Ch5 Key Trends in Colonial Life and Though 1607-1754 Flashcards
Theory of mercantilism
the world’s wealth (measured in gold and silver) was fixed and could never be increased
Navigation Acts
no ship could trade in the colonies unless it had been constructed in either England or America
Salutary Neglect
period before 1763 when navigation acts weren’t enforced, enabling colonists to develop economic independence
First great awakening
evangelical Protestant religious revivals in NE during mid 1730s
true or false?
the Great awakening had more followers than the englightenment?
true
what did the great awakening stem from?
Pietism
Who were followers of the enlightenment?
farmers and urban laborers
what was the great awakening a response to?
rational christianity
rational christianity
discarded the Calvanist belief of a punishing God
Instead God granted salvation for good behavior
according to followers of the great awakening, how could salvation be attained?
through experience of a “new birth”
Jonathan Edwards
sparked the great awakening through sermons such as “sinners in the hands of an angry god”
George whitefield
famous preacher
5 results of the great awakening
led to divisions between churches
promoted independent thinking (Similar to the enlightenment)
divided the world into two groups (the saved and damned)
Increased appreciation of the emotional experience of faith
increased the number of women in church
At this time where were Indians residing?
the south
Englightenment
intellectual movement by French and English from mid 1600s to 18th century
2 prominent examples of enlightenment thought
ben franklin and Thomas jefferson
3 results of the enlightenment
declaration of independence
promoted independent thinking
gave rise to rational christianity
what was John Locke’s argument
everyone was entitled to natural rights: life liberty and property
Name an example of Rational Christianity
Deism
Deism
the idea that God created the world but left it alone to operate according to natural law
Zenger Trial 1735
John Zenger, tried for seditious libel for criticizing the governor
the acquitting of zenger established what?
criticism was not libelous if accurate
