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APUSH Chp 4
ms. mcmullen
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History
11th Grade
09/12/2010

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James Oglethorpe
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founded Georgia, wanted it to have sturdy farmers who would defend English settlements against Spanish Florida; they did not allow slavery. Carolina rice planters invaded and it became a rice-planting slave society, much like S. Carolina
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Essay on Human Understanding (1690)
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By John Locke, said that humans are born with ideas imprinted in them, and that knowledge comes from observing the world
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18th century colonial assembles
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elected assembly members wanted power like governors and appointed officials; claimed privileges the House of Commons (British) usually had; they effectively influenced British appointees. They rarely passed laws or policies; colonists saw them as their protectors
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John Peter Zenger
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a newspaper editor, imprisoned for criticizing the actions of the New York government; helped establish freedom of press
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Jonathan Edwards
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preacher and theologian, said that individuals could only achieve salvation through recognizing their 'depraved' natures and if they completely surrendered to God's will; appealed to youthful members of his MA church
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George Whitefield
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Church of England clergyman, "first modern celebrity" toured British colonies preaching; troublesome to the orthodox of many clergymen; "Old Lights" (traditional clerics) and "New Lights" (evangelicals) emerged,a s did Methodists and Baptists
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