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| In the eighteenth century, the edge of settlement extending from western Pennsylvania to Georgia. This region formed the second frontier as settlers moved westward from the Atlantic coast into the nation's interior. |
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| Philosophical and intellectual movement that began in Europe during the 18th century. It stressed the application of reason to solve social and scientific problems. |
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| Widespread evangelical religious revival movement of the mid- 1700s. The movement divided congregations and weakened the authority of established churches in the colonies. |
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| traveling revivalist ministers of the Great Awakening movement. These charismatic preachers spread revivalism throughout America. |
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| Plan of colonial cooperation proposed by prominent colonists, including Benjamin Franklin at a conference in Albany, New York, in 1754. The plan envisioned the formulation of a Grand Council of elected delegates from the colonies that would have powers to tax and provide for the common defense. It was rejected by the colonial and British governments but it was a prototype for colonial union. |
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| Worldwide conflict (1756-1763) that pitted Britain against France for control of North America. With help from the American colonists, the British won the war, and eliminated France as a power in the North American continent. Also known in America as the French and Indian War. |
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