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APUSH Chapter 4

APUSH: Chapter 4 (Growth, Diversity, and Conflict (1720-1763)) Vocab

TermDefinition
Tenancy period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate
Competency The ability of a family to keep a household solvent and independent and to pass that ability on to the next generation.
Household mode of production The system of exchanging goods and labor that helped eighteenth-century New England freeholders survive on ever-shrinking farms as available land became more scarce.
Squatters migrants who settled on illegal land that they eventually hoped to acquire on legal terms
Redemptioners A flexible form of indentured servitude that allowed families to negotiate their own terms upon arrival
Enlightenment A cultural movement that emphasized the power of human reason to understand and shape the world.
Pietism an evangelical Christian movement that stressed the individual's personal relationship with God
Natural Rights the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property
Deism A popular Enlightenment era belief that there is a God, but that God isn't involved in people's lives or in revealing truths to prophets.
Revival renewal of religious enthusiasm
Old Lights Conservative clergymen who were against the emotional approach of the Great Awakening. Condemned this new preaching of the Whitefield/Edwards - who became called the New Lights
New Lights Clergymen who defended the Great Awakening for reinvigorating American religion. They did not want to pay taxes to old light churches
Consumer Revolution time period during which the desire for exotic imports increased dramatically due to economic expansion and population growth
Regulators landowner vigilante groups who demanded that the eastern-controlled government would provide western districts with more courts, fairer taxes, and greater representation in the assembly.
Isaac Newton English mathematician/scientist who invented calculus, the theory of universal gravitation, the nature of light, and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation, Principal Mathematician (1687), was inspired by the sight of a falling apple.
John Locke 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Benjamin Franklin Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, statesman, and Founding Father. One American who was highly respected in Europe, primarily due to his discoveries in the field of electricity. He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.
Jonathon Edwards American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758) wrote "A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God"
George Whitefield English clergyman/priest who was known for his ability to convince many people through his sermons. He involved himself in the Great Awakening in 1739 preaching his belief in gaining salvation.
Tanaghrisson One of two "half kings" sent by Iroquois to native settlement of Logstown. Recognized by British as leaders. Sparked war by killing a French officer after Washington was captured and his party fired on a French detachment
William Pitt The Prime Minister of England during the French and Indian War. He increased the British troops and military supplies in the colonies, and this is why England won the war.
Pontiac Ottowa Cheif who led an Indian uprising after the French and Indian War. Opposed the British expansion into the western Ohio Valley and began destroying British forts in the area. The attacks ended when he was killed.
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