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18 Cards in this Set
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Gentry
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The top of the society, included wealthy planters, merchants, ministers, successful lawyers and royal officials.
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Middle Class
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Below the gentry, included farmers, skilled crafts workers and some trades people.
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Indentured Servants
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The lowest social class, include hired farmhands, indentured servants and slaves. These servants signed a contract to work without pay for 4-7 years.
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Gullah
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In some coastal areas, African Americans spoke a distinctive combination of English and West African languages called Gullah
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Great Awakening
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In the 1730s and 1740s, a religious movement known as the Great Awakening swept through the colonies.
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Public School
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Schools that ere supported by taxes, these public schools allowed both rich and poor children to receive an education
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Tutor
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In southern colonies, people lived too far from one another to bring children together in one school building. Some planters engaged tutors, or private teachers.
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Apprentice
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Boys whose parents wished them to learn a trade or craft served as an apprentice, they worked for a master to learn a trade or a craft at the age of 12 or 13.
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Dame School
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A dame school was a private school run by women in their own homes. The girls that attended would learn skills such as to spin wool, weave, embroider and read and right.
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Enlightenment
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A movement in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason.
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Libel
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Libel is the act of publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person’s reputation.
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Negro Election Day
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Negro Election Day became a truly American custom, blending traditions from Africa and England.
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Jonathan Edwards
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Jonathan Edwards helped set off the Great Awakening, in powerful sermons he called on colonists to examine their lives. He preached of the beauty of god.
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George Whitefield
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In 1739, George Whitefield, arrived in the colonies. He drew huge crowds to his outdoor meetings. He would preach with feeling as he called on sinners to repent.
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John Locke
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John Locke, an English philosopher, wrote works that were widely read in the colonies. He said people could gain knowledge of the world by observing and by experimenting.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin, born in 1706 was a great example of Enlightenment because he was known for his many inventions.
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Poor Richards Almanack
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Published yearly, it contained useful information and clever quotes.
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John Peter Zenger
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John Peter Zenger published the Weekly Journal in New York City, he was arrested for publishing stories that criticized the governor.
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