Colonies
England's first attempt at starting a colony
Roanoke
Native girl who acted as a mediator between the tribe and the colonists
Pocahontas
Young surveyor who faced a tragic defeat at Fort Necessity
George Washington
Wanted to purify the church
Puritans
The term used for Britian's "hands off" approach to the American colonies
Statutory Neglect
Developed an aristocratic and leisurely culture dependent on slaves
Southern colonies
The man who cultivated tobacco in Jamestown
John Rolfe
Founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn
Wanted to separate from the church
The "Great Charter"
The Magna Carta
Founded as a refuge for Catholics
Maryland
Jamestown had a fraught relationship with this tribe
Powhatan
Philosopher who invented the social contract
John Locke
Left England for a religious journey under William Bradford
Pilgrims/ Separatists
Representative Democracy
Colony established at Cape Cod
Plymouth
The name for the winter when many of the colonists of Jamestown died
The Starving Time
Printer, thinker, and statesman from Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin
The Pilgrims left on the Mayflower. They were supposed to take two ships, but one was not sea worthy. What was the name of the other ship?
The Speedwell
The trade route between North America, England, the Caribbean Colonies, and African Colonies that is known for its shape.
The Triangular Trade
Colony between Manhattan and Long Island, originally founded by the Dutch
New York
Led a rebellion that almost destroyed Jamestown
Bacon
Governor of Plymouth Colony
William Bradford
The name of the English church that the Pilgrims and the Puritans felt was becoming too "papist" (Catholic)
The Anglican Church
This war in the American colonies lasted 7 years.
The French and Indian War