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4893040176Tenancy-To rent land0
4893056616Competency-Ability for a family to keep their household independent through future generations1
4893100939Household Mode of Production-Practice where families traded labor and goods -Helped New-England free holders survive on small farms2
4893110075Squatters-People who illegally settle on land they do not own -Hoped to acquire it on legal terms3
4893115931Redemptioner-Indentured servants that formed contracts after arriving in America -Families had increased flexibility with contract terms4
4893124629Enlightenment-Cultural movement in Europe -Used reason to reevaluate previous doctrines that were accepted in society -Caused people to think more logically and rationally5
4893140398Pietism-Evangelical Christian movement -Emphasized Bible study -Emphasized individual relationship with God -One of two biggest cultural movements in Europe6
4893157238Natural Rights-Rights that all people are entitled to -Life, liberty, property7
4893168965Deism-Belief that God created the universe then left it to run using natural laws -Adopted by small number of urban artisans, wealthy virginia planters, and seaport merchants -Was not an established religion8
4893181361Revival-Renewal of enthusiasm in Christian beliefs9
4893187405Old Lights-Conservative ministers who opposed the enthusiasm displayed by evangelical preachers10
4893194949New Lights-Evangelical preachers who believed that Christian faith was intellectual and emphasized spiritual rebirth -Allowed women to speak in public11
4893206920Consumer Revolution-Increase in consumption of manufactured goods -Raised living standards -Landed many consumers and colonies in debt -Increase in transatlantic trade made Americans more dependent on overseas credit and markets12
4893218901Regulators-Landowning protesters -Demanded the government provide western colonies with more courts, fairer taxation, and greater representation in the assembly -Ultimately failed to seize power from eastern elites13

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