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10500401447Columbian ExchangeTrade of goods/viruses/people from New to Old World0
10500401448Economienda SystemLets Spanish settlers control the natives and establish a social hierarchy with them at the top1
10500401449Spanish ArmadaIn 1588 the Brits defeat it and make colonization of the New World easier2
10500401450Joint Stock CompanyPeople in Britain pool money for colonization Ex: VA company settling Jamestown in 16073
10500401451Spanish Mission SystemConverts Indians to Catholicism4
10500401452Sir Walter RaleighSettles Roanoke which becomes the Lost Colony in 15875
10500401453JamestownSettled in 1607 by VA company Led by Capt. John Smith who declared "he who shall not work shall not eat"6
10500401454PowhatansIndians that live near Jamestown and supply them with food Once they stop the Virginians die of starvation7
10500401455John RolfeStarts tobacco as a cash crop (the first one) and marries Pocahontas8
10500401456Indentured 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 terms9
10500401457headright systemGave away free land to rich people who paid for the passage of indentured servant10
10500401458House of BurgessesVirginian democratic tradition with an elected house that used power of the purse on the Governor11
10500401459PuritanismThe belief of purifying the Anglican church from catholic practices12
10500401460SeparatistsWanted to separate from Church of England and landed in Plymouth in 1620. More radical form of Puritanism.13
10500401461Mayflower CompactSigned by the Pilgrims on the ship that gave consent of the governed (not God), assemblies, and a legal code (1620)14
10500401462Massachusetts 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 ethic15
10500401463John WinthropFirst gov/founder of the Mass. Bay Colony16
10500401464Roger WilliamsBelieved that church and state should be separate and was exiled to RI17
10500401465Anne HutchinsonBelieved that the ticket to salvation was faith and a merciful god, not obeying moral authority and good deeds Was exiled from Mass. Bay18
10500401466Dominion 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 governor19
10500401467Halfway Covenant(1662) Allows more people to become members of the Puritan church without as much commitment20
10500401468Salem Witch Trials(1692) A hysterical reaction of the Dominion of New England or Halfway Covenant21
10500401470MarylandFounded by Lord Baltimore as a gift from the King and a haven for catholics22
10500401471Act of TolerationTo appeal Maryland to more people they allow all christian faiths (1649)23
10500401472Native ConflictsPequot War and Metacom/King Philip's War24
10500401473Pequot WarWar over who controls CT, Mass Bay kills 400 Pequot people in vengeance for Pequot killing a few Mass Bay25
10500401474Metacom/King Philip's WarEnded the native presence in the New England colonies (1676)26
10500401475Slaves 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 rich27
10500401476Salutary Neglectan English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty Mid 1600s to mid 1700s28
10500401477MercantilismEconomic system in which the mother country tries to get a favorable balance of trade29
10500401478Navigation ActsProtectionist tariff for England that requires colonists to buy from them (1651-1673) Upholds mercantilism30
10500401479Molasses Act(1733) Import taxes on molasses coming from the West Indies to get colonists to buy English molasses Upholds mercantilism31
10500401480Power 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 through32
10500401481New England ConfederationThe first major attempt at consolidation among colonists33
10500401482Bacon'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 America34
10500401483William BerkelyColonial gov. of VA during Bacon's Rebellion35
10500401484Stono 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 enforced36
10500401485Slave CodesCodes that limited the rights of slaves to prevent uprisings. Slaves were not allowed to learn to read or write.37
10500401486First 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.38
10500401487Jonathan EdwardsGave "sinners at the hands of an angry God" speech and captivated his audience39
10500401488George WhitfieldMethodist preacher who was emotional and spiritual40
10500401489New 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.41

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