American History Quiz: The Great Awakening

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The Great Awakening produced a divide between the Old Lights and the New ______.

Lights

George Whitefield was a prominent preacher of the Great ______.

Awakening

John Locke wrote 'Two Treatises on ______'.

Government

The Enlightenment encouraged individuals to question established ______.

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Itinerant preachers during the Great Awakening emphasized that all people could connect to ______.

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Jamestown was founded in the year ______.

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Plymouth was founded in ______.

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The first labor system in Jamestown included ______ servants.

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Settlers of Plymouth viewed themselves as ______ upon a hill.

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In Plymouth, only full church members could ______ and hold office.

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Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 in Virginia. It was known for being one of the two Chesapeake colonies and for its reliance on indentured servants as a primary labor force.

Plymouth Settlers

A group of English settlers who arrived in Massachusetts in 1620. They were known for signing the Mayflower Compact and for their Puritan beliefs, which led to the banishment of individuals like Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams.

Mayflower Compact

A political agreement signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620. It established a government based on majority rule and consent of the governed.

Puritans

A group of English Protestants who believed the Church of England was too similar to the Catholic Church and sought to purify its practices.