Unit 1/2 Vocab Flashcards
Epithet for members of the Society of Friend, Their belief that God spoke directly to each individual through an “inner light” and others put them in conflict with the Church and Orthodox Puritans.
Quakers
English laws passed requiring that certain English Colonial goods be shipped through English Ports on English ships manned primarily by English sailors to benefit the English.
Navigation Acts
A quick and nearly bloodless coup in 1688 in which James II was overthrown by William of Orange.
Glorious Revolution
The adaptation of stateless peoples to the demands imposed on them by neighboring states
Tribalization
A new agricultural and commercial order that produced sugar, tobacco, rice, and other tropical and sub tropical products for an international market
South Atlantic System
British colonial policy during the reigns of George I and George II by relaxing supervision of internal colonial affairs, royal bureaucrats inadvertently assisted the rise of self-government in North America.
Salutary Neglect
Political philosopher who rejected divine-right monarchy
John Locke
An 18th century philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason to reevaluate previously accepted doctrines and traditions and the power of reason to understand the shape of the world
Enlightenment
A Christian revival movement characterized by Bible study, the conversion experience, and the individuals personal relationship with God
Pietism
The rights to life, liberty, and property
Natural Rights
The enlightenment influenced belief that the Christian God created the universe and that it ran according to natural laws
Deism
Evangelical Preachers, many influenced by John Wesley, the founder of English Methodism
New Lights
Conservative ministers opposed to the passion displayed by evangelical preachers
Old Lights
Ottawa Chief who led a major uprising at Detroit
Pontiac
Exemplar of the American Enlightenment who formed a club that met weekly to discuss literature, including that of the Enlightenment
Benjamin Franklin