Chapters 5 and 6

Unit III Flashcards

An eighteenth-century philosophical movement that emphasized the use of

reason to reevaluate previously accepted doctrines and traditions.

These ideas encouraged examination of the world and independence of the mind.

Enlightenment

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Revivals that began in Massachusetts and spread through the colonies in the 1730s

and 1740s. The movement emphasized vital religious faith and personal choice.

It was characterized by large, open-air meetings at which emotional sermons

were given by itinerant preachers.

Great Awakening

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War (1754-1762) between Britain and France that ended with British

domination of North America; known in America as the French and Indian War. The British debt from this war would be

the foundation for confl ict that led to the American Revolution.

Seven Years’ War

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1764 British law that decreased the duty on French molasses, making it more

attractive for shippers to obey the law, and at the same time raise penalties for

smuggling. The Sugar Act regulated trade but was also intended to raise

revenue.

Sugar Act

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1765 British law imposing a tax on all paper used for off icial

documents, for the purpose of raising revenue. Widespread

resistance to the Stamp Act led to its repeal in 1766.

Stamp Act

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British act that lowered the existing tax on tea to entice boycotting

Americans to buy it. Resistance to the Tea Act led to the passage of the

Coercive Acts and imposition of military rule in Massachusetts.

Tea Act

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Four British acts of 1774 meant to punish Massachusetts for the

destruction of three shiploads of tea. Known in America as the Intolerable

Acts, they led to open rebellion in the northern colonies.

Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

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The crossing of the Atlantic by slave ships traveling from West Africa to the

Americas. Slaves were crowded together in extremely unhealthful

circumstances, and mortality rates were high.

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Reference

Roark, J.L. (2013). The American promise: A concise history (5th ed.). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s

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