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| 1708133239 | Puritianism | this was a religious code that emerged in England in the late 16th century. It proclaimed that the church of England's religious ceremonies were too catholic and that the people should be able to read the bible for themselves. | 0 | |
| 1708133240 | Navigation Acts | these acts were set in place by parliament to supercede Dutch control of international trade. it proposed that all profitable goods had to be exported to England in English ships and sold in English ports before they could be sold in other nations' markets | 1 | |
| 1708133241 | mestizos | this people group lived in Mexico in 1680 and consisted of Spanish and Native American unions. | 2 | |
| 1708133242 | Middle Trade/Triangular Trade | this was a route traveled between Europe, Africa, and America. it was used to get supplies, purchasing ingredients for making rum, and going to Africa to trade rum for African slaves. | 3 | |
| 1708133243 | King Philip's War | this was considered as the first Indian War. it began in 1675 when colonists in Plymouth killed 3 members of an Indian tribe for killing a converted native who served as an informant for the colonists. England won. | 4 | |
| 1708133244 | Pequot War | this war broke out when the Pequot tribe, who controlled the fur trade, killed an English fur trader. therefore, the connecticut and the massachusetts soldiers surrounded and burned the pequot village, killing all who tried to escape. this opened the connecticut river valley to the english settlement. | 5 | |
| 1708133245 | Bacon's Rebellion | This was when Nathaniel Bacon formed a militia and raided local native villages in rebellion to the governor William Berkeley's idea of having good relations with the indians therefore not allowing the colonists to move on land reserved for the natives. | 6 | |
| 1708133246 | William Berkeley | He was the governor of Virginia in 1676 and governed the colony bases on the interests of the wealthy tobacco farmers. He gave the best land to only the elite tobacco planters. He also wanted good relations with the indians so he didn't allow the colonies to move onto areas reserved for the indians. This angered many colonists. | 7 | |
| 1708133247 | Nathaniel Bacon | This man formed a citizens' militia to rebel against Berkeley's idea of not allowing the colonists to move onto reserved areas for the indians. They rebelled by raiding local indian villages. Later he died of dysentery and his rebellion was ended. | 8 | |
| 1708133248 | Glorious Revolution | When King James II was overthrown, he was replace by his daughter Mary II and her husband William III. The Americans thought that this would cause England to step away from the hash policies that they had put in place over New England during the rein of King James II. However, this did not happen. Parliament continued restricting their ability to self govern. | 9 | |
| 1708133249 | Jacob Leisler | This German immigrant led a rebel militia from 1689-1691 and took control of New York. He was called a tyrant by the English and was eventually replaced as governor of the state by William of Orange. | 10 | |
| 1708133250 | Leisler's Rebellion | This event occurred from 1689-1691 when Jacob Leisler led his militia and took control of New York. Under his rule, colonists were divided based upon ethnicity and wealth. | 11 | |
| 1708133251 | Salem Witch Trials | This event occurred when a group of young girls from Salem, Massachusetts accused numerous members of the community of practicing witchcraft. 20 innocent people were executed as a result. | 12 | |
| 1708133252 | Stono rebellion | This rebellion occurred when some black slaves from Stono, South Carolina occupied a store containing weapons and ammunition. They marched toward Florida and killed any white people they found along the way. Over two dozen whites and up to 200 black slaves died as a result. | 13 | |
| 1708133253 | John Rolfe | This man introduced tobacco farming to the Virginia colony in 1611, resulting in it becoming a main crop for the area. He was also the husband of Pocahontas | 14 | |
| 1708133254 | Body of Liberties | This delineated the duties and liberties of settlers in Massachusetts. It allowed for freedom of speech, assembly, and protection under the law but it also authorized a death penalty for worshiping false gods, witchcraft, and blasphemy. | 15 | |
| 1708133255 | Charter of Liberties and Privileges | This was a response to the colonists who believed they were being denied their rights. It authorized elections which male property owners and freemen could vote in every three years. | 16 | |
| 1708133256 | Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina | In 1669 these constitutions tried to create a feudal society with inherited nobility, serfs, and slaves. However colonial leaders established an elected assembly, religious toleration, and an excessive headright system instead. | 17 | |
| 1708133257 | Stratification | This existed in the early years of the English colonies and was apparent at the end of the 17th century because of the arrival of wealthy immigrants and the development of the plantation economy in the South, which both increased the gap between the rich and the poor. | 18 | |
| 1708133258 | Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God | This sermon was Jonathan Edwards' most famous. He delivered it in 1741 telling churchgoers that God was angry with sinners and only people who obeyed God would be saved. | 19 |
