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7267805420Jonathon EdwardsHe was an American theologian and Congregational clergyman, whose sermons stirred the religious revival, called the Great Awakening. He is known for his " Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God " sermon.0
7267805421Benjamin FranklinHe owned a successful printing and publishing company in Philadelphia. He conducted studies of electricity, invented bifocal glasses, the lighting rod, and the stove. He was a important diplomat and statesman and eventually signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.1
7267805422Michel-Guillame de CrevecourFrench settler on America in the 1770's; he posed the question of what "American" is after seeing people in America like he had never seen before. American really became a mixture of many nationalities.2
7267805423Phillis Wheatleya slave girl who became a poet. At age eight, she was brought to Boston. published a book of poetry at age 203
7267805424George WhitefieldHe was a great preacher who had recently been an alehouse attendant. Everyone in the colonies loved to hear him preach of love and forgiveness because he had a different style of preaching. This led to new missionary work in the Americas in converting Indians and Africans to Christianity, as well as lessening the importance of the old clergy.4
7267805425John S. CopleyA famous Revolutionary era painter, traveled to England to finish his study of the arts. Only in the Old World could he find subjects with the leisure time required to be painted, and the money needed to pay him for it. was loyal to England during The Revolution.5
7267805426John Peter ZengerJournalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued, and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.6
7267805427Scots-Irishpeople who fled their home in Scotland in the 1600s to escape poverty and religious oppression. They first relocated to Ireland and then to America in the 1700s. They lived in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. These areas are home to many Presbyterian churches established by these people. Many people in these areas are still very independent like their ancestors.7
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7267805431Molasses ActA British law passed in 1773 to change a trade pattern in the American colonies by taxing molasses imported into colonies not ruled by Britain. Americans responded to this attempt to damage their international trade by bribing and smuggling. Their protest of this and other laws led to revolution.11
7267805432Great AwakeningThis was a religious revival held in the 1730's and 1740's to motivate the colonial America. Motivational speakers such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield helped to bring Americans together.12
7267805433John Peter Zenger CaseHe was jailed for questioning the governor of New York. His case influenced freedom of speech and freedom of press.13
7267805434Paxton BoysThey were a group of Scots-Irish men living in the Appalachian hills that wanted protection from Indian attacks. They made an armed march on Philadelphia in 1764. They protested the lenient way that the Quakers treated the Indians. Their ideas started the Regulator Movement in North Carolina.14
7267805435Jacobus ArminiusDutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)15
7267805436Rack-rentingmerciless rent increases16
7267805437Regulator MovementIt was a movement during the 1760's by western North Carolinians, mainly Scots-Irish, that resented the way that the Eastern part of the state dominated political affairs. They believed that the tax money was being unevenly distributed. Many of its members joined the American Revolutionists.17
7267805438Old and New LightsIn the early 1700's, olds were simply orthodox members of the clergy who believed that the new ways of revivals and emotional preaching were unnecessary. New´s were the more modern- thinking members of the clergy who strongly believed in the Great Awakening. These conflicting opinions changed certain denominations, helped popularize missionary work and assisted in the founding educational centers now known as Ivy League schools.18
7267805439Naval StoresPitch and tar made from pinetrees and used to make ships water-tight19
7267837537Benjamin WestAn Anglo-American self-taught painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American Revolution, West also painted the royal family of King George III and co-founded the Royal Academy of Arts20
7267840509Charles W. Peale1741-127 best known for portraits of George Washington, ran a museum, stuffed birds, practiced dentistry21
7267843448Triangular TradeA three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa22
7267846242Praying townsPraying towns were developed by the Puritans of New England from 1646 to 1675 in an effort to convert the local Native American tribes to Christianity. The Natives who moved into these towns were known as Praying Indians.23
7267858056Andrew Hamiltondefended Zenger and won the case resulting in the jury declaring a newspaper had the right to criticize a government leader as long as it was true24
7267862903Anglicanthe national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs), created by Henry VIII25
7267866424Arminianism16th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignity, stresses free will26
7267870047heresiesbeliefs said to be contrary to official church teachings27
7267872552TavernsPopular colonial centers of recreation, gossip, and political debate28

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