Be able to explain the following events:

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Early American History Notes

• Be able to explain the following events
• French Indian War
• The Great Awakening
• The Peter Zenger Case
• The Salem Witch Trials
• Bacons Rebellion
• Pontiacs War

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Topics to Know for the Quiz

• French Indian War (1756-1763)
• Proclamation Line of 1763
• Impact on British Debt
• Impact on Colonial Relations with Britain
• The Great Awakening (1750s)
• Spiritual Re-Awakening
• Impact on Colonies
• The Peter Zenger Case (1733)
• Zenger charged with Libel
• Impact on 1st Amendment

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Topics to Know for the Quiz

• The Salem Witch Trials (1692)
• Symptoms of Witchcraft Punishment for
  Witches
• Scale/ of events
• Implications on Trials/Judicial System
• Bacons Rebellion (1676)
• Rebellion of Indentured Servants
• Unsuccessful but it leads to ?
• Bacons Law ?
• Pontiacs War (1763)
• Colonists settle in Ohio Valley ? Natives attack
• Increases British fears of Native attacks
  greater restrictions on Colonists