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American History: A Survey Chapter 2 Flashcards

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2939743899Early Founding of Jamestowncomplete failure; the colonists run into difficulties, waste money, greedy0
2939750044John Smithpractically saves Jamestown by imposing work and order1
2939757622Jamestown almost diescolonists sail downriver, meet boat providing supplies and people2
2939765143John RolfeDiscovers tobacco growth -> practically only force keeping colonists even mildly successful3
2939774771House of Burgessesfirst democratic assembly in America; assembly in Virginia4
2939778522indentured servitudemany of these were brought in by the headright system; the popularity of this decreased after Bacon's Rebellion5
2939786300Marylandfounded by the Calverts; George Calvert (first Lord Baltimore). provides freedom of worship to all Christians6
2939795669William Berkeleybecomes practical autocrat in Virginia -> prominence leads to Bacon's Rebellion7
2939798141Bacon's Rebellion1676 - Nathaniel Bacon, in anger of Virginia's lack of help in defeating the natives, marches on Virginia. SIGNIFICANCE: 1) Indian vs English relations and struggle 2) instability of free landless people -> social unrest leads to slavery8
2939813371Plymouth Plantationoriginal settlement of Puritans9
2939817367Puritan Separitistswanted to separate from church, wanted to purify church of poor practice10
2939823579Mayflower Compactsigned by puritans, establishes civil government between Puritans11
2939827543Pilgrimshad better relations with natives12
2939829760William Bradford13

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