Apush Vocab
1. Common Sense- Thomas Paine's legendary pamphlet urging the colonies to declare independence and establish a republican government. 2. Deism- Belief system that emphasized reasoned moral behavior and scientific pursuit of knowledge; they believed in a Supreme Being but rejected the divinity of Christ. 3. Stamp Act-Widely unpopular tax on an array of paper goods, repealed in 1766 after mass protests erupted across the colonies 4. Virtual Representation-The British said the colonies need not have representatives because the members of Parliament represented all British subjects. 5. Farewell Address-George Washington's farewell address at the end of his presidency, warning the U.S. against "permanent alliances" with other nations. 6. Monroe Doctrine-Statement delivered by President James Monroe warning European powers to refrain from seeking any new territories; U.S. lacked power to back up this announcement, but Britain enforced it by involving themselves with the Latin-American market. 7. 1st continental congress-delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Britain and to promote independence. 8. 2nd Continental Congress-all 13 colonies met in Philadelphia where they drafted the Declaration of Independence and managed the colonial war effort. 9. Anne Hutchinson-Antinomian religious dissenter brought to trial for heresy in Massachusetts Bay after arguing that she need not follow God's laws or man's, and claiming direct revelation from God. Banished from the Puritan Colony, she moved to Rhode Island and later New York, where her and her family were murdered by Indians. 10. Roger Williams-Salem minister who advocated a complete break from the Church of England and criticized the Massachusetts Bay Colony for unlawfully taking land from the Indians. Banished for his heresies, he established a small community in present-day Rhode Island, later acquiring a charter for the colony from England. 11. Bacon's