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| prominent Philadelphian, wrote Pennsylvania Chronicles and Poor Richard's Almanac, deist |
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| very protective of their land in the north, prevented New England states from moving further west |
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| English corruption of "Deutsch," the word that German immigrants used to describe themselves |
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| immigrants in Pennsylvania, bad conditions in northern Scotland, Ireland, and England, came in waves from 1720 up to Revolution |
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| variation on indentured servitude, serve for up to 4 years or trip paid for by relative |
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| slave who bought his freedom in 1766 and wrote a biography of his experience as slave |
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| fiery Puritan minister in 1730s in Massachusetts, involved in Great Awakening, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" |
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| Anglican minister in England with visits to America, involved in Great Awakening, persuasive speaker focused on messages of sin and salvation |
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| 1715, against Yamasee and Creek Indians (with French encouragement), Cherokee helped SC colonists, over fur trade |
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| allied with Yamasee in Yamasee War |
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| traditional enemies of Creek, allied with English and turned tide against Yamasee/Creek |
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| written by Benjamin Franklin, 1733-1749, extremely popular, preached about the likelihood of long-term rewards for tireless labor |
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| slave passage across the Atlantic, where majority of deaths occurred due to terrible conditions in the hold |
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| slaves' acculturation to American life, diseases, work, language |
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| only slave rebellion in this time period, 1739, 20 slaves took over shop that sold guns, raided several plantations, killing over 20 whites, trampled quickly |
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| certain area of ground to be cultivated per day, slaves that finished early could do whatever, increased tasks because of this |
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| official established church in New England, everyone paid taxes to support it |
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| European thinking focused on science and reason explaining God's laws, nature |
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| religion that sprouted from European Enlightenment |
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| wave of religious revivals across England and English colonies, didn't change much in way of colonists' ways |
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| French and Indian War, 1754, inflamed frontier for years, over fur trade in northern colonies |
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