History Week 15/ELA Week 10 & 11

3. the belief that their version of Christianity was “pure”, and that they were a chosen people that were better than everyone, especially African people
4. the largest uprising of an American colony and a militia of civilian volunteers that killed Indian tribes and burned down the entire Jamestown settlement
7. the theory that came from Aristotle that Africans were born “this way” and the heat of the continent made them inferior
8. destiny; fate
9. shock or excite, typically into taking action
11. so focused on one small thing that the whole picture can’t be seen
12. a selfless act
14. to cause or give rise to
15. a subtle difference

1. the theory from English travel writer that Africans were cursed by using the book of Genesis in the Bible; would become the anchor of what would justify American slavery
2. the governor of Virginia; charged Bacon with treason and sent in a squadron of English navy to dismantle the rebellion that burned down Jamestown
5. the state of being known and celebrated by many
6. remove blame or guilt for a wrongdoing
7. not openly displayed
10. the Greek philosopher that believed in human hierarchy and climate theory; who John Cotton and Richard Mather based the teachings of Harvard on
13. a completely different line of thought