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| founded Georgia, wanted it to have sturdy farmers who would defend English settlements against Spanish Florida; they did not allow slavery. Carolina rice planters invaded and it became a rice-planting slave society, much like S. Carolina |
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| Essay on Human Understanding (1690) |
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| By John Locke, said that humans are born with ideas imprinted in them, and that knowledge comes from observing the world |
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| 18th century colonial assembles |
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| elected assembly members wanted power like governors and appointed officials; claimed privileges the House of Commons (British) usually had; they effectively influenced British appointees. They rarely passed laws or policies; colonists saw them as their protectors |
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| a newspaper editor, imprisoned for criticizing the actions of the New York government; helped establish freedom of press |
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| preacher and theologian, said that individuals could only achieve salvation through recognizing their 'depraved' natures and if they completely surrendered to God's will; appealed to youthful members of his MA church |
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| Church of England clergyman, "first modern celebrity" toured British colonies preaching; troublesome to the orthodox of many clergymen; "Old Lights" (traditional clerics) and "New Lights" (evangelicals) emerged,a s did Methodists and Baptists |
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