New England Colonies
This agreement was signed on a ship and helped to establish early self-government in the New England colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
A religious group in the Middle colonies that believed in equality and inner light
Who are the Quakers?
The first permanent English settlement in America.
What is Jamestown?
The famous colonist captain who helped establish the Jamestown colony.
Who is John Smith?
A European economic system that aimed to increase wealth through trade by controlling colonies and exporting more than importing
The religious revival movement in the American colonies that emphasized preaching and individual connection to God
What is the Great Awakening?
In 1638, this dual-economy colony was established by Scandinavians in present day Delaware.
What is New Sweden?
Poor immigrants who paid for passage to the colonies by agreeing to work, in exchange for food, clothing, and shelter.
What are indentured servants?
A wealthy British man who promoted the first English Colony, also known as Roanoke.
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?
A document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the king and gave people certain rights
What is Magna Carta?
What is the Pequot War?
A 1734 court case involving a New York printer, considered an early victory for the freedom of the press.
What is the Zenger Case?
An uprising in 1676 that was led by settlers against the colonial government that showed poor farmers would not tolerate a government.
A freed African-American woman who published a book of poems in 1773 while facing discrimination
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
Laws that stated the colonies could only trade with England
What are the Navigation Acts?
This group of people left England for religious reasons and established the first American Colony?
A type of colony granted by the British Crown to people who had full governing rights
What is a proprietary colony?
A type of business organization that is funded by gathering money from multiple investors who shared profits
What is a Joint Stock Company?
Who was Jonathon Edwards?
An event in 1688, in which the English king was overthrown, Parliament power was strengthened, and the reign of William and Mary began.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
A Dutch colony that included parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, and Delaware before being taken over by the English in 1664.
What is New Netherland?
Communities formed by enslaved Africans who escaped and resisted recapture by living independently in remote areas
What is Maroons?
A philosopher who believed people had natural rights that came from God and suggested self-knowledge is acquired from experience and reason
Who is John Locke?
The three stops of the Triangular Trade Route.
What are Europe, Africa, and the Americas?