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| Legislative Branch of Government |
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| 1st Government Legislation in New England |
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| sued for Libel - printed false statements |
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to regulate trade with England supported the principles of mercantilism 1. Required Colonies to do most of their trading with England. 2. Forbade colonists from trading specified items England needed but could not produce. -with any other country than England 3. Required colonists to use English ships for transporting goods. |
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| a law-making body made up of two houses, or groups |
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| system of making money by controlling trade |
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| more exports than imports |
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| more exports than imports |
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not following navigation acts - a way to get around them |
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| when slaves came over from Africa |
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New England West Africa West Indies/Carribean |
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no specific time to work not usually freed |
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| had documents stating how long they had to work before they were set free |
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| worked for someone skilled in a trade until they knew the specific trade |
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| widespread movement of evangelical christians |
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| large public hurch meetings |
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1. Every one is born a sinner, but everyone can be saved. 2. Good deeds alone will not "save" you. 3. You must repe.nt your sins and believe in Jesus Christ |
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| Old Lights/New Lights ~ Old Sides/New Sides |
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Old Lights/Sides -liked traditional/origingal ways New Lights/Sides -accepted new ways of Great Awakening |
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| The Scientific Revolution |
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| period of dramatic explanations about workings of universe |
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confirmed the theory that planets revolved around the sun leading figure in Scientific Revolution |
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discovered the theory that planets revolve around the sun (heliocentric theory) |
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| work formed the foundation for physics for the next 200 years |
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to use - carefully examine natural events ~form therories from observations |
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people agree to follow laws and rules in exchange for their rights being protected |
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| The Enlightenment/Age of Reason |
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| using reason and logic (Scientific Method) to examine problems of the society |
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| first college in colonial times |
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one of the most signifigant figures accomplished 1.Lightning Rod-absorbs electricity 2.Poor Richards Almanac 3.Bifocals-2 lense glasses 4.Franklin Stove-heats houses 5.1st Public Circulating/Lending Library 6.1st Volunteer Fire Department 7.Founded University of Pennsylvania 8.signed Declaration of Independence & Constitution |
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