Chapter 1 And 2 Flashcards
What is a indenture servant?
A person who works for a specific period of time then is free
What joint-stock companies?
investors shared profits without sharing liabilities, provided a means whereby enterprises could obtain large monetary resources and remain free from the government control that accompanied government-sponsored projects. These companies provided a vehicle through which individuals could work together to establish new institutions in a new land.
What was the first English settlement in the new world?
Jamestown, Virginia
Who enforced he kin of discipline necessary fore the survival of Jamestown?
John smith
Who enforced the biblical principle 2 Thessalonians 3:10—”that everyone should earn his livelihood through diligent work.”
John smith
What was the 1st self-governing assembly in America?
House of burgesses
What were the first African slaves treated like?
Indentured servants
What was the major business activity of the Frenchmen who came to North America?
Fur trading
Who organized the lost colony?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the charter colonies governed by?
governed by a trade company that received its authorization from the king.
What was the proprietary colonies governed by?
the king appointed a proprietor or proprietors to govern the colony.
What was the royal colonies governed by?
Government was given straight from the king
Why did the pilgrims leave holland?
After a decade in holland, however the separatists noticed that the Dutch language and habits threatened to undo their efforts to preserve their own language and culture among their children
Who was a Quaker want undertook the “holy experiment.”
William penn
Explains how the pilgrims and puritans differed
The Puritans were a group of Anglicans who wanted to purify the state church from within
The Separatists believed that each local congregation should be independent of all other churches, free to worship and serve God without interference.
What was the pilgrims primary reason to coming to the new world?
Religious freedom
Who helped lead and sign the mayflower compact?
William Bradford
Who was America’s first college?
Harvard
What is a covenant?
Legally binding relationship with God
Which set of colonies are the most culturally diverse?
The middle colonies
“City on a hill”
John Winthrop
fifty thousand settlers sailed from England to various colonies in America and the West Indies during the 1630s, what was this called?
The great migration
What has been called the first written constitution in America?
Fundamentals orders of Connecticut
What were some technological inventions that helped sailors explore and discover new land
Compass-directio
Astrolabe-helped determine latitude
Caravel-Portuguese ship with 2-3 sails easy to maneuver
What was an economic system that was designed to enhance the wealth and power of a nation
Mercantilism
What are the two basic assumptions for mercantilism?
- Mercantilists believed that a nation’s wealth consisted of precious metals, especially gold. The value of a product, they thought, was determined by how much gold (or other precious metal) people were willing to give in exchange for it.
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Mercantilists were nationalists who believed that a country could increase its wealth by increasing its surplus of gold. For one nation to increase its wealth (gold), they thought, another country had to lose it. Mercantilism saw a world of winners and losers.
Settler came for ______,______,and _________.
Religious freedom, richies, and land
