Southern Colonies
Representative government established by the Virginia Colony.
What is House of Burgesses
Quaker who founded Pennsylvania, and promised economic opportunity and religious toleration for settlers.
Who is William Penn
Agreement that created the foundation for self-government within the Plymouth colony. Signed aboard the ship used to get there.
What is Mayflower Compact
Religious dissenter who was tried for heresy and banished from the MA Bay Colony. Later killed by Indians along with her family.
Who is Anne Hutchinson
Peaceful overthrow of James II in favor of William III and his wife Mary ruling England.
What is Glorious Revolution
Farmers inhabiting land that was not legally opened for settlement primarily in North Carolina
What are squatters
Laws designed to uphold moral behavior within the colonies specifically New England and Middle colonies.
What are blue laws
English Protestants who sought to purify the Anglican Church. Some believed that only "visible saints" should be allowed within the church.
What are Puritans
Puritan general during the English Civil War, and later ruled England as Lord Protector.
Who is Oliver Cromwell
Series of conflicts led by Chief Metacom in order to push back expansion of New England settlements.
What is King Philip's War/Metacom's War
First formal document that provided regulations for the treatment and discipline of slaves.
What is Barbados Slave Code of 1661
Tolerant, peace promoting religious group who mainly settled in the Middle colonies.
What are Quakers
Calvinist belief that certain individuals were already chosen by God to be saved, and others unsaved, before they were born.
What is predestination
French Protestant who believed in predestination, and his teachings were the foundation of the Puritans and other Protestant reform groups.
Who is John Calvin
Conflict between pro-royal and pro-parliament forces that ended with the execution of Charles I.
What is English Civil War
One of the last coastal Indian tribes in the South, and was defeated by the South Carolinians.
What are Yamasee Indians
Rules that restricted colonial shipping between England and it's colonies. All good sent to the colonies must first pass through England.
What are Navigation Laws
New England colony, established by Puritans, that be came the larges and most influential.
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony
Wampanoag chieftain who made peace with the Plymouth Bay Colony, and his tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with them.
Who is Massasoit
Conflict between local Indians and North Carolinians. The tribe later joined the Iroquois Confederacy.
What is Tuscarora War
Decree that granted all Christians religious tolerance, but ensured a Catholic majority in Maryland.
What is Act of Toleration
Policy established after the Glorious Revolution that relaxed royal control over colonial trade.
What is salutary neglect
Puritans who sought to break away from the Anglican Church, and some later formed the Plymouth Colony.
What are Separatists
Founded Maryland as a Catholic colony. Gave tracks of land to relatives which later caused tension with Protestant settlers.
Who is Lord Baltimore
Conflict between Puritan settlers and local Indians in the Connecticut River Valley.
What is Pequot War