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JOHN SMITH
John Smith, an English soldier, explorer, and author, is best known for his role in establishing the Virginia colony at Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, as well as his explorations and maps of the Chesapeake Bay area.
INDENTURED SERVANT
An indentured servant is someone who signs a contract, or "indenture," agreeing to work for a specific period in exchange for passage to a new land, food, shelter, and sometimes other benefits.
What is Lauren's dog's name?
Rocky/Keen
PILGRIMS
The Pilgrims were a group of English religious separatists, also known as Separatists, who sought religious freedom and established the Plymouth Colony in 1620 after sailing on the Mayflower.
SIR EDMUND ANDROS
Sir Edmund Andros was an English colonial administrator in British America. He was the governor of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence. At other times, Andros served as governor of the provinces of New York, East and West Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. Wikipedia
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES
A joint stock colony was a colony funded by investors who purchased stock in a joint-stock company. The company would then use the funds to establish the colony.
ROYAL COLONY
A royal colony was a colony directly ruled and administered by the monarch of the parent country, with a governor and council appointed by the crown to oversee its affairs.
What grade was Lauren in when she got her braces on?
4th
JONATHAN EDWARDS
An American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist theologian.
WILLIAM PENN
An English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era.
JAMESTOWN
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 in what is now Virginia, and named after King James I.
NATHANIEL BACON/BACON’S REBELLION
Nathaniel Bacon was an English merchant adventurer who immigrated to the Virginia Colony, where he sat on the Governor's Council but later led Bacon's Rebellion. Bacon's Rebellion was a 1676 armed uprising in colonial Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley.
Who is my Cousin
Rico nasty
THE HOLY EXPERIMENT
The "Holy Experiment" refers to William Penn's vision for Pennsylvania as a colony where religious tolerance and democratic ideals would flourish, a haven for persecuted religious groups like the Quakers, and a model for other societies.
ROGER WILLIAMS
An English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island.
POWHATANS
The Powhatan were a group of Indigenous peoples, part of the Powhatan Confederacy, who historically inhabited eastern Virginia, and were known for their Algonquian language and culture.
PURITANS
The Puritans were a group of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England by removing what they saw as Catholic practices, eventually leading to the founding of colonies in North America.
How did I fracture my elbow?
MERCANTILISM
Colonies existed primarily to benefit the "mother country" by providing raw materials and serving as markets for manufactured goods, aiming to maximize the mother country's wealth and power.
GEORGE WHITEFIELD
An English Anglican minister and preacher who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement.
HEADRIGHT SYSTEM
The headright system was a land grant program used by European colonists in the Americas to attract settlers.
JOHN WINTHROP
An English Puritan lawyer and the leading figure in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, led the first immigrants from England in 1630 and served as this colony's governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years.
What is my Ex Neighbors Name
William Craver
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
King James II of England overthrown and replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange, leading to a shift towards a constitutional monarchy and increased parliamentary power.
LENT
meat no friday