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Mercantilism Had to accumulate gold and silver (Favorable trade balance)

Mercantilism Had to accumulate gold and silver (Favorable trade balance) Self-sufficient in raw materials Navigation Acts All goods coming from or going to the colonies had to be carried on English ships Specific raw materials that could only be sold to England and its colonies.

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Mercantilism Had to accumulate gold and silver (Favorable trade balance)

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  1. Mercantilism • Had to accumulate gold and silver (Favorable trade balance) • Self-sufficient in raw materials • Navigation Acts • All goods coming from or going to the colonies had to be carried on English ships • Specific raw materials that could only be sold to England and its colonies

  2. English Bill of Rights • Had to consent to Parliament on taxes and raising an army • No cruel and unusual punishment • Freedom of speech in Parliament • Right to a fair trial by jury • No more absolute power for the king

  3. John Locke • Political Philosopher, Two Treatises of Government • All people born with certain natural rights • Life, Liberty, and Property • If monarchs violated contract with the people, people have a right to overthrow • Describing the American experience • Enlightenment • Challenged the authority of the church, elevated the power of human reason • Great Awakening • Dependence on God • Wide appeal among low commoners

  4. Enlightenment • Natural Laws, Rationalism • John Locke • Essay on Human Understanding • Jean Jacques Rousseau • The Social Contract • Baron Montesquieu • Spirit of the Laws

  5. Great Awakening • Pietism • Devotion and emotional union with God • Revivals • Reaction to the Enlightenment • Jonathan Edwards • Internal emotional experience that brings one to God • George Whitefield • Influenced by John Wesley, founder of Methodism • Powerful emotional speaker • New Lights, Old Lights • Great Awakening had a huge impact on the South • Baptists had huge impact on poor farmers, welcomed slaves • Planters had a violent response to this • Both movements emphasized individualism that supported independence • Enlightenment argued against British rule • Great Awakening undermined allegiance to traditional authority

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