Terms
The 13 colonies in North America, were controlled by what country?
England
(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
French and Indian War
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Indentured Servants
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
William Penn
What Colonial Region do we live in?
Middle
a joint-stock company established in 1606 by English merchants to colonize North America and establish settlements, primarily in the Virginia area
Virginia Company
The first permanent English settlement in North America was founded in East Virginia
Jamestown
Native American tribe living in Virginia at the time Jamestown was created.
Powhatan Tribe
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
Mayflower Compact
What Colony held the first Thanksgiving?
Plymouth
a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
The Great Awakening
The first legislative body (having the power to make laws) in colonial America.
House of Burgesses
An economic system where colonies existed to provide raw materials and serve as a market for manufactured goods, ultimately benefiting the mother country (England)
Mercantilism
English dissenters who broke from the Church of England preached a doctrine of pacifism, inner divinity, and social equity. Under William Penn, they founded Pennsylvania
Quakers
The Colonies within the Southern Region
North Caroline, SOuth Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
An armed uprising in 1676 in colonial Virginia, led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley's administration. It highlighted the growing tensions between frontier settlers and the colonial government
Bacon's Rebellion
A religious group that wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled in Massachusetts Bay.
Puritans
Helped found and govern Jamestown. His leadership and strict discipline helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter.
John Smith
a significant economic activity during the colonial period in North America, centered on the exchange of animal pelts, primarily beaver fur, which was highly valued in Europe.
French Fur Traders
The Colonies within the Middle Region
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware
A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
Direct Democracy
A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.
Joint Stock Company
an English settlement established in 1630 by Puritan settlers, seeking to create a 'city upon a hill' as a model of Christian living.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
A conflict between Native American tribes in New England and English colonists from 1675 to 1676.
King Philips War
The Colonies within the New England Region
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts