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| 3152176102 | triangular trade | A trade between America, the West Indies, and Africa, which some colonists took advantage of after the fall of the Royal African Company, and yielded great profits to its merchants. | 0 | |
| 3152176103 | Molasses Act | An act intended to end American trade with the French West Indies passed by Britain, which was largely overridden by smuggling and bribery. | 1 | |
| 3152176105 | Great Awakening | A period of huge religious revival throughout the colonies, sparked by a few strong religious speakers, called the "new lights." | 2 | |
| 3152176107 | Zenger trial | New York libel case, established the principle that truthful statements about public officials could not be prosecuted as defaming. Was a banner achievement for freedom of the press and health of democracy | 3 | |
| 3152176108 | royal colonies | colonies where governors were appointed by King directly; often competent administrators but ran into trouble w/ colonial legislatures, who resented imposition of control from across Atlantic | 4 | |
| 3152176113 | Jonathan Edwards | American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated the Great Awakening, a period of renewed interest in religion in America "salvation through good works" and affirmed need for complete dependence of God's grace | 5 | |
| 3152176114 | George Whitefield | Masterful orator, rekindled the religiousness of the colonies during the Great Awakening. He was a leader of the "new lights" | 6 | |
| 3152176118 | John Peter Zenger | A newspaper printer from New York, was arrested and tried for seditious libel for attacking the royal governor. He was acquitted with the help of his lawyer, Alexander Hamilton. This was a huge step for the freedom of the press. | 7 | |
| 3152176119 | Old lights | Orthodox clergymen; deeply skeptical of emotionalism and theatrical antics of revivalists | 8 | |
| 3152176120 | New lights | defended the Awakening for its role in revitalizing American religion | 9 |
