American History Test 1

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A period of cultural and biological exchange between new and old worlds. Exchanged plants, animals, technology.

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Colombian exchange

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Period from 1830s roughly until the end of Civil War in which American literature came to express national spirit.

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American Renaissance

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Society that welcomes different cultures and ethnicities

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Pluralistic

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Closed society that doesn't except change.

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Monolithic

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English soldier that helped Jamestown become first successful settlement.

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John Smith

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English settler that had idea to grow and sell tobacco

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John Rolfe

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A powerful political group often at odds with government. Lead by Lady Berkeley.

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Green Spring Faction

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A revivalist preacher with the Separatists.

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Jonathan Edwards

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English Christians who wished to separate from the church of England.

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Separatists

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A leader in Methodist church movement. Spoke about the Great Awakening.

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George Whitfield

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Believed new ways of preaching were unnecessary.

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Old lights

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Modern thinkers who believed in the Great Awakening

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New lights

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Set up rules free elections, secret balloting, guaranteed individual rights

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Fundamental orders of Connecticut

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Meeting of reps from 7 of 13 colonies plus many native Americans.

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Albany Congress

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Puritan, believed in religious freedom and separation of church and state.

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Roger Williams

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Puritan spiritual advisor and important participant in Antimonian Controversy.

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Anne Hutchinson

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German American printer and journalist that printed the Mew York weekly journal

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John Pera Zenger

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British policy of loose enforcement of laws on American colonies.

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Salutary neglect

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First British prime minister

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Sir Robert Valpole

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English act of parliament that recognized Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church of England.

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Act of Supremacy

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English philosopher best known for political philosophy.

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Thomas Hobbes

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Emphasize reason, individualism and skepticism.

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Enlightment Ideas

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Slave uprising largest with 42-48 whites and 44 blacks killed on Sep 9, 1739

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Stono rebellion

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Increased powers for parliament , more independence to the colonies and domination of Ireland.

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Glorious rev

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Economic theory that trade generates wealtj

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Mercantilism

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A land bridge connecting Russia to Alaska allowing humans and animals to come to North America.

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Beringia

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A person who is represented politically by a designated official

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Constituent

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One legislative chamber

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Unicameral

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Having 2 legislative chambers

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Bicameral

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When a religion really started to gain followers fast. The first great American revival. What resulted in old lights and new lights.

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Great Awakening

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Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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John Winthrop

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Form of church membership that gets to enjoy all privileges besides lords supper.

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Halfway covenant

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Right of succession belonging to first child

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Primo geniture

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Criminal offenses under English common law

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Seditious libel

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Divine foreordaining of what will happen even with salvation

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Predestination

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Puritans wanted to eliminate every shred of Catholic influence in their church

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Holy Commonwealth

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Father of liberalism

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John Locke