Colonial Society
What were colonists called who worked for several years in exchange for passage to America?
Indentured servants
What were schools taught by widows or single women in their homes called?
Dame schools
What was the great religious revival of the colonial era called?
The Great Awakening
Who wrote The Selling of Joseph, criticizing slavery?
Samuel Sewall
Which colonies had the greatest religious diversity?
The middle colonies
Who made up most of the upper class in the southern colonies?
Plantation owners
What was the first college in America?
Harvard
Who preached the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
Jonathan Edwards
Who trained young men for ministry at Log College?
William Tennent
Which famous witch trials involved accusations against more than 150 people?
The Salem Witch Trials
In what year did the first Africans arrive in Jamestown?
1619
What was the paddle-shaped board with a printed learning sheet called?
Hornbook
Who traveled to America seven times to preach and established an orphanage in Georgia?
George Whitefield
Who ministered to Native Americans and died at age 29?
David Brainerd
What system allowed young people to learn a trade under a skilled worker?
The apprenticeship system
What were the payments or supplies given to indentured servants when they completed their service called?
Freedom dues
Which college in Connecticut was founded by Puritans concerned about Harvard's religious direction?
Yale
Who led the Great Awakening in the South?
Samuel Davies
What philosophical movement emphasized science and reason?
The Enlightenment
What type of churches were most New England Puritan churches?
Congregationalist churches
Name three groups that belonged to the colonial middle class.
Any three: prosperous small farmers, shopkeepers, ship captains, tradesmen, or less prominent clergy.
Why did the Massachusetts General Court support schools through the Old Deluder Satan Act?
To teach children to read the Bible and protect them from being led away from God.
What covenant permitted children to be baptized even if their parents did not profess salvation?
The Half-Way Covenant
What philosophy taught that God rarely intervened in human affairs after creating the universe?
Deism
Name two ways the Great Awakening changed colonial society.
Any two: increased missionary efforts, encouraged questioning religious and political leaders, reduced social class distinctions, increased separation between church and government, or encouraged founding new colleges to train pastors