APUSH Chapter 4 Vocab

Competency

English migrants wanted to keep their households solvent (be able to pay debts) and independent for future generations

Coverture

wives were under the protection and authority of their husbands and had limited legal rights

Household Mode of Protection

England farmers exchanged their goods and labor with other farm families to maximize resources and become more independent

Tenancy

rental of property; Dutch and English manorial lords used long tenancy leases to attract settlers to their land

Squatters

people who settled in land they did not own and established places without legal permission

Redemptioner

a type of indentured servant who didn’t sign a contract before arriving in America, but negociated employment when they arrived to America

Enlightenment

a movement or shift where people started thinking about science, technology, and reason more than religious beliefs

Pietism

religious movement to pursue your personal relationship with God and emotional experience in faith

Natural Rights

everyone is born with the rights to life, liberty, and property argued by John Locke; government should protect these rights

Deism

Enlightenment belief that after God created the universe it could run on natural laws instead of using scripture

Revival

renewal of religious enthusiasm which inspired people to go evangelize and dive deep into their spiritual life

Old Lights

more conservative, traditionalists who opposed the emotionalism of the revival in the Great Awakening

New Lights

found importance in spiritual rebirth and the revival movement during the Great Awakening (more modern and liberal)

Consumer Revolution

colonists bought more manufactured goods from Britain leading to increased demand and lefts many colonists in debt

Regulators

landowning protestors in North and South Carolina who protested over fairer taxes and more western districts and the lack of representation