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First Great Awakening
Religious revival movement of the 1730s and 1740s emphasizing personal faith.
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Jonathan Edwards
Preacher who delivered "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
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George Whitefield
Traveling revival preacher of the First Great Awakening.
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Enlightenment
Intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and logic.
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John Locke
Enlightenment philosopher who argued for natural rights.
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Natural Rights
Life, liberty, and property.
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Social Contract
People give government power in exchange for protection of their rights.
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Zenger Trial (1735)
Important court case that helped establish freedom of the press.
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Significance of the Zenger Trial
Truth could be used as a defense against libel; strengthened press freedom.
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Peter Stuyvesant
Last Dutch governor of New Netherland.
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William Penn
Founder of Pennsylvania.
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Quakers
Religious group associated with Pennsylvania.
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Why was Pennsylvania attractive?
Religious tolerance, fertile land, and fair treatment of Native Americans.
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James Oglethorpe
Founder of Georgia.
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Georgia (1732/1733)
Founded as a buffer colony against Spanish Florida.