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Great awakening, enlightenment and mercantilism
Question | Answer |
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great awakening; when | early 1700's |
great awakening; what | religous movement |
great awakening; why | reaction to religious apathy |
great awakening; what did it do | unified colonies |
great awakening; 1730s | famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” preached |
great awakening; results | led to founding of colleges |
enlightenment; when | 1700's |
enlightenment; what | emphasis on the sciences and reason to explain things |
john locke | english philosopher - wrote doctrine of natural rights |
doctrine of natural rights | states fundamental rights all humans should enjoy - life liberty & property - thomas jefferson plagerized this |
william blackstone | said the pupose of gov was to protect freedom & property |
charles de montesquieu; who | french political & social philosopher |
charles de montesquieu; what | defined separation of powers & calling for checks & balances in his writing 'The Spirit of Laws' |
enlightenment; results | people born with natural rights that gov has to protect |
enlightenment; results(additional) | kings have no power to govern people; people empower gov |
mercantilism; what | economic theory guiding England |
mercantilism; what(in-depth) | more favorable balance of trade in which more gold coming in than out |
navigation acts; what | colonists only trade with english or colonial ships |
navigation acts; more whats | To trade with another country all goods had to be sent to England first so that they could be taxed Tobacco, sugar, timber and cotton could only be traded with England. |
salutary neglect was also called- | beneficial neglect |
salutary neglect lead to- | dev of triangular trade; colonies trades with africa |
the 13 colonies were sometimes called the- | children of britian |