Chapter 4-Give Me Liberty
asiento - ANSPermission granted from Spain to Britain to send enslaved Africans to Spain's
American colonies. Only ones doing it.
Middle Passage - ANSRoute over seas that slaves went on. Known for its hardship. If slave got
sick, would be thrown overboard. The strong would survive.
Tidewater - ANSWas the eastern coast where the land was fertile. Especially from the
Chesapeake South. Too Hilly in New England
Piedmont - ANSMeans foothills. Referring to area of Chesapeake South. between the coastal
plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and
Georgia and Alabama. Poorer whites looking for land would go there.
"task" system - ANSSlaves did daily jobs. Did it because it was different than Chesapeake.
Would give slaves rewards for completing work.
indigo - ANSPlant that was extracted, could die clothes, rich purplish blue.
staple crop - ANSCrop that can be sold all over the world for mass profits. Sold for cash. Grow a
lot, sell for a lot. Also known as cash crop.
James Oglethorpe - ANSFounded Georgia wanted to make a colony as a barrier to spanish
expansion. He was a reformers, let deptters come to Australia. Didn't allow liquor or slavery at
first. Founded Georgia in 1732.
gullah - ANSCommon language of mixed African roots. Was considered unintelligible to most
whites.
mulattos - ANSA child of a white owner and a slave woman.
mestee - ANSA person of mixed race
War of Jenkins' Ear - ANSHappened 1739, between British and the Spanish. Began because of
Spanish attacks on British merchants in the West Indies
Stono Rebellion - ANSRebellion in the town of Stono where South Carolina seized a store
containing weapons and went around beating drums, headed towards florida and burnt houses
and killed whites along the way and yelled Liberty. Had over 100 slaves. But split up and ended
after a battle with colonies militia. 200 slaves died, and 24 whites.
, Cotton Mather - ANSMassachusetts Theologian who said that wealth religion and freedom wen't
together.
impressment - ANSkidnapping poor men on the streets for maritime service.
republicanism - ANSCelebrated active participation in public life by economically independent
citizens at the essence of liberty.
liberalism - ANSBelieves individual and private liberty, A political ideology that emphasizes the
civil rights of citizens, representative government, and the protection of private property. This
ideology, derived from the Enlightenment, was especially popular among the property-owning
middle classes.
John Locke - ANSLeader of liberalism. Believed in balanced constitution.
salutary neglect - ANSBecause they were preoccupied with events occurring in Europe and
rivalries the British government adopted this policy meaning that the colonies were largely
governing themselves. With the imperial authority being so weak a lot of large landowners
dominated the colonial assemblies
colonial assemblies - ANSElected officials, would try and control finance,
unicameral legislature - ANSA one house legislature. Occurred in Pennsylvania when a single
house legislature was ellected. Would be controlled into the middle of the 1700s by a group of
quaker merchants.
"political nation" - ANSWas dominated by the American Gentry, had members that would
address letters to each other.
Junto - ANSClub that proliferated and debated literary, philosophical, scientific, and political
issues. Was as "club for mutual improvement." It was founded by Ben Franklin in 1727. Started
with only a dozen members. Would become the American Philosophical Society.
American Philosophical Society - ANSOrignally Junto, founded by Ben Franklin, would debate
issues such as literary philosophical, scientific and political issues. Members were men of
property and commerce, though sometimes normal people came.
broadside - ANSa large sheet meant for posting poetry political messages in English.
Boston Newsletter - ANSThe First continuously published newspaper in the US. Started in
1704.
Pennsylvania Gazette - ANSVery well edited newspaper published in Philadelphia and would be
bought by Ben Franklin.
asiento - ANSPermission granted from Spain to Britain to send enslaved Africans to Spain's
American colonies. Only ones doing it.
Middle Passage - ANSRoute over seas that slaves went on. Known for its hardship. If slave got
sick, would be thrown overboard. The strong would survive.
Tidewater - ANSWas the eastern coast where the land was fertile. Especially from the
Chesapeake South. Too Hilly in New England
Piedmont - ANSMeans foothills. Referring to area of Chesapeake South. between the coastal
plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and
Georgia and Alabama. Poorer whites looking for land would go there.
"task" system - ANSSlaves did daily jobs. Did it because it was different than Chesapeake.
Would give slaves rewards for completing work.
indigo - ANSPlant that was extracted, could die clothes, rich purplish blue.
staple crop - ANSCrop that can be sold all over the world for mass profits. Sold for cash. Grow a
lot, sell for a lot. Also known as cash crop.
James Oglethorpe - ANSFounded Georgia wanted to make a colony as a barrier to spanish
expansion. He was a reformers, let deptters come to Australia. Didn't allow liquor or slavery at
first. Founded Georgia in 1732.
gullah - ANSCommon language of mixed African roots. Was considered unintelligible to most
whites.
mulattos - ANSA child of a white owner and a slave woman.
mestee - ANSA person of mixed race
War of Jenkins' Ear - ANSHappened 1739, between British and the Spanish. Began because of
Spanish attacks on British merchants in the West Indies
Stono Rebellion - ANSRebellion in the town of Stono where South Carolina seized a store
containing weapons and went around beating drums, headed towards florida and burnt houses
and killed whites along the way and yelled Liberty. Had over 100 slaves. But split up and ended
after a battle with colonies militia. 200 slaves died, and 24 whites.
, Cotton Mather - ANSMassachusetts Theologian who said that wealth religion and freedom wen't
together.
impressment - ANSkidnapping poor men on the streets for maritime service.
republicanism - ANSCelebrated active participation in public life by economically independent
citizens at the essence of liberty.
liberalism - ANSBelieves individual and private liberty, A political ideology that emphasizes the
civil rights of citizens, representative government, and the protection of private property. This
ideology, derived from the Enlightenment, was especially popular among the property-owning
middle classes.
John Locke - ANSLeader of liberalism. Believed in balanced constitution.
salutary neglect - ANSBecause they were preoccupied with events occurring in Europe and
rivalries the British government adopted this policy meaning that the colonies were largely
governing themselves. With the imperial authority being so weak a lot of large landowners
dominated the colonial assemblies
colonial assemblies - ANSElected officials, would try and control finance,
unicameral legislature - ANSA one house legislature. Occurred in Pennsylvania when a single
house legislature was ellected. Would be controlled into the middle of the 1700s by a group of
quaker merchants.
"political nation" - ANSWas dominated by the American Gentry, had members that would
address letters to each other.
Junto - ANSClub that proliferated and debated literary, philosophical, scientific, and political
issues. Was as "club for mutual improvement." It was founded by Ben Franklin in 1727. Started
with only a dozen members. Would become the American Philosophical Society.
American Philosophical Society - ANSOrignally Junto, founded by Ben Franklin, would debate
issues such as literary philosophical, scientific and political issues. Members were men of
property and commerce, though sometimes normal people came.
broadside - ANSa large sheet meant for posting poetry political messages in English.
Boston Newsletter - ANSThe First continuously published newspaper in the US. Started in
1704.
Pennsylvania Gazette - ANSVery well edited newspaper published in Philadelphia and would be
bought by Ben Franklin.
