APUSH 2.6 & 2.7 vocab

Question 1

indentured servants

Answer 1

The Virginia Company hoped to meet the desire for labor using these. Under contract with a master or landowner who paid for their passage, those from the British Isles agreed to work for a specified period - usually four to seven years - in return for room and board. They were under the absolute rule of their masters until the end of their work period. At the end of that period, they gained their freedom and could work for wages or obtain land of their own. For landowners, the system provided laborers, but only temporarily.

Question 2

subsistence farming

Answer 2

Rocky soil and long winters limited most people to this, producing just enough for their family.

Question 3

established Church

Answer 3

In the 17th century, most colonial governments taxed the people to support a particular protestant denomination.

Question 4

Jonathan Edwards

Answer 4

A reverend and among the best-known leaders of the Great Awakening was him, a congregational minister from Massachusetts.

Question 5

George Whitefield

Answer 5

Beginning in 1739, he spread the Great Awakening throughout the colonies, attracting audiences of 10,000 people.

Question 6

Poor Richards Almanac

Answer 6

Benjamin Franklin’s witty aphorisms and advice were collected in this, a best-selling book that was annually revised from 1732-1757.

Question 7

sectarian

Answer 7

These were the first colonial colleges that promoted the doctrines of a particular religious group.

Question 8

the Zenger Case

Answer 8

He was a New York publisher that, in 1735, was tried on a charge of libelously criticizing New York’s royal governor. His lawyer, Alexander Hamilton, argued that his client had printed the truth. Ignoring the law, the jury acquitted Zenger. While this case did not guarantee freedom of press, it encouraged newspapers to criticize the government.

Question 9

enlightenment

Answer 9

In the 18th century, some educated Americans felt attracted to a European movement in literature and philosophy known as this. The leaders of this movement believed that the recent past was a “dark” era in which people relied too much on tradition and God’s intervention in human life. They believed that the “light” of reason could solve most of humanity’s problems