APUSH 2
Timeline
Colonial Era (1620-1763)
1. 1620 Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock
1.1. Mayflower Compact agrees to submit to will of the majority
1.2. Earliest democracy from puritan roots
2. 1691 Glorious (Bloodless Revolution)
2.1. Lead to Salutary Neglect
2.2. Allowed independence to flourish
3. 1670 Bacon’s Rebellion
3.1. Former indentured servants revolt
3.2. Early instance of class warfare
3.3. Indentured servitude begins to die off as popularity of slavery rises
4. 1692 Salem Witch Trials
4.1. Class warfare, lower class accusing upper class
4.2. Widened social stratification
4.3. Fear that commercialism would eclipse puritan values
5. 1730’s-40’s Great Awakening
5.1. Increased denominations