Early American Culture Flashcards
Apprentice
Learned a specific trade, got food, clothing, lodging and general education by working for free until they fulfilled their contract
The Great Awakening
A religious movement that encouraged ideas of equality and the right to challenge authority
Jonathan Edwards
A well known preacher that scared listeners with God’s anger, but promised that they could be saved
George Whitefield
GA leader and raised funds to start orphanages
The Enlightenment
An intellectual movement that emphasized reason and logic
Benjamin Franklin
A famous American Enlightenment figure
John Looke
Believed that people had the natural right to life, liberty and property and that the government should protect those rights
Baron Charles de Montesquieu
Believed that tiers in the government work best to address the needs of the people
