Chapter 3 Flashcards
Newspaper publisher in New York
John Peter Zanger
Out of many one
E pluribus unum
John peter zenger was charged with what crime?
Libel
The fighting in the last of the Mohicans took place in what colony
New York
Indian nation that sided with the French
Huron
Religions of the 1700s preached empowerment of the ______over destiny
Individual
One of the ties that bind weakened by the French and Indian war
Protection
By 1775 less than half of the colonists were actually_____
English
The age from 1650 to 1800
Enlightenment
Virginia’s claim to the Western lands was based upon its
Charter
Name of territory claimed by France
Louisiana
To prevent the enforcement of a law
Nullification
Scientist who explained why Copernicus was right
Newton
Preacher who was a common experience throughout the colonies
George Whitefield
Government is created by the____ to______ their____
People, protect, rights
River explored by French in 1682
Mississippi
During the 1700s the population of the colonies _____ every 20 to 25 years
Doubled
And increase in population density may lead to a _____ in wages
Decrease
Mountain range that colonists wanted to cross
Appalacian
Colonial charters guaranteed colonists the _____ of Englishmen
Rights
Rights are insecure in a state of nature because people act upon their_____
Self interest
For colonists in America, cheap land was Synonymous with ____
Opportunity
During the 18th-century people began thinking of God as an absent_____
Clockmaker
What was the river valley where the French Indian war began?
The Ohio River Valley
