Big Names
Puritan founder and governor of the Mass Bay Colony which he envisioned as a moral and religious model for the World--"City Upon a Hill"
John Winthrop
Member of the Puritan Church who publicly criticized the teachings of Puritan leaders.
Anne Hutchinson
From 1675 to 1676, American Indian chief waged a vicious war against the English settlers in southern New England.
Metacom's War/King Philips War
Bacon's Rebellion, frontier v. established, slavery over indentured servitude
1676
An economic policy in which the colonies were to provide raw materials to the parent country of growth and profit of the parent country
Mercantilism
Quaker who formed a colony of Pennsylvania as refuge for most religions
William Penn
A method for attracting immigrants
Headright system
A period from 1607-1763 in which England did not strictly enforce Parliamentary laws
Salutary Neglect
1st permanent English settlement – Jamestown
1607
Title of colonies under the direct authority and rule of the king's government, such as Virginia after 1624.
Royal Colonies
A respected Puritan minister who believed that the individual's conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority.
Roger Williams
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Georgia was initially established for this
A buffer colony against Spanish and French threat
Virginia's colonists organized the first representative assembly in America
House of Burgesses
House of Burgess founded; first enslaved Africans are sold in British colonies
1619
An American Indian tribe led by Metacom.
Wampanoags
Introduced a new energized style of evangelical preaching.
George Whitefield
Colonies under the authority of individuals granted charters of ownership by the king
Proprietary Colonies
One of few slave revolts in Colonial America. Slaves tried to get to Florida for freedom
Stono Uprising
Start of the French & Indian War - Salutary Neglect Ends
1754
The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all Christians, but it called for death of all non-Christians. It was created to provide a safe haven for Catholics.
Act of Toleration
Royal Governor of Virginia who favored large plantation owners and did not support or protect smaller farms from Indian raids.
Sir William Berkeley
Between 1650 and 1673 England passed a series of acts which establish rules for colonial trade.
Navigation Acts
A group of army volunteers that raided Native American villages, fought the governor's forces, and set fire to Jamestown
Bacon's Rebellion
Monroe Doctrine; US foreign policy of isolationism from Europe
1823
Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century during which a number of new Protestant churches were established.
Great Awakening