Week 2 APUSH IDs

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Half-Way Covenant, 1657-62

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A form of partial church membership adopted by the Congregational churches of colonial New England in the 1660s.

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)

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A novel dealing with Puritanical views of morality and sin in New England, exemplifying American Romanticism.

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King Philip's War 1675

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Also known as the First Indian War, it was the Native Americans' last effort to avoid recognizing English authority and stop English settlement on their lands.

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Bacon's Rebellion (1676)

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An armed rebellion in Virginia against Governor William Berkeley, leading to reforms for more direct royal control.

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Pueblo Revolt of 1680

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An uprising of Indians in Santa Fe against Spanish colonization, leading to temporary Spanish retreat and later more accommodation of Indian culture.

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Dominion of New England 1686

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The British government combined several colonies into a single province under a royal governor, ending in 1692 with a revolt.

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Salem Witch Trials, 1692

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A wave of hysteria in Massachusetts over witchcraft, leading to 150 arrests and 26 convictions, affecting wealth dynamics.

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Stono Rebellion (1739)

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A slave uprising in South Carolina that led to a tightening of the slave code and a temporary tax on imported slaves.

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George Whitefield & Great Awakening 1739 - 1744

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A revival of piety led by George Whitefield, an evangelical preacher, sparking revivals and publicizing them as a great awakening.

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Navigation Acts (1651-1673)

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Placed protective tariffs on imports competing with English goods; colonists could only buy goods made in England or imported via English ports.