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Columbian Exchange
Who are the people involved? There was a great amount of people that dealt with the
Columbian Exchange. They were: Christopher Columbus, Francisco Pizarro, Hernán Cortés,
Hernando De Soto, John Winthrop, and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.
What? The Columbian Exchange was a culture exchange between the New and Old Worlds.
They exchanged animals, plants, technology, and sadly diseases. This changed the way of living
for everyone.
When? This happened after Columbus’ discovery in 1492 and went on through the years of
discovery.
Where? The exchanged happened from America to Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Why? These two lands were separated and since Columbus discovered the New World and
other people followed his path. The two worlds that have been separated for years, have finally
came in contact with each other. That is what caused the Columbian Exchange, the two worlds
collided. This is important because it brought about a new way of living for both worlds. They
exchanged their cultures and started to clash into each other’s style of living.
Bacon’s Rebellion
Who are the people involved? Virginia settlers, Nathanial Bacon, and William Berkeley.
What? Nathan Bacon gathered a group of people to form a mob, and burn Jamestown and any
Indian settlement. He did all of this to protest that they didn’t get any protection from the
government.
When? It happened in 1676.
Where? This took place in the Virginia Colony in North America.
Why? This happened because of high taxes, low prices for tobacco, and resentment against
special privileges of the governor. This rebellion happened because of Berkeley’s failure to
defend the frontier against Native American attacks. It created a lot of havoc. This was the first
rebellion in the American Colonies. African Americans and Whites worked together in this, so
we could say that it helped speed up the hard to break racial lines dealing with slavery.
The Great Awakening
Who are the people involved? Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and Gilbert Tennent are
just a select few of many others that were a part of this. They were very influential in this time
period of the Great Awakening.
What? It dates back to many years of American religious revival in American Christian history.
Where? It happened in Britain and its thirteen colonies.
Why? What caused the Great Awakening was the fighting between religious and political
groups. There was violence everywhere between all kinds of groups. So that definitely played a
big favor. This is the most important religious revival in history. It helped people changed their
practices and mindsets due to the great awakening.
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Who are the people involved? There were many people involved in the Sons and Daughters of
Liberty. The Sons of Liberty were Samuel Adams, Joseph Warren, Paul Revere, Benedict Arnold,
Benjamin Edes, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Lamb, William Mackay, Alexander
McDougall, James Otis, Benjamin Rush, Isaac Sears, Haym Solomon, James Swan, Charles
Thomson, Thomas Young, Marinus Willett, and Oliver Wolcott. The Daughters of Liberty were
Sarah Fulton, Sybil Ludington, Deborah Samson, Prudence Cummings Wright, Lydia Darragh,
Patience Wright, Nanye-hi aka Nancy Ward, Esther de Berdt Reed, Margaret Corbin, Catherine
Barry, and Anna Marie Lane.
What? They identified themselves as fighting for liberty in the American Resolution time
period. They were a secret organization that helped the rights of European colonists and to help
fight taxation against Britain. These organizations had a great hand in battling certain acts such
as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts.
When? The Sons and Daughters of Liberty formed in 1765.
Where? The Sons of Liberty first occurred in Boston Massachusetts. The Daughters of Liberty
took place at the same place but didn’t meet exactly with the Sons of Liberty although they
worked together during this event.
