People
This Puritan dissenter was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Rhode Island, advocating for the separation of church and state.
Rodger Williams
English trade policy ( Acts ) required colonies to trade only with England, aimed at controlling colonial commerce.
Navigation acts
Founded in 1607, this was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Jamestown, Virginia
1680 uprising was a successful Native American revolt against Spanish rule in New Mexico.
The Pueblo Revolt
In 1619, this was the first representative assembly in English America, meeting in Virginia.
The House of Burgesses
He founded Pennsylvania as a place for Quakers to live freely.
policy allowed British colonies to operate with minimal interference from England, fostering self-government until the mid-1700s.
Salutary Neglect
Founded by the Pilgrims in 1620, seeking religious freedom and established the Mayflower Compact.
Plymouth colony
This 1675-1676 conflict was fought between New England colonists and Native Americans led by Metacom (King Philip).
King Philip's War
This 1730s-1740s religious revival swept through the colonies, emphasizing personal faith and challenging traditional authority.
The great awakening
An Englishman who wrote about his vision for the Puritan society. He also founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Hint: We have read about him a lot.)
John Winthrop
English law system allowed colonists to govern themselves through elected assemblies like the Virginia House of Burgesses
Representative government
This colony was originally settled by the Dutch and later taken over by the English, renamed after the Duke of York
New York
A series of wars in the late 1600s and early 1700s between England and France often involved Native American allies in North America.
French and Indian wars
This 1692 event involved mass hysteria and trials in a Massachusetts town accusing people of witchcraft.
Salem witch trials
What native american leader helped the pilgrims survive their first winter annd facilitated the first thanksgiving? (Hint: he helped be a translator)
Squanto
1649 Maryland law granted religious freedom to all Christians, one of the earliest attempts at religious tolerance in the colonies.
Act of Toleration
Founded by William Penn as a Quaker refuge, this colony became known for religious tolerance and good relations with Native Americans.
Pennsylvania
This conflict in 1637 saw the Pequot tribe fight English settlers and their Native American allies in New England.
The Pequot War
This 1754 event marked the beginning of the French and Indian War in North America. George Washington was there
The battle of Fort Neccesity
He led a rebellion in Virginia 1676 against the colonial government for lack of protection against native american raids. He and his followers burned Jamestown and forced the governor to flee.
Nathaniel Bacon
The agreement between Pilgrims in 1620 established a self-governing colony based on majority rule.
The Mayflower Compact
This colony was founded by Roger Williams as a place for religious freedom and separation of church and state.
Rhode Island
This conflict began after the English took control of New Netherland and renamed it New York.
The Anglo-Dutch Wars
This 1754 meeting attempted to unite colonies for defense against French threats but was ultimately rejected
The Albany Congress