Ch. 2 Terms Flashcards
Transplantation
Movement of English society to the colonies in order to recreate English cities
Jamestown
Founded in 1607, poor location choice, primarily led by John Smith
John Smith
Captain in Jamestown, established raids on Native tribes
John Rolfe
First to grow tobacco and sell back to Europe in VA
Pocahontas
Daughter of Powhatan, married John Rolfe, died in England
Plymouth
Pilgrims, Mayflower Compact, MA
Mayflower Compact
Contract that established civil gov. and pledged allegiance to the king of England
MA Bay colony
Puritans and pilgrims, supplies brought with the settlers, theocracy
John Winthrop
Puritan who governed MA Bay colony, deep piety, wrote “City on a Hill”
“City on a Hill”
Written by John Winthrop, model for Christian living
Founding of Maryland
Established for Catholics, Lord Baltimore, religious toleration
Slavery in Caribbean
Sven slave revolts, heavily monitored, owners held absolute authority
Dominion of New England
Combined Ne colonies, weakened MA
Roger Williams
Taught separation of church and state, founded Providence RI
Anne Hutchinson
Believed that MA clergymen weren’t qualified, banished and killed
Conflict w/ Native Americans
White settlers stealing Native’s land
Pequot War
Competition over trade w/ the Dutch, English almost wipe out Pequot tribe
Metacomet/King Philip
King Philip’s War, native tribe leader
English Civil War
Puritans vs. King supporters, puritans behead king, protector ruled
Founding of Carolinas
Named after king Charles, Lord Shaftesbury and John Locke write constitution, later revert to a royal colony
Dutch in New Amsterdam/NY
Peter Stuyvesant unpopular governor, under English control in 1673
Founding of PA
Religious freedom, one house legislature, William Penn, counties leave to form DE
Quakers
Tremble at the name of the Lord
William Penn
Rich, founded Pa, died in poverty
Founding of GA
Oglethorpe, no rum, Africans, or Catholics
Mercantilism
Try to get as much gold and silver from the four colonies
Navigation Acts
Colonial ports closed and tobacco exported to Britain, goods shipped from Europe pass through England, coastal trade
Edmond Andros
governor of NE who was overruled for ignoring the people’s rights
Jacob Leister
Leader of NY dissidents, German immigrant, prosperous merchant
John Coode’s Rebellion
Rebellion in MD that removed Lord Baltimore from power
Nathaniel Bacon
Rebelled against governor because he wasn’t allowed to take anymore action against NA raids
