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Backcountry
West of colonial cities the outer regions of the colony, a buffer between the colonies and native Americans, settled by non-English immigrants.
Great Awakening
the series of religious revivals among Protestants in the American colonies
Fort Duquesne
a French fort that stood on the site of Pittsburgh, Pa., captured in 1758 by the British in the French and Indian War
King Georges War
a war waged by England and its colonies by France taking place in North America
Albany Plan
plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin to unite all the colonies with a common assembly of congress
Albany Congress
a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies in Albany where Franklin proposed his plan of uniting the colonies
Seven Years War
also known as the French and Indian War, war fought between France and England in North America, English won
Peace of Paris
agreement between England and France following the war England gained control of most of Canada and Westerly lands
George Whitefield
evangelist whose preachings started the 18th century protestant revival or Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
an emotional preacher during the Great Awakening who spoke the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Parliament
English legislature composed of the three estates
William Pitt
War commander whose strategy brought an end to the seven years war
General Braddock
British General, lost Fort Duquesne in the war.
entrepots
a commercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging
John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon
2 people, most likely Englishmen
John Locke
seventeenth century English philosopher, believed government depends on the consent of the governed
Pennsylvania Dutch
German immigrants mistaken for Dutch instead of Deutsch
Middle Ground
way for Indians to keep an important control of the commercial trade
Gilbert Tennent
Presbyterian clergymen and evangelist who participated in the Great Awakening and revivals
Molasses Act
British law put into effect to limit the colonies trade requiring molasses to be shipped into England
Charles Chauncy
Pastor in Plymouth and later President of Harvard
Cato's Letter's
essays by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon
James Davenport
extravagant Great Awakening minister
Old Lights
People believing in old traditional Christian views
New Lights
New thinkers of Christian views
Evangelicals
Christian church that believes in the teaching of scripture through peoples own interpretations
Henry
Muelehberg
Cotton
Mather
Mestizo
offspring of Spaniard and native American
Mulatto
offspring from one black and a white
Transportation Act
British law moving convicts from England, Ireland, and Scotland to the colonies
King William's War
war
Queen Anne's War
war
King Georges War
war
Navigation Acts
British Law
Benjamin Franklin
smart guy and philosopher
Constitution
written agreement of stuff outlining works of government
Powers of Royal Governors
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