4-3 Colonial Culture Flashcards
Great Awakening
a series of events that began in the 1730s and sparked new interest in Christianity in the American colonies
Ben Banneker
taught himself astronomy and surveying and produced a widely used almanac that helped farmers plan their crops. Later in life, he helped lay out the boundaries of the District of Columbia. His father was a slave and his mother was a free African American.
Apprentice
trainees that learned trades by working with a skilled craftsperson
Philis Wheatley
slave in Boston that began writing poetry at an early age. First African American woman to have a collection of her work published
Ben Franklin
gained fame as a printer and publisher who advised Americans “Either write things worthy reading, or do things worth the writing.
George Whitefield
preached in towns during the Great Awakening
Scientific Revolution
movement that encouraged people to improve themselves and he world around them by careful study
John Edwards
preacher of Great Awakening that compared humans to the lowliest of creatures in nature
Why did the colonies develop their own culture?
Their distance from England, new language, different surroundings, and diverse population.
What types of education options were available?
Public schools in New England.
Private schools in Middle Colonies.
Tutors in South.
Learned trades through apprenticeships – live and learn a trade with a master
Where did public schools begin?
Northern Colonies
Explain how the Great Awakening impacted colonial thinking.
More colonists began to choose their own faith and walls were broken between the colonies. The colonists were united by this revival of faith.
Causes and Effects of King Philip’s War.
Causes: land, death of William Bradford & Massasoit, Wamsutta, John Sassamon, respect, poor trade practice, corn ruined, competition for recourses
Effects: loss of life and property, high death rates, no more trade, Indians divided, colonists take more land, Natives were sold into slavery, women & children became servants, Natives losing culture
Metacom (aka King Philip)
new Wampanoag leader who Puritans called King Philip who launched attacks against colonists because (reasons)
Massasoit
Wampanoag chief who created peace with Pilgrims
