8 History- Ch 3 Flashcards
What did George Whitefield Earle his listeners to do?
To repent and have faith in God
Who did the great a Awakening Begin under?
Jonathan Edwards
Despite despite their differences denominations, preachers during the Awakening agree on what mattered most?
Sincere repentance and reliance on God’s forgiveness
Why did many African-Americans joined the Methodist Church?
They urged that freedom for all slaves
What was the age of Enlightenment?
Human reason will always prevail!
What did Galileo invent?
Telescope
What did Isaac Newton discover?
Laws of gravity, girlfriend (Insert sassy face here) (lol)
How many years of schooling to Benjamin Franklin have?
Two years
What did Benjamin Franklin write every year?
Poor Richards almanac
What were some of Benjamin Franklin’s inventions?
A cast-iron, fireplaces, bifocal glasses, and kites
What were some things that Benjamin Franklin discovered?
Electricity, the first library, the first fire department, and a school
What was Franklin’s Albany Plan of Union?
To make a comment government; to unite the colonies
What colleges were open in colonial America?
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
Where did most colonist’s loyalties lie?
In their own colonies
Explain Bacon’s Rebellion.
A conflict between the Indians and the settlers that showed the weakness is of the House of Burgesses which led to new elections