Ch. 4- American Life In The 1600s

Question 1

Cotton Mather

Answer 1

Puritan clergyman and scientist who advocated use of inoculation during the Boston Smallpox Epidemic of 1721.

Question 2

Slave codes

Answer 2

Mid 1600s policies that identified blacks specifically as slaves and bound that way for life

Question 3

William & Mary

Answer 3

Virginia’s first college established 1693.

Question 4

Leisler’s Rebellion

Answer 4

Armed conflict between merchants led by Jacob Leisler and the ruling elite of New York

Question 5

Bacon’s Rebellion

Answer 5

Rebellion of indentured servants against Virginian government under government William Berkley and slaughter of Indians when requests for them to stop attacking small farms were ignored.

Question 6

Gullah

Answer 6

African American language formed from English and mix of several African languages.

Question 7

Halfway covenant

Answer 7

Puritan order giving half rights to those who were baptized but not converted