Chapter 2 in my AP US book.
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| 203637659 | Glorious Revolution | A Protestant nation rose up in England and James II was exiled. This was significant, because it made clear that the King is not supposed to govern without the consent of the Parliament. | 0 | |
| 203637660 | Joint Stock Company | It was a business organization where people invested money and got interest. This helped gather some money for Exploration and colonial conquests. | 1 | |
| 203637661 | John Smith | He saved Chesapeake region by creating marshal laws that forced people to work. He traded with the Indians for food. No Kings or Monarchs in his region. | 2 | |
| 203637662 | John Rolfe | He married Pocahontas. He thought that local tobacco would be a valuable export, so he experimented with the crop and started growing it in Virginia. | 3 | |
| 203637663 | Starving Time | Between 1609-1611, Virginia lacked capable leadership, and therefore, lacked food. The terrible winter was termed as "starving time." Cannibalism occurred. | 4 | |
| 203637664 | Powhatan | They created a loose association of 30 tribes. They wanted to ally with the Europeans against their native enemies. Their empire got destroyed as a result of an attempt to drive out the Virginians. | 5 | |
| 203637665 | Headright | 50 acre of land was given to colonists who paid for their own transportation. Adventurers were given this land for every servant they imported. | 6 | |
| 205444998 | Mayflower Compact | Agreement signed on the Mayflower to set up a government in Massachusetts. It was needed because not all passengers on the boat were from the same pilgrim background in Holland. William Bradford was became the first governor. | 7 | |
| 205444999 | Squanto | Squanto was an escaped slave who learned how to speak English ans was able to translate for the newly arrived Pilgrims. He was instrumental in helping the pilgrims survive. | 8 | |
| 205445000 | Puritans | John Winthrop arrived after the charter through Massachusetts Bay Company. Puritans emigrated as nuclear families. The center of the community was their faith in God, and they aspired to create a "city on a hill." They wanted to purify the Catholic Church of England of all Catholic aspects. | 9 | |
| 205445001 | Quakers | They were extreme believers in antinomanialism that believed that anyone's interpretation of the Bible was as good as the next. They were commonly known as the Professors of light or Friends. | 10 | |
| 205445002 | House of Burgesses | This was a representative assembly. They first convened in 1619. Even thought the elections were hardly democratic, the assembly provided the wealthy planters with voice in the government. The representation assembly gathered, even without the authorization of the king. | 11 | |
| 205445003 | Indentured Servants | They were the newcomers who worked for a master for a certain period of time. They were promised land at the moment of their freedom, but they were most often cheated. | 12 | |
| 205445004 | Antinomianism | These were the confusing ideas of Anne Hutchinson. Her teachings could not be tested by the Scriptures. Her teachings invited civil and religious anarchy. | 13 | |
| 205445005 | John Winthrop | He signed the Cambridge Agreement to go to Massachusetts. The became the governor of Massachusetts Bay. He wanted to create a "city upon a hill." . | 14 | |
| 205445006 | Anne Hutchinson | Her teachings were known as Antinomianism. Her teachings could not be tested by the Scriptures. Her teachings invited civil and religious anarchy. Some men hated her for her audacity. | 15 |
