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14847011971RenaissanceFlowering of art, culture, and humanism in Western Europe.0
14847014558ColumbusOpened the New World to Europe with multiple journeys to the Caribbean1
14847018657Henry the NavigatorPortuguese Prince who funded aviation and sailing -- Exploration not possible to New World w/out him starting it2
14847021897BalboaSpanish explorer who reached and named the Pacific Ocean3
14847031593MagellanLed 1st voyage to circumnavigate globe -- died in the Philippines - crew finished voyage4
14847036272CortesSpanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire5
14847039316PizarroSpanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire6
14847048175Henry HudsonExplored coast of NY and Atlantic for the Dutch and English7
14847054848ChamplainFrench explorer who colonized eastern Canada----French Canada = Quebec/Montreal8
14847058263Joint Stock CompanyGroup/pool of private investors who put up $ to find New World colonies9
14847062795Jamestown (1607)1st permanent English settlement in colonial America10
14847070886John Smith2nd leader of Jamestown who prevented it from dying11
14847075567John RolfeColonist of Jamestown who married Pocahontas and created modern tobacco12
14847079647Royal ColonyColony that is run by a Royal Governor13
14847092787Proprietary ColonyColony run by 1 private person----Pennsylvania = William Penn = Quaker14
14847096917Separatists/PilgrimsPeople who wanted to separate from the Church of England (Anglican Church)15
14847114653PuritansWanted to purify the Church of England of everything Catholic16
14847118648Myles Standish / John Carver1st leaders of Plymouth Colony ---- Standish = military leader ---- Carver = first governor; died soon into settlement in 1621; Bradford replaced him17
14847127344William BradfordEarly leader of Plymouth who left diaries describing the society18
14847133422Mayflower Compact1st set of English laws in colonial America19
14847138694John WinthropGovernor of Mass Bay Colony who envisioned a "City on a Hill"20
14847142623Massachusetts Bay ColonyLargest colony and Puritan theocracy (govt. w/ religious leadership)21
14847146757Great Migration1st mass movement of Europeans to the New World22
14847151390House of Burgesses (1619)The first democratically-elected legislative body in British North America, established by the Virginia Company to allow representative government in Virginia.23
14847176787Act of Toleration (MD)Act which allowed for freedom of worship for all Christians in MD and kept peace for Catholics and Protestants.24
14847268877Bacon's RebellionAn armed rebellion by Virginia Settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon in 1676 against the government due to their failure of addressing colonists' demands regarding their safety from a possible Native American War.25
14847298782Governor BerkeleyGovernor of Colonial Virginia from 1641-1652 and from 1660-1677. His first main initiative was to diversify Virginia's agricultural products.26
14847303969Indentured ServantsMen or women who signed indentures (contracts) in an agreement to work for a set amount of years in exchange for transportation to Virginia, and basic necessities like food and shelter once they arrived.27
14847311165Headright SystemThe Virginia Company's system in which settlers and the family members who came with them each received a grant of land of about 50 acres.628
14847841475Anne HutchinsonAmerican colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)29
14847884719Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)Set up a unified government for the towns of the Connecticut area (Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield). First constitution written in America.30
14847891766Halfway CovenantA Puritan church document; In 1662, it allowed partial membership rights to persons not yet converted into the Puritan church; It lessened the difference between the "elect" members of the church from the regular members; Women soon made up a larger portion of Puritan congregations.31
14847943834New England Confederation1643 - Formed to provide for the defense of the four New England colonies against local Native American tribes, and also acted as a court in disputes between colonies; act of self-government without English crown permission.32
14848038280Pequot War (1636-1638)Series of clashes between English settlers and Pequot Indians in the Connecticut River valley. Ended in the slaughter of the Pequots by the Puritans and their Narragansett Indian allies.33
14848162202King Philip's WarWas the last major effort to drive out the English settlers led by Metacom (King Phillip) with the Wampanoag Indians joined, Nipmucks, Pocumtucks, and Narragansetts. The war ended with a Puritan victory.34
14848178125MercantilismAn economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought35
14848242651Speciecoined money, usually gold or silver, used to back paper money36
14848257797Balance of Tradethe difference in value between a country's imports and exports.37
14848352395TariffA tax on imported goods38
14848358180Harvard (Colonial Times)college founded from a grant by the Massachusetts general court. It followed Puritan beliefs and its original purpose was to train ministers.39
14848377905J.P. ZangerA printer and journalist who wrote against the governor and established the first win for the freedom of the press for the colonies.40
14848402758LibelA written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.41
14848538080Triangle Tradethe trading system between the Americas, England and Africa; Africa would give slaves and rum to the Americas, including the West Indies; America would offer timber, tobacco, fish, and flour to England and England would mainly send guns and rum to Africa.42
14848891626Middle Passagethe route in between the western ports of Africa to the Caribbean and southern U.S. that carried the slave trade43
14848942725Navigation ActsActs passed in 1660 passed by British parliament to increase colonial dependence on Great Britain for trade; limited goods that were exported to colonies; caused great resentment in American colonies.44
14848954009Salutary NeglectAn English policy from 1607 to 1763 where England did not enforce any strict parliamentary laws on the Colonies.45
14849054060Salem Witch TrialsA series of hearing and prosecutions of people accused of performing witchcraft from 1692 to 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts.46

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