APUSH Chapter 4: American Life in the 17th Century

Jeremiad

________: a form of sermon that warned parishioners of their impending doom due to their loss of religious passion.

New York

Leisler's Rebellion: conflict between aspiring merchants and ________ elite.

Half Way covenant

________: church gave partial membership rights to those who didn't consistently come to church.

crop economy

Tobacco cash ________ in South created a demand for a reliable workforce.

Salem Witch Trials

________: women accused of witchcraft were killed.

Solution → indentured servants

poor whites from England who paid for transatlantic passage to the colonies in exchange for working 4-7 years under a master

Bacon's Rebellion

led by Nathaniel Bacon, disgruntled freed indentured servants were forced to move westward in search of work to no avail

Congregational Church

democratic Puritan churches without hierarchy characteristic of Anglican churches

Waning religious zeal led to more lenient rules for church membership

more inclusive

Jeremiad

a form of sermon that warned parishioners of their impending doom due to their loss of religious passion

Half-Way covenant

church gave partial membership rights to those who didn't consistently come to church

Salem Witch Trials

women accused of witchcraft were killed

Leisler's Rebellion

conflict between aspiring merchants and New York elite