Explorers
Italian navigator credited for the "New World"
who is Christopher Colombus?
rebellion led by land hungry colonists against their Government
Bacons Rebellion
outcast Englishmen required to work off debts, usually around 7 years
What is Indentured Servitude?
collected savings from middle class to support finance colonies
Joint Stock Companies
Religious revival to motivate colonial America
what is The Great Awakening?
Military leader who saved Jamestown from collapse
who is John Smith?
first Governer of Massachusettes Bay Colony
Who is John Winthrop?
Plantation systems that enslaved Native Americans under a religious conversion disguise
What is Encomienda System?
English trade restrictions in the 1660's
What is the Navigation Acts?
religious followers who wanted to purify the Anglican church, led by John Calvin
who are Puritans?
English explorer, sponsored Roanoke Island (the Lost Colony)
who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
British Colonial Governer of Virginia, prioritization of elite/peace led to Bacon's Rebellion
Who is William Berkley?
These denied slaves of basic rights (1661)
What is Slave Codes?
English trade route of slaves/molasses
what is Triangular trade?
Female religious dissenter banished for provoking religious crisis.
who is Anne Hutchinson?
Itialian who explored northeastern coast of North America (1400's)
who is John Cabot?
violent battle between landholders and merchants in New York
Leisler's Rebellion
Africans were captured and forced into a journey across the Atlantic for slavery in America
What is Middle passage?
A joint stock company with an intention of finding gold and waterways in Virginia (1607)
What is Virginia Company?
Religious movement that stressed the importance of strict morals, hard work, and simple worship.
what is Calvinism?
Spanish explorers who invaded Central and South America in the 16th century.
Conquistadores
Scotts/Irish men angry at Government that protected Natives
Who are Paxton Boys?
An English Incentive for immigration, cause of the large population of Indentured servants.
What is Headright System?
Husband of Pocahontas, he perfected the Tobacco Industry and increased profits
Who is John Rolfe?
Religious/political clash of Orthodox vs. Modern preaching clergy.
what is Old vs. New Lights?