Unit Three Flashcards
How could a person overcome their natural tendency toward evil
Puritans believed that human beings were naturally evil and had to follow a strict Puritan lifestyle in order to overcome there inherent evil
What were some of the beliefs that Puritans had
Puritans tended to be superstitious and believed that witches and another supernatural beings could do devils work through human beings
According to Puritans why do bad things happen to people
Puritans also believed that bad things happened to people as punishment for their tendency toward evil
What were some of the challenges and fears the Puritans faced every day
Fears; need of a tax diseases and witchcraft
Challenges; being able to support themselves no governor and sickness
Describe their religious life of the Puritans who lived in Salem
Puritans had strict laws such as it was against the law not to attend church. The services were long and men and woman sat on different sides. All sins were to be punished and they were long dark clothes. Also feelings and opinions were to be suppressed
What did the Puritan see as the cause for MisFortune? How did the Puritans respond to the misfortune of others?
Cause-sinful behavior
Respond- they don’t help them
How were the people of Salem Village different from people of Salem town
Salem Village – poor farmers lost political influence split in 2-people closer to Town were merchants and were a little wealthier than the farmers
Salem town- prosperous wealthy merchants and had political influence
What was life like for Puritan children living in the 17th century new England
Expected to behave under the same strict laws as adults go to church suppress differences and do chores rarely played
How did Franklin make a living as a young man
Apprenticed in his brothers printing/newspaper shop
What two documents is Franklin well known for writing
Poor Richards almanac and an autobiography for his son
What three inventions is Franklin given credit for creating
Lightning rod, bifocal lenses, and glass harmonica
What were three of the earliest colleges established in the colonies? What was their purpose?
Harvard, college of William and Mary, and yale
To train ministers
What was the enlightenment
Philosophical movement that spread throughout Europe and the colonies in the mid-1700’s
What were some of the main ideas of the enlightenment
That knowledge reason and science could improve society
What is mercantilism
A way to make money by exporting more than you import
What did the navigation acts require
It forced colonists to sell their raw materials to England; goods bought by the colonies from other countries must be taxed in Britain first; trade goods could only be carried on British ships
What was the English parliament and what power did it have
English parliament was a representative assembly elected by the people; it had the power to legislate or make laws
Who appointed the different parts of government in the colonies?
British parliament choose governors
What was the name of the religious revival that swept through the colonies in the 1730’s-1740’s
Great awakening
Name two ministers who emphasized personal faith rather than church rituals
Jonathan Edwards and George whitefield
How did the great awakening influence people in colonial America?
Greater religious freedom to follow their own decisions
What was the triangle trade?
An Atlantic trae route which brought slaves to the Caribbean and the American colonies in return for raw resources made in the colonies
Who wrote an autobiography describing the middle passage?
Olaudah Equiano
Who uttered the famous last words of more weight while being pressed in Salem MA for not entering a plea during the witch trials
Giles Corey
Describe life in the colonies in terms of religion government education and culture. Be sure to identify significant individuals historical events and religious/cultural movements
Life in the colonies during the 1700s was a time of change. During the great awakening colonist started to form their own religious views. They felt that the need to follow strict religious views.. They felt that the needto follow strict religious rules was unnecessary. Another movement that swept through the colonies was the enlightenment. Colony started to share their own thoughts on science knowledge and reasoning to improve their society. Population in the colonies began to increase due to immigration slavery in repopulation through marriage. Although the population increased epidemics like smallpox went through the colonies. All these events led to great change in the colonies in the colonist started to seek their independence.
Apprentice
a person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson
Civic virtue
Democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society
Export
to sell goods to other countries; a good made in one country and then sold in another
Epidemic
an illness that affects large numbers of people
Diversity
Variety such as of ethnic or national groups
Import
To bring goods from foreign countries; a good purchased by one country form another
Mercantilism
An economic theory that a nations power depends on its ability to increase wealth by receiving precious metals
Representative government
A system in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and conduct government on their behalf
Slave code
Rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people; laws in southern states that controlled enslaved people
Triangualar trade
Pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americas, Africa, and Europe
