AP US History 1 Chapter 5 Vocabulary Terms Flashcards

6979926795	new lights	Ministers who took part in the revivalist, emotive religious tradition pioneered by George Whitefield during the Great Awakening.	0
6979926794	royal colonies	Colonies where governors were appointed directly by the King.	1
6979926797	regulator movement	Eventually violent uprising of backcountry settlers in North Carolina against unfair taxation and the control of colonial affairs by the seaboard elite.	2
6979926798	old lights	Orthodox clergymen who rejected the emotionalism of the Great Awakening in favor of a more rational spirituality.	3
6979926799	proprietary colonies	Colonies under the control of local proprietors, who appointed colonial governors.	4
6979948310	melting pot	The mingling of diverse ethnic groups in America, including the idea that these groups are or should be "melting" into a single culture or people.	5
6979953372	sect	A small religious group that has broken away from some larger mainstream church, often claiming superior or exclusive possession of religious truth.	6
6979959480	agitators	Those who seek to excite or persuade the public on some issue.	7
6979961959	stratification	The visible arrangement of society into a hierarchical pattern, with distinct social groups layered one on top of the other.	8
6979970160	mobility	The capacity to pass readily from one social or economic condition to another.	9
6979971889	elite	The smaller group at the top of a society or institution, usually possessing wealth, power, or special privileges.	10
6979974820	almshouse	a home for the poor, supported by charity or public funds.	11
6979976411	gentry	Landowners of substantial property, social standing, and leisure, but not titled nobility.	12
6979978501	tenant farmer	One who rents rather than owns land.	13
6979979436	penal code	The body of criminal laws specifying offenses and prescribing punishments.	14
6979982316	veto	The executive power to prevent acts passed by the legislature from becoming law.	15
6979984892	apprentice	A person who works under a master to acquire instruction in a trade or profession.	16
6979988489	speculation	Buying land or anything else in the hope of profiting by an expected rise in price.	17
6979994155	revival	In religion, a movement of renewed enthusiasm and commitment often accompanied by special meetings or evangelical activity.	18
6980015088	secular	Belonging to the worldly sphere rather than to the specifically sacred or churchly.	19
7056988243	Great Awakening	a religious revival occurring in the 1730's and 1740's to motivate the souls of colonial America.	20