Chapter 3 test Flashcards
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company backed by investors, or people who put money into a project in exchange for a fraction of the profit
joint-stock company
written contract issued by government
charter
first English settlement
Jamestown
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.
John Smith
Those who could not afford passage into America were encouraged to become..
indentured servants
first representative assembly in American colonies
House of Burgesses
A separatist group that fled after harsh treatment because of their rejection of England’s official church
pilgrims
A document made where Pilgrims agreed to obey laws of their new colony for the good of the colony
Mayflower Compact
A religious group that left England because of bad treatment from King James I. Wanted to purify England’s official church’s practices.
Puritans
Puritans leaving by the thousands to go to Americas
Great Migration
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.
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
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.
patroon
A colony where one person owns the whole colony
proprietary colony
Established colony of Pennsylvania, where everyone was treated fairly despite ethnicity or religious beliefs.
William Penn
Type of religious belief that was looked down upon, where everyone is valued because there is a piece of God in everyone
Quaker
Colony controlled by a king/queen/royal
royal colony
Three reasons why English colonists wanted to move to Americas
plant Protestant faith, could serve as a source of raw materials, increase trade and build gold supply
First established colony and why it failed
Virginia; Colonists relied on Native Americans for food, but when they realized they wanted their land, the cut off their food supply.
3 reasons Jamestown survived
those who didn’t work didn’t eat, successfully profited from tobacco, House of Burgesses kept everything in harmony
How Squanto helped Puritans survive Plymouth + first Thanksgiving
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
Describe Puritans beliefs + their society
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
Salem witch trials start, how clergy viewed witch hunts
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.
Middle and southern colonies
Middle = New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware. Southern = Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia
Describe William Penn’s colony, Pennsylvania
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.
