Page 1 Notes Review: Colonial America & Great Awakening

Flashcards covering key figures, events, and concepts from Page 1 notes on colonial America, religious movements, and cultural figures.

Paxton Boys (1764)

A march by frontier Scots-Irish settlers in Pennsylvania to protest Quaker policies toward Native Americans.

Regulator Movement

A violent uprising by backcountry settlers against colonial officials, protesting unfair taxes and the control of the seaboard elite.

New York Slave Revolt of 1741

An uprising involving about 24 enslaved Africans; some whites were killed; 21 enslaved people were executed.

Triangular Trade

Trade among the 13 Colonies, Africa, and the West Indies exchanging rum, slaves, and molasses.

Molasses Act

Parliamentary tax on imported molasses aimed at stopping trade with the French West Indies; it failed and encouraged smuggling.

Arminianism

The belief that salvation is available to all, conditional on accepting God's grace, emphasizing free will.

Great Awakening

A religious revival across the American colonies emphasizing direct, emotive spirituality.

Old Lights

Orthodox clergy who resisted the Great Awakening and favored traditional, rational spirituality.

New Lights

Ministers who supported and participated in the revivalist movement of the Great Awakening.

Poor Richard's Almanack

An influential almanac edited by Benjamin Franklin that emphasized thrift, industry, morality, and common sense.

Zenger trial

The trial of John Peter Zenger established that truth in reporting about government officials could be a defense against libel, promoting freedom of the press.

Royal Colonies

Colonies governed by governors appointed by the King.

Proprietary Colonies

Colonies under the control of proprietors who appointed colonial governors; examples include Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur

Crèvecoeur described Americans as people who, through hard work, integrate into a new society and adopt new principles and ideas.

Jacobus Arminius

Dutch theologian who argued against Calvinism and emphasized free will and salvation through accepting God's grace.

Jonathan Edwards

An American theologian who helped ignite the Great Awakening.

George Whitefield

An evangelical minister whose preaching helped catalyze the Great Awakening in the American colonies.

John Trumbull

A painter known as the 'Painter of the Revolution' for his portrayals of Revolutionary War scenes.

John Singleton Copley

A portrait painter famous for depicting prominent figures such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.

Phillis Wheatley

The first African American woman to publish poetry in the United States.