Test 7 Flashcards
the group that wanted to “purify” the Church of England
Puritans
the amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States
13th
the first true prime minister of Great Britain, appointed by George II
Robert Walpole
the church founded by John Wesley
Methodist
one of the first foreign missionaries to be sent out from the United States
Adoniram Judson
the place the Pilgrims settled when they arrived at the New World
Plymouth
known as the “Father of American History”
William Bradford
Parliament enacted this to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable acts
began the Pietist movement
Philipp Spener
the ship that exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba, sparking the Spanish-American War
U.S.S. Maine
the United States acquired Louisiana from which country
France
Noah Webster is remembered as the nation’s greatest what?
educator
the first great center of American missions activity
the Hawaiian Islands
When the Pilgrims left England, they settled in the city of _____, Holland
Leyden
the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in which year
1620
most well-known preacher in America
George Whitefield
French philosopher who wrote Democracy in America
Alexis de Tocqueville
organized the Committees of Correspondence
Samuel Adams
worked to abolish slavery in the British Empire
William Wilberforce
American revivalist of the late 19th century
D. L. Moody
preached “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Jonathan Edwards
key figure of the Second Great Awakening
Charles Finney
led the Union through the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
first governor of the Pilgrims
John Carver
elected first President of the United States
George Washington
Robert Raikes is remembered for stating
Sunday schools
famous missionaries from Great Britain
William Carey
J. Hudson Taylor
David Livingstone
Mercantilism measured a nation’s wealth by the ____ it possessed
amount of gold and silver
ruled Britain during the American War for Independence
George III
ended the American War for Independence
Treaty of Paris
proved too weak to govern the new United States
Articles of Confederation
Mexico recognized the _____ as the southern boundary of Texas
Rio Grande River
Alexis de Tocqueville believed that much of American’s success was due to the _____ of America
religion
Francis Asbury was a famous what?
circuit-riding preacher
known as the Father of West African Missions
Lott Carey
what the Pilgrims called their non-Separatist friends
Strangers
commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during America’s War for Independence
George Washington
name given to the dumping of 340 cases of tea into a harbor
Boston Tea Party
On what ship did the Pilgrims sail to the New World?
Mayflower
What document did the Pilgrims and Strangers sign to ensure law and order were established at Plymouth?
mayflower Compact
In what country did Pietism begin?
Germany
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What did American colonists call the Seven years’ War?
French & Indian War
What nation did the United States fight in the War of 1812?
Great Britain
What great English preacher founded the Methodist church?
John Wesley
Compare america’s revival movements with England’s great revival and describe how the revivals changed each nation.
America’s first great revival was the Great Awakening. It began in the early 1700s with Jonathan Edwards. George Whitefield was an English evangelist who preached in America. America’s other revival was the Second Great Awakening of the mid-1800s with Charles Finney. England”s revival was the Methodist, or Wesleyan, Revival and was begun by John Wesley. Both countries experienced great freedom and blessing, sent missionaries, and began great reforms.
