Religious Affiliations
These Protestant reformers sought to purify the English church of Catholic rituals and creeds
Puritans
Glorious Revolution
This document was an agreement to form a majoritarian government in Plymouth, and was named after the ship it was signed on
Mayflower Compact
This Calvinistic doctrine teaches that God has preordained some to be saved, and some to go to hell. A decision which is irrevocable
Predestination
Colony which, after being founded by no—separating Puritans, grew to be the largest and most influential New England colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
This small group of Puritans sought to break away entirely from the Church of England, and voyaged to the new world
Separatists
Armed conflict between royalist and parliamentarians, resulting in the execution of Charles I and the victory of pro-Parliament forces
English Civil War
Document which, after passing in Maryland, granted toleration to all Christians, but doled out the death penalty to all those (Jews, atheists, ect.) who denied the divinity of Christ.
Act of Toleration
This term denotes frontier farmers who illegally lived and worked on land which was either occupied by others, or not open for settlement
Squatters
This representative parliamentary assembly was created to govern Virginia, establishing a precedent for government in all other colonies
House of Burgusses
This religious group was known for their tolerance, emphasis on peace, and idealistic policies concerning the Indians
Quakers
Series of attacks led by King Philip on English settlements in New England
King Philips War
Series of laws passed in 1651 which aimed to regulate colonial shipping, ie. only English ships would be allowed to trade in English and colonial ports
Navigation Laws
Term which refers to a territory between two antagonistic powers designed to lessen conflicts between them. Ex. Georgia
Buffer
Migration of 70,000 refugees from England to to the North American colonies, primarily New England and the Caribbean
Great English Migration
Theological credo based on the teachings of John Calvin which states that only the “elect” are destined for salvation
Calvinism
Series of battles between the English settlers and Pequot Indians in the Connecticut River Valley. Ended with the slaughter of the Pequots
Pequot War
First formal document governing the treatment of slaves. It provided harsh penalties against offending slaves, but few punishments for the mistreatment of slaves by masters.
Barbados Slave Code
Also known as sumptuary laws, these rules are designed to restrict personal behavior in accord with a stringent code of morality
Blue Laws
Name for the weak union between Massachusetts and Connecticut led by Puritans for the purpose of defense and organization
New England Confederation
Religious belief that the “elect“ need not obey either the laws of God or man
Antinomianism
War which began with an Indian attack on New Bern, NC, and ended with the Indian survivors migrating northward
Tuscarora War
Drafted in the Connecticut River valley, this document was the first “modern constitution,” establishing a democratically controlled government
Fundamental Orders
This term denotes the unofficial policy of relaxed royal control over colonial trade which lasted from 1688 to 1763.
Salutary Neglect
Name for the administrative union created by monarchs which incorporated New England, New York, and East and West Jersey and placed them under the strict rule of Sir Edmond Andros
Dominion of New England