ch 2 sec 6 Flashcards
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gentry
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the highest social class in the English colonies
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middle class
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in the English colonies, a class that included skilled craft workers, farmers, and some tradespeople
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Gullah
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a combination of English and West African languages spoken by African Americans in South Carolina and Georgia
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great awakening
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a religious movement in the English colonies in the mid-1700’s, also known as the First Great Awakening
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apprentice
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a person who learns a trade or craft from a master
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dame school
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a school run by women, usually in their own homes
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enlightenment
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the movement in Europe in the 1600’s and 1700’s that emphasized the use of reason
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libel
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the act of publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person’s reputation
