Chespake colony - CORRECT ANSWER-southern colony b/c Virginia and made $ from
tobacco
Treaty of Tordesillas - CORRECT ANSWER-Set the Line of
... [Show More] Demarcation which was a
boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the
Americas., *Set the Line of Demarcation which was a boundary established in 1493 to
define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas
Jamestown - CORRECT ANSWER-First British American colony (1607), First
permanent English settlement in North America
-come b/c gold profit, money, exploration, want to find western passage to east- (COME
TO MAKE $$) John Smith first person to save Jamestown ; Lord Delware saved 2nd
time (military tactics/ women) John Wolfe introduced TOBACCO- made colony
profitable
Slave Codes - CORRECT ANSWER-laws that controlled the lives of enslaved african
americans and denied them basic rights
Maryland Act of Religious Toleration - CORRECT ANSWER-Written by Baltimore in
1649, this act was the first law that confirmed liberty of religion. Although it did allow
freedom of worship, the act did not separate church and state matters
Oglethorpe / Debtors colony / philanthropy - CORRECT ANSWER-English general,
colonial administrator, and philanthropist, who founded the colony of Georgia (1732) as
a refuge for persecuted European Protestants and unemployed English debtors. ; Est.
G.A. colony as a refuge for debtors, criminals, etc. from England "COLONY desired for
debtors, new opportunity, 2nd chance free from prison: BUFFER COLONY: protect SC
from SPANISH Fluoridaion/N.A
NOO CATHOLICS, b/c spanish were Catholics
Middle Passage - CORRECT ANSWER-a voyage that brought enslaved Africans
across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies, *The middle portion of
the triangular trade that brought African slaves to the Americas
Indentured servants - CORRECT ANSWER-poor colonists who received free passage
to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
;immigrants (Head-right system) rich gave poor opportunity to come to america
LARGEST GRP IN CHESAPEAKE COLONY
House of Burgesses - CORRECT ANSWER-the first elected legislative assembly in the
New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619, representative colony set up
by England to make laws and levy taxes but England could veto its legislative acts.-"1st
institution of democracy"
Puritans - CORRECT ANSWER-A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of
England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.
Great Migration - CORRECT ANSWER-When more than 15,000 Puritans journeyed to
Massachusetts to escape religious persecution and economic hard times
Anne Hutchinson - CORRECT ANSWER-Puritan dissenter banished from the
Massachusetts Bay Colony who fled to Rhode Island in 1638, challenged New England
Calvinist ministers' authority, as they taught the good works for salvation of Catholicism
(religious freedom) "don't have to follow law" she taught she could talk to God, almost
got her killed
Roger Williams - CORRECT ANSWER-He founded Rhode Island for separation of
Church and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to
leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs.,* He was banished from
the Massachusetts Bay Colony for challenging Puritan ideas. He later established
Rhode Island and helped it to foster religious toleration.OPPOSING PURITANISM
Half Way Covenant - CORRECT ANSWER-A Puritan church document; In 1662, the
Halfway Covenant allowed partial membership rights to persons not yet converted into
the Puritan church; It lessened the difference between the "elect" members of the
church from the regular members; Women soon made up a larger portion of Puritan
congregations.
King Phillips War - CORRECT ANSWER-War between the Native American tribes of
New England and British colonists that took place from 1675-1676. The war was the
result of tension caused by encroaching white settlers. The chief of the Wampanoags,
King Philip lead the natives. The war ended Indian resistance in New England and left a
hatred of whites. NEW ENGLAND INDIAN WARS
Bacon's Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER-against Gov. Berkley. Bacon Rebbelion fail
;Signifies class tensions b/w rich and poor tide water elites and back country settlers
, 1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Gov.
Berkley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western
settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader, which defeated
the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended
suddenly when Bacon died of an illness.
Headright System - CORRECT ANSWER-Parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres
which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were
used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists."come to america work for me I
will give you land"
Old Deluder Laws - CORRECT ANSWER-communities had to pay teachers to teach
based on how many people there were in the community - 1 teacher for 50 families and
1school for 100 families.
New England Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER-1643 - Formed to provide for the
defense of the four New England colonies, and also acted as a court in disputes
between colonies., Military alliance between the New England colonies. Created
because of frequent attacks by Indians, the Dutch, and the French, and because
England was in the throes of a civil war and wasn't going to send aid. Lasted until 1684.
""designed for military techniques, blah blah"
Dominion of New England - CORRECT ANSWER-1686 - The British government
combined the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and
Connecticut into a single province headed by a royal governor (Andros). The Dominio [Show Less]