214818340 | Louis xiv | King of France, Louisiana named in his honor, 1682, known as Sun King | |
214818341 | Huguenots | French Protestans converted to Calvinism | |
214818342 | Edict of Nantes | granted Huguenots some rights and religious freedom | |
214818343 | Dutch East India Company | traded in Southeast Asia | |
214818344 | Dutch West India Company | traded in African slave coast | |
214818345 | Henry Hudson | English explorer, in service of Dutch | |
214818346 | Pierre Minuit | Governor that bought Manhattan, New York from Indians for 24 dollars, also bought Delaware | |
214818347 | Patroonships | bring 50 settlers and get huge estate, being 50 tenants | |
214818348 | Pieter Stuyvesant | unpopular governor/ mean Dutch Governor, set heavy taxes, denied people representation in government | |
214818349 | Duke of York | brother of King Charles II, earned New Amsterdam and New Netherland, to be named after him, New York. | |
214818350 | Charter of Liberties and Privileges | in New York, was form of self-government, a representative asembly | |
214818351 | Delaware | (New Sweden) bought by Dutch, then by English, then by Quakers | |
214818352 | John Cabot | explored coast and claimed land in North America | |
214818353 | Elizabeth I | most famous Queen of England, took over and Protestants won, Virginia is named after her, and sent sea dogs against Spain | |
214818354 | Sea Dogs | English Pirates | |
214818355 | Sir John Hawkins | smuggler, English Sea Dog | |
214818356 | Sir Francis Drake | English Sea Dog, sailed first, wanted Spanish treasure | |
214818357 | Philip II | King of Spain, sent Spanish Armada against English | |
214818358 | Spanish Armada | mighty Spanish fleet, because of it, Spain went bankrupt | |
214818359 | Sir Walter Raleigh | explored present-day North Carolina, named Virginia in Elizibeth's honor, sent 107 men and women to Roanoke | |
214818360 | Roanoke | Lost colony during Starving Time | |
214818361 | Virginia Stock Company | wanted profit in Virginia through: GOLD | |
214818362 | Jamestown | First permanent English Colony, 1607, struggled before introduction of tobacco | |
214818363 | Starving Time | no food, no supplies for cononists in Virginia, famine, Half settlers died, did not plant | |
214818364 | Captain John Smith | strong leader, got settlers to farm | |
214818365 | Powhattans | Indians, Chief Powhattan, in Virginia, "thank Virginia" | |
214818366 | Pocahontas | Most famous Powhattan, her name means Frisky, married John Rolfe, later went to London and renamed Lady Rebecca, died of small pox. Legend has it: saved John Smith's life. | |
214818367 | John Rolfe | introduced tobacco, married Pocahontas | |
214818368 | plantation | BIG farms | |
214818369 | House of Burgesses | 1st elected legislature | |
214818370 | bicameral legislature | a two house legislature | |
214818371 | indentured servants | servants sold their life for 5-7 years, in return for payment of trip to New World | |
214818372 | Headright System | in Chesapeake Bay, 50 acres of land given to those whom bring indentured servents | |
214818373 | Maryland | safe haven for Catholics | |
214818374 | George Calvert Loord Baltimore | found Maryland | |
214818375 | Act of Religious Toleration | for Christians only, example of self-government, 1st colonial law of religious freedom | |
214818376 | Carolinas | rich and royal colonies | |
214818377 | Georgia | buffer state between South Carolina and Florida, was for debtors | |
214818378 | James Oglethorpe | found Georgia, his friend was in jail | |
214818379 | Non-Separitists-Puritans | wanted to "purify" Church | |
214818380 | Separatists | were known as Pilgrims, moved to Plymouth | |
214818381 | Plymouth | had Pilgrims, is known as Massachussetts | |
214818382 | Mayflower Compact | agreement to common good, earliest forms of self-government | |
214818383 | William Bradford | English leader of Plymouth settlers, Governor | |
214818384 | Squanto | helped Pilgrims | |
214818385 | Massachussetts Bay Colony | had and was for Puritans | |
214818386 | John Winthrop | 1st governor of Massachussetts and Boston "A City Upon A Hill" | |
214818387 | Great Puritan Migration | 1130-1640, had 20,000 puritans in Massachussetts | |
214818388 | Pilgrims | were separatists, moved to Plymouth | |
214818389 | town meetings | self-government, most common in New England, and Middle Colonies | |
214818390 | Power of the Purse | give taxes and spend |
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