Name that Charter
Colony controlled directly by the King.
Royal Colony
Banished from Massachusetts for believing in the separation of church and state
Rogers Williams
Included all of the New England colonies and eventually included New York and New Jersey, and supported colonial defense.
The Dominion of New England
Remained members of the Church of England.
Puritans
This leader helped ensure the survival of Jamestown by enforcing the policy "He who does not work, shall not eat" and establishing relations with local Native American tribes.
John Smith
Colony governed by a trade company or business.
Joint-stock/Corporate Colony
Expelled from Massachusetts Bay for belief in antinomianism
Anne Hutchinson
The colonists created it to support colonial defense, settle boundary disputes, and return runaway slaves/servants.
New England Confderation
The leader who helped the Pilgrims survive the first winter
William Bradford
This term describes the harsh winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown, when food shortages, disease, and conflict with Native Americans nearly wiped out the colony.
the Starving Time
Colony governed by a proprietor appointed by the King
Proprietary Colony
Proprietor/founder of Maryland
Lord Baltimore(Calvert)
After this rebellion, planters began to look for a controllable workforce.
Bacon's Rebellion
offered partial membership but not full membership to the church
Half-way Covenant
This Jamestown settler is credited with introducing a profitable strain of tobacco to the colony, helping to secure its economic success.
John Rolfe
English joint stock company that received a charter from James I that allowed it to found Virginia.
Virginia Company
Quaker who undertook the “Holy Experiment” and founded Philadelphia
William Penn
This 1688 event led to the overthrow of King James II, strengthened parliamentary power in England, and indirectly allowed for this policy of relaxed enforcement in the American colonies.
the Glorious Revolution and salutary neglect
Signed in 1620 by Pilgrims aboard a ship, this agreement established self-governance and pledged cooperation for the good of the colony.
Mayflower Compact
This powerful Native American confederacy interacted with the Jamestown settlers, at times aiding them and at other times engaging in conflict.
the Powhatans
Colonial Georgia has this type of charter
Royal Charter
Founder/reforming governor of Georgia
James Olgethrope
This 1676 uprising in Virginia, led by discontented farmers against Governor William Berkeley, highlighted tensions between wealthy planters and frontier settlers over Native American policies and colonial leadership/class conflict.
Bacon's Rebellion
This Puritan leader delivered the famous "City upon a Hill" sermon and served as the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
John Winthrop
Established in 1619, this was the first representative assembly in the American colonies, allowing Virginians to make laws and levy taxes.
the House of Burgesses