Early American Culture
learn a trade from an experienced craftsman
what is an apprentice?
guaranteed important rights to noblemen and free men
what is the magna carta?
decided which nation would control parts of north America
what is the French and indian war?
famous American enlightenment figure
who was Benjamin franklin?
A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
England's chief lawmaking body
first formal proposal to unite the colonies
what is the Albany of union?
emphasized reason and science as a form of knowledge
what is the enlightenment
terrified listeners with images of Gods anger but promised they could be saved
who is jonathan Edwards?
royal governor who ended representative assemblies
who is Edmund Andros?
turning point of the war
what is the battle of Quebec?
hands off policy on colonial affairs
what is salutary neglect?
drew thousands of people with his sermons and raised funds for an orphanage
who is George whitefield
an agreement to respect the rights of English citizens and parliament
what is the English bill of rights?
what is the treaty of paris?
what is Pontiac's rebellion?
argued that people have naturalrights to life
who is John Locke
stood trial for printing criticism at new York's governor?
who is peter zenger?
forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachians
what is the proclamation of 1763?
change in englands leadership
what is the glorious revolution?