Colonies and Regions
This was the first English settlement in North America
Jamestown
This man led a rebellion of slaves and indentured servants, resulting in the burning down of Jamestown
Nathaniel Bacon
This region heavily utilized slave labor
Southern Colonies
Massachusetts Bay Colony had a witch hunt known as the...
Salem Witch Trials
Define indentured servitude
Working for 7 years to pay off a debt
This colony prioritized education
Massachusetts Bay Colony
This woman taught the concept of antinomianism (the belief that salvation is faith-based, not works-based)
Anne Hutchinson
This cash crop finally made Jamestown profitable
Tobacco
In Jamestown, Virginia, this became the first democratically elected legislative assembly (representation) in British North America
House of Burgesses
Business where people could own shares of a company, hoping to make a profit off of "New World" discoveries/crops
Joint-stock company
This state was a buffer between the English and the Spanish in Florida
Georgia
This man is the founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn
This region was better known for its fishing, logging, and rum distilleries
New England
The Zenger Trial inspired freedom of _______ (a 1st Amendment right)
Press
System where every person who paid their way to North America would receive 50 acres of land
Headright System
People landed here (the wrong place) and created the Mayflower Compact as a basis for civil order
Plymouth
This man was kicked out of Massachusetts Bay Colony and then founded Rhode Island
Roger Williams
2 Acceptable Answers: This crop was common in the southern colonies and utilized heavy slave labor
Indigo and rice
This war was the final straw in severing Native American and English relations
King Philip's War / Metacom's War
Define salutary neglect
The British didn't actually enforce their rules (e.g. colonies could only trade with mother country), so the colonies traded with the Spanish and the French. Eventually, the British started enforcing the rules, and then colonists become upset
This state was known as the Holy Experiment
Pennsylvania
This man, an Enlightenment thinker, believed people had inalienable rights to life, liberty, and property
John Locke
Name one port town
Settlement established by Puritans in an attempt to convert the Native Americans to Christianity and force them to adopt English customs
Praying towns
Economic system of trade where a nation's power and wealth come from increasing exports and decreasing imports; feeding the mother country