CH.4 (P.

109-114) IDs
Iroquois Confederation
Survivors of the Tuscarora Indians that attacked Carolina; They migrated to New York and became the Iroquois
Confederacy in 1722
Covenant Chain: Iroquois treaty that helped the English remove Indians from land they wanted
Buffer against English expansion in their own land

Jonathon Edwards
Revival minister that led a the Northampton revival in1735
Led people to think that rational thinking corrupts human nature and that they should repent
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. His wrath towards you burns like fire; He looks upon you as worthy of
nothing else but to be cast into the fire.

George Whitefield
Religious leader that came in 1739
He lead evangelist tours around America and gave powerful sermons that saved thousands of people
Believed salvation is more important than intellect

Old Lights vs. New Lights
Rationalist clergy (Anglicans, Presbyterians, Congregational church) vs. revivalists
New lights believed that old lights werent saved and will go to hell; Old lights believed revivalists have gone mad
During the Great Awakening the old lights lost many people to the new lights
Effects of the Great Awakening/rivalry:
o Decreased influence of old light religions
o Colleges were formed free of O.L & N.L influence
o Spread Christianity to slaves
o White women had more power in religious activities

Benjamin Franklin (Boston, 1706)
Migrated to Pennsylvania and earned retirement money by created a reading group called the Junto (wrote proverbs and
maxims)
Great contributor to Enlightenment and science; In 1752 he demonstrated electricity with a kite
Believed that reason is more important than God

King Georges War (War of the Austrian Succession 1740-1748)
Resulted from the War of Jenkins Ear
England attack French and Indian towns
William Pepperell seized Louisburg from France
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) returned Louisburg to France, but the hostile feelings that had been aroused did
not die.