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company backed by investors, or people who put money into a project in exchange for a fraction of the profit

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joint-stock company

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written contract issued by government

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charter

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first English settlement

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Jamestown

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took control of Jamestown. Guaranteed people would work by not giving them food unless they did. Persuaded Powhatan tribe into trading corn. Supposedly injured in gunpowder explosion.

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John Smith

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Those who could not afford passage into America were encouraged to become..

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indentured servants

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first representative assembly in American colonies

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House of Burgesses

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A separatist group that fled after harsh treatment because of their rejection of England’s official church

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pilgrims

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A document made where Pilgrims agreed to obey laws of their new colony for the good of the colony

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Mayflower Compact

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A religious group that left England because of bad treatment from King James I. Wanted to purify England’s official church’s practices.

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Puritans

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Puritans leaving by the thousands to go to Americas

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Great Migration

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Thomas Hooker moved his congregation and wrote the ______________ , which extended voting rights to non-church members , limited power of governor, and expanded idea of representative government.

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Fundamental orders of Connecticut

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A person who brought 50 settlers to New Netherland in exchange for a large land grant where’d they’d get perks in fishing, hunting, and fur trading.

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patroon

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A colony where one person owns the whole colony

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proprietary colony

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Established colony of Pennsylvania, where everyone was treated fairly despite ethnicity or religious beliefs.

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William Penn

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Type of religious belief that was looked down upon, where everyone is valued because there is a piece of God in everyone

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Quaker

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Colony controlled by a king/queen/royal

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royal colony

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Three reasons why English colonists wanted to move to Americas

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plant Protestant faith, could serve as a source of raw materials, increase trade and build gold supply

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First established colony and why it failed

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Virginia; Colonists relied on Native Americans for food, but when they realized they wanted their land, the cut off their food supply.

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3 reasons Jamestown survived

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those who didn’t work didn’t eat, successfully profited from tobacco, House of Burgesses kept everything in harmony

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How Squanto helped Puritans survive Plymouth + first Thanksgiving

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negiotiated a peace treaty between Pilgrims and Native Americans, taught them how to plant, hunt, fish. Plymouth settlement had 3 day feast to celebrate blessings of good harvest in Autumn

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Describe Puritans beliefs + their society

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Emphasized duty, hard work, honesty, and godliness. Very hard worth ethic, believed amusements like dancing or playing games led to laziness. Wanted everyone to read bible. Education was important

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Salem witch trials start, how clergy viewed witch hunts

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Younger gens didn’t have the same strict religious beliefs as older gens. Young girls told stories of witchcraft, pretended to be bewitched, and falsely accused others of witchcraft. Clergy viewed witch hunts as a sign from god for village to return to strict Puritan lifestyle.

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Middle and southern colonies

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Middle = New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware. Southern = Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia

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Describe William Penn’s colony, Pennsylvania

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Originally established for Quakers to have a land where they can live according to their beliefs. People came to PA for a better life and religious freedom. Quakers believed that all people should live in peace and harmony, so they were welcoming of everyone, regardless of ethnicity or religion. One of the wealthiest American colonies.

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In Southern colonies, what was grown with rich soil + warm climate?

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tobacco, rice, indigo.

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