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Puritans
Were John Winthrop and his followers were part of a religious group
John Winthrop
A lawyer and a devout Christian, assured them that their new colony would set an example to the world
General Court
The assembly that Male church members elected representatives
Great migration
The movement of people where between 1629 and 1640, some 15000 men, women, and children journeyed from England to Massachusetts
Thomas Hooker
Puritan minister who led about 100 settlers out of Massachusetts bay
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
Was a plan of government wrote by the settlers
Roger Williams
Was a Puritan who challenged the leaders of Massachusetts bay
Toleration
Is a willingness take let others practice their own beliefs
Anne Hutchinson
She fled to Rhode Island. She was a devout Puritan that regularly attended church. She criticized the ministers teachings.
Metacom
Was a chief that led the Wampanoag Indians to attack villages throughout New England
Common
An open field where cattle grazed
Sabbath
Holy day of rest
Town meetings
When settlers discussed and voted on many issues
John Winthrop
A Puritan who set up the colony of Massachusetts bay.
General court
was an assembly of elected representatives
Great migration
Was the movement of people that journeyed from New England to Massachusetts.
Thomas hooker
He led about 100 settlers out of Massachusetts bay where they built a town on Connecticut River
The fundamental orders of Connecticut
A plan of government that gave the vote to all men who were property owners. Also limited governors power. Representative government in the English colonies.
Roger Williams
A Puritan who challenged the leaders of Massachusetts bay. He believed that the puritans church had too much power in Massachusetts.
Toleration
Willingness to let others practice their own beliefs.
Anne Hutchinson
She fl
Mason Dixon line
It divided the middle colonies and the southern colonies
Lord Baltimore
His Name was Cecil / Maryland
Act toleration
This act provided religious freedom for all Christians
Bacons rebellion
Nathaniel bacon and angry men and women. He raided Native American villages. He also burnt down the capital of Jamestown.
James Oglethorpe
Founded Georgia’s
Debtors
People who owed money they could not pay back
Buffer
Land located between two larger lands that reduces the possibility of conflict between them.
Mary musgrove
Greatly helped Oglethorpe by translating and helping him develop peac
Plantation
Large estate farmed by many workers
Tidewater
A region that the land was washed by ocean tides
Slave codes
Laws that set out rules for slaves behavior and denied slaves their basic rights
Racism
The belief that one race is superior to another
