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Topic 1 lesson 6
Colonial society
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gentry | The highest social class in the english colonies |
| Middle class | In the English Colony is a class that includes skilled craft workers, farmers and some tradespeople |
| Gullah | A combination of English and west African languages spoken by African Americas in South Carolina and Georgia. |
| The great awakening. | A religious movement in the English colonies in the mid 1700s, also known as the first great awakening. |
| Apprentice | A person who wins a trade or a craft from a master. |
| Dame school | A school run by women usually in their own homes |
| Enlightenment | The movement in europe in the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason |
| Libel | The act of publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person's reputation. |
| Tolerant | Willing to accept beliefs that are different from your own |
| Assumption | n., a belief held up without proof. |