Colonial Regions
Motivations for European Exploration
What is GOLD, GOD, and GLORY
1st example of self-government in the Americas. The Pilgrims signed the _______ to establish a "civil body politic" under the sovereignty of James I.
What is the Mayflower Compact
An intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, emphasizing reason, individualism and skepticism.
What is the Enlightenment
Jamestown, 1st permanent English settlement, is established in VA
What is 1607
This country was known for establishing outposts for fur trading and intermarriage with Natives.
What is France
Led a group of English Puritans to the New World, joined the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629 and was elected their governor on April 8, 1630
Who is John Winthrop
Preachers and followers who adopted the new ideas brought forth by the Great Awakening became known as “______.” Those who embraced the old-fashioned, traditional church ways were called “_______.”
What are "new lights" and "old lights"
First enslaved people arrive in VA
What is 1619
This region was known for utilizing a mix of agriculture and manufacturing, religious tolerance, and Quakers!
What is the Middle Colonies
Crops such as tobacco, vanilla, chocolate, cotton grown in the Americas purely for economic gain
What are cash crops
English Christians who wanted to reform the Anglican church by simplifying practice and worship
Who are the Puritans
A tradition within Christianity comprising the Church of England and churches which are historically tied to it or have similar beliefs, worship
What is Anglicanism
Mayflower arrives with Pilgrims in MA
What is 1620
A Spanish colonial slave labor system, rewarded conquerors with the labor of Indigenous people. Ultimately failed, leading to increased importation of Indentured Servitude and enslaved Africans.
What is the Encomienda System
The first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619, first instance of a democratic political system.
What is the House of Burgesses
This sermon is famous largely for its use of the phrase “__________,” used to describe the expectation that the Massachusetts Bay colony would shine as an example to the world.
What is "City on a Hill"
An ordained Anglican cleric, itinerant evangelist, and prominent leader of early Methodism, evangelical Protestantism, and the First Great Awakening.
Who is George Whitefield
Bacon’s Rebellion, beginning of the end of indentured servitude
What is 1676
Regulated trade in order to benefit the British economy by restricting trade between colonies. English colonists often smuggled goods to get around this restriction.
What are the Navigation Acts
Granted 50 acres of land to any settler who paid for their own passage to the colony, as well as an additional 50 acres for each person they brought with them.
What is the Headright System
Starting in 1692, refers to the fanatical accusations by hundreds of Massachusetts residents that their neighbors were witches, resulting in 19 executions
What are the Salem Witch Trials
An American theologian and Congregational clergyman, whose sermons stirred the religious revival, called the Great Awakening.
Jonathan Edwards
John Winthrop’s sermon was delivered in this year as the Puritans made their way to Massachusetts Bay.
What is 1630