Beginnings of an American Identity

4. Early American plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies.
6. Document passed in 1689 guaranteeing English citizens’ rights and freedoms.
8. He spoke against established clergy, spreading a message of democratic religion that relied upon commoners to grow and continue.
12. War fought between Britain and France in North America from 1754–1763.
13. The 1763 agreement that officially ended the French and Indian War.
15. Young colonial learning a trade under a skilled craftsman.
16. The rights all people are born with — life, liberty, and property.
19. Agreement that government should protect people’s rights in exchange for obedience — John Locke’s idea.
20. Period when England loosely enforced colonial laws, allowing colonies self-rule.

1. Religious movement that swept through the colonies, encouraging spiritual rebirth.
2. Famous preacher during the Great Awakening known for his emotional sermons.
3. Uprising by Native Americans against British forts after the French and Indian War.
5. Movement that emphasized reason and science over faith.
7. Bloodless overthrow of King James II in 1688 that strengthened Parliament.
9. The British victory here in 1759 turned the tide in the French and Indian War.
10. American thinker, inventor, and Enlightenment figure.
11. English philosopher whose ideas inspired American government.
14. 1763 decree that banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
17. British lawmaking body that shared power with the monarch.
18. The English document signed in 1215 that limited the king’s power.