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