Vocab. 1
one who owes money
debtor
rules governing the behavior and punishment of enslaved Africans
slave codes
people who made up their own churches from New England were called
separatists
William Penn
this was carved on a gatepost at Roanoke where all the colonists disappeared
Croatoan
a person who goes on a religious journey
pilgrim
someone who opposes the use of war or violence to settle disputes
pacifist
Puritans
This war between the Native Americans and New ENgland Colonies lasted 14 months
King Philip's War
this time was considered a religious revival
Great Awakening
another word for a land grant
headright
producing just enough crops to feed your family with none leftover
subsistence farming
leader of the Wampanoag
Massasoit
what state was considered a "holy experiment?"
Pennsylvania
the right to command obedience is called _______
authority
willingness to overlook or allow
tolerance
where an owner owned all the land and controlled the government
proprietary colony
she was vital to Jamestown's success and big with building peace between English colonists and Native Americans
Pocahontas
he opposed the colonial government because it was dominated by easterners; he led an army to Jamestown and burned it to the ground
Nathaniel Bacon
This document gave English people protection against unjust treatment or punishment
Magna Carta
wealthy colonial landowner
patroon
relating to citizens and the state
civil
a popular minister who led his congregation out of Massachusetts and founded the town of Hartford
Thomas Hooker
this was the last British colony set up in America
Georgia
this was the area between two colonies controlled by the Dutch West India Company
New Netherland