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| colonial theologian and Congretional clergyman, his sermons stirred the revival called "The Great Awakening". Known best for his "Sinners in the Hands of God" sermon |
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| He was born January 17, 1706 in Boston. Taught himself, had no formal education. Owned a printing company in Philadelphia. Began scietific change in America with conducting studies of electricity and inventing biofocals, lightning rod, and stove. Signed both the Declaration of Independence adn the Constitution |
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| Alehouse attendent turned preacher. This lead to new missionary work with converting Indians and Africans. |
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He was a newspaper printer. Using the press he protested the power of the royal governor in 1734-1735 and he was consequently put on trial for "treason"
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| Born in 1753, she was a slave girl turned poet. Also with no formal education, she was brought to Boston at age 8. She was taken to England at age 20 where she wrote and published a book of poems. She died in 1784 |
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| Scot-Irish men living in Appalachian Hills who wanted protection from the Indian attacks. Marched on Philadelphia in 1764. Their ideas sparked the Regulator Movement |
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| Religious revival in the mid 18th century (30's and 40's) that attempted to modivate colonial America. |
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| Started by the west North Carolinian's in the 1760's (mostly Scot Irish) who resented the East North Carolinians' political control. The tax money was not evenly distributed |
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| A small religious or political group branching off from a larger group |
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| These were people who were elected to present complaints of army soldiers. In the United States this began to appear in about 1647. |
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| A charitable housing provided to enable people to live in a Christian community. In the US these were often called poorhouses. |
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| People located, speaking in social status terms, between the yeoman and nobility. They didnt work the land but often hired tenant farmers. |
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| Law that defines elements of punishment for specific crime |
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| Gives the power to stop changes. The presidential veto was first used by George Washinton in 1792. |
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| Involves the buying, selling and holding of stocks |
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| These were 2 ministries who frequently had heated debates on God during the Great Awakening. The Old Lights rejected the new ideas of the Great Awakening while the New Lights accepted them. |
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| The Molasses Act was enstated in 1793 by legislation of British parliament for taxing and imposing restrictions on sugar adn molasses from the West Indies |
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| A French explorer who sailed to the West Indies and Mexico and Panama. Wrote a lot of books about his trips to Mexico City and Niagara Falls. He was most known for hi exploration of the St Lawrence River and the settlement of Quebec. |
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| British leader from 1757-'58 who was a leader in the London government, earning himself the nickname of "Organizer of Victory". He led and won war against Quebec in order for Britain to gain control of North America. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania was named after him. |
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| He was responsible for naming Louisiana. He was the 1st European to float down the Mississippi River to tip from Canada and upon seeing the beauty of the valley he named it Louisianna after King Louis XIV in 1682 |
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| He was a British general whos success in the Battle of Quebec won Canada for the British Empire. Wolfe was killed in that battle even though it only lasted 15 minutes. This was a decisive battle in the French Indian War |
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| British commander during French Indian War. He attempted to capture Fort Duquesne in 1755 and was defeated. In this battle he was mortally wounded |
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| He was an Indian chief who led post warfare in the Ohio River Valley and the Great Lakes Region in 1763. These actions led to the Proclamation on 1763 which angered many colonists |
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| These were French Protestants who lived between 1560-1629. Protestantism was introduced to the French between 1520-'23 and was widely accepted (although not by the lower classes) and at first was royally protected until that protection came to an end with the end of King Francis' I reign. Nevertheless, it continued to grow. |
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| Fought by French and English on US soil over the control of Ohio River Valley. The English won in 1763. That win established the English as #1 world power and changed the colonists opinion of England for the worse |
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| A conference held from June 19th to July 11 in 1754. It advocated a union of the British colonies for security and defense against French. It was held by the British Board of Trade to cement the loyalty of the Iroquois League. An agreement was that there would be 150 representatives if tribes withdrew without the committment to the British clause |
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| English law put into effect after gaining French territory in the French Indian War. It forbade colonists from settling beyond APpalachians. This made the colonists no longer proud to be British citizens and caused 1st major revolt against the government of Britain. |
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| In politics, this refers to a person appointed by head of state to take charge of some department or agency of government |
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| A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have juridicition in civil or criminal cases. In the US, it is defined by statute or common law |
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| French Canadian trappers literally meaning "runners of the woods" |
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| French Canadian explorers, adventurers, and traders |
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| A fleet of boats, usually smaller vessels |
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| Unconventional combat by small military units using hit and run tactics |
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| In reference to a buffer zone or state (demilitarized) |
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| Trained, professional soldiers, as distinct from militia or conscripts |
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