Vocab
A colony controlled by a royal governor appointed by a King or Queen
Royal Colony
leader of the Plymouth Colony, signer of the Mayflower Compact
William Bradford
a group of people who leave their home or native country to form a settlement in a new land, but remain loyal to their parent country and provide for the parent country
Colony
Daughter of Chief Powhatan who was taken captive by Jamestown colonists and converted to Christianity
Matoaka (Pocahontas)
this was the brutal passage that slaves had to endure between Africa and the New World
Middle Passage
Strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves to keep slaves from revolting
Slave Codes
assisted the Pilgrims's survival at the Plymouth colony by helping them to learn to survive in North America
Squanto
A document issued by a King of government that granted specific rights to a person or company to create a colony
Charter
Leader of the Roanoke colony that disappeared after his absence of 3 years
John White
this colony in Massachusetts held the first communal celebration between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans
Plymouth
this was the first agreement for self-government to be created and enforced in America. It was signed on a boat by 41 men.
Mayflower Compact
Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania
William Penn
the first attempt at an English colony in North America, but it was not successful
Roanoke
leader of the Jamestown colony sent by the Virginia Company of London
John Smith
this was created in Virginia and was the start of a representative government in North America
House of Burgesses
A trade system between the Americas, England, and Africa where slaves were traded for manufactured goods from England.
Triangular Trade
was a English Protestant theologian who supported religious freedom and separation of church and state
Roger Williams
these colonists were fed up in England and wanted to separate themselves from the British Church
Pilgrims/Puritans
was the father of Pocahontas and the ruler of the tribes that lived in the area where English colonists founded the Jamestown settlement in 1607.
Chief Powhatan
the action of establishing a colony in another place
Colonization
The belief that one race is superior or inferior to another
Racisim
Chief of the Wampanoag tribe who was instrumental in the Pilgrim's survival
Colonized for gold and glory and to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Spanish Colonies
brought tobacco to Jamestown and married Pocahontas
John Rolfe
refers collectively to an investment company charted by King James I for the purpose of starting settlements on the coast of North America
Virginia Company of London