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6679747765Halfway CovenantThis system was employed by Massachusett Puritans who did not fully want to live the strict Puritan lifestyle.0
6679747766QuakersA Christian sect that is also known as the religious society of friends.1
6679747767Holy ExperimentThis was William Penn's government in Pennsylvania, which allowed religious freedom.2
6679747768Charter of LibertiesA charter, signed by Penn, which established a representative assembly in Pennsylvania, and stated that Delaware could establish their own representative assembly.3
6679747769John Rolfea colonist in the Colony of Virginia, and is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop. He was also Pocahontas' husband.4
6679747770PuritansA Christian sect that wanted to purify The Church of England from all Roman Catholic practices.5
6679747771SeparatistsA Christian sect that wanted to separate from the Church of England due to some of its practices.6
6679747772John WinthropAn English Puritan who led some of the early migrations into the Massachusetts Bay area. The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.7
6679747773Great Migration...usually refers to the migration in this period of English settlers, primarily Puritans to Massachusetts and the West Indies, especially Barbados from 1630-40.8
6679747774Thomas HookerA Puritan minister who led about 100 settlers out of Massachusetts Bay to Connecticut because he believed that the governor and other officials had too much power. He wanted to set up a colony in Connecticut with strict limits on government.9
6679747776James OlgethorpeJohn Olgethorpe was the founder and governor of the debtor colony of Georgia.10
6679747777WampanoagsA Native American tribe, who in the 17th century helped, and then tried to dissolve the English hold in Massachusetts.11
6679747778MetacomA chief of the Wampanoags who led several raids against Massachusetts Bay Colony villages. Also known as King Phillip.12
6679747779Virginia House of BurgessesThe first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America.13
6679747780Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutThis document was the first written constitution in the American colonies. It was prepared as the covenant for the new Puritan community in Connecticut. Basically laid bound rules for the new colony.14
6679747781New England ConfederationFormed to protect major New England Colonies.15
6679747783Cooperate ColoniesA colony run by a joint-stock company.16
6679747784Royal ColoniesA colony ruled directly by the King's government.17
6679747785Proprietary ColoniesA colony that is ruled by someone who was given a royal charter.18
6679747786Chesapeake ColoniesColonies that were created when Virginia was separated into Virginia and Maryland.19
6679747787Joint-Stock CompaniesA company who's stock is owned jointly by the share holders.20
6679747788Virginia CompaniesTwo joint stock companies that were set with the task of ruling Virginia.21
6679747789Glorious RevolutionThe overthrow of King James the 2nd by William of Orange and his wife Mary the 2nd.22
6679747790Headright System... parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists.23
6679747791Indentured ServantsServants that worked for a person for around 7 years, could be more or could be less, in exchange for a trip to the Americas.24
6679747792Triangular TradeA reference to the trade system which brought slaves from Africa to America who worked to grow the crops which were sent to England and with the money made from the crops, the English would by slaves from Africa.25
6679747793Middle PassageOne of the passages in the Triangular Trade. This passage brought slaves from Africa to America.26
6679747794Cotton MatherAn author who was very much supportive of the Salem Witch Trials.27
6679747795John Peter ZengerA journalist from New York City who printed The New York Weekly Journal. He criticized governors, and in result was charged for it. He is an American icon for the freedom of press.28

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