Puritan Community
The social unit in New England was the ________
family and/or town
______ (19/29) residents were put to death in Salem before the trials ended in 1692
19
The ________ sugested people have control over their own lives and the course of their society
Enlightment
A law was passed in 1647 in Mass. that required every town to support a public __________
school
Adult men who were members of the church were allowed to be chosen as ___________ to govern the town
Selectman
The witchcraft controversies were a reflection of the highly ___________ character of these societies (religious/commercial)
religious
The law establishing the church of England was largely ignored (T/F)
True
By the time of the revolution, over __________ white male Americans had a high degree of literacy (1/3, 1/2, 1/4)
1/2
Some must be rich and some poor
John Winthrop
Americans, unlike the English, did not believe in Primogeniture and instead __________ the land between the sons
divided
What were the two largest ports?
NY & Philadelphia
The first major revival that emphasized the potential for every person to break away from the constraints of the past and start anew in his or her relationship with God
The Great Awakening
Almanacs
Discovered an inoculations against Smallpox
Cotton Mather
As __________ grew, people moved farther and farther away from the town center and then arguments would occur as they proposed to build a new community
populations
Cities became the place for new ideas that could form and were published in regular __________
newspapers
In celebrating____________ (reason/truth), the Enlightenment slowly helped undermine the power of tradition authority and encouraged men/women to look to themselves for guidance, not God
reason
Despite most colleges being set up primarily for the training of preachers, many got an education that included science, logic, and ethics. The first American college was __________
Harvard
Outstanding professor of the Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
Fathers were the patriarchal model in Puritan life, but due to the economical need for _________ (labor/land), everyone had to work together to make it work
Labor
Unlike small towns, cities were required to establish large ____________ to help control and service the population
governments
Enlightenment figures challenged the notion that the answer to all questions about human society should come directly from ________
God
______ and _______ were two groups that were mostly kept out of the education system. Some laws were even passed to discourage any efforts to promote literacy.
Indians and Slaves
The most celebrated amateur scientist in America. Used a kite to prove his theory lightning and electricity
Benjamin Franklin