AP US History Chapter 4 Flashcards

14778748192	Tenancy	The rental of property. To attract tenants in New York's Hudson River Valley, Dutch and English manorial lords granted long tenancy leases with the right to sell improvements-houses and barns for example-to the next tenant.	0
14778748193	Competency	The ability of a family to keep a household solvent and independent and to pass the ability on to the next generation.	1
14778748194	Household Mode of Production	The system of exchanging of goods and labor that helped 18th century New England free holders survive on ever-shrinking farms as available land became more scarce.	2
14778748195	Squatters	Someone who settles on land he or she does not own or rent.	3
14778748196	Redemptioner	A common type of indentured servant in the Middle Colonies in the eighteenth century. Instead of signing a contract before they left England, they found employers after arriving in America.	4
14778748197	Enlightenment	An 18th century philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason to reevaluate previously accepted doctrines and traditions and the power of reason to understand and shape the world.	5
14778748198	Pietism	A Christian revival moment characterized by Bible study, the conversion experience, and the individuals personal relationship with God.	6
14778748199	Natural Rights	The rights to life, liberty, and property	7
14778748200	Deism	The Enlightenment-influenced belief that the Christian god created the universe and then left it to run according to natural laws	8
14778748201	Revival	A renewal of religious enthusiasm in a Christian congregation.	9
14778748202	Old Lights	Conservative ministers opposed to the passion displayed by evangelical preachers; they preferred to emphasize the importance of cultivating a virtuous Christian life.	10
14778748203	New Lights	Evangelical preachers, many of them influenced by John Wesley, the founder of English Methodism and George Whitfield, the charismatic itinerant preacher who brought his message to Britain's American colonies.	11
14778748204	Consumer Revolution	The time period during which the desire for exotic imports increased dramatically due to economic expansion and population growth	12
14778748205	Regulators	Land owning protestors who organized in North and South Carolina in the 1760s and 1770s to demand that the eastern-controlled government provide western districts with more courts, fairer taxation, and greater representation in the assembly.	13