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7368354714Columbian ExchangeTrade of goods/viruses/people from New to Old World0
7368354715Economienda SystemLets Spanish settlers control the natives and establish a social hierarchy with them at the top1
7368354718Joint Stock CompanyPeople in Britain pool money for colonization Ex: VA company settling Jamestown in 16072
7368354719Spanish Mission SystemConverts Indians to Catholicism3
7368354721JamestownSettled in 1607 by VA company Led by Capt. John Smith who declared "he who shall not work shall not eat"4
7368354722PowhatansIndians that live near Jamestown and supply them with food Once they stop the Virginians die of starvation5
7368354723John RolfeStarts tobacco as a cash crop (the first one) and marries Pocahontas6
7368354724Indentured ServitudeLucrative way to get Brits over to US by paying for journey but making them indentured servants for 7 years Had high death rate and only 50% made it to end of terms7
7368354725headright systemGave away free land to rich people who paid for the passage of indentured servant8
7368354727PuritanismThe belief of purifying the Anglican church from catholic practices9
7368354728SeparatistsWanted to separate from Church of England and landed in Plymouth in 1620. More radical form of Puritanism.10
7368354729Mayflower CompactSigned by the Pilgrims on the ship that gave consent for self-government and a legal code (1620)11
7368354730Massachusetts Bay ColonyFounded by Puritans (non-separatists) in 1629 Saw themselves as the "city upon a hill" and believed they have a contract with God Had a protestant work ethic12
7368354732Roger WilliamsBelieved that church and state should be separate and was exiled to RI13
7368354733Anne HutchinsonBelieved that the ticket to salvation was faith and a merciful god, not obeying moral authority and good deeds Was exiled from Mass. Bay14
7368354735Dominion of New England(1686) Brits combined NH, RI, MA, CT under the command of Gov. Andros. The colonists revolted in 1692 and drove out the governor15
7368354736Halfway Covenant(1662) Allows more people to become members of the Puritan church without as much commitment16
7368354737Salem Witch Trials(1692) A hysterical reaction of the Dominion of New England or Halfway Covenant17
7368354738Fundamental OrdersThe first sort of constitution of the colonies in Connecticut (1639)18
7368354739MarylandFounded by Lord Baltimore as a gift from the King and a haven for catholics19
7368354740Act of TolerationTo appeal Maryland to more people they allow all christian faiths (1649)20
7368354741Native ConflictsPequot War and Metacom/King Philip's War21
7368354742Pequot WarWar over who controls CT, Mass Bay kills 400 Pequot people in vengeance for Pequot killing a few Mass Bay22
7368354743Metacom/King Philip's WarEnded the native presence in the colonies (1676)23
7368354744Slaves in ColoniesCome over in 1619 on Middle Passage of Triangular Trade Generally worked on plantations in the South growing cash crops such as indigo, cotton, tobacco, and rice Some worked in north in houses Only worked for the rich24
7368354745Salutary Neglectan English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty Mid 1600s to mid 1700s25
7368354746MercantilismEconomic system in which the mother country tries to get a favorable balance of trade26
7368354747Navigation ActsProtectionist tariff for England that requires colonists to buy from them (1651-1673) Upholds mercantilism27
7368354748Molasses Act(1733) Import taxes on molasses coming from the West Indies to get colonists to buy English molasses Upholds mercantilism28
7368354749Power of the purseEarly form of checking on the colonial governors in which the house/legislature would cut the salary of the governor to get their legislation through29
7368354750New England ConfederationThe first major attempt at consolidation among colonists30
7368354751Bacon's Rebellion(1676) Nathaniel Bacon wants William Berkley (governor) to let him start a militia to fight the Indians to get more land for new settlers in the west Berkley says no and Bacon starts a rebellion against him Bacon dies and his rebellion doesn't end up all that successful but it is the first populist uprising in America31
7368354753Stono Rebelion(1739) Rebel slaves escape and free a large number of slaves to contribute to their rebellion They loot and raid things from whites and kill a few on their way to Florida for freedom They get caught and killed and harsher slave codes are enforced32
7368354754Slave CodesCodes that limited the rights of slaves to prevent uprisings. Slaves were not allowed to learn to read or write.33
7368354755First Great AwakeningReligious revival movement in the 1730s and 1740s. Preached more emotionally and emphatically, getting more of an audience. A reaction to the enlightenment in Europe away from emotion and to reason.34
7368354756Jonathan EdwardsGave "sinners at the hands of an angry God" speech and captivated his audience35
7368354757George WhitfieldMethodist preacher who was emotional and spiritual36
7368354758New England vs. Middle vs. SouthNew England: focuses on trade ports (Boston) and has only subsistence farming. Has a puritan work ethic. Middle: the Bread Basket colonies, they have lots of grain and are more diverse than NE. Also have port cities (NY) Chesapeake: A mixture of the lower south and the middle colonies. Major crop is tobacco Lower South: Has a stronger hierarchy and cash crops of cotton, rice, and indigo.37

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