U.S History Flashcards
What kind of movement was the Enlightenment?
Intellectual movement
What kind of movement was the Great Awakening
Religous movement
Who were the Enlightenment key figures in the colonies?
Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
Who were the Great Awakening key figures in the colonies?
John Edward and George Whitefield
What ideas did the Enlightenment stress?
The natural world governed by miracles or chance, but by fixed math laws
What ideas did the Great Awakening stress?
Education is important; individuals can question authority
What did the Enlightenment encourage people to do?
To use experimentation and observation as tools to make discoveries about the natural world.
What did the Great Awakening encourage people to do?
rededicated to god
What are some characteristics of the Northern colonies?
- Produced several cash crops per farm
What are some characteristics of the Northern colonies? pt.2
- developed many thriving commercial industries
What are some characteristics of the Northern colonies? pt.3
- developed a powerful merchant class
What are some characteristics of the Northern colonies? pt.4
- has numerous cities
What are some characteristics of the Northern colonies? pt.5
- had more ethnic, religious, and national groups representing their population
What are some different characteristics of the Southern colonies? pt.1
- Women in southern society were not allowed to vote, preach, or own property
What are some different characteristics of the Southern colonies? pt.2
They enslaved Africans in which it increasingly turned into labor needs of their agricultural economy
What are some different characteristics of the Southern colonies? pt.3
Plantation owners controlled much of the souths economy as well as its political and social institutions
What were the achievements for Ancient Americans
INTRODUCING CROPS AND CREATING EMPIRES
Introduced such domesticated crops as corn, beans, and squish; built cities and ceremonial centers; created empires; conducted trade; built massive earthen structures, or mounds; crafted objects of metal and stone
What were the achievements for Native Americans
CREATED DIVERSE CULTURES FOR SPIRITUAL PRESENCES AND HARVESTING RESOURCES FOR TRADING
Created diverse cultures suitable to their environments; some harvested fish, others grew crops, and others combined hunting and agriculture; developed extensive trade networks; viewed the land as belonging to all and the natural world as filled with spiritual presences
What were the achievements for West Africans
CONSTRUCTING KINGDOMS
Created extensive kingdoms with sophisticated societies; built cities; had highly developed metalworking skills; traded with North Africa and Europe; some adopted the Islamic religion.
What were the achievements for Europeans
CREATING HIERARCHY SOCIETY, A CHURCH, STOCK COMPANIES, AND EDUCATION
Created hierarchical society that supported wealthy monarchs and nobles; established powerful Roman Catholic Church which undertook crusades; underwent reformation developed corporations and joint stock companies; created the Renaissance in arts and science; improved cartography and sailing technology
