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8512778230Paxton Boys (1764)Armed march on Philadelphia by Scots-Irish frontiersmen in protest against the Quaker establishment's lenient policies toward Native Americans0
8512778231Regulator movement (1768-1771)—Eventually violent uprising of backcountry settlers in North Carolina against unfair taxation and the control of colonial affairs by the seaboard elite1
8512778232New York slave revolt (1712)Uprising of approximately two dozen slaves that resulted in the deaths of nine whites and the brutal execution of twenty-one participating blacks2
8512778233South Carolina slave revolt (Stono River) (1739)Uprising also known as the Stono Rebellion, of more than 50 South Carolina blacks along the Stono River; the slaves attempted to reach Spanish Florida but were stopped by the South Carolina militia3
8512778234Triangular trade—Exchange of rum, slaves, and molasses between the North American Colonies, Africa, and the West Indies. A small but immensely profitable subset of the Atlantic trade4
8512778235Molasses Act (1737)Tax on imported molasses passed by Parliament in an effort to squelch the North American trade with the French West Indies. It proved largely ineffective due to widespread smuggling5
8512778236ArminianismBelief that salvation is offered to all humans but is conditional on acceptance of God's grace. Different from Calvinism, which emphasizes predestination and unconditional election6
8512778237Great Awakening (1730s and 1740s)—Religious revival that swept the colonies. Participating ministers, most notably Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield, placed an emphasis on direct, emotive spirituality. A Second Great Awakening arose in the nineteenth century7
8512778238Old LightsOrthodox clergymen who rejected the emotionalism of the Great Awakening in favor of a more rational spirituality8
8512778239New LightsMinisters who took part in the revivalist, emotive religious tradition pioneered by George Whitefield during the Great Awakening9
8512778240Poor Richard's Almanack (1732-1758)Widely read annual pamphlet edited by Benjamin Franklin. Best known for its proverbs and aphorisms emphasizing thrift, industry, morality, and common sense10
8512778241Zenger Trial (1734-1735)New York libel case against John Peter Zenger. Established the principle that truthful statements about public officials could not be prosecuted as libel11
8512778242Royal ColoniesColonies where governors were appointed directly by the King. Though often competent administrators, the governors frequently ran into trouble with colonial legislatures, which resented the imposition of control from across the Atlantic12
8512778243Proprietary ColoniesColonies—Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware—under the control of local proprietors, who appointed colonial governors13
8512778244Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur (1735-1813)French settler whose essays depicted life in the North American colonies and described what he saw as a new American identity—an amalgam of multiple ethnicities and cultures14
8512778245Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609)Dutch theologian who rejected predestination, preaching that salvation could be attained through the acceptance of God's grace and was open to all, not just the elect15
8512778246Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)—New England minister whose fiery sermons helped touch off the First Great Awakening; Edwards emphasized human helplessness and depravity and touted that salvation could be attained through God's grace alone16
8512778247George Whitefield (1714-1770)—Iterant English preacher whose rousing sermons throughout the American colonies drew vast audiences and sparked a wave of religious conversion, the First Great Awakening; Whitefield's emotionalism distinguished him from traditional, "Old Light," ministers who embraced a more reasoned, stoic approach to religious practice17
8512778248John Trumbull (1756-1843)Connecticut-born painter who, like many of his contemporaries, traveled to England to pursue his artistic ambitions; Trumbull was best known for his depictions of key events in the American Revolution, including the signing of the Declaration of Independence18
8512778249John Singleton Copley (1738-1815)Massachusetts-born artist best known for his portraits of prominent colonial Americans, including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere; loyalist during the Revolutionary war, Copley spent the rest of his life in London, painting portraits of British aristocrats and depicting scenes from English history19
8512778250Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1753-1784)—African-American poet who overcame the barriers of slavery to publish two collections of her poems; as a young girl, Wheatley lived in Boston, and was later taken to England where she found a publisher willing to distribute her work20
8512778251John Peter Zenger (1697-1746)New York printer tried for seditious libel against the state's corrupt royal governor; his acquittal set an important precedent for freedom of the press21

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