Colonial Life
A revolt led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley in Virginia in 1676, primarily over issues of frontier expansion and lack of government support.
What was Bacon's Rebellion?
A business entity where different stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders, used to fund colonial ventures.
What is a joint-stock company?
An English writer and geographer known for promoting the establishment of English colonies in America.
Who was Richard Hakluyt?
A laborer who agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to America and the promise of land or money at the end of their service.
What is an indentured servant?
The period during the 1630s when thousands of Puritans migrated from England to the American colonies, particularly New England.
What was the Great Migration?
The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, he envisioned it as a "city upon a hill."
Who was John Winthrop?
The first written constitution in America, established in 1638, which created a government for the Connecticut River towns.
What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
religious group known for their beliefs in equality, pacifism, and religious tolerance, particularly prominent in Pennsylvania.
What are the Quakers ?
A conflict between New England colonists and Native American tribes led by Metacom (King Philip) from 1675 to 1676.
What was King Philip's War?
A landholder in New Netherland who was granted land by the Dutch West India Company in exchange for bringing settlers to the colony.
What is a patroon?
A confederation of six Native American tribes in the Northeast, formed for mutual defense and political cooperation.
What was the Iroquois League?
The English king who granted the land of New Netherland to his brother, James, Duke of York, leading to its capture from the Dutch.
Who was Charles II in relation to New Netherland?
A colony that is directly controlled by the crown, with a governor appointed by the king.
What is a royal colony?
A colony owned by an individual or a group who had been granted land by the king, with full governing rights.
What is a proprietary colony?
The Iroquois League negotiated treaties and alliances with both the British and French, significantly influencing colonial affairs.
What role did the Iroquois League play in colonial politics?