People to Know
Led the Great Awakening in the South
Samuel Davies
Schools taught by widows or single women in their homes were called
Dame Schools
Gained passage to America in return for what
Several years of labor upon arrival
Increased the distinction between what?
Church and State (government)
What year did the Africans arrive in Jamestown
1619
Preached the sermon "Sinners in the hands of an Angry God"
Jonathan Edwards
New England colonies began to organize grammar schools where what languages were incorporated into the curriculum
Greek and Latin
Forbidden to do what unless the master consented
Get married
Greater emphasis on what?
Missions
What was the life expectancy like during the colonial years
Much shorter than today
Critic of slavery, wrote "The Selling of Joseph"
Samuel Sewall
Early colleges were established for this purpose
To train ministers
What was the punishment if caught after running away?
Additional years of service
Who was the best missionary to the Indians?
David Brainerd
What is a Congregationalist?
A Puritan in New England who believed the church congregation should play a role in political decisions
Presbyterian minister, trained young men in a log cabin nicknamed "Log College"
William Tennent
First college established in America
Harvard
Once released from servanthood, many went on to do what?
Become successful and quickly rise into the middle class
Greater emphasis on equality with WHAT becoming less important
social class distinction
What was the event where over 150 people were accused of witchcraft?
Salem Witch Trials
Preached over 18,000 sermons to colonists, Indians, slaves. In 1740 established an orphanage in Georgia.
George Whitefield
First college established in the Southern Colonies
William and Mary College
Began to question what?
Church and political leadership
Which group of colonies had the greatest religious diversity?
Middle Colonies