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British Colonies
Wars & Conflicts
Miscellaneous
100

These English Protestants founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony to escape religious persecution. They wanted to simplify (or purify) the Church of England's practices. 

The Puritans

100

This violent conflict happened between the Pequot tribe and expanding Puritans in New England over land disputes. 

The Pequot War

100

What are the three motives for European Exploration and Invasion? 

God, Gold, and Glory

200

Who were the Wampanoag's? 

The group of Indigenous peoples who lived in modern-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island, who were led by Metacom. They were participants in the First Thanksgiving and King Phillips War. 

200

This was is also known as Metacom's War. 

King Phillip's War

200

This was planted to sell for profit. Tobacco was most popular. 

Cash Crops

300

These were English Protestants who disagreed with the Church of England and wanted to completely separate from it. They founded Plymouth to escape religious persecution. 

The Pilgrims/Separatists

300

These were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. 

The Salem Witch Trials 

300

This English solder and leader of the Jamestown colony was famous for his friendship with Pocahontas. 

John Smith

400

Define the Mayflower Compact. 

An agreement the Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas. 

400

What was King Phillip's War?

An armed conflict between English colonists and the Wampanoag of New England in the 17th Century. 

400

What is an indentured servant?

A person who agrees to work for another for a specific time in exchange for payment of travel expenses and living costs. Many came to Jamestown. 

500

This colony was founded by the Puritans for religious freed, although the Puritans were intolerant for others. It was led by John Winthrop and later became Boston.

Massachusetts Bay Colony

500

Define American Exceptionalism 

The popular idea in American History that the U.S is inherently different from other nations. This comes out of the idea that America was the only nation in the world founded on specific dates, which are listed in the Declaration of Independence. Early seeds for this idea are planted in this unit, beginning with John Winthrop's "City Upon A Hill".
500

Who were enslaved Africans?

Kidnapped Africans who were brought to the Americas via the Middle Passage to work the plantations. They replaced indentured servants after Bacon's Rebellion, and were forced into labor at a higher rate.