendous reaction against perceived sinfulness and the cold and emotionless sermons of Enlightenment-inspired preachers. [BLANK-1] of New England delivered a fiery sermon known as “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” that used fear tactics, theatricality, and fire-and-brimstone preaching to convince the audience of the dangers of hell.

[BLANK-1] were predominantly Catholic. They placed less of an emphasis on the conversion of Native Americans than did other Catholic societies and never practiced forced conversions. When these Catholics did attempt Native American conversion, they usually did so through the use of Jesuit missionaries who would live alongside the indigenous people in their villages.

An early military event of the American Revolution occurred at [BLANK-1] on June 17th, 1775. Here, Massachusetts militiamen had set up artillery and the British engaged in an action to remove the artillery from a strategic position. In this engagement, Colonel William Prescott of the Massachusetts Militia, realizing that the colonists were short on ammunition, made a brilliant tactical decision, telling colonists not to shoot “until you see the whites of the enemy’s eyes.” The colonists held their fire until the British were at close range, and then unleashed a deadly volley. The British eventually took the strategic position and the American colonists withdrew; however, the massive number of casualties suffered by the British made this a tactical victory for the Americans. This engagement proved to be so bloody (the British suffered more than 1,000 casualties) that it virtually ended any hopes of peaceful reconciliation between America and England

[BLANK-1] forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains in an attempt to limit costly wars with Native Americans. Colonists, however, protested and demanded access to the territory for which they had fought alongside the British.

Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland are examples of [BLANK-1]. There, governors were appointed by an individual who had purchased or received the rights to rule the territory from the British monarchy. These areas often had more freedoms and liberties than other British North American territories

The primary accusers during the Salem Witch Trials were known as [BLANK-1].

Perhaps the most serious crisis faced by the newly formed United States came in 1783, during [BLANK-1], when General Horatio Gates and others met to suggest that the Continental Army attempt a coup d’état (to illegitimately overthrow the government by a military takeover) so that soldiers would receive their full pensions for their service during the American Revolution. George Washington used his popularity and reputation with the army to dissuade them from this action and end the coup attempt. By preventing the coup, Washington not only saved the new nation from likely failure, he established the important and longstanding U.S. trend of military subordination to civilian authority.

[BLANK-1] was an Enlightenment-inspired concept promoted by John Locke that suggested that governments derive political authority from a social contract with the people rather than divine right.