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36 Cards in this Set
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George Whitefield
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was an Anglican itinerant minister who helped spread the Great Awakening in Great Britain and, especially, in the British North American colonies.
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Johnathan Edwards
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American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America
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Parliament
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legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom.
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William Pitt
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was the most powerful minister in George's Cabinet. He believed he was the only one that could save the Birtish Empire and took control of the British army and navy.
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Transportation Act
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allowed judges in England, Scotland, and ireland to send convicted felons to the American colonies
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Queen Ane's War
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Austria and France hold rival claims to Spanish throne.
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King George's War
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sturggle among britain, spanish and france for control of new world territory
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King William's War
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opposition to french bid for controol of Europe
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Navigation Acts
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A series of commercial restrictions passed by Parliament to control trade and gain wealth for England.
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Benjamin Franklin
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A famous philosopher, politician, inventor, and printer that had a major influence on the Enlightenment.
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Constitution
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Found expression in a growing body of law, court decisions, and statutes.
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Mulatto
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Mix of African and Caucasion decent.
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Mestizo
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Mixed race between European and Spanish.
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Cotton Mather
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was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister
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Henry Mulhenburg
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was a German Lutheran pastor sent to North America as a missionary, requested by Pennsylvania colonists.
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Evangelicals
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People who tried to spread Christianity.
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James Davenport
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was an American clergyman and itinerant preacher noted for his often controversial actions during the First Great Awakening.
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Cato's Letters
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were essays by British writers John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon.The Letters are considered a seminal work in the tradition of the Commonwealth men
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Charles Chauncey
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was an Anglo-American clergyman and educator
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Molasses Act
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imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on molasses from non-British colonies.
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Gilbert Tennent
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was one of the leaders of the Great Awakening of religious feeling in Colonial America
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Middle Ground
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The land between the Indians and the colonists.
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Pennsylvania Dutch
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the descendants of Germanic peoples who emigrated to the U.S.
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John Locke
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was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.
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John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon
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Were in the Commonwealth man.
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seven years war
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war between britain vs. the French and some native american tribes over land.
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entrepots
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A warehouse or trading post where merchandise was stored and traded.
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General Braddock
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was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War
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Peace of Paris
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Treaty signed after the seven years war between the British and france.
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Albany Congress
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was a meeting of representatives of seven of the British North American colonies in 1754
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Albany Plan
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was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies
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Fort duquesne
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was a fort established by the French in 1754
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Greta awakening
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a religious revival in American religious history
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Backcountry
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THe area weat of the colonies that was unestablished where groups like the Scot-Irish and Germans settled.
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Old Lights
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those who did not change
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New Lights
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the ones who changed
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