places
the first successful permanent English settlement
what is Jamestown
slave riot in 1739 near a river
what is stono rebellion
the first document to establish self-government
what is the mayflower compact
a group who embraced the traditionalist church ways during the great awakening
who are old lights
Spanish solders
who are conquistadors
British territory in Massachusettes settled by the people who arrived in the mayflower
what is the Plymouth colony
armed revolt in the American colonies concerning indentured servants held in Virginia
what is bacons rebellion
series of laws that restricted colonial trade to England
what is the navigation act
a group that adapted ideals of the great awaking
what is new lights
a religious revival
what is the Great Awakening
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
what is new England colonies
uprising by the native Americans in opposition to the USA
what is metacom's war (or king Philips war)
law that was passed by the colonial English legislature to provide legal basis for enslavment
what is the Barbados slave code
frontiersmen who formed a vigilante group to terrorize local native American groups
what is Paxton boys
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
what is the southern colonies
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
what is the middle colonies
the uprising of native Americans in opposition to the Spanish
what is pope's Rebellion ( or pueblo Revolt )
was a yearly document published by B. Franklen
what is Poor Richards almanac
those of mixed race. particularly of Spanish and indigenous decent
what is mestizos
a community primarily from Scotland/Ireland that settled in the colonies
what is scots-Irish American
what is the middle passage
a rebellion initiated by residents of the colony's inland region/ or backcountry, in order to fight exorbitant fees and the corruption of appointed officials
what is Regulator movement
document that divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portugues and Spanish empires
what was the Treaty of Tordesillas
people from France who were on good terms with native Americans
what is french fur trappers
a weekly journalist who was accused of libel, the jury acquitted him and he became a symbol for freedom of the press.
what is Zenger trial