Period 2 Flashcards
1
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Half Way Covenant
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Established by Puritans to ease requirements for church membership and retain control
Allowed baptism to children of baptized but unconverted Puritans
2
Q
Enlightenment
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During the 18th century, it was a philosophy that emphasized that reason could be used to improve quality of life and viewed nature as a model for human institutions
3
Q
The First Great Awakening
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A wave of religious revivals in the American colonies during the 1730/40s as the power of Puritans waned
4
Q
Mercantilism
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The economic philosophy of Great Britain during 1600s-1700s that viewed colonies as existing only to benefit the mother country
