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was chosen as the 1st Governor of Massachusetts
John Winthrop
Protestant Reformers who were despised in England.
Quakers
grew well in swampy lowlands
rice
goods sent to markets outside the country
goods brought into the country
Exports and imports
farmers who worked their own land, skilled craftworkers & some trades people
Middle class
holy day of rest, very serious
Sabbath
owners of those large estates
Patroons
a plant to make valuable blue dye
indigo
a nickname for New Englanders implying they are hard-working and clever
Yankees
top of society. Wealthy planters, merchants, ministers, and successful lawyers
Gentry
Right to vote for Governor to all male church members, eventually electing representatives to assembly
General Court
colony under the direct control of the English crown.
Royal Colony
religious freedom for all christians
Act of Toleration
the English parliament passed a series of acts to ensure that only England benefited from colonial trade
Navigation Acts
huge religious movement of the 1730's-1740's
Great awakening
questioned the minister's teachings
Anne Hutchinson
the king gave land to one or more people in return for a yearly payment.
Proprietary Colony
the belief that one race is superior to another
racism
The three legs of the route that formed a triangle
Triangular Trade
first regular weekly newspaper of the colonies
Boston News Letter
willingness to let others practice their own beliefs
Religious Tolerance
founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681
William Penn
divided the middle colonies from southern colonies. Southern colonies developed a way of life different in many ways from that of the other English colonies
The Mason-Dixon Line
written list of freedoms government promises to protect
Bill of Rights
Reason and scientific methods could be applied to the study of society
Enlightment