Colonial Women Vocab
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
Anne Hutchinson
A woman who spoke out against puritan government and was banished from her colony for it
What was the Middle Passage?
Middle Passage
The horrific journey enslaved Africans
endured across the Atlantic Ocean to
the Americas as part of the slave trade.
What was the Pequot War?
The Pequot War (1636–1638) was a conflict in New England between the Pequot nation and an alliance of English colonists and their native allies, the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes
What was the Colonial Era?
Colonial Era
The time before the creation of the United States of America. After Columbus discovered North America and before the USA was officially made into a nation.
What was an Indentured Servant?
Indentured Servant
A person who agreed to work for a set
number of years in exchange for
passage to the colonies.
Where was the Pequot War fought?
New England: Connecticut and Massachusetts
Who were the Puritans?
Puritans
Some of the earliest colonists of Great Britain who left England to purify the church and create a religion of their own in the New World in Massachusetts
What was Jamestown?
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement
in North America, founded in Virginia
in 1607.
Slowly working, damaging tools, running away and fighting and murdering masters
What is an execution?
Execution
To publicly kill someone as a form of punishment
What was the House of Burgesses?
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first elected legislative assembly
in the colonies, created in Virginia in
1619.
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What was the role of women in colonial America?
The role of women in colonial America was lower than men and if you were black it was even lower. Women were mainly seen as housekeepers mothers raising children and not given chances to own land or buisness.
What is testimony?
Testimony
A truth that someone presents to a group
What were the Slave Codes?
Slave codes were colonial and state laws designed to control enslaved people by defining them as property rather than human beings with rights, restricting their movement, assembly, and ability to own property or gain education. These laws enforced a rigid racial hierarchy, aiming to prevent slave rebellions
What was Triangle Trade?
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