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2807219981corporate coloniesColonies operated by joint-stock companies during the early years of the colonies, such as Jamestown0
2807219982royal coloniesColonies under the direct authority and rule of the king's government, such as Virginia after 16241
2807219983proprietary coloniesColonies under the authority of individuals granted charters of ownership by the king, such as Maryland and Massachusetts2
2807219984Chesapeake coloniescomposed of Maryland and Virginia (1632)3
2807219985George Calvert, Lord Baltimore______________ wanted Maryland to be a wealthy colony as well as a safe place for Catholics. He died in 1632, leaving Maryland to his son, Cecil4
2807219986Cecil Calvert, Lord BaltimoreSon of George Calvert, ______ set about making his father's dream of making Maryland a refuge for English Catholics come alive (1634)5
2807219987Act of Toleration (1649)The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all Christians; also called for death of all non-Christians (1649) Caused by: Most people in Maryland were Protestant, and Catholics wanted religious freedom6
2807219988VirginiaStruggled with economic problems, a rebellion against the colonial government, and labor shortages (late 1700's)7
2807219989Sir William BerkeleyRoyal Governor of Virginia (1641-1652, 1660-1677) who favored large plantation owners and did not support or protect smaller farms from Indian raids. Put down Bacon's rebellion (1676)8
2807219990Bacon's Rebellion(1676) Led by Nathaniel ________, a group of army volunteers attacked and raided Native American villiages, and then fought the governor's forces and set fire to Jamestown. The rebellion lost momentum when _______ died of dysentery. Caused by:Governor's unfair favortism of large plantation owners and refusal to protect small farms from Native American raids.9
2807219991indentured servantYoung people from England under contract with a master who paid for their passage. Worked for a specified period for room and board, then they were free.10
2807219992headright systemA method for attracting immigrants: Virginia offered 50 acres of land to each immigrant who paid for passage to America and to any plantation owner who paid for an immigrants passage.11
2807219993slaveryThe first slaves arrived in the colonies in 1619. Slavery did not become a major source of labor until the invention of the cotton gin in 179312
2807219994Roger WilliamsA respected Puritan minister who believed that the individual's conscience was beyond the conrol of any civil or church authority, and was banished from the bay colony for his beliefs. He founded the settlement of Providence in 1636.13
2807219995ProvidenceFounded by Roger Williams (1636), in ________, Native Americans were dealt with fairly in buying land and religious freedom was extended to all.14
2807219996Anne HutchinsonPuritan who believed in antinomianism and was banished from the bay colony because of her beliefs. Founded the colony of Portsmouth (1638)15
2807219997antinomianismThe idea that faith alone, not deeds, is necessary for salvation.16
2807219998Rhode IslandIn 1644, Parliament granted Roger Williams a charter, joining Providence and Portsmouth into _____________. Allowed total religious freedom17
2807219999Thomas HookerLed a group of Boston Puritans dissatified with the Massachusetts Bay colony. Founded Hartford (1636), which is now Connecticut.18
2807220000Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)First constitution in written history (1639). Established a representative government made up of a legislature elected by the people and a governor chosen by the legislature.19
2807220002ConnecticutIn 1665, New Haven and Hartford joined to form _________ under a royal charter.20
2807220003New HampshireHoping to increase royal control in the colonies, King Charles II separated ________ from Massachusetts in 1679 and made it a royal colony21
2807220004halfway covenantPeople could now take part in Puritan church services and activities without making a formal commitment to Christ (1660) Caused by: The next generation of colonists were less commited to religious faith, but churches still needed members22
2807220005New England ConfederationIn 1643, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and New Haven formed a military alliance to deal with Native Americans. Lasted until 1684.23
2807220007King Phillip's WarMetacom, aka ___________ joined together the Native American tribes to fight the colonists, a war that lasted from 1675 to 167624
2807220008Restoration coloniesColonies founded during the _________ era in Europe, power was returned to King Charles II25
2807220009The CarolinasKing Charles II granted eight nobles who had helped him gain the throne ___________. (1663) In 1729, __________ were split into to royal colonies. In South _________, the economy was based on the fur trade and growing food for the West Indies, which led to many plantations. In North __________, there were many small tobacco farms and fewer plantations.26
2807220010rice plantationsThese plantations grew food for the West Indies, and relied on slave labor. Found in South Carolina.27
2807220012New YorkIn 1664, King Charles II granted his brother James (the Duke of _____) the land now known as __________. James took the land from the Dutch, but treated them fairly. James was unpopular because of his taxes and refusal to institute representative government. He relented in 1683.28
2807220013New JerseyLand granted by James to Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, 1664. Eventually sold to Quakers, and later (1702), became a royal colony29
2807220014Pennsylvania"Penn's woods" Land given to William Penn, 1681.30
2807220015QuakersMembers of the Religious Society of Friends who believed in the equality of men and women, nonviolence, and resistance to military service. Were often persecuted.31
2807220016William PennFounder of Pennsylvania, _______ wanted his colony to generate wealth, provide a safe place for Quakers, and enable him to try new, liberal ideas in government32
2807220017holy experimentPenn wanted to to test ideas he had developed in his colony. He created a government for his colony, and planned his cities.33
2807220020DelawareIn 1702, Penn granted the lower three colonies their own legislature, but _______ and Pennsylvania had the same governor until the American Revolution34
2807220021Georgia_______ was formed in 1732 to provide a buffer between wealthy _______ from Spanish controlled Florida, and to provide a place for the many debtors of England to begin again35
2807220022James OglethorpeFounder of Georgia's first settlement, Savannah, 1733. Acted as governor of Georgia and had strict laws which included a ban on rum and slavery.36
2807220023mercantilismAn economic policy which looked upon trade, colonies, and the accumulation of wealth as the basis for a countries military and political strength.37
2807220024Navigation ActsColonies could only trade with England, and only ship goods on colonist or English ships. This helped the shipbuilding industry, and helped protect the colonists, but farmers received low prices for their goods and colonists had to pay high prices for manufactured goods.38
2807220025Dominion of New EnglandJames II wanted to increase royal control in the colonies, so he combined them into larger units and abolished their representative assemblies. The ________________ was composed of New York, New Jersey,and other New England colonies.39
2807220026Sir Edmund AndrosSent from England to govern the dominion; was very unpopular due to increase of taxes, limiting town meetings, and revoking land titles40
2807220027Glorious RevolutionIn 1688, James was deposed and replaced with William and Mary, ended the Dominion of England41
2807220028triangular tradeMerchants traded colonist rum for African slaves, African slaves for West Indies sugar cane, and sugar cane needed to make rum to the colonies.42
2807220029slave tradePart of the triangular trade, rum from the colonies was traded for African slaves.43
2807220030Middle PassageVoyage from Africa to the West Indies; miserable for the slaves transported, many died44

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