The Colonies
Colonists in this area were mostly Congregationalists (Puritans) or Presbyterians.
What is New England
What year was Jamestown establish?
What is 1607
An economic system in which the rules are set up to enrich the mother country through colonies
What is Mercantilism
The name ascribed to the journey from Africa to the New World
What is Middle Passage
Leader of Bacon's Rebellion
Who is Nathaniel Bacon
This colony was founded by a group called the Puritans who thought the Church of England could be reformed
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony
What year did the pilgrims land at Plymouth
What is 1620
The reduction of this practice was one of the causes of increased use of African Slaves
What is Indentured Servitude
This was a driving force behind the arrival of the British as it encouraged multiple religions to settle within the colonies
What is Freedom of Religion
The Society of Friends which was founded in Pennsylvania was also known by this name
What is Quakers/Shakers
A small number of large landholders dominated the economy in these colonies, utilizing slave labor on cash crops like tobacco and rice
What are the Southern Colonies
The Pueblo revolt of this year challenged the Encomienda system and the attempt to convert native people to Christianity
What is 1680
This was developed in Virginia in 1619 as the first representative assembly in the American Colonies
What is the House of Burgesses
This event ended indentured servitude
What is Bacon's Rebellion
English born religious preacher who began the Great Awakening
Who is George Whitefield
These colonies were fairly democratic, but wealthy landowners still held the majority of power
What are the Middle Colonies
Dutch Colonists engage in the first sale of enslaved Africans in this year
What is 1619
This system subjugated native peoples in Central and South America. Bartolome De Las Casas fought against it.
What is the Encomienda system
The last major Native American conflict in the British Colonies
What is King Phillip's War
He was a notable figure in the Enlightenment who established the Library and the University of Philadelphia.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
Slavery, while it existed in all 3 regions, took the greatest hold here because of the need for farm labor.
What are the Southern colonies
Georgia, the last Mainland colony was established in this year
What is 1732
A land grant program designed to attract settlers. Tracts of land were offered to settlers who would come and work the land was called
What is Headright
This event marks the end of Period 2. It was an important turning point in the relationship between native Americans and the colonists
What is the 7 Years War (French and Indian War)
The native name of King Phillip
What is Metacom