U.S. Chap 3.4 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Gentry | *Wealthy Landowners *The upper class in colonial society |
Social Mobility | *The ability of a person to change their position in society. *Being able to become more welathy and powerful, or the opposite. |
Plantation | *Very large farm in the South that grew cash crops *Relied on slavery in order to make a profit |
Enlightenment | *European intellectual movement in which people began to question the purpose of gov't and the rights of the people. |
Natural Rights | *Rights you are born with, and which are not supposed to be taken away. *Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
John Locke | *European Enlightenment thinker *Wrote about Natural Rights *Said gov't exists to protect Natural Rights *If a gov't doesn't protect Natural Rights, the people can overthrow it. |
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