Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ch 5 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apprentice | A boy around eleven learns a trade from an expert craftsman |
| Great Awakening | Between the seventeen thirties and forties a religious movement swept through the colonies people realized that religion was important |
| Jonathan Edwards | One of the best known preachers during the Great Awakening |
| George Whitefield | A preacher that drew thousands of people to hear his sermons and he raised enough money to build an orphanage |
| Enlightenment | A movement that encouraged scientific knowledge and research |
| Benjamin Franklin | A famous inventor and Enlightenment Figure |
| John Locke | An English philosopher that said a people have the right to life, liberty, and property |
| Magna Carta | In 1215 this was the first step in guaranteeing rights for Englishmen. It states that the King could not take property or tax nobles without the parliament’s approval. Also trials by a jury had to be from peers of the same social rank. |
| Parliament | England’s chief lawmaking body made up of two houses, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is elected by the people. |
| Edmond Andros | A governor of New England appointed by King James. He was a cruel governor. |
| Glorious Revolution | In 1688 England over threw King James II and William and Mary took control |
| English Bill or Rights | In 1689 it stated the king or queen could not impose taxes or laws unless parliament agreed. Also the people could complain without being punished |
| Salutary Neglect | During the first half of the 1700’s this was England’s hands off policy of governing the colonies. |
| John Peter Zenger | In 1735 he printed criticism about New York’s governor because he tried to fix an election. He went to court but Andrew Hamilton defended him saying the people had a right to know |
| French and Indian War | War between England and France that lasted from 1754 to 1763 |
| Albany Plan of Union | This was the first plan to unite the colonies written by Benjamin Franklin |
| Battle of Quebec | This was the turning point of the French and Indian War. England captured the French capitol |
| Treaty of Paris | This ended the French and Indian War. England claimed all of the land east of the Mississippi and Span received the land west of the Mississippi |
| Pontiac’s Rebellion | In 1763 the native American’s refused to give up their land to the English and destroyed all of the Forts west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Proclamation of 1763 | The British government decided that expanding westward would be too expensive so they forbid colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains |
Created by:
c0302073
Popular U.S. History sets