America, Europe, and Africa before 1620
The horrible journey slaves made from Africa to the Americas.
Middle passage.
Another name for the Church of England.
Anglican.
The local army of a colony.
Militia.
Merchants, traders, and some clergy members made up this wealthy social class in New England.
Upper class.
At this historical event, over one hundred men boarded British ships and tossed all the tea overboard.
Boston Tea Party.
The term to describe Indians who were constantly on the move in search for game and wild plants
Nomadic.
The reason Pilgrims left England.
Religious freedom.
Free adult white male property owners who could vote for representatives.
Freeholders.
the religious revival that took place during the colonial era that increased distinction between church and government and resulted Increased missions and diminished social class distinctions.
Great Awakening.
This refusal to buy goods was a colonial response to the taxes Britain placed on imported goods, including tea.
Boycotts.
The first permanent English settlement in North America, lead by John Smith
Jamestown
Document that provides official permission for founding a colony that comes in varieties such as royal and proprietary.
Charter.
This war was a three-year conflict (1675-78) between the Indians and New England colonists, in which at least 600 colonists and 2,000 Indians were killed, including Metacomet.
King Philip's War.
Prosperous small farmers, Shopkeepers, ship captains, tradesmen, and less prominent clergy members made up this social class.
Middle class.
This French and Indian War tactic consists of hiding behind trees and ambushing the enemy.
Guerrilla warfare.
This group killed great numbers of Aztec and Incan people through warfare and disease.
Spanish conquistadors.
This colony was founded to be a buffer zone between Spanish Florida and the Carolinas, and as a place for debtors to come and work and repay their debts.
Georgia
Merchants, fishermen, whalers, and shipbuilders were common occupations in this group of colonies
New England.
This type of servant was forbidden to marry without their master's consent, had to pay additional years of service if they ran away, but was able to move up to the middle class once freed.
Indentured servant.
This historical event began with a group of colonists taunting and throwing snowballs and stones at English soldiers, who fired into the crowd, killing five people.
Boston Massacre.
This European country settled in North America alongside the St. Lawrence and Mississippi Rivers and the Great Lakes.
France
This colony was originally part of Pennsylvania but became a separate colony in 1704.
Delaware.
Known as bread colonies, this group of colonies had good soil and could grow crops such as corn, oats, wheat, barley, and could raise livestock. Skilled workers used lumber to produce barrels and wagons, and in the western portions, settlers trapped furs and traded with Indians.
Middle colonies
This group of colonies had the greatest religious diversity.
Middle colonies.
This Grand Council, consisting of representatives from all colonies, led by Benjamin Franklin, was the first attempt to unite the colonies.
Albany Plan of Union.