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14718279177William BerkeleyHe was a British colonial governor of Virginia from 1642-52. He showed that he had favorites in his second term which led to the Bacon's rebellion in 1676 ,which he ruthlessly suppressed. He had poor frontier defense.0
14718281314Headright SystemRefers to a grant of land that was given to the settlers of the 13 colonies. Plantation owners would benefit more when they paid for the transportation of the slaves brought to the Americas.1
14718284595Navigation Act 1650Also known as The Acts of Trade were a long series of English laws which help push for English ships, shipping trade, and commerce between other countries and the colonies.2
14718284596Nathaniel BaconInstigator of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. A Virginia planter who also led the rebellion against governor William Berkeley.3
14718290254Middle PassageTriangular trade route that was undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.4
14718292312Leisler's Rebellion1689-1691 German American who was a merchant and militia captain, Jacob Leisler, attempted to take control of New York from which he then ruled from that time period.5
14718294088Half-Way CovenantA document adopted in 1662 which was a form of church membership among Congregational churches of New England. It permitted baptized persons to take part in full privileges without participating in communion.6
14718294089JeremiadsIn the 1600's, Puritan preachers noticed a decline in the religious devotion of second-generation settlers. To combat this decreasing piety, they preached a type of sermon called the jeremiad. The jeremiads focused on the teachings of Jeremiah, a Biblical prophet who warned of doom.7

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