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Metacom's War 1675-1676
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-Occur in Swansea June 1675
-Main problem was satisfaction vs. Revenge |
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Salem Witch Trials 1692
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Happened in Present day Boston.
-Betty Paris and Cousin Abigail fell to the ground with convulsions -Said to have the "Evil Hand" on them -19 people put to death, one pressed, 1 dog executed. -Significance: Town Fractionalism |
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What is the Middle Passage?
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-Africa to America
-Harshest conditions for slaves an lasted 1-5 months. -Death rates were not looked upon much because Profitability was much better. |
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Slavery in the South
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Very harsh
-Mostly rice and Indigo Farming all year round. -damp long hours, harsh treatment. -Rice |
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Slavery in the North & Cheesepeake
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Mostly Tobacco farming in VA
-Self-sufficient agriculture w/small farms gave to less harsh conditions and invironment |
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Movements against Slavery
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Slave Codes - Better treatment in North and Chesapeake.
Strong Abolitionist Movements - Slavery abolished in all New England 1784 -Abolition in all northern states 1804. NOT EQUAL BUT FREE. |
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When did the Great Awakening Occur? What were some of the characteristics?
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Religious revival and MORE in the colonies.
-Happened mid 1730s-1740 -It was believed that they should take the word of God OUTSIDE of the church, for that, it was very very big and emotional. |
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The two founders of Methodism
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John and Charles Wesley. They traveled and spread the word of God.
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Holy Club
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Founded by John and Charles Wesley. They fasted until they couldn't walk.
-Methodical Customs - |
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Methodism itself
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Sermons are usually intellectual, logical, and methodical. Based on methods
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George Whitfeild
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-Important person associated w/great awakening
-Youth amateur actor -Joined the Holy Club |
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Idea of "New Birth"
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The conversion experience that was CENTRAL to Great Awakening.
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Emotionalism
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Used in George Whitfeild's Sermons in the context of the Idea of "New Birth" and used it as a big tool. very powerful
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Johnathan Edwards
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Extremist Preacher
-Fire and Hellfire Brimstone; used threat of hell to save -very blunt, but very powerful sermons. "Sinner in the hands of an Angry God" |
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Consequences of the Great Awakening
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-Numerous Conversions
-Congregation divided and unified (New light) and (Old Light) -For that, it made new sects of christianity like Baptists, Methodists, Pres. etc. -Focused everyone on individualism and helped spur American Revolution. |
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Time of the Enlightenment Enlightenment and the Enlightened
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Mid 1600s through the 1700s
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Era of the Enlightenment
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Intellectual and social movement of the 1800 century in which men and women came to believe that the universe operated according to rational principles and those principles can be understood by observation and reason
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State of being during The Enlightenment
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A person becomes enlightened though reason and logic.
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Thomas Hobbes
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-Irate, Old, Cynical.
-Influenced by Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Thucydides, and other ancient philosophers. -Leviathan -SOCIAL CONTRACT |
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Social Contract
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Man in "state of nature" is violent and will end up killing people.
Government was made to stop violence and aggression. -Unwritten BUT understood by all. -"Consent of the Governed" -If ruler is irrational, YOU ARE NOT TO OVERTHROW ANYONE, for you have already given consent to be governed. |
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John Locke (1632 - 1704)
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-English Philosopher
-Influenced by Ancient writings -Influenced Social Contract Theory |
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Social Contract (John Locke)
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-Rulers have to provide for CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS. Life Liberty and Property.
-If rulers do not provide, governed has right to revolt -Best government is a Democracy(constitutional Monarchy) |
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Enlightenment with the Average Joe
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Average Joe was reached with the revolution of print.
-Created unity by creating a common bond. |
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First printing capitol in the US
lead way to Newspaper |
Boston
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John Peter Zenger
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Zenger criticizes Govenor William Cosby and Gov. Cosby.
-Zenger Charged with Sedatious Libel. -Significance: This win was the start of Freedom of Speech |
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Consequences of the Enlightenment
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1) Political philosophy spread among elites and and the middle classes.
2) The average Joe got his ideas about communal bonds and individual needs though great awakening 3) These ideas converge at the end of the 18th century |
