Ch 3 Sem 2 Flashcards
Why were pilgrims called separatists
Separated themselves from the Anglican Church
Where did pilgrims get their name
Similarity between themselves and the exiled in the Bible
What King split England from the Catholic Church
Henry VIII
Why did pilgrims take issue with the Anglican Church
Puritans wanted to purify the Anglican Church
What was the problem for the pilgrims in the Netherlands
They were forced into poor paying unskilled labor jobs upon arrival
What did William Bradford do
He obtained permission from the Virginia Company to settle lands near the Hudson River
With what groups did the pilgrims sign a peace treaty? Who was pivotal to this peace?
Wampanoag
Who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
What two schools resulted from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Harvard and Yale
How many people were hung during the Salem Witch Trials
19
How many people lived in Virginia by 1640
10,000
Who was the first to settle the Chesapeake
George Calvert
Who was put in charge of the Chesapeake after George Calvert died
Cecelius
Who was Maryland meant to be a haven for
Roman Catholics
Who was the Toleration Act meant to protect
Meant to protect Catholics and other minorities’ legal rights
What percent of the indentured servants in the Chesapeake were boys between the ages of 15-24
75%
What percent of immigrants died within the first two years of their arrival
40%
What kept the population going
Immigration
How many marriages in Maryland and Virginia ended in the first 7 years
Half ended because of death (usually of a spouse)
Why did large towns not develop in this region
There was a lack of central trading. This led to a lack of skilled labor. This led to a lack of education.
What events helped to lead to bacon’s rebellion?
As death rates were lowered, more indentured servants lived to freedom
When tobacco prices fell, it became difficult to make money
-led to rebellion and violence
what was the long lasting effects of bacon’s rebellion
decrease indentured servants and increase in slavery
what was the middle passage
the Atlantic Ocean, the slave trade from Africa to North America
who is Olaudah Equiano
sold into slavery
raised enough money to buy his freedom
moved to England
became active in the antislavery movement
what two groups did we mention were antislavery in this section
Quakers and Abolitionists
which groups were involved in the civil war in england
Puritans and Royalists
when the puritans won who took power
Oliver Cromwell
what was the era after this civil war called
Restoration
what is Carolina named for
Charles II (latin)
who helped make rice growing profitable in these areas
slaves
what type of slave system did the Carolinas have
a task system
-after finishing daily tasks, slaves could tend to their own land
who first founded what is now New York, and why did they found it
the Dutch West India company
wanted to get involved in the fur trade
who did Charles II give the New Netherlands to
his brother, James the Duke of York
who was Pennsylvania given to and why
William Penn because King Charles II had to repay his father’s debt
who was Pennsylvania to become a haven for
Quakers
what was so appealing about Pennsylvania
cheap fertile lands
who took power in the Glorious Revolution
James II’s daughter and her husband
who was a famous leader during the Great Awakening
Jonathon Edwards
what good did the French want from the Indians
fur so they could control the fur trade
why did the native americans become dependent on the French
the natives desired European goods and traded fur pelts to pay for the goods
they eventually stopped growing food and depended on the French to trade for food
what was needed to own land by European standards
a deed
did native americans think you could actually own land
no, they believed you could only occupy land
how did the pequot war end
in 1637, when the English burned a village to the ground killing hundreds and virtually destroying the Pequot
how many Wampanoag died when they rose up against colonists
3,000
what was the Iroquois League
a political confederation of American Indians that spoke and Iroquoian language
what tribes were in the Iroquois league
Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora
what was the Albany Plan
created a loose confederation and promoted the defense of the colonies
what was the French and Indian war called when it reached Europe
the 7 Years’ War
why were the French able to inflict so much damage on the british
they used new fighting tactics and were able to surround the british
-be able to illustrate
what lands did the british take from france and spain after the war? what did france and spain keep?
british-canada and all french holdings east of the mississippi except for New Orleans
french-kept New Orleans and lands west of the mississippi
spain-kept lands west of the mississippi in the treaty of fortainebleau, lost florida
