Test 1 Flashcards
Quaker
Society of friends, held services without formal ministers.
Puritan
People who moved to the new world for religious freedom
Triangular trade
A system of trade, in which goods and people were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, West Indies, and North America.
Middle passage
The voyage that brought slaves from Africa, to the West Indies, then America
Enlightenment
A intellectual movement that emphasized the use of reason and the scientific method as means to obtain knowledge
Great awakening
A revival of religious feelings in American colonies.(1730-1750)
Boston massacre
A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists, in which 5 colonists were killed.(1770)
Boston tea party
Dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston harbor Boston harbor by colonists in protest to the tea act.(1773)
Sugar act
Taxation of sugar
Stamp act
Taxation of stamps
Common sense
A pamphlet by Thomas Paine, that called for separation of the colonists from Britain.
Decaration of Independance
Written by Thomas Jefferson, where congress declared the colonists’ independence from Britain.
Loyalists
Colonists that supported being under the crown
Republic
A government, in which the citizens rule through elected representatives.
Article of Confederation
A document, that outlined the form of government of the new United States.
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments of the constitution, consisting of a list of rights and freedoms.
Checks and balances
A system established by the constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
Federalism
Supporters of the constitution, and of a strong national government.
