Chapter 4 Ap History

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Backcountry

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in general terms is a geographical region that is: * isolated * remote * undeveloped * difficult to access

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Great Awakening

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a religious revival in American religious history. They were characterized by widespread revivals led by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp increase in interest in religion, a profound sense of guilt and redemption on the part of those affected

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Fort Duquesne

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a fort established by the French in 1754

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King Georges War

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the name given to the operations in North America that formed part of the 1744-1748 War of the Austrian Succession. It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars.

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Albany Plan

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proposed by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress in 1754 in Albany, New York. It was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies "under one government

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Albany Congress

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also known as the Albany Conference, was a meeting of representatives of seven of the British North American colonies in 1754

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Seven Years War

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The final war between France and Great Britain, which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763

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Peace of Paris

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the set of treaties which ended the American Revolutionary War

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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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Jonathan 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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a legislative assembly in certain countries

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William Pitt

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English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder

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General Braddock

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a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1763). ...

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entrepots

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is a trading post where merchandise can be imported and exported without paying import duties

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John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon

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Most famous commonwealthmen. The wrote esssay's that spoke out against constitutional abuses.

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John Locke

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English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience

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Pennsylvania Dutch

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dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland

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Middle ground

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area in a picture between the foreground and the background

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Gilbert Tennent

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was a religious leader

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Molasses Act

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was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 6 Geo II. c. 13), which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on molasses from non-British colonies

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Charles Chauncy

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an Anglo-American clergyman and educator

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Cato’s Letter’s

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The title of the letters John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon wrote.

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James Davenport

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an American clergyman and itinerant preacher noted for his often controversial actions during the First Great Awakening

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“Old Lights”

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used in Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same, but have come to a disagreement

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“New Lights”

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Refers to the split of a denomination, with the group that changes being New Lights. Term first used during the first Great Awakening.

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Evangelicals

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a Protestant Christian theological stream which began in Great Britain in the 1730s.

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Henry Muehlenberg

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was a German Lutheran pastor sent to North America as a missionary.

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Cotton Mather

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was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author and pamphleteer

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Mestizo

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a person of mixed racial ancestry

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Mulatto

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an offspring of a black and a white parent

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Transportation Act

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Allows judges to send convicted felons to American Colonies.

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King William’s War

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The first of the French and Indian Wars.

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Queen Anne’s War

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was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars

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King George’s War

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The final in the French and Indian War.

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Navigation Acts

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a series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies, which started in 1651

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Benjamin Franklin

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n important conservative figure in the American Restoration Movement, especially as the leading antebellum conservative in the northern United States branch of the movement

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Constitution

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law determining the fundamental political principles of a government