Key Terms Flashcards
Middle Passage
Atlantic crossing from Africa to Americas, month long trip, extremely perilous and horrifying
Racial slavery
turned into slavery based on race - VA passed laws
Encomieda System
labor system, conquistadors ruling, natives and africans on lower levels, mixed families higher up
House of Burgesses
Created by VA Company. Could make laws and levy taxes
Governor and company in England could veto actions
Frontier of exclusion vs. inclusion
Inclusion- spain, france, netherlands
mixed caste society
Exclusion- england
pushed away or killed
New Spain territories
CA, mexico, NM, TX, FL, Cuba, Puerto Rico, AZ
England territories
NORTHERN:
NE: Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Chesapeake: Virginia, Maryland
MIDDLE: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and PA
SOUTHERN: VA, MA, SC/NC, GA
Caribbean: Jamaica, Barbados
New Netherland territories
new york, st. eustatius
New France territories
area from st. lawrence river through Great Lakes and down mississippi river
St. Kitts, Haiti
Chesapeake colonies locations
VA, MA
Pequot War
Puritans allied w other Indian groups Massacred intentionally in VA Showed shocking level of no mercy Europeans wanted to make an example of them
John Winthrop sermon
emotion
against predestination more
almost scared people into believing again
wanted to move away from secularism
Three people who were banished from Puritan communities
Thomas Hooker, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson
Middle Colony Life
Export economy flourished
Land taking from natives
European migrants held tightly to traditions (ethnically and culturally diverse communities)
Caribbean
Cash crops
Hard labor - slavery
Pietism and the Great Awakening
Christian movement originating in Germany emphasized pious behavior and emotional worship
revive doctrines of puritan ancestors
opposed age of reason
low classes found appealing
Old Lights
old- opposed revivalism/emotional enthusiasm, challenged new ministers, opposed women speaking in church, opposed enlightenment
Enlightenment
scientific revolution made people question everything eroded at power of church wanted to reform church, gov, etc for better society support for deism supported more "loving" God