Vocabulary 1
Wanted to purify the Anglican Church, they thought bishops and priests had too much power over church members
Puritans
Director-General, started leading New Netherland in 1647
Peter Stuyvesant
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave Europe for the Americas?
To avoid religious persecution
What was an important part of the economies of New York and New Jersey through the end of the 1600s
Fur Trading
Leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, set sail. His group of Puritans made a covenant with God to form an ideal Christian Community.
John Winthrop
Separatists that left England in the early 1600s to escape persecution
Pilgrims
Crops that are always needed.
Staple Crops
What was the first college founded in the colonies?
Harvard College
How did William Penn attempt to create a colonial government that would be fair to all?
William Penn limited his own power, established an elected assembly, and promised religious freedom to all Christians. His work made Pennsylvania an important example of representative self-government that reflected the will of its citizens
How did the political problems in England encourage the Puritans to start a colony in North America?
During the 1620s the king raised taxes, causing a political crisis. At the same time, the
Church of England punished Puritans because they disagrees with official opinions. King Charles refused to allow Puritans to criticize church actions. These political issues led the Puritans to obtain a charter to settle in New England
A legal contract in which they agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good. Represents one of the first attempts at self-government in the English colonies.
Mayflower Compact
A proprietor of New Jersey and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania
William Penn
How did the economy of the New England colonies differ from that of the Southern colonies?
New England depended on skilled craftspeople and merchants since trade was vital
List some of the staple crops in the Middle Colonies
Wheat, Barley, and Oats
People who leave the country of their birth to live in another country
Immigrants
Served as an interpreter, adviser, and friend to the Pilgrims who settled in Plymouth Colony. He taught the Pilgrims to fertilize the soil w/ fish remains, and helped the Pilgrims establish relations with the Wampanoag.
Tisquantum (Squanto)
A gov’t that reflects its citizens’ will in the colonies
Self Government
Why did New England communities establish town schools?
The towns wanted to have educated ministers
In what ways were women essential to the economy in the Middle Colonies?
Women made many important contributions to the economy. Some women ran farms and businesses such as clothing and grocery stores, bakeries, and drugstores. Women who worked in the home would earn money for their families by selling products like butter and providing paid services such as washing clothes.
Why was education important in the New England Colonies?
Education was important for religious reasons. First, the members of New England communities wanted to establish schools so that the children would be able to read the Bible. Also, the community members wanted to make sure that future generations would have educated ministers.
Outspoken woman who angered Puritan church leaders by talking about radical ideas, such as people’s relationship with god not needing minister guidance. she was forced out of the colony to form Portsmouth, later R.I.
Anne Hutchinson
Known as The Society of Friends. One of the largest religious groups in New Jersey. They did not follow formal religious practices, dressed plainly, believed in the equality of men and women before God, supported nonviolence and religious tolerance
Quakers:
Why did Thomas Hooker and his followers leave Massachusetts to found Connecticut?
To create a colony with a more democratic government
Why did the English want to capture the colony of New Netherland?
The English wanted to take over the growing colony of New Netherland so England could control the entire Atlantic coast of North America
How did the growth of New England Colonies lead to conflict with Native Americans?
As colonists spread across New England, they settled where NAtive Americans lived. The colonists believed that if they claimed the area, the land was theirs and the Native Americans should leave. Arguments over land ownership sometimes led to wars between the two groups.