Unit III Flashcards
Enlightenment Review #1 SHOW NEXT 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. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT
Great Awakening Review #2 SHOW NEXT 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. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT
Seven Years’ War Review #3 SHOW NEXT 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 conflict that led to the American Revolution. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT
Sugar Act Review #4 SHOW NEXT 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. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT
#5 Stamp Act Review 1765 British law imposing a tax on all paper used for official documents, for the purpose of raising revenue. Widespread resistance to the Stamp Act led to its repeal in 1766. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT
Tea Act #6 Review 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. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts #7 Review 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. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT
Middle Passage Review #8 SHOW NEXT 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. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT
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