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| Puritan | A group of people who regarded the Reformation of the CHurch of England saying it was incomplete and wanted to simplify terms of worship. |
| War of Jenkins's Ear | A war between the England and Spain in 1739 started by Robert Jenkins who claims his ear was cut of by a spaniard while searching for his ship in the Caribbean. |
| Parliament | The highest legislature in the UK consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. |
| Land Bank | Banks who loaned paper money to farmers who pledged their land as collateral for the loans. |
| The 1751 Currency Act | Prevented New England colonies from establishing new land banks and prohibited the use of publicly issued paper money to pay private debts. |
| Robert Walpole | The Whig leader in the House of Commons from 1720-1742. |
| Whigs | American colonists/members of the patriotic party who supported the American Revolution |
| Salutary Neglect | The British colonial policy during the reign of George I and George II that allowed the rise of American self-government. |
| The Enlightenment | A philosophical, intellectual, and cultural movement that had the idea of reason, logic, criticism, and freedom of thought. This movement changed the tone of intellectual and spiritual life in the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Pietism | A movement with great influence that convinced the weakness of human nature. Evangelical ministers told their followers to seek regeneration through divine grace. |
| The Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania |
| Aristocrat | "The best of its kind" A class of persons holding exceptional rank and priveleges. |
| Quaker | A member of the Religious Society of Friends. |
| The French and Indian War | "Seven Years War" fought between colonies of British America, New France and Indian allies opposing England. |
| War Hawks | Democratic Republicans who persuaded Congress into supporting a declaration of war against Britain. |
| Stamp Act | A law passed by the British government in 1765 requiring payment of a tax to Britain on all official documents including newspapers. |
| Declaration of Independence | Adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776 announcing the thirteen American colonies being independent and sovereign states no longer under British rule. |
| First Bank of the United States | a National Bank that helped fund the public debt left from the American Revolution and kept American currency stable. |
| Protective Tariffs | A tax imposed on imports to raise the price so that american traders were more likely to purchase goods from other American traders and not from those of other countries. |
| Revenue Tariffs | Tax imposed to raise government revenue rather than protect domestic industries. |
