AP US History Chapter 4 Terms Flashcards
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| 4893040176 | Tenancy | -To rent land | 0 | |
| 4893056616 | Competency | -Ability for a family to keep their household independent through future generations | 1 | |
| 4893100939 | Household Mode of Production | -Practice where families traded labor and goods -Helped New-England free holders survive on small farms | 2 | |
| 4893110075 | Squatters | -People who illegally settle on land they do not own -Hoped to acquire it on legal terms | 3 | |
| 4893115931 | Redemptioner | -Indentured servants that formed contracts after arriving in America -Families had increased flexibility with contract terms | 4 | |
| 4893124629 | Enlightenment | -Cultural movement in Europe -Used reason to reevaluate previous doctrines that were accepted in society -Caused people to think more logically and rationally | 5 | |
| 4893140398 | Pietism | -Evangelical Christian movement -Emphasized Bible study -Emphasized individual relationship with God -One of two biggest cultural movements in Europe | 6 | |
| 4893157238 | Natural Rights | -Rights that all people are entitled to -Life, liberty, property | 7 | |
| 4893168965 | Deism | -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 religion | 8 | |
| 4893181361 | Revival | -Renewal of enthusiasm in Christian beliefs | 9 | |
| 4893187405 | Old Lights | -Conservative ministers who opposed the enthusiasm displayed by evangelical preachers | 10 | |
| 4893194949 | New Lights | -Evangelical preachers who believed that Christian faith was intellectual and emphasized spiritual rebirth -Allowed women to speak in public | 11 | |
| 4893206920 | Consumer 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 markets | 12 | |
| 4893218901 | Regulators | -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 elites | 13 |