Slavery, Freedom, Strugge Flashcards
Atlantic Slave Trade
Importation of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean
Middle Passage
Deadly middle leg of the “triangular trade” millions of Africans dying en route
Yeoman Farmers
Small land owners who didn’t own slaves
Stono rebellion
Slave uprising in South Carolina
Republicanism
Celebrated active participation in public life
Liberalism
Emphasized the protection of liberty by limiting the power of government
Salutary neglect
British policy that allowed the colonies considerable freedom in exchange for colonial obedience
Enlightment
Emphasized reason and science over religion
Diesm
Enlightment applied to religion, reason, and natural law
Great Awakening
Religious revival movement
Jonathan Edwards
Most prominent preachers of the Great Awakening
Father Junpero Serra
Led the California Mission System ( conversion of NA to Christians with forced labor)
Middle Ground
Where NA and Europeans lived side by side in harmony
Seven Years War
War fraught between England and France for land east of Mississippi River
Pontiac’s Rebellion
An Indian attack on British forts