P2 Key Concepts Flashcards
John Smith
English Explorer that helped lead Jamestown
Lord Calvert
Founder of Maryland colony
William Penn
Founder of Pennsylvania colony; Quaker
John Rolfe
Helped develop tobacco into cash crop, provided large profit for Jamestown
Powhatan
Native tribe that lived near and came into contact with Jamestown
Puritans
Wished to cleanse Anglican Church from Catholic practices
Separatists
Similar to Puritans, but want to separate from the Church
John Winthrop
Puritan founder of “City on a Hill”
Johnathan Edwards
First Great Awakening preacher; “Sinners in the hand of an angry god” sermon
George Whitefield
Preacher that helped the spread of the first Great Awakening
Roger Williams
Separatists banned from Massachusetts colony for his dissenting views
Anne Hutchinson
Separatists banned from Massachusetts colony for her dissenting views
John Peter Zenger
Prosecuted for critical views but later got acquitted. This is seen as support for freedom of press.
Act of Toleration
An act that allowed any branch of Christianity to practice worship
Holy Experiment
Quaker colony in Pennsylvania
Jamestown
First successful English colony
Mayflower Compact
Governing document for Plymouth colony
Metacom’s War
War between New England colonies and a group of tribes led by Metacom
Bacon’s Rebellion
Revolt of indentured servants and freed indentured servants due to them having no land
Joint Stock Company
Group of investors seeking profit from exploration
Mercantilism
Economic system based on trade between colony and mother country in order to maintain bullion in mother country.
Navigation Acts
Acts Britain instated to prevent colonies from trading with anyone but them (upholding mercantilism policy)
Headright System
Law passed in England that offered settlers 50 acres per indentured servant
Triangular Trade
Trade between Africa, the New World, and England
