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| 4911327034 | corporate colonies | Colonies operated by joint-stock companies during the early years of the colonies, such as Jamestown | 0 | |
| 4911327035 | royal colonies | Colonies under the direct authority and rule of the king's government, such as Virginia after 1624 | 1 | |
| 4911327036 | proprietary colonies | Colonies under the authority of individuals granted charters of ownership by the king, such as Maryland and Massachusetts | 2 | |
| 4911327038 | George 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, Cecil | 3 | |
| 4911327040 | Act 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 freedom | 4 | |
| 4911327042 | Sir William Berkeley | Royal 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) | 5 | |
| 4911327043 | Bacon'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. | 6 | |
| 4911327044 | indentured servant | Young people from England under contract with a master who paid for their passage. Worked for a specified period (typically 4-7 years) for room and board, then they were free. | 7 | |
| 4911327045 | headright system | A 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. | 8 | |
| 4911327046 | slavery | First started in America in 1619. Did not become a major source of labor until the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 | 9 | |
| 4911327047 | Roger Williams | A 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. | 10 | |
| 4911327049 | Anne Hutchinson | Puritan who believed in antinomianism and was banished from the bay colony because of her beliefs. Founded the colony of Portsmouth (1638) | 11 | |
| 4911327050 | antinomianism | The idea that faith alone, not deeds, is necessary for salvation. | 12 | |
| 4911327052 | Thomas Hooker | Led a group of Boston Puritans dissatified with the Massachusetts Bay colony. Founded Hartford (1636), which is now Connecticut. | 13 | |
| 4911327053 | Fundamental 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. | 14 | |
| 4911327056 | halfway covenant | People 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 members | 15 | |
| 4911327057 | New England Confederation | In 1643, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and New Haven formed a military alliance to deal with Native Americans. Lasted until 1684. | 16 | |
| 4911327058 | King Phillip's War | Metacom, aka ___________ joined together the Native American tribes to fight the colonists, a war that lasted from 1675 to 1676 | 17 | |
| 4911327059 | Restoration colonies | Colonies founded during the _________ era in Europe, power was returned to King Charles II | 18 | |
| 4911327061 | rice plantations | These plantations grew food for the West Indies, and relied on slave labor. Found in South Carolina. | 19 | |
| 4911327065 | Quakers | Members of the Religious Society of Friends who believed in the equality of men and women, nonviolence, and resistance to military service. Were often persecuted. | 20 | |
| 4911327066 | William Penn | Founder of Pennsylvania, _______ wanted his colony to generate wealth, provide a safe place for Quakers, and enable him to try new, liberal ideas in government | 21 | |
| 4911327067 | holy experiment | Penn wanted to to test ideas he had developed in his colony. He created a government for his colony, and planned his cities. This was the nickname for his plan | 22 | |
| 4911327070 | James Oglethorpe | Founder of Georgia's first settlement, Savannah, 1733. Acted as governor of Georgia and had strict laws which included a ban on rum and slavery. | 23 | |
| 4911327071 | mercantilism | An economic policy which looked upon trade, colonies, and the accumulation of wealth as the basis for a countries military and political strength. | 24 | |
| 4911327072 | Navigation Acts | Colonies 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. | 25 | |
| 4911327073 | Dominion of New England | James 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. | 26 | |
| 4911327075 | Glorious Revolution | In 1688, King James was deposed and replaced with William and Mary, ended the Dominion of England | 27 | |
| 4911327076 | triangular trade | Name for the "rotation" of colonist rum for African slaves, African slaves for West Indies sugar cane, and sugar cane needed to make rum to the colonies. | 28 | |
| 4911327078 | Middle Passage | Nickname of Voyage from Africa to the West Indies; miserable for the slaves transported, many died | 29 |
