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Chapter 5 of the American Pageant Flashcards

Contains important terms and important people in chapter five of the American Pageant (13th edition).

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289932010Jonathan EdwardsA famous preacher during the Great Awakening. One of his most famous sermons was "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."1
289932011John TrumbullA young painter who was discouraged by his family and society. (During this time period literature and art were not held highly) He eventually left for Europe to be better trained in art.2
289932012Lord CornburyA cousin of Queen Anne's who was made governor of New York and New Jersey in 1702. He later ended up being drunk and a "vain fool."3
289932013Benjamin WestAn artist who left for Europe so that he could make a better living.4
289932014Phillis WheatleyA slave girl who wrote poetry despite her difficult circumstances. She eventually traveled to England and later a book of her poetry was published.5
289932015George WhitefieldA preacher during the Great Awakening who had a talent for public speaking and knew how to get a crowd up on their feet. He played on the crowds emotions and tried to make them profess their sins.6
289932016Charles Willson PealeAn artist who is best known for his paintings of George Washington.7
289932017John Peter ZengerA New York printer who had published some news about that governor of New York and was arrested for seditiois libel. A trial took place and Zenger won. This case became well known because it was a major push towards freedom of the press.8
289932018Alexander HamiltonLawyer for John Zenger in his trial. He would later become the first US Secretary of the Treasury.9
289932019Benjamin FranklinA very popular person during the 1700's and was most famous for his writings in "Poor Richard's Almanac."10
289932020Triangular TradeShips would travel to England with rum, and then go to the west coast of Africa and trade the rum for African slaves. After that they would go to the West Indies and exchange the slaves for molasses which would later be sold to the New England colonies.11
289932021Paxton BoysA group of men who led an armed march in 1764. The reason for this was to protest the Quakers lenient policy towards the Indians.12
289932022Naval StoresThese were used to build and repair the British navy ships.13
289932023Scots-IrishThese group of people made up 7% of the population during the early 1700's14
289932024The "Bread" ColoniesThese were the middle colonies which produced large amounts of grain.15
289932025The Great AwakeningOne of America's first big movements which tried to pull people back to Christianity through fire and brimstone teachings.16
289932026SmallpoxAn epidemic which affected one out of every five people and left marks on the face. One well known person affected by this was George Washington.17
289932027BaptistsA new faith which grew rapidly and embraced the new style of preaching. This sect of christianity did not just involve Americans, but tried to reach out the Native Americans as well.18
289932028LumberingThis may have been one of America's most important manufacturing activities during the ealry to mid 1700's because of its high demand.19
289932029Congregational ChurchThis grew out of the Puritan church and was established in all of the New England colonies except Rhode Island.20

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