Mid-Term 2022 Review Flashcards
Jamestown
The first successful colony in the new world, made tobacco
Plymouth
The Pilgrims’ colony in Massachusetts
“The staving time”
During the first winter in Jamestown, the majority of the colonists died.
-Disease (from rivers)
-Hunger
-Attacks (from natives)
Know the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans nd why they left England. Who were their leaders?
Pilgrims left because they were dissenters and they wanted to break from the church of England, leader was William Bradford.
Puritans wanted to purify the church of England, and did not leave. Their leader was John Winthrop
Separatists
A person who separated from the Church of England because they believed the church could not be reformed ; Pilgrims
Non-Separatists
A person who wanted to “purify” the Church of England ; Puritan
Proprietary colony
A colony created by a grant of land from a monarch
Royal colony
A colony controlled directly by (England’s) king
Pennsylvania’s Founders vs. Massachusetts founders (beliefs and purpose of colony)
Pennsylvania: William Penn (Quaker), wanted equality
Massachusetts: John Winthrop & William Bradford, religious freedom for Puritans
Pennsylvania’s Founders vs. Massachusetts founders (beliefs and purpose of colony)
Pennsylvania: William Penn (Quaker), wanted equality
Massachusetts: John Winthrop & William Bradford, religious freedom for Puritans
Dutch settlement = which colony?
New York
Know the meaning of John Winthrop’s “City upon a Hill” quote
They want to be an example for the world (Massachusetts Bay)
Debtor colony and its leader
Georgia ; James Oglethrope
Mayflower Compact
First democracy government in the New World ; founded by Pilgrims
House of Burgesses
First Democracy government in the New World
America’s Breadbasket = which colony
Pennsylvania
Navigation Act
An act created by the British government restricted trade with foreign countries except for Great Britain
Smuggling
Sneaking illegal goods
Plantation System
The system of having slaves working on land instead of paid workers, in southern colonies
The Great Awakening
A religious revival in the early 1700s. Started by Jonathan Edwards
Albany Plan: What was it, who supported it, who rejected it and why
It was a plan to unite the colonies under a central government, made by Ben Franklin. Parliament rejected it because he didn’t want them to get too independent