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Colonial Life

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Benjamin FranklinImportant Enlightenment writer and scientist in colonies
James IIEnglish parliament told this monarch to leave the throne
SmuggleTo export or import illegally
Town MeetingsNew Englanders held these to discuss local problems
Peter ZengerWon a court case of libel; important freedom of the press case
Harvard1636- The first colonial college
Great AwakeningA colonial religious revival; emphasized education
MercantilismEconomic theory that said wealth was based on how much gold a country had
English Bill of RightsBefore William & Mary could take the throne, they had to sign this
LiteracyAbility to read & write
SubsistenceFarming, raising only enough for one’s family
ExportsGoods sent out of a county
ShipbuildingBiggest industry in New England
Charles IIIn 1660 England restored this monarch to the throne
QuakersThey set up many schools in the Middle Colonies
EnlightenmentA movement that believed science, knowledge and reason could improve society
TriangularTrade routes between the colonies, the West Indies and western Africa
PublicMassachusetts was the first colony to have free _?_ schools
Carrying TradeProviding ships for transportation of goods and people
George WhitefieldBrought religious revival to Georgia
ImportsGoods brought into a county
ApprenticeOne who works with a skilled craftman to learn a trade

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